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Alex Lifeson’s Lerxst partners with Morley for the Blah Blah
By Phil Weller published
The Rush guitarist has joined forces with the esteemed wah maker for his latest pedal, which is filled with features for modern- and vintage-minded uses alike
Alex Lifeson on his legendary Hentor Sportscaster – one of the true original Superstrats
By Andrew Daly published
The Sportscaster is one of the classic Superstrats and is now in production under Lifeson's Lerxst brand. Here, the Rush legend takes us back to the beginning, explaining why he needed it in the first place
“It was the first kind of ‘bass solo’ I’d been allowed to throw on a Rush song”: Geddy Lee on the album that saved Rush
By Karl Coryat published
After a six-year absence from the recording studio, Vapor Trails redefined Rush’s career
Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee reunite for Gordon Lightfoot tribute
By Janelle Borg published
Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee paid tribute to the Canadian songwriting icon in Toronto
Alex Lifeson says he’s back to jamming with Geddy Lee – but they sound like a “really bad tribute band”
By Janelle Borg published
Alex Lifeson sets the record straight on whether Rush will ever tour again
“It was really, really difficult”: Alex Lifeson looks back on Rush's classic album, Grace Under Pressure
By Richard Bienstock published
Recorded during a brutal winter, Grace Under Pressure did not come easy, but all things considered, Lifeson can look back on it as a triumph. Rush had moved on, and that was the goal...
“Damn close to Lifeson’s late ‘70s/early ‘80s sounds”: Lerxst CHI head and cab review
By Chris Gill published
A lower-powered version of Alex Lifeson’s superlative Omega tube amp, the CHI could facilitate your guitar’s passage to Bangkok
Alex Lifeson takes us behind the scenes at Lerxst to talk gear, tone and new music
By Richard Bienstock published
Time will tell whether Lifeson and Geddy Lee will work together again, but in the mean time the Rush icon has lots of new gear to show us, developed in partnership with Mojotone and Godin
Listen to Geddy Lee’s “flamenco” strumming technique on Rush’s Snakes & Arrows
By Nick Wells published
Geddy Lee’s signature sounds abound on Snakes and Arrows, but was there a new twist in his bass playing?
“The original Hentor brought a mix of tone and playability that empowered me to explore sounds I had never attempted before”: Alex Lifeson’s LERXST Limelight pickguard provides the transferable tones of one of his most iconic instruments
By Phil Weller published
Lifeson’s Hentor Sportscaster was used extensively throughout the ‘80s, and featured on numerous Rush records and tours
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