Peach Guitars | 3 weeks ago

In the words of Jason Segel, "Dude! Rush is greatest rock band of all time!", at the heart of the greatest rock band of all time is, of course, Alex Lifeson.

In this episode of A Tale of Two Tones, we took on the unenviable task of breaking down the tones of Alex Lifeson, with a career spanning 50 years we could have tackled a number of different eras of Alex Lifesons tones - so it was tough to distill it down to just two, but we gave it a go and we're very pleased with the results.

To cover the tones of the band for around the first 8 years, up until 2112 in 1976 we used a no-nonsense rig of a Gibson ES-345 into a Dr Z Z-Lux, with some choice pedals listed below to cover the classic/blues rock angle that the band were in at the time. We think this rig sounds absolutely killer.

In Rig B we thought we would cover a broader spectrum of sound, mostly focused on more of Alex Lifeson's live sound from the 80s onwards. Although he does have various Gibson models of course, it is not uncommon to see Lifeson adorning a range of PRS models on stage. So we decided to go down that route to enable us to cover a wide range of his tones, it helps that this particular Custom 24 comes loaded with a Piezo pickup as well as a pair of 85/15 humbucking pickups!

We're really pleased with the huge range of tones we were able to cover with these two fantastic rigs, and think we have really captured the essence of Alex Lifeson's tones in these rigs too. We would love to know what you think of them in the comments below.

We're really enjoying this A Tale of Two Tones series and we love your input so please make sure to let us know who YOU want to see in this series in the comments below too!

Check out the gear used here:
Rig A:
Gibson Custom range - https://bit.ly/33faWlo
DR Z Z-Lux Head - https://bit.ly/2G12Cgk
Jim Dunlop GCB95 Crybaby Wah - https://bit.ly/30gNmCT
Mad Professor Tiny Orange Phaser - https://bit.ly/34cXGg8
MXR Six Band EQ Silver - https://bit.ly/3idlS7f
Strymon Brigadier dBucket Delay - https://bit.ly/30g1yf6

Rig B:
PRS Custom 24 Piezo Black Goldburst 85/15 - https://bit.ly/3cIb7IW
Mesa Boogie Triple Crown TC-100 - https://bit.ly/3kVjIec
Origin Effects Cali76-CD Cali 76 Compact Deluxe - https://bit.ly/3l3jcuR
Boss DC-2W Dimension C Waza Craft - https://bit.ly/3ibVwCv
Line 6 HX Effects - https://bit.ly/3ib4jEJ

Amazingly, you can watch this video in less time then it would take to listen to the entirety of the song 2112... with THREE minutes to spare! I'm quite pleased about that...

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