Geddy Lee

Geddy Lee's use of the Ashly SC-40 Instrument Preamp is substantiated by a quote from an interview in Guitar Player magazine, June 1980, where he states, "Yes, but now I have a whole different bass setup. I have two BGW 750 power amps—one for highs and one for lows. I also have two Ashly [1099 Jay St., Rochester, NY 14611] preamps." Although Geddy does not specify the model in this quote, the Ashly SC-40 was the only preamp available from Ashly during the period of 1979-1983, corroborated by images and footage from that time. The interview was conducted by Eric Hansen.

Geddy Lee's use of the AMS Neve 1081 Mic Preamp & Equalizer is confirmed through the recording techniques described in Eric Hansen's article, "The Recording Techniques Behind Snakes & Arrows," published in EQ, September 2007. It is noted that engineer Richard Chycki recorded each direct line through a Neve 1081 preamp as part of the signal chain, which also included a Tech 21 SansAmp DI, a Palmer Speaker Simulator, and a Martech MSS-01 Bass DI, along with Universal Audio LA-2 compressors.