Rush bassist Geddy Lee using local musician's invention

[@wardka]

What a great TV guest! Down to earth, cool, and funny -- sort of like Rush themselves.

[@ToddSauve]

Give these lady interviewers a break guys! They have to interview virtually every kind of person under the sun, so how many people even know what intonation is? If you are not a musician or interested deeply in musical instruments you won't know much about it. So just be glad they took a good stab at it and let the expert explain things. I think they did very well!

[@sonykroket]

stfu, betamale. Don´t tell men what to think.

[@haysfordays]

Gotta give them credit for having a musician/ technician as a guest. First time I've everr seen anything like this on one of these kind of shows!

[@robertsmithers9059]

The women had no idea what he was talking about.

[@roman14032]

+Robert Smith hows some tv chick gonna know about intonating a thunderbird ? BTW, GIBSON SHOULD GET THAT BRIDGE ON ALL THEIR BASSES. all their bridges suck. but they never change anything because they're guitarded (sorry scott)

[@punman5392]

+roman14032 I wish Gibson would get it through their heads that maybe they should offer more varieties guitars other than forty different varieties of Les Paul. They should go back to making Explorer and Flying V basses and should put the RD series and Ripper/Grabber series basses back into production.

[@punman5392]

+roman14032 I wish Gibson would get it through their heads that maybe they should offer more varieties guitars other than forty different varieties of Les Paul. They should go back to making Explorer and Flying V basses and should put the RD series and Ripper/Grabber series basses back into production.

[@robertsmithers9059]

Matt Bowen ---Yes, to the Ripper bass! Never pulled the trigger on one of those back in the day but came close.

[@TheStuport]

+Robert Smith LOL...the "laughs" were so fake.....oh well, the guy had to pay a price to get some great advertising so I'm sure he's taking it all in stride!

[@robserica]

"So this helps make a different sound?" after everything the guy explained LOL

[@Lengsel7]

"...Brawndo's got what plants crave..."

[@j_freed]

Why do plants crave electrolytes?

[@Lengsel7]

'Cause they sure ain't gonna crave no water out of the toilet!

[@j_freed]

Yes of course correct bridge saddle travel does allow proper intonation, but his bass bridge is not an 'invention' it's just a 'retrofit' to make the instrument type properly functional. Exactly in the way the old Les Paul Wraptail guitars sucked for intonation so you could buy a Badass replacement with fully adjustable saddles. Or the nicer-looking Wilkinson one that is at least compensated - a few solutions based on the same goal: www.tdpri.com/attachments/yhst-50206111187217_2112_10215285-jpg.54115/

[@La_sagne]

im a drummer for 12 years now and i love listening to a lot of bass players (almost as much as drummers) and i didnt quite get why his bridge does it better than the standard one so i wont judge

[@andrewtongue7084]

That's a cool touch - I wish you well, Scott - Geddy's a hero to thousands, but this made my day !!

[@NeilPeelParanormalPeepShow]

I think it is Neil Peart in disguise actually!

[@ManCaveStudios1]

Neil Peart would never appear on a morning news show lol

[@RCAvhstape]

When he gets excited he laughs and smiles just like Peart lol.

[@tollerism]

certainly does have some of his mannerisms

[@stevo43068]

I was thinking, "This guy looks familiar..."

[@patbusnello9658]

😆 Some similarities but the western New York accent is a dead giveaway! 😝😉

[@jenniferjones7229]

This guy is adorable. Good on him! What a cool device he invented~! I got to meet Rush once too (1992 Roll The Bones tour) and it was a thrill for me as well.

[@brody8838]

Not that meeting Geddy or Alex isn't amazing enough. Was Neil part of that meet?

[@TheHiwattScott]

I only got to meet Geddy and that was enough!

[@jenniferjones7229]

He was there for my meet. Very quiet but very nice!

[@chrisgentry2217]

Jennifer Jones my dad and I used to get up on weekend mornings and listen to that album on his sound system when I lived with him. I miss those moments.

