Editing Geddy Lee (section)

==Collections==
Lee is a collector, and has collected baseball [[ephemera]], vintage bass guitars, and wines, with a collection of 5,000 bottles.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.2112.net/powerwindows/transcripts/20050400citybites.htm|title=A Wine Cellar That Rocks!|last=Bolton|first=Greg|date=April 2005|website=2112.net|access-date=September 3, 2019}}</ref> As a child he collected stamps and [[vinyl records]]. He went on to collect [[first edition]] books as well as bass guitars.<ref name="Von Bader">{{cite news |last1=Von Bader |first1=David |title=Geddy Lee's Magnificent Obsession |url=https://www.premierguitar.com/artists/geddy-lees-magnificent-obsession |access-date=29 November 2022 |publisher=Premier Guitar |date=5 March 2019}}</ref> Lee is also an avid watch collector.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Von Bader |first=David |date=August 15, 2019 |title=Geddy Lee: Clockwork Angel |url=https://wornandwound.com/geddy-lee-clockwork-angel|website=wornandwound.com}}</ref>

===Baseball===
[[File:Geddy Lee Certificate of authenticity.jpg|thumb|Geddy Lee certificate of authenticity for a guitar]]
Lee is also a longtime [[baseball]] fan. His favourite team while growing up was the [[Detroit Tigers]],<ref name="tberg">{{Cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/gameon/2013/02/26/rush-singer-geddy-lee-baseball-fan-blue-jays/1949323/|title=Rush singer Geddy Lee expecting big year for Blue Jays|last=Berg|first=Ted|newspaper=[[USA Today]]|date=February 26, 2013|access-date=February 27, 2013}}</ref> and he later became a fan of the [[Toronto Blue Jays]] after they were established.<ref name="tberg" /> In the 1980s, Lee began reading the works of [[Bill James]], particularly ''The Bill James Baseball Abstracts'', which led to an interest in [[sabermetrics]] and participation in a [[fantasy baseball]] keeper league.<ref name="tberg" /> He collects baseball memorabilia, once donating [[Negro Leagues Baseball Museum#The Geddy Lee Collection|part of his collection]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/blogs/eh-game/geddy-lee-has-an-unlikely-connection-to-the-negro-leagues-baseball-museum-201308814.html|title=Geddy Lee has an unlikely connection to the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum|website=ca.sports.yahoo.com|date=October 23, 2015 |language=en-CA|access-date=2020-01-22}}</ref> to the [[Negro Leagues Baseball Museum]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rushisaband.com/display.php?id=1507|title=Geddy Lee Donates 200 Signed Negro League Baseballs|first=Mark|last=Dent|publisher=rushisaband.com|date=June 6, 2008|access-date=March 23, 2010}}</ref> and threw the [[ceremonial first pitch]] to inaugurate the [[2013 Toronto Blue Jays season]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/baseball/mlb/rush-s-geddy-lee-to-throw-out-1st-pitch-at-blue-jays-opener-1.1334267|title=Rush's Geddy Lee to throw out 1st pitch at Blue Jays opener|agency=[[The Canadian Press]]|publisher=[[CBC News]]|date=March 27, 2013|access-date=March 27, 2013}}</ref><ref name="Harkness">{{Cite web|last=Harkness|first=Geoff|title=Seven questions with Geddy Lee|url=http://www.lawrence.com/news/2000/nov/30/seven_questions|work=lawrence.com|publisher=Lawrence|access-date=March 26, 2011|date=November 30, 2000}}</ref> Lee sang the Canadian national anthem<ref>{{Citation|last=Ted Andrews|title=Geddy Lee – Canadian National Anthem|date=November 26, 2011|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DELqdboo20Q| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211117/DELqdboo20Q| archive-date=2021-11-17 | url-status=live|access-date=February 6, 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref> before the [[1993 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|1993 MLB All-Star Game]]. In 2016, Lee planned to produce an independent film about baseball in Italy.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-35049772|title=Rush star Geddy Lee 'optimistic' over band's future|work=[[BBC]]|date=December 9, 2015|access-date=December 9, 2015}}</ref> Lee is regularly seen in his seat behind home plate at the [[Toronto Blue Jays]] stadium [[Rogers Centre]] with his scorecard.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.mlb.com/cut4/rush-frontman-geddy-lee-keeps-score-at-al-wild-card-game-c204973126|title=Spotted behind home plate at Rogers Centre: Rush frontman Geddy Lee and his scorecard|work=[[MLB]]|date=October 4, 2016|access-date=October 4, 2016}}</ref> When the team was forced to move to [[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo]] during the 2020 season, a cardboard cutout of Lee was placed in a seat behind home plate.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thestar.com/sports/bluejays/2020/08/10/blue-jays-will-find-all-the-cardboard-trappings-of-home-and-home-plate-lady-at-buffalos-sahlen-field.html|title=Blue Jays will find all the cardboard trappings of home — and Home Plate Lady — at Buffalo's Sahlen Field. Geddy Lee, mascot Ace and the manager's boys are among some of the others whose cardboard cut-outs will play fans in the Jays' temporary home.|work=[[Toronto Star]]|date=August 11, 2020|access-date=August 14, 2020}}</ref>

===Guitars and basses===
Lee also collects guitars and basses. He has a collection of over 250 vintage basses.<ref name="Guitar Lobby">{{cite news |last1=Schiebel |first1=Christopher D. |title=Geddy Lee Bass Guitars and Gear List (2022 Update) |url=https://www.guitarlobby.com/geddy-lee-bass-guitars-and-gear/#:~:text=Lee%20is%20known%20for%20being,stage%20and%20in%20the%20studio. |access-date=29 November 2022 |publisher=Guitar Lobby |date=26 June 2022}}</ref> He owns a 1961 [[Fender Precision Bass]] previously owned by [[John Entwistle]] of [[The Who]]. He also owns two 1964 Fender Jazz Basses in the rare Dakota Red color.<ref name="Magnotta">{{cite news |last1=Magnotta |first1=Andrew |title=Geddy Lee Reveals the Most-Prized Guitars in His Collection |url=https://www.iheart.com/content/2019-01-08-geddy-lee-reveals-the-most-prized-guitars-in-his-collection/ |access-date=29 November 2022 |publisher=iHeartMedia, Inc. |date=8 January 2019}}</ref>

In 2019, Lee sent several of his guitars to Mecum Auctions, including a 1959 [[Les Paul (guitar)|Les Paul]] Standard, a 1960 [[Gibson ES-345]], a 1955 [[Fender Stratocaster]], a 1960 [[Gibson ES-335]], a 1965 Gibson ES-335 and a 1967 [[Gibson Flying V]].<ref name="GW">{{cite news |last1=Bienstock |first1=Richard |title=Geddy Lee to auction off 6 drool-worthy vintage guitars, including his '59 Les Paul |url=https://www.guitarworld.com/news/geddy-lee-to-auction-off-6-drool-worthy-vintage-guitars-including-his-59-les-paul |access-date=29 November 2022 |publisher=Guitar World |date=24 September 2019}}</ref>