Geddy Lee Interview: Tech 21 GED-2112
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- Опубліковано 1 чер 2024
- Geddy Lee talks about his Signature SansAmp, the GED-2112 with Andrew Barta (president, inventor of the SansAmp and designer of all things Tech 21).
For more details on the GED-2112, click here:
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"I don't do soft picking."
- Geddy Lee
🤘🏿
Of course he doesn't! He's Geddy Lee!
Great sound and I can't hear any fret buzz.
Agreed, he was loud enough without an amplifier so they gave him vending machines and tumble dryers instead.
I think the video stopped there for obvious reasons. He must’ve told this guy, don’t tell me how to play to demo the 2112’s sounds. Go watch a UA-cam demo if you want that don’t waste my time!
No matter where Geddy is or what time of days it is he just holds up a bass when he's done with it and someone takes it away and gives him a new one.
That's some funny s...!
Well that’s because he’s geddy
Its good to be Geddy!
He is the lord and master for sure.
I think he knows it's a running gag. He did a bit on tobogganing on TV a few years back when he said "small children and people who worry about their brains should always wear a helmet" while wearing a toque, and the last step is getting your roadie to run the toboggan back up the hill. 🤣
Geddy bought his first Ricky after checking mine out when I was playing in T.O. with The Paupers. Obviously, I went on to great fame and success, while poor Geddy disappeared into the mists of time.
Awesome story. One of my fave two bassists in history.
Consider yourself part of Rush history,man.Imagine those 70's/early 80's records without the Ricky growl... doesn't bare thinking about..
@@smashdalde9713 Eh, his P-Bass tone on the first record was pretty epic and punchy. I think I would have enjoyed his bass playing just as well either way.
Who who? Who who?
Your band was aptly named
When he enters that room all the guitars shout "pick me, pick me!" 😂
I would walk in thinking "Can I borrow a few???"
The nicest guy in rock and roll.
yep down to earth, cant say that about many... Rock on Geddy!
Agree, but so are Alex and Neil 💖💖
I'm surprised nobody's mentioned Dave Grohl yet.
@spray of laughing rapids, Neil, you sure about that? Neil's a introvert he very rarely talks to anyone. He won’t do meet and greets and absolutely hates when fans approach him or even say hi. Neil is one of the greatest drummers ever. But nice guy, not to much? So, I don't know how you got this impression of him.
216Numbskull - use your head and you'd figure it out
jamesha175 - the same seems to apply to you. What makes you think that of him?
So cool the way he played a Chris Squire riff to demonstrate the Ric tone.
Not to mention the fact that he played it with his fingers rather than with a pick like Chris played it, that's not an easy thing to do lol.
@@nathanstevens259 indeed
I was waiting for that riff exactly, don't know why.
"I don't do soft"
Radium-224 A Rush fan knows that Ged doesn’t do soft. His bass is so amazing. So many phenomenal bass tracks coming from him for over 40 years. 2 examples, so strong, “Leave That Thing Alone & Driven. Two of my personal faves but then again, I think every Rush song is simply phenomenal. The ONLY band for me.
hes right
I like that statement so much I thought I am the only one that doesn’t do soft on the four string major rager xD
Tell me about it!! I was hoping he’d break into “Leave That Thing Alone” or “Main Monkey Business”. It’s okay, just watching him & hearing him talk is good enough for me!! Now, grab up Alex & go make some more noise!! I need my Rush!! 😃❤️❤️❤️
thrillaspirit playing hard just gives it so much more punch and it’s awesome
3 complete nerds writing and playing great music amd rocking it to the max. Love it. You can see him having this in his hotel room suitcase and thinking that is normal. Legend. Thank you Glee.
Does it come with the Geddy Lee washing machine?? 😂😂
I was hoping it would come with the chicken rotisserie machines
Sean Mccord Yes.
@@irvan36mm And will it come with a guy dressed as a chicken to baste the chickens? 😂
OMG the tone for Limelight!!! Ive been trying all kinds of things and cant seem to get that GROWL. Especially as the bass comes in at the beginning. Its like "yeah, here I am". It is sooo good.
Wow he just played that Roundabout riff without a pick perfectly, that passive “it can totally be done bro”
Ikr??!! I tried playing it with nails... sounds like sh**.. Yep better left it to geddy.
the secret is the ghost notes, not the notes. Some musicians don't pay attention to it. But Geddy uses his nails... for those whose nails are short or weak, the only choice is to use picks
It’s mostly about flicking your finger in the same manner as using a pick. You can see it in the way he’s playing it right there
Strangely enough I’m not good but I always found that to be an easy little party trick lmao
Tried that and well as long as you can get those ghost notes and hammers done it's possible like Geddy!