[@bobespirit2112]

What a great dude! Humble in his expertise, like the guys in the band. Rock on 🤘

[@neocollective5959]

The girls didn't prepare for this interview but the guy is so cool and nice that saved the day and made it really fun and instructive to watch :)

[@TheHiwattScott]

Thanks guys!

[@thebatman101069]

+hiwatt scott dude, that's awesome... good job man! Geddy is my bass hero.

[@thebrosevelts4436]

That dude's awesome

[@musicmike1960]

Scott is a great guy and I hope to one day share the stage for a tune or two...

[@rwj99]

Both chicks are lost on this subject.

[@maziu27]

@Vlasko60 what

[@maziu27]

@Vlasko60 no

[@ModernGolfer]

Well, now that's just pretty cool. Kudos to Scott Dasson! 👍

[@2kosher]

Very cool! Guy very down to earth as well. Wish I could hear his bass playing AND music!

[@Ronbo710]

I can hear their thought in unison "Geddy?"

[@mikestrutter7400]

he seems so ironically like neil peart in his ways and mannerisms.

[@Muesli711]

What a cool interview!

[@hollowillusion4732]

Very cool!! Keep up the good work !! Greetings from Norway 🇳🇴

[@ILSRWY4]

I love how @3:00 they use a bootleg clip of Geddy playing and not an approved pro-shot clip... bootlegs so typify RUSH following...

[@TheHiwattScott]

I shot that video at the Buffalo NY R40 show.

[@TheHiwattScott]

I actually shot that video 😊

[@hermanhelmich]

So.... it makes a different sound No.... it keeps the guitar in tune The interviewer has no clue

[@Mozart1220]

No, she's not a musician. She's a TV personality. I'm sure there are 50 terms she'd know without thinking that you would have no idea.

[@joeq.public281]

It's not unusual for a TV host to not listen to their guests. Most of them like to make the show all about themselves.

[@bremexperience]

I have rarely seen Geddy with a TB....

[@Eva-eu8yn]

i know, i wanna see the video of him playing it

[@videomaniac108]

Hello fellow TBer godofthunder59, Physics here. It's an interesting replacement for the stock 3-point Gibson bridge. The action looks nice and low there. I have a 2015 Gibby TBird with the Babicz FCH bridge and like it, great sustain. It doesn't look as if the saddle heights can be individually adjusted, I like setting the string heights to conform to the 12" fretboard radius. Good luck with the bridge.

[@TheHiwattScott]

Jim Nesta Hi Jim, 60s Thunderbirds are not equipped with a three point bridge. They use a two point bridge with tailpiece. The original bridge does not have enough travel to set the intonation, the Badbird has extended travel to solve this problem. "Intonation without modification " is my mantra.

[@TheHiwattScott]

1963-1969 Thunderbirds do not have the three point but the two piece bridge and tailpiece. The Badbird Bridge provides intonation without modification for 1960's Thunderbirds.

[@dadgad68]

WTG Scott. Very cool.

[@robh.6940]

Is it me, or does this guy sound just like Lloyd from Dumb and Dumber?

[@kyle_the_person]

Harry

[@AVOLITE]

+Rob H. ... JUST YOU.

[@dxthing7477]

It is Floyd from Dumb and Dumber lol

[@helmiabdullah2271]

Geddy with TB so cool!👍🤘

[@Klogalous]

that guy banged the two interviewers after they went off the air \m/

[@pandanurse]

+Nick Mercer What would drive you to write this comment and publish it to the public?

[@DreamfactoryZero]

+Ozark Soundscape Because the man's an obvious ladies man! He definitely got his pole shined after this was filmed.

[@pandanurse]

McGangBang if you say so

[@RushFanatic87]

Maybe because he's joking about the stereotype of groupies? Don't be so literal.

