Transcript: "On The Spot: Geddy Lee of Rush" - Guitar Shop, December 1996

For the 17th anniversary of the release of Test For Echo, I've transcribed "On The Spot: Geddy Lee of Rush" from the December 1996 issue of Guitar Shop.  This is a short but very informative interview where Geddy discusses the gear used to record Test For Echo. Geddy also gives a short yet succinct breakdown of basses he has used through the years Rush, from his first bass, the Conora he bought at the age of 14, to the '69 Fender Precision which he "ruined by cutting the horns off and painting it like a '57 Chevy in a fit of mental retardation! I hate when that happens: 'Wouldn't it be cool if I did this?' Yeah, for about 5 minutes..." - Thanks to Mark Rosenthal for the original article!