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Geddy Lee was absolutely COOKING on Hemispheres. 🔥🎸

Here’s a minute of me attempting one of my favorite sections from
“Cygnus X-1 Book II: Hemispheres” by Rush.

The deeper I’ve gotten into Rush, the more I appreciate just how
ridiculous Geddy’s bass playing is — not only technically, but
rhythmically. Playing these lines along with Neil Peart is a WORKOUT.

Rush fans: what’s your favorite bass moment on Hemispheres?

#Rush #GeddyLee #Hemispheres #BassGuitar #BassPlayer taken in Minneapolis, Minnesota by @ethansbassworld

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Bass players: throw your pedalboard in the garbage. 🗑️🎸
Okay, maybe don’t actually do that. 😂

I plugged a cheap Yamaha bass with flatwounds into a little Fender Mustang guitar amp and started messing around with the built-in sounds.

And something happened that I wasn’t expecting:
The sounds started changing the way I played.

Different tones made me improvise differently. I started playing melodies and ideas I probably wouldn’t have played with my normal bass sound. At one point the amp apparently decided I needed to play D’Angelo. 😂

It reminded me that sometimes the best thing you can do as a musician is just experiment.

Use the wrong amp.
Try the weird sound.
Turn some knobs.
Play the cheap bass.

Sometimes being inspired matters more than having the “right” gear.

🌎 Welcome to Ethan’s Bass World.

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I finally listened to Genesis’ *Selling England by the Pound*… and yeah, I have some thoughts.

As a bass player diving deeper into Genesis for the first time, I’m listening closely to Mike Rutherford’s bass playing, the songwriting, the ridiculous musicianship, and everything that makes this 1973 prog-rock classic so beloved.

This is just a taste of the full video. 👀

🎸 Watch the FULL Selling England by the Pound reaction/review on #Ethan’s Bass World on YouTube!

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An important message! #musician #haters #bassist #bassplayersunited taken in Minneapolis, Minnesota by @ethansbassworld

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Important message for sensitive musicians, reluctant upright bass players, reluctant jazz musicians, and anyone else. taken in Minneapolis, Minnesota by @ethansbassworld

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I have no idea who gave me permission to put slap bass on “Bohemian Rhapsody.”

Actually, I know exactly who did.

Nobody.

This is a crime scene.

I’m sorry, Freddie. 😭

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“You can’t play Madonna on a ukulele bass” yes you can now. Because of @ianmartinallison #mxrbasssynth #ianmartinallison #likeaprayer #madonnabasscover taken in Minneapolis, Minnesota by @ethansbassworld

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#ethansrushjourney Episode 16: Test for Echo (1996) #ethansbassworld #bassplayer #rush #geddylee taken in Minneapolis, Minnesota by @ethansbassworld

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