This is the most interesting Ged interview I've seen. I wish he would do more of this stuff, he clearly enjoys discussing it.
These dudes are huge nerds for guitar tech. It's cool to see.
Geddy has always been such an envelope pusher, along with Alex and Neil. Incredible band, thanks for 40 years of great music that raised the bar for everyone else!
“Let’s hear some soft picking ok”? and ged says “ I don’t do soft picking “and right after those words are spoken, Andrew utters “ I know ”. Priceless!
I have a genuine feeling that Geddy and Billy Sheehan would have a very interesting conversation about bass.
Don't mention that hack in the same sentence as geddy...
@@trenken He was a hack guitar player that thought he will just take that to bass....the guy is all over the place and forgot the job of nailing down the bottom end
@@hubcap4KHDRgameplay You speak like a person with a lot of limitations. Both players have mastered their craft you just have to be open enough to see it.
@@j.juarez9526 Not so....I just believe Popomatic players, and those wishing to play lead should not be classified as bass players. Has he mastered the craft of being a lead guitar player using a bass....sure !....but he gave up a lot doing that. I made a living at being a bass player.....not so many limitations.
I'm sure they already have.
Geddy is an amazing human being, absolute legend 🙏🏴
Geddy lee one of smartest minds and nicest guys in rock and roll
The guys at Tech21 are awesome! I blew out my SansAmp pedal back in the 90s and they were in the same famous music building I frequented. I brought it in and they fixed it for me no charge. Thanks guys, I'm a lifetime customer!
What a treat. I could watch Ged noodle around the fret board until the end of time. Amazing.
what is so appelaing about his playing???
He's Geddy F****** Lee :-D
Sanson101 the more you play an instrument, you gain appreciation for the nuances and refined sounds that don’t come easy. Geddy makes it look easy. C’mon, you try.
@@Sanson101 Most people hear his bass playing in the context of Rush songs. If you don't like his bass playing in Rush tunes then you won't find it appealing.
@@windwardave2010 i was asking not cause i dont find it appealing but I do find it sooooooooo appealing...his attack, notes choices, overall tone....
That pre-CBS bass is so beautiful. I like the way he simplified his stuff.
What Pre-CBS bass?
@@RedArrow73 2:52
As a guitarist, I rarely air bass, but when I do, it's to Geddy Lee and Chris Squire.
And now I know where all the Non reverse Thunderbird basses are!
I want 1
That pre cbs Bass! Damn!
Just him playing those first few notes you can tell its the master.
Watching Geddy play my other bass hero's bassline is mind blowing...
......and he did it like it was a warm up excersice.....
With his fingers no less.... not an easy task for certain
psychicPancake 「ーーー」 who's bassline was he playing?
psychicPancake 「ーーー」 - Geddy is among the gods of bass guitar. Another in the ranks is Steve Harris, who is the reason I picked up my first bass back in 1983.
myriad1973 Yes' Roundabout
Geddy lee will always be one of my biggest influences along with phil lesh,les claypool,and geezer butler and cliff burton!!! THANK YOU GEDDY FOR BEING SO CREATIVE AND HUMBLE!!! YOU ARE AWESOME!!!!!
My god he is a fantastic bass player. Thee BEST. LOVE YA GEDDY ❤❤❤
The Ged Man is working on a book of his collection of Vintage Bass's due around December 2018....can't wait to see this project! RUSH RULES....the rest can only drool
I wonder if that '62 Jazz Bass be bought from me will be in there?
Jason McNamara--- Jason man...i did not know this...AWESOME! You've had exchanges with Both Geddy and Alex....mark those off your Bucket List to be sure! Hope all is well in Japan for you and your Crew Mate! Left a note on a recent video of yours. Trying to catch up to some UA-cam myself! Cheers Bruddah Man
I already have my Ged Bass book on preorder. Can’t wait until November. Early Christmas present for me. Sure do miss seeing these guys on tour.
Lisa Harrison--- Awesome on the preorder!! November can't get fast enough!! I too miss The Boys as well. I cut Biology Class back in April of "75.....Buddy of mine said I simply had to hear "Fly By Night" album....BEST DETENTION EVER.....LOL....Rush was instantly my #1 from that moment! Obviously I have loved a ton of other acts...but RUSH is FAMILY to me so that say's it all! Cheers Lisa
Been listening to them since mid eighties and was crushed when Neil finally had to retire. So having other forms of creations from my three favorite musicians is exciting.
