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“You bassists who think your bass isn’t loud enough, you’re right! I always want my bass louder in the mix”: How Geddy Lee found his sound with Rush
By Brian Fox published
Geddy Lee used distortion to “knit together” his live sound with Canada’s pioneering power trio

Gene Simmons says Geddy Lee "didn't understand what a blues scale was" when they first jammed together
By Jackson Maxwell published
At that point, the Kiss bassist says, "Geddy played purely by ear." Of course, he continued, "later on, he learned what the notes were and stuff like that“

Listen to Geddy Lee’s isolated bassline on Freewill. The Rush song Alex Lifeson said was their “most ambitious”
By Nick Wells published
Geddy Lee: “One moment it’s heavy riffing and then you utilise the rhythm section verses the guitar”

When Cliff Burton met Geddy Lee: “He started pacing, he started smoking pot, and he was like, ‘Oh my God!’”
By Nick Wells published
Kirk Hammett remembers when Rush frontman Geddy Lee showed up at a Metallica show

Frank Bello: 5 bass players who influenced me
By Joel McIver published
Anthrax bassist Frank Bello on Geezer Butler, Steve Harris, Paul McCartney and more

Tech 21 partners with Geddy Lee for new YYZ Shape-shifter SansAmp to bring unprecedented levels of… Schmegilka?
By Nick Wells last updated
Everything you need to know about the YYZ Shape-shifter Signature SansAmp (including what Schmegilka is)

Watch pro-shot footage of Rush performing Working Man with Chad Smith at Taylor Hawkins tribute
By Matt Parker published
See Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee team up with the RHCP drummer for a spectacular live outing

Watch Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee perform Rush classics with Dave Grohl at Taylor Hawkins tribute show
By Matt Owen published
The Rush royals played 2112 Part I: Overture, Working Man and YYZ, the latter of which Hawkins himself had performed with the pair during a Foo Fighters gig back in 2008

Watch Rush’s Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee reunite to perform Closer to the Heart, with South Park creator Matt Stone on drums
By Jackson Maxwell last updated
The surprise reunion took place earlier this week at South Park: The 25th Anniversary Concert at the Red Rocks Park and Amphitheatre in Morrison, Colorado
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