I have just recently gotten serious about learning to play guitar. Been a huge Rush fan my whole life. I am 55 and have arthritis in my hands. Kids now have no idea how important the internet is and how much easier it is to learn now. I remember obstacles such as not having money or transportation to the nearest city to buy a tab book. Take full advantage kids! Music is wonderful!

@agentorange2554

8 жыл бұрын

Right on. I used to listen in amazement to YYZ, not having a clue even where to begin. Now you just punch YYZ into a search and you get multiple people showing you how to play it. I bought hundreds of dollars worth of VHS "instructional" videos, which were mostly lacking in the instructional part I was looking for. At 53, I'm in a similar boat, but now life doesn't afford me the time to be the introvert required to master a lot of this stuff. There's a lot of joy found in a guitar, that's for sure. Happy shredding.

@minisurfbanana

8 жыл бұрын

+Robert Walters omg I use wait monthly for mags to see what songs they had on Tab lol but I learned a lot from ear training...these kids today don't know how to do that....definitely a lot easier

@agentorange2554

8 жыл бұрын

For sure, you'd wait for months, figure out the tab, then with disappointment figure out it wasn't really anywhere close to exact. Always disappointing. But, it might get you in the ball park and you would have to figure it out on your own. Or if you were lucky you had another musician who knew the piece already to show you how it was played.

@jamessbca

7 жыл бұрын

Well said. I have played drums my whole life - knew the people to learn from, etc. Guitar has been a mystery. I started learning some 15 years ago. I started again this past summer - with some great online resources. I've learned so much more so fast this time around. Kids these days will never understand... :)

@khappy1286

4 жыл бұрын

Fyi-Try Turmeric for your arthritis. Not just any brand. Get one like Terry's Naturally. Not kidding. Thousands of testimonies. Blessings

I was lucky to play golf and have dinner with Alex one night at a Golfapaloozza event at the Angus Glen G&C quite a few years ago. You couldn't have met a nicer guy! He was fantastic to talk to and answered every question we had about RUSH, guitars, amps and songs etc....He was telling us about an upcoming gig in South America that he had done- a couple of months later the RUSH IN RIO dvd came out. The gift at the door for the tournament was a Takimine acoustic guitar. Alex was very gracious and signed all our guitars. It was a really great experience!.....When I was 11 yrs old in 1975 I got RUSH Caress of Steel for Christmas. It was pretty cool meeting him so many years later and so many great albums/songs later.

Alex is the most criminally underrated guitarist in music! The man in an amazing animal on the guitar.

The most underrated guitarist in the history of rock music.

@daveg4236

4 жыл бұрын

cclibronegro under appreciated as well

@jeremybrown7470

3 жыл бұрын

@@daveg4236 it's the same thing nowdays, fucker

This guy is fucking amazing. SO much going on. So many choices.

@3:45 yep, that plate was my work. I had restored Alex's 355 in the mid 90s...it had the same thing, a route for a Kahler bridge. But I patched it and I refinished the 355 anyway so no problem. But with the Howard Roberts fusion, I didn't refinish it and there was no way to patch that route and not make it look obvious (because it's next to impossible to make a repair like that invisible on a burst with gradient dye colours) so I asked Alex what he thought of me installing the chrome plate over the hole and he was cool with that.

LOL. He shows us a dozen custom vintage guitars, 8 full stacks, a monster size switching board and a rack with 20 different electronic modules and he states "...it's really straight forward'. WTF? No, Alex. Stright forward is Angus Young. A Gibson SG plugged straight into an amp. THAT, my friend is the definition of straight forward! Great musician, I love Rush.

His playing is so imaginative and full of life... Truly a master.

"...It's pretty straight-forward actually..." he says about a rack of guitar equipment that looks like it could land the space shuttle.

Neil, Geddy and Alex are so humble and down to earth. Gotta love Rush 👍

Don’t even breathe the same air as this guy. Genius.

