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Alex Lifeson’s 2010 Amp Rig

Posted by admin in Wednesday, July 14th 2010   
Topics: Alex Lifeson, H&K    
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Below are two recent vids posted by German amp company Hughes & Kettner going over Alex Lifeson’s 2010 Time Machine tour Rush rig. In brief, he’s running

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. [...]

New KISS Sonic Boom Gear Info…

Posted by admin in Monday, December 7th 2009   
Topics: Bassman, Doug Aldrich, Fender, H&K, Ibanez, KISS, Les Paul, MXR, Marshall, Orange amps, Paul Stanley, Randall Amplifiers, SG, Tommy Thayer    
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…in PremierGuitar.com Articles
Lots has been written about KISS’s Sonic Boom album, but all of the interviews thus far have left info gaps. PremierGuitar.com recently posted a couple of new interviews – a little late to the party, but the info is good. A few gear details are still missing, but not many!
One PG interview is [...]

Holdsworth: Strange, Beautiful Music

Posted by admin in Friday, April 24th 2009   
Topics: Allan Holdsworth, H&K, Live Shows, Yamaha    
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I know that’s a Steve Vai line, but it applies here: I caught Allan Holdsworth Wednesday night in Teaneck, N.J., my first time seeing him live. I loved it – and I’m a litle surprised I did.
I knew going in that Allan was a monster player with a monster band – that’s always fun to [...]

Ace Gets Wronged, Big Time!

Posted by admin in Thursday, January 15th 2009   
Topics: Ace Frehley, H&K, KISS, Tommy Thayer    
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First the disclaimers: I have nothing against Tommy Thayer, whose band Black ‘n Blue I really liked and who seems to do a good job filling the slot of one of my absolute favorite guitar players, the one and only Ace Frehley. Nor do I have anything against KISS, meaning Paul and Gene, one of [...]