Rig Rundown – Rush’s Alex Lifeson
http://www.premierguitar.com PG’s Rebecca Dirks is On Location in Chicago, IL, at the United Center where she talks with Rush’s Alex Lifeson’s tech Scott Appleton about the gear Lifeson is using on Rush’s 2011 Time Machine tour. Appleton shows off all Lifeson’s gear, including Gibson Les Paul Axcess Alex Lifeson Signature models, a ES-355, a Fender reissue ’52 Tele, and two ’90s PRS models. Lifeson uses Hughes & Kettner TriAmp MKII Alex Lifeson Signature heads, Steam Punk Statesman 2×12 Cabinets, and a Hughes & Kettner Coreblade.
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Did not his favorite ES 335 get crushed by a Marshall amp that fell. Way back.
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Still no guitar
I wonder what the "NO IDIOT STOP" switch does lol
I just saw Tool in Toronto last week with my friends that I play in a band with and they actually brought out Alex for Jambi, none of us were expecting to see him (we were all staring at each other in shock like “Did Maynard actually just say that they were bringing out Alex Lifeson?”) but it was still awesome watching them go from Jambi (which is my buddy who’s our singer’s favourite Tool song) into the solo section of Passage to Bangkok then back to Jambi. Alex is still one of my favourite guitarists and Rush is one of my favourite bands, not to mention a reason why I’m proud to be from Toronto like the guys from Rush
I thought the Gibson EDS 1275 would be in this video as well…
…and gosh I miss having Neil Peart on the planet. God bless you in eternity mate. We miss you.
So I have a question: so, is the tech saying “so” all the time or is it “sew”?
10:27 bottom left corner ‘no idiot stop’ ????
She has a nice rack
I thought bubbles was his guitar tech
11:33…Under the COPY button on the pedalboard, it says NO IDIOT STOP….????????
Pro as fuck.
"that's it in a nutshell"
Yeah, pretty freaking big and complicated nutshell!!
Its was a white Gibson 355 that gave Alex that sound in the early years that i fell in love with in the late 70s . You will notice a change in his sound in the 80s I like the raw sound of the early days up to Moving Pic. album It brings me back to my teen years
What a lovely knowlegable girl …cute too lol
That 52 Re-Issue tele has 6 Brass Armadillo Saddles on it…
So it not “ just a regular tele”
Wow. nice gear!!! From mtw – jam night guitars in L.A.
That 355 is da bomb.
Her surname is Dirks isn't it funny that geddy is dirk????
Fitting that Genesis, Dancing with the Moonlit Night was closing out the interview for me, my two favorite bands ever
this explains why rush never sounds right when I play it. all I have is a tele and an old twin reverb. I would love to play with that setup and see what it can do! RUSH. BEST BAND EVER.
God damn that was so complicated ????. I think Petrucci’s rig is a tiny bit more understandable? ????
More than a smokin' hot babe … She KNOWS her stuff ; always relevant & intelligent guitar tech questions. I've learned ALOT over the years from these Premier videos — keep' em comin ' ????????????????
I'd love to know how they rigged a footswitch to activate the piezo on his les Paul's. The push pull knob on mine makes switching during a song, completely impossible.
even with his big hands he manages to play it pretty well. yeah he does
More side effects than modern medicine.
I miss her doing interviews
That's not the 335 he used in the 70's, he may have owned it in the 70's but his prefered player was a burst 335, he used it to the point of retiring it so i read. Check out the Pink pop YT video Rush are performing villa strangiato and Lifeson is doing some serious face melting. Dssdntial viewing.
Oh Rebecca…
A tour of his pedalboard would be mind blowing
Taking a poll : does Rebecca enjoy being fisted? Show of hands.
Miss the 70s Strats he used on Moving Pictures through Grace Under Pressure. Just sayin’