Happy Birthday Geddy Lee. You are a gifted virtuoso. Thanks for all the beauty you have given us. You are my idol!!!!! Marvine :-)
Love this man to bits. Wish he'd demonstrate the Rick once in a while, but he always gets such a sweet tone on any bass he uses
I think he uses the sans amp to get a ricky sound.
A good majority of tone is technique. That's why it always sounds like him regardless of what settings he is using or bass.
@@philiphall9609 So why not use a Ric? Geddy got sick of the Rickenbacker tone a long time ago...
It’s because jazz basses rule
I have never played bass. I still want one of these.
Would recommend that you get one and learn it, because it is some of the most fun I’ve had ever
Most regular folks can't even come close to realizing how genius this guy is!!!
They can't fathom how amazingly talented Gary Lee Weinrib actually is!!!
The most musically inclined person on the planet!!!
Never clicked on a thumbnail that fast in my life. Thank you Geddy and thank you SansAmp.
Cool to see Geddy’s home studio.
At 3:23 and beyond, is it my imagination or is Geddy plucking/picking "Roundabout" with his index finger only?
Side issue: For all the viewers/listeners born after the 90's...prior to that time, there was no way to have such an awesome and intimate an interview with such an amazing a musician as this man. This interview feels like I have been invited to Ged's house and he gave me ten minutes of jamming time!!
Geddy never uses a pick. He gets such an attack from just his fingers! I remember an interview with him a while back... He broke the tip of his middle finger on his right hand, and the nail grew back with a hard ridge. He basically has a natural pick growing out of him.
Kinda like Wolverine. They ARE both Canadian... 🤔 Hmmmm
Such amazing GED-2112 device you got there... but it still takes Grandmaster Geddy Lee to do the settings!
Geddy, you’re awesome. You seem like a regular dude, until you choose to switch guitarsand have your private guitar handler select one instantly for you. Your Hard work and commitment to your craft inspires me to one day become closer to being one of “the men who hold high places” like yourself.
Truly a master and gentleman. I see he also has a nice collection of strats and a Lerxst amp.
Geddy is so reflected when he say something...like,he always tries to be the most honest possible,he explains things very precisely...this box is amazing.it covers EVERYTHING .the whole spectrum of frequencies,without sounding boxed at all.almost analog if its possible.Geddy summed it up in a great way saying: the only thing missing is my imagination.that says all about what he really think of this device.
Man, I'd LOVE to have that pre-CBS, custom-colored Dakota Red stack-knob Jazz Bass, that's hanging on the wall, over his left shoulder. If it's an original, that's some big bucks right there. I currently own an all-original '61 Jazz Bass, in sunburst, which was by far, the most common color of these basses. And, yes. I still gig with mine on occasion, and use it in the studio on a regular basis.
I absolutely love my Geddy Lee Signature edition, I have finally found my own sound. I too play with fingers and I attack notes like a sledge hammer. Geddy Lee is my inspiration... He's the most beautiful person on the Planet Earth...
I have an idea for a show Geddy could host. "Whose Bass Line is it Anyway".
ahhhh *gasp* this is unbelievable! Andrew Barta speaking with Geddy Lee! Wow Im starstruck to be honest, years ago I discovered Tech21 and was fascinated by your designs and what you've done for bass players and guitar players all over the world providing sound and gear, Wow this is so cool
Well done Geddy.... I will be adding this to my list for Christmas, miss you guys so so much..... All the memories.... Can't wait to get your book,... So looking forward to more ..... anything that includes that bass playing... all the years waiting for new material, this is such an odd period in time. Thanks for all the inspiration through the last 34 years for myself. Like so many others i started playing bass after hearing you. Hope to see you soon.
Awesome to be able to see Geddy sitting in his studio twisting knobs. Never seen that before. Thanks Tech21nyc!
Ya that was awesome. I would love to see Geddy do some bass lessons like Alex does on guitar. Or I could even just watch Geddy play bass alone for hours :) Any who I have one of these and I love it.
My favorite geddy interview
Always enjoy a Geddy interview. Love his studio...💚
Thank you! I've been waiting for this sooo long! Awesome. #tech21forever
Excellent, great to hear and watch
Geddy my hero!! What a man so gentlemen i wish i can meet him
Such a value video and device. I got mine DI-2112 and I’m so happy about the tone. Thanks guys. Great inspiration ✌️
Geddy is the man listening to him gave me great tips on how to increase my tone
My absolute hero! Stay healthy Ged!- Best wishes- Brent, VT USA
Does my heart good to see that he has a Lerxst amp head.
