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Alex Lifeson’s Snakes and Arrows Gear

Posted by admin in Monday, March 8th 2010   
Topics: Alex Lifeson, Celestion speakers, Dunlop/Cry Baby, H&K, Les Paul, TC Electronic    
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I’m a Rush fan, particularly since I came of guitar age during the Permanent Waves and Moving Pictures era, still two of my favorite albums. I did fall away from Rush a bit over the years as they got more into synths and Alex Lifeson got more into washy, ultra-chorused, ambient sounds instead of riffs.
But [...]

Alex Lifeson: Composing Solos, Rig Mainstays

Posted by admin in Tuesday, December 22nd 2009   
Topics: Alex Lifeson, H&K, TC Electronic    
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I happened on a fairly recent interview with Alex Lifeson from Canadian Musician magazine a while back, then forgot about it. Found it again, so here are the interesting parts, all quotes are Alex’s:
Composing Solos
“I want it to be part of the song – I don’t want it to be just an exercise in notes. [...]

Roger Fisher’s Heart Gear

Posted by admin in Thursday, December 3rd 2009   
Topics: Edward Van Halen, Ernie Ball/Music Man, Fane speakers, Hiwatt, Les Paul, Marshall, Roger Fisher, TC Electronic, Twin    
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Plus Roger’s First Impression of EVH
Here’s the second part of my 3-part interview with founding Heart member Roger Fisher – who unfortunately for all of us hasn’t gotten his due over the years.
Although there’s no doubt, you can tell he’s a guitarist merely by the fact that he can recall his gear details from three [...]