Geddy Lee's Big Beautiful Book of Bass
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Review “Epic.” (Rolling Stone)“A treasure trove for any fan of the four-stringed (and occasionally more) instrument.” (Billboard)“Geddy’s book is beautiful… What the title does not reveal is that the Rush bassist’s book is also a gas to read.” (Psychobabble) Read more About the Author Geddy Lee is the vocalist, bassist, and keyboard player for the Hall of Fame rock group Rush, with drummer Neil Peart and guitarist Alex Lifeson. The most successful Canadian music group in history, Rush is only third behind The Beatles and The Rolling Stones for the most consecutive gold or platinum albums sold by a rock band, and has performed before millions of fans around the world. Ranked by Rolling Stone as among the top bassists of all-time, Rush's energetic frontman has long been acclaimed for his wizard-like musical talent and mesmerizing performances. Geddy lives in Toronto, Canada. Read more
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As someone who has written about basses, bass history and bass players for a major instrument manufacturer for many years, I have to say that this is hands-down the finest bass book I've ever seen (and that's saying a lot, because I have ’em all). Geddy Lee's enjoyment of and reverence for the instrument comes through on every page, with sincere appreciation, great humor and keen attention to detail. Equally delightful are his personal thoughts on how someone who was never really a bass collector becomes such a thoughtful one, and his account of how such a high-profile musician goes from really not knowing all that much about the history of his instrument to being avidly well-versed in it. His interviews with other bass players are super cool, both for the conversations in themselves and for the fact that he enlists players you might be charmingly surprised to see him hanging with (Jeff Tweedy, Adam Clayton and Bill Wyman, for example — how cool is that?). The collection is jaw-dropping. The writing provides a terrific glimpse into who he is and what he does, and the photography is stunning. His enthusiasm for the instrument, for becoming a collector of them, and for creating such a lavish volume is a real joy for me, and I really can't thank him enough for this book. It's the new height of essential.