[@XxStonedKillerxX]

+Ozark Soundscape Rofl, love comments like these. Rational to the point of comedy

[@zwiastunburzy7188]

That's the first time I've ever seen Geddy playing a Thunderbird bass. Of course this means I'll have to buy one now so I can play as good as him.😂 Seriously though, why have I never heard of this until now? What a simple but useful invention.

[@wyattsiefert2759]

He sounds a lot like Jeb Bush LMFAO!

[@ArmyStrong1051]

Earl Nuggets Please clap.

[@klmullins65]

hmm, I think that's the first time I've ever seen Teddy using a Firebird bass! I always liked the Firebird guitars, except they were heavy...especially the headstock. But a friend of mine has a newer Firebird, and it's not heavy like the old ones

[@zanhalen4856]

Rush brought me here

[@Ayce1955]

Had to check...yep, he's on Talkbass. :)

[@carlgonzales8060]

What a great personality, also a gift to local news. You can't script that s****! Good job dude!

[@davidschmidt6013]

Typical morning show hosts...trying to get the specific answers they want, instead of letting people use their own words. They were so clueless...

[@blue-tb2fd]

Vlasko60 - Like you are in many areas I assume.

[@PatrickPowers2112]

I am surprised Geddy's guitar tech didn't figure this out on his own. I understand he's not a luthier but why not just rescrew the bridge down a little closer or further from the nut if the saddles don't reach the correct position? Yes you would be adding holes to the body but the could be plugged and would most likely be hidden by the bridge.

[@TheHiwattScott]

Patrick Powers Hello Patrick, 60s Thunderbirds are now to valuable to drill and relocate the bridge. I designed and manufacture the Badbird to solve this problem. "Intonation without modification " is my mantra.

[@TinaReggie]

Sigh. They should have had someone interview him that could actually appreciate what he's saying!!!

[@Libertarianist2112]

Tina Reggie Ok then why don't you become a news interviewer? lol

[@TylerLL2112]

Did she just say “we need help with Bono’s career” haha.

[@dmc4426]

Cool!

[@YouCanCallMeReTro]

The way they laughed when he said his forum username was "godofthunder59" made me uncomfortable. These women just seemed so pretentious and clueless as to what he was even talking about.

[@rob2747]

Rush rocks, but the blonde in the pink FUCKING ROCKS!!!

[@frankkrank3970]

those women can hear colour....

[@chrisofnottingham]

What it amounts to is that he is the only person bothered enough to make a decent retrofit bridge in the style of an Explorer.

[@GGGG-si3jr]

Neil, is that you?

[@GGGG-si3jr]

That laugh at 3:20 was definitely Neil...

[@nunyabidness4655]

I bet Ged played that Thunderbird for that show only. He's a Fender guy.

[@sgtpepper1138]

Not for the R40 tour, he brought out a lot of different basses. Check out some of his recent interviews.

[@jackquarantillo5192]

And was a Ric guy before that. Check out his book. Really nice collection he has.

[@TheHiwattScott]

@@jackquarantillo5192 I am mentioned in it. 😀

[@Kohntarkosz]

@@jackquarantillo5192 Actually, he was a Fender guy before, and during his "Rick guy" period. He used a Precision bass on the first album. After they signed to Mercury, he used some of their first advance to buy the Rickenbacker who used throughout the rest of the 70's and early 80's. But along the way, he got a lot of other basses, and I remember him saying that on Moving Pictures, at least, a lot of that album is actually a Jazz Bass. I think he said that Tom Sawyer, in particular, was a Jazz Bass, and in the Vital Signs video, he's shown playing a Jazz Bass also.

[@pwarren1010]

Isn't that something?

[@bigstyx]

The lady’s ( what’s a bass ) !

[@maziu27]

they have no clue what he on about

[@Mozart1220]

Not everyone is a musician. The hosts don;t get to choose guests. They interview whoever the producer gives them.

