Caress of Steel

sabbath_of_bass · Post by **sabbath_of_bass** » Fri Apr 28, 2006 4:44 pm

I was looking in the cover and it shows him with a ric alot. But I wasnt so sure if it was recorded with a Ric. Anyone know? Id trust your ears over mine.

kcole4001 · Post by **kcole4001** » Fri Apr 28, 2006 4:53 pm

It has that capped Rick tone throughout. I'd say mostly (if not all) Rick.

johnallg · Post by **johnallg** » Fri Apr 28, 2006 4:53 pm

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000001ESD/102-7565987-7870564?v=glance&n=5174

1 & 5 Rick. 4 Fender Jazz. Others I can't tell for sure, but I suspect the Jazz. My guesses anyway.

nattiep · Post by **nattiep** » Fri Apr 28, 2006 4:55 pm

All Rick. He got that Rick for Fly By Night and used it though Hemispheres when he got a new 4001. Only times he used both Rick and Fender on the same albums were Fly By Night (Precision sound effects on By-Tor) and Permanent Waves - Signals.

nattiep · Post by **nattiep** » Fri Apr 28, 2006 4:56 pm

Oh, I forgot to mention I love this album. It's a great one play along and scream to.

rickenbrother · Post by **rickenbrother** » Fri Apr 28, 2006 5:07 pm

I love all the early Rush albums. They kind of lost it for me starting with Grace Under Pressure...and going downhill from there. No Rick, too much use of keyboards...just my opinion.

sabbath_of_bass · Post by **sabbath_of_bass** » Fri Apr 28, 2006 5:09 pm

Yeah I just listned to the begining (i skip to the end of it to hear the long songs (: ) and I can for sure hear it now. The other ones I thought were could be something else.

Nice to hear from you again Nate, Hadnt seen you post in awhile.

phlemmy · Post by **phlemmy** » Fri Apr 28, 2006 5:11 pm

CoS is def my fave Rush LP.

loendmaestro · Post by **loendmaestro** » Fri Apr 28, 2006 5:22 pm

"I love all the early Rush albums. They kind of lost it for me starting with Grace Under Pressure...and going downhill from there. No Rick, too much use of keyboards...just my opinion."

What he said...

scottpro1969 · Post by **scottpro1969** » Fri Apr 28, 2006 5:27 pm

As far as I know, and have read, other than a P-bass the Rickenbacker was the only bass used for recording up until Moving Pictures...of course I am probably wrong.

sabbath_of_bass · Post by **sabbath_of_bass** » Fri Apr 28, 2006 5:53 pm

I dont think Iv heard a Rush album I havent liked. To be honest. I have a ton of them now... and a ton more to go haha.

bobcat · Post by **bobcat** » Fri Apr 28, 2006 8:10 pm

I believe that Caress of Steel was all the Ric. I'm pretty sure he didn't use the Jazz at all until Permanent Waves or Moving Pictures.

Love "Bastille Day" . . . I wish they would play it live again . . . but I doubt Geddy can sing that high. As far as '80s albums go, I actually think that "Grace Under Pressure", "Power Windows", and "Presto" are three of Rush's strongest albums.

kcole4001 · Post by **kcole4001** » Sat Apr 29, 2006 3:59 am

I thought Power Windows had a fuller sound.
As material goes, Geddy said that they like to push the envelope on each album. Fans have to realize that they try to take the music in a different direction rather than repeat past formulas or styles.
As a band they've been very independent of other's expectations, & as a result the fan base is ever-changing.
My faves are from Hemispheres to Moving Pictures, but I like pretty much all of their material to varying degrees. Mostly the moodier stuff, I guess.

pekka · Post by **pekka** » Sat Apr 29, 2006 8:47 am

I've read somewhere that the P-Bass was used on "Lakeside Park", other songs were played on a Rick.
This was my first Rush album back in '89. It still has that naive charm and "Bacchus Plateau" is one of my favourite Rush songs.

kcole4001 · Post by **kcole4001** » Sat Apr 29, 2006 10:59 am

It seems to turn out that a lot of songs I really liked the tone of were recorded with his Fenders!
We're supposed to be the Rick experts & we can't figure out which songs were recorded with which bass!
I'd have to conclude that most of Geddy's sound comes from him!