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Alex Lifeson's MojoTone LERXST signature amp range

“There has been an explosion of guitar music in the past 5 years… LERXST amplifiers provide a platform for these players”: Alex Lifeson unveils LERXST amp range in collaboration with Mojotone – and there are new guitars, pedals and pickups to come

By Matt Parker published

The Rush guitar icon’s previously limited-edition Omega amp build is now available to all, alongside a new Chi head and combo – with more to come…

Alex Lifeson and Adam Jones holding an Epiphone Alex Lifeson signature Les Paul

“His playing speaks to my soul like no other guitarist”: Alex Lifeson joins Adam Jones onstage to help Tool perform Jambi – before gifting his hero one of his signature Epiphone Les Pauls

By Matt Owen published

Having previously spoken about his affection for Jones' guitar playing, Lifeson joined Tool onstage to tackle the rhythmic riff rollercoaster – with some added Rush flair for good measure

Geddy Lee Paramount Plus Series

“I’m trying to show the world that a bass player can do many things”: Watch the first trailer for Geddy Lee’s new docuseries, featuring Les Claypool and Robert Trujillo

By Nick Wells published

Geddy Lee Asks: Are Bass Players Human Too? also stars Nirvana’s Krist Novoselic and former Hole bassist