[@lxdesign1]

Its not Neil Peart

[@paulconway8481]

Do ya think he’s ever smoked weed?

[@Mozart1220]

Probably before the interview.

[@tomservo5347]

People, quit saying 'absolutely'. 'Sure' suffices.

[@_Majoras]

the recent buzzword is 'literally'!

[@tomservo5347]

'Absolutely' has been completely flogged to death. Just tired of everyone saying it way too often. Count how many times you hear it on tv and out in public. 'Totally' rocks in my book dude...it's not the 'A' word. I'm old so yes, I remember when skater/surfer terms were the rage. 'Gnarly' was and still is a personal favorite.

[@funeralbillii9172]

Child of the 80's like me? TOTALLY!!

[@YouCanCallMeReTro]

What? 'absolutely' and 'sure' have very different implications. Saying 'sure' in the context of agreement is kind of dismissive, like you're indifferent or barely in agreement. 'Absolutely' is to imply that you completely agree. 'Absolutely' is just a stronger word. Not sure what your qualms are with his word choice but they are not as interchangeable as you believe

[@dosgood9560]

I find that a monosyllabic grunt is just as poignant.

[@DoctorBlankenstein]

you guys must be short on new stories. If I was on the news every time I sold something to a well known musician I would be on TV more than Larry King.

[@JohnnyArtPavlou]

DoctorBlankenstein, local guy does well. Once you're a pro it's less of a story.

[@funeralbillii9172]

Wow, get jealous much?

[@DoctorBlankenstein]

FUNERAL BILL II lol, actually no... No I don't. I'm stoked for the guy.. 100%! I support all small shop circuitry, just seemed a bit over the top. I mean, if you make instruments long enough.. Eventually you will sell or give something to an idol of some sort. Just wouldn't make it onto NYC news, all I'm saying. Again, very stoked for the guy. It's actualy why I caught this video, not really a huge rush fan. Love Lee's bass playing.. Just not my thing. Circuitry.. Now that I love.

[@JasonSmith-mv4uu]

Snore. Moving on!

[@billc2198]

He simply retrofitted a better bridge on an old Thunderbird. I have done that too many of my basses.

[@TheHiwattScott]

Bill Cristofaro the Badbird installs without modification of the bass. No other bridge exists like it for 60s Thunderbirds.

[@SRNF]

God that black woman had the simplest explanation and she was still lost......lol

[@donnix6931]

Braindead women “So this makes a different sound??” Guy: “it makes the bass play in tune.” This dude was a champ for soldiering on through that, when he was trying to explain how the higher registers became more prevalent and how the saddles work to set intonation of the higher registers the women looked as if he was speaking Russian.

[@libertywagon3197]

How the fuck did U2 enter the conversation?

[@mark_a_schaefer]

+Liberty Wagon I think that was her favorite band, and she was trying to make a parallel about what it'd be like to hear from your favorite band asking for help.

[@stevedunch581]

Tbirds are a pain in the ass anyway

[@j_freed]

"CRATER of uh... Bad Bird Bridge...' - illiterate news host.

[@diegoq8417]

"Invention"...sure! :/

[@jiffyware]

Clueless quiffs

[@jiffyware]

I meant the idiots at the news ... NOT Scott or Geddy ... I'm talking about the clown reporter that has no idea about the topic. Are you a quiff?

[@suraztamanz4238]

They just wanted to fill up the time in their news they don’t know shit

[@geetarzan69]

These poor women are absolutely clueless

[@maziu27]

@Vlasko60 why are you putting these comments? you are sad you dont even know these people you are probably 10

[@a_single_white_female]

Wasn't it the Badass Bridge?

[@thedale2112]

It used to be.

[@Lengsel7]

I think the Badass Bridge was on the Ric(s)....I think.

[@j_freed]

You can put Badass brand bridges on different makes and instruments, such as many Fenders. They even make a Badass Les Paul Junior bridge that intonates much better than the factory McCarty stoptail bridge.