Geddy, Neil, and Alex are the three most underrated musicians of all time.

It's a microcosm of Rush... take everything beyond the impossible, make it casual, then push it forward again. This kit was developed, redeveloped, refined, and expanded over decades of experimenting... constantly working to improve the experience for the audience. Committed professionals without question.

I want every single one of those guitars.

@Nigelxman

8 жыл бұрын

+Dr. Emmet Brown It's fun to dream.

@WhiteTrashJim

8 жыл бұрын

Nigelxman I'll die with a Studio

@Nigelxman

8 жыл бұрын

Dr. Emmet Brown 4 Track PortaStudio? Kidding. :-)

@WhiteTrashJim

8 жыл бұрын

Nigelxman no I wish. Saw one for $75 on craigslist. Try to save for a while and see if I can own that piece of golden recording equipment.

@KDJ1VLOGS

3 жыл бұрын

Alex is the only reason why i want a double neck guitar

This is fascinating. I have loved humble RUSH since 1978 when I was ten. And I bought all their records and had them on display on my old stereo. Ah the memories.

alex lifeson is so amazing

I love Alex. GREAT GUITARIST AND GREAT GUY.

love that 345! See him in 79 playing it during La Via Strangiato!!!!!!

Only a wiz like Lifeson would refer to that NASA rig as "pretty straight forward". Wow. Awesome.

It would be a dream to own any of Alex's guitars. however, if I had to pick one without a doubt it would be the Howard Roberts Fusion. I would love to have that guitar so bad! I also so badly would love to own one of his old signature guitars from The Hold Your Fire and Presto tours :-)

love all of this

I have no idea what you said at the beginning, but I understood those last 3 words VERY CLEARLY LOL! Agreed!

the guy who came up with the PRS Vibrato/Tremlo system lives 20 mins away from me good guy amazing tremolo!

One does not simply have a simple rig when you want good tone, the ability to play 38 years worth of different effects, and activate taurus pedals with your feet all while playing live in front of 10,000 people. I've seen him live 4 times- he knows what he's doing. I feel like it's also a taste thing- a lot of guitar players like a stripped down rig, but others really like being able to play with things to get just the right setting. IT depends on where the artist wants to go with the sound.

I have only two guitars. I've got to buy some more!

That first guitar he showed is a nice one.

he's forgotten more about playing than i will ever know. un freeking real!!! love rush!!!!!

Alex lifeson says there are no girls at rush concerts so he puts them their to look like a bunch of girls cheering him on in the first row

I thought the intro was Hemispheres at first

Those dolls by the footboards...lmao. Such a funny Alex seems to be.

@richieyyz

3 жыл бұрын

there has to be some kind of story behind the barbie dolls.. Anyone ??

@jeffboonie3903

Жыл бұрын

Inside joke about lack of females at Rush shows

What is the name of the tune that is playing in the first 23 seconds of this clip?

Thanks Jacob. I'm guessing this was a piece of music specifically for the You Tube piece? If not, I'd love to get a hold of it if it is a full piece. It grabbed me instantly.

Howard Roberts Fusion that previously had a Kahler trem which is why that silver plate is there now.

Question. I would like to see a video like this for the last your R40 show. He used a lot more guitars

What is the intro song at the start? It sounds like the spirit of radio reharmonized

3:40 what guitar is that again? i didn't hear it that well.

whats the song at the beginning?

Anyone know what that T shirt is that he's wearing?

guys whats the intro song?

alex lifeson i want your guitar and i went to your clockwork angels tour in bridgeport ct

yea..they are good!

oh thanks so much i was running in circles trying to figure it out.

@Spazmaztic its from Spinal Tap

ALL MUSIC IS AN ART FORM TO BE ENJOYED BY THOSE WHO ARE REFINED ENOUGH TO REALIZE THE BEAUTY OF IT...BE IT METALLICA OR BACH...SO MISS ME WITH ALL THE BACK & FORTH CHILDISH BEHAVIORS AND GET TO WHATS REAL..."THE MUSIC" PEOPLE !!!