Master of bass tone!
Always listened to rush but I haven't seen much of Geddy on his own in an interview setting. Interesting chap! Cheers, Geddy.
Ordered mine, can't wait to get it. I tried one at Sweetwater with the jumper mod (mono). It was hooked into a GK MB800 and boy was blown away.
Im a happy owner of tech 21 bass driver and liverpool pedal, i never be disapointed by the product of Andrew Barta and he's company, thank !!! You made my guitar and bass playing life easyier, this and the Q Strip could be my next buy.
Thanks so much!
I wonder what it would sound like if I coupled the Geddy 2112 Sansamp with the Q strip and had three channels going ( Q-strip, and then the drive and deep from the GED 2112) in the studio?
I love mine! I always loved the Geddy sound, but this takes that sound and adds what I want to accomplish and I got what I've always wanted! I either run it directly through my board and through the monitors, run it through a small mixer on, and run it through my bass amp (zeroed out), or I simply run it through a power amp through my cabs. Ta da! I love it! My compliment is a VT bass that I use when I'm not using the GED. AWESOME!!
If your bass amp has an effects loop, run the SansAmp into the Effects Return. That should send the signal straight to the power section of the amp and bypass the amp's EQ.
Boy, how I would like to spend a day in that room to play all those fantastic basses from Geddy’s magnificent collection. (His Big Beautiful Book of bass is a true gem) He’s one of my greatest bass heroes and i’ve been a Rush fan since the early days. I always liked him as person as well. An easy going, humble, intelligent guy who loves music and lives for it! I hope he may enjoy a long happy life with his friends and family but also hope for new music from his fingers.
Love the way Tech 21 reinvented itself, big fan of the sansamp gear, had a Tri-AC and a Trademark 120 and the tone was always superb, been itching for a fly rig as a backup you can stash in your gig bag.
Tech 21 has always made top notch equipment. Got my first Sans Amp in the late 90's.
i like it geddy it sounds cool and it sounded great for the yes induction,that was so cool you did it for yes and chris squire thanks geddy!!!!
My Hero!!! His sound is in his fingers, period... with a bit of Tech21 on top of that
Thomas Axel B similar thing for John Bonham. Drummers try and recreate his drum sound but you can't really. It was in his playing not simply how a drum is tuned.
Thanks for making high school great !!!
With all those six string electric guitars, I'd be interested in hearing what he comes up with on his home demo's.
Well he has a solo album
@@chris_bern My Favorite Headache was released in 2000. I bet Alex and Geddy go back and forth to each other's houses and have demo songs already made. I can only hope.
Would be so cool
Such smooth playing...
hell yeah ~ so smooth and cool. as always
Would LOVE to see a real tab book of RUSH bass. Not the watered down garbage in most magazines. This interview is *AWESOME* !!!!!
Great exercise would be to transcribe those parts by ear. It’s loud enough in the mix to hear clearly!
You can find a lot of isolated bass tracks if you look hard enough. Look up flybyknightgt
This thing just sounds wonderful. I gotta get one
As a mix engineer I gotta say we love to have a Sansamp crunch combined with a 2nd channel of pure clean di (no crunch) but have the channels crossover at like 230hz or so. (Clean di is 230 and below, and crunch is 230 and above). This device is literally that in one box and even has separate outputs! This device must be the best bass di you could possibly have.
Wow, thanks so much for the kind words! Very happy you think so!
Tech 21 and Geddy are epic. Great stuff. If I were a bass player I would have one of these. I am going to buy the guitar fly rig just because tech 21s stuff is really good.
I need and want one of these units for my studio.
Ok fine....I will buy one....geez. haha. Love that tone. I currently play a geddy Lee bass through a GK and didn't think I could possible make that awesome sound any better. Nothing lost in trying though.
except 400 bucks
@@Dinozzo1995 the new yyz pedal is under $200 and by far the best dirt pedal out there.
The GED-2112 is brilliant! I just bought one, and I'll be using it in my live rig, which consists of a Crest CA9 stereo power amp and a pair of Mesa Powerhouse 212s.
I've been playing live since the early 80s and I've always used a clean tone, my variation of John Paul Jones' Led Zeppelin bass tone with zero effects pedals.
I've always admired John Entwistle, Chris Squire, and Geddy Lee for their unique sounds, with a bit of "grind" on top, but each also had/has a solid low end going on, and I could never figure out how I could do that live, without running two separate amps.
In in my setup's case, I'd have to use 2 different preamps, simultaneously, one providing clean, and the other providing a bit of crunch.
The GED-2112 allows me to have crunch and clean from a single rackspace. I wish Andrew and Geddy would've developed this 10 years ago! It's absolutely genius.
Thank you Tech 21!!!
Wow, thanks so much for taking the time to put this out here!
Geddy is awesome. Plus I like that his signature gear is somewhat affordable.
Chris Squire played a jazz bass on some songs on going for the one. I also believe he played an old p-bass on some songs from time and a word. No matter what he played people always seemed to think it was a Rick.
The Telecaster bass - basically a reissue of the original Precision - is all over Time And A Word and The Yes Album. Chris modified it for stereo output like his Rick so it certainly sounds similar, but it's fatter, a bit more raw.
in the late 1970s, I used to have an old bassman amp like the one in the left hand corner, and I loved how a 6 string sounded out of it. I wonder what happened to that amp....I wonder what happened in general
Tech 21 products are great. I have had a trademark 60 with an extension cabinet for @15 years. Great sound, dependable, awesome effects loop, and its lightweight.
Nice, Geddy props Chris Squire with a short riff of Roundabout at 3:22
You can check out Geddy playing the whole song, which he did solely with his GED-2112, here: ua-cam.com/video/8_hAhzdk-h8/v-deo.html :-)
And he did it with nothing but fingers and made it look like a warmup. Squire was awesome, GED is god
Sansamp is it.....I have the psa1.1. I love it. Use it with impulse responses and even better.
I’ve been using the SansAmp RPM for a studio preamp on occasion and it’s really flexible. I like mixing the two channels clean and dirty for a few things, but even on clean tracks it lets the top end cut through and pop out while leaving a track unaffected. I use a compressor and amp sim on the XLR out, and usually an ampeg 4x10 cab sim. Even when recording direct, I often assign two tracks, one for bump, and one for bite.
Geddy, it's my hero!
Man if owning that bass and the 2112 made me play like him!!! But alas it’s not so. I played on a jazz bass back in the 80s and he was my inspiration . I wrote rush tunes, played rush tunes, listened to rush tunes. Good times!! Ty mr Lee!!
Doesn't seem to be better than my SansAmp pedal, which I love. Really like the model number. Almost makes me want to buy one.
ITS ALL IN HIS HANDS! Does not matter what amp he uses.
Then why is he using a particular amp if he can get the same sound with ANY amp? Answer: tone is only PARTIALLY about how you play. MOSTLY about the equipment. STYLE and NOTE CHOICE is ALL the player and not any of the equipment except a hair of inspiration from the tone coming from the equipment. If it sounds good, he'll actually play better. You'd know all of this if you actually played instead of parroting the same erroneous BS everyone does on musician vids.
George Potsos True. I could dial in my sound on almost any amp with some tinkering. The reason he uses what he uses it's because there's no tinkering, just dial it in and you're done. It's about efficiency.
Living in a music shop, great
Awesome Rack piece - Geddy is so interesting to watch and share his experineces.
where is the Alex Lifeson Fly Rig ???
i saw you guys twice in Wisconsin ... the Permanent Waves Tour was, i think, the 4th or 5th arena concert i went to, i had all the albums up until then, and it still totally blew me away ( both with double necks doing the Hemispheres stuff...same place for the Moving Pictures Tour ( and i had that album by then also ) i was stage right by your hand, over by Alex when his guitar lit up and he stepped out with his short hair ( but the change melted into the music, and that rocked too ) ... i hope you both are finding enough free time to acclimate to losing Neil, stuff like that takes awhile to work through, and never totally lets up but in one moment or another, but it becomes part of the quiet inbeetweens...it's tempering, that's life.
Geddy is the man.
That bass sounded great because Geddy Lee was playing it!
Love you Geddy.my hero
How many of us are picking off some of the little riffs he’s playing? Haha! Geddy you’re my hero!
I don't do soft picking. Exactly how I play lol. Love ya geddy, always an inspiration!
What a nice guy to call my bass hero! :)
GOD I love Geddy Lee!
That Rick tone was really impressive. Spot-on, I would say.
I"m curious for live performance, there's no "foot switch", as there is with the TECH 21 SANSAMP floor unit. So its great for the studio but once its set on stage, you don't have the availability to change the sound. I do love the portability and the sound of this though!
Thanks a lot!!!