I really wanted to hear about the PRS guitars he uses...

the gibson´s are cool, great looking, but I quite like seeing alex play the paul reed smith guitars and when he played the fender stratocaster, back in the 80´s..

@dbrown6451

Жыл бұрын

Yes!!! His tone and overall playing on that White Strat during ESL is my favorite era. I built a Mex Strat to replicate his white body & blacked out pick guard section

Stereo ! id love to shred through that stuff on that 58 reissue or the big Al even junior Al

Whats the Rock and Roll HOF again?

Just... "WOW".

I'm tired of reading otherwise. Alex Lifeson is my highest rated guitarist!

"This is the Aquarium Series" LOL

where's the axefx?

@TheElmocambo That kind of setup is a piece of cake and im only 16. you just need to know what your doing and how things work.

The Alex rig as a whole is anything but straight forward.I think Alex and his tech tend to downplay the whole set up.Theres guitars...Multiple wireless receivers routed via switcher into a Dunlop rack wah/volume into a Mesa 4 way amp splitter....into ...multiple amps ...the FX sends from each amp have routing options to multiple rack effects...currently sub mixed and routed to the Ax Fx ultra .Each amp has its own Palmer 4x12 emulator.the amps and fx have separate feeds to the front of house mix.There s also a lap top rig and it's back up running into a UA Apollo X2. And who knows what software and what sounds those are set up for.The piezo pick ups for each guitar are fed to a dedicated Ax FX with a simulated acoustic guitar model and that goes to FOH.Whew.

@minisurfbanana

8 жыл бұрын

Wow did u tech for him

@FYMASMD

6 жыл бұрын

C Math definitely not a plug straight to an amp guy.😄. I've gone full circle back to my old Roland pedals and Marshall along with a fender. He is at a high level in all areas. Thanks for the info.

We're not worthy ! We're not worthy !

@JackBlair2 where does he say that?!

In the 70's the Wawa peddle an Crye- Baby was the Hap's .And now look is well beyond faseshift . WOW that's a upceep on current..👌🙋😎😈

This kind of reminds me of the guitar scene with Nigel from Spinal Tap.

@OliTheGuitarist Some of that gear has only been around a year or two. But your right, the basic rig is probably the same. Still, it may be simple and straight forward for a guy of his talent and experience, but to the average Joe, it's a complex rig. Alex is the best.

So, you got the opportunity to interview Alex Lifeson and decided to record it on your flip phone?

I've never seen a guitarist of his stature give personal tours of his equipment like he does. I wonder if he even has a tech :)

surprised alex doesn't do somethign as simple as using a dbx gate or isp decimator in the effects loop of the switchblades to get rid of that hum... oh well, I'm sure front of house gates it.

Looking back, it's so funny to see even Alex had to wear a stage pass.

I don't know why people say he's underrated cause he is really not. When I think of Rush I don't just think of one person I think of all three. So quit saying he's underrated

"pretty straight forward really"

@alexm2623

8 жыл бұрын

+C Math Compared to most live artists, it really is. Guitar to wireless pack to amp to effects to cabinets. Noise gate in front of everything to keep it from humming and making noise unless he's playing. He's made it even simpler these days. 2 amps, an AxeFX II, Apple Mainstage, his TC1210, all into Palmer speaker simulators. That's it. No cabinets. 2 amps - 1 clean, 1 dirty, and all the effects from 3 pieces of equipment that run straight to the front of house mixing board.

@supertrippfan

7 жыл бұрын

I don't have the Palma rack mount units but I got three of the small Palmer boxes couple years ago. I don't mic my amp anymore and every sound guy loves the Palmers.

@CmathTV

6 жыл бұрын

Well it's relative...It's not the Edges zoo tv rig or dweezel zappas rig..yes...but..With Alex,Its a layered sound and it all has to be programmed and controlled via MIDI. The signal is transformer split 4 ways into 3 amps and the apollo running MainStage .Each amp has its own dedicated palmer feeding its individual dry signal to FOH and Each amps FX send is sub mixed to the AXFX and sent to FOH. Getting rid of the 4x G-FORCE and the 1210 is great//// less stuff but it just means programming the AXFX to do those delay jobs and whatever else...I just want know what was used on the last tour for the last song because that tone was like the old old rush tones of working man etc.Id love to know what was used to duplicate that vibe-Cheers

He just showing you all the toys he still plays with.

So much monies worth of equipment here !

Yeah..its pretty straight forward. I mean, we all have this kind of stuff at home.

Every musician has a gear they'd kept since their debut years. Not too sure about Neil but Ged has his black '72 jazz, Alex with his white ES-335 (339? correct me) Yngwie: his scalloped Strat

@TomAxl22

10 жыл бұрын

its a 355

how does this chill you out??

🎸🐐

Sounded like the intro to "Cygnus X-1: Hemispheres"

Long Live Lerxst!

I always think i have a lot of guitars until i watch videos like this and see live guitar racks... the problem there being now i think i need 3 or 4 more that i can't afford

What's with the dolls around his pedal board and the toy dino's on his amps? A little freaky, eh? Oh well, if it keeps him happy and touring, we all win. Long live Geddy, Alex and Neil! One of the most enduring bands in history.

@justimprovising

Жыл бұрын

the band used to joke that there were hardly any girls at Rush concerts, so Alex's guitar tech got him the Barbies and wrote signs for them (mostly making fun of the band, like "My Granpa thinks you're cool"). Alex says the dinosaurs are because his grandkids were into them, but I've also heard they were a joke about the bands' age.

Word.....

Dig the Barbie's with their hands up saying "We surrender!".

For the tone

That opening song almost sounds like a medley of La Villa, Hemispheres, and Far Cry.

@link8675309 ahh i'm young.. i've never seen that movie.. but thanks :)

Rock was at it's biggest in the 70s and 80s, rap was pretty big in the 90 and probably it's biggest in the 2000s. You should respect all kinds of music and not hate on any of it except maybe Opera or some shit

I so agree with you, man. Rush only has 37 gold/platinum albums, and they've only been selling out concerts for almost 40 years. Total shit. They can only dream of being as successful as someone of your stature.

rush will blow any rapper!!

Is that a Jerry Garcia shirt he's wearing?

I know it! Tim Mahoney from 311 is another one. If you watch his interview, he has a pedal board with over 100 pedals and a rack that looks like it came from the set of a sci-fi movie, and he states at one point "It looks complicated, but it isn't really"... No Tim, it IS complicated. I guess they really do find it simple.

It has a real ballsy sound. My guitar also sounds like testicles.

Da streets!

You can go grab a bite and youll still be hearing that one.

@JackBlair2 little spinal tap there LOL

it is..

5:20 LOL!!

LMGDAO @ Pretty straight forward !!! My ass!

So many les pauls on that rack

Blah Blah, Blah Blah, Blah Blah Blah blah BLAH. Alex Lifeson couldn't of said it any better. The man's a genius.

2:36 I thought that guy in the back was riding by on a horse. lol

4-life!!!

All that gear, multiple patches, and boxes ad switches in the chain, no wonder the whole thing failed in Boston during the 'Still...no Guitar" world tour.

I personally prefer Alex playing the PRS..think the design of the PRS is cooler than the Gibson Les Paul..

Can't spell crap without rap, and rush is more iconic than any rap artist nowadays, if you were to say 20 years ago when rap was actually somewhat tolerable, rush will have the longevity, in twenty years from now 2 people will be remembered as great rap artist tupac and eminem because they were unique, fuck lil Wayne and that bullshit or dub step. Rush will always be a band that has had 14 platinum albums and countless other awards rap is a phase rock has and will stand the test of time!!!!

shaz says alex lifeson is a rock guitarist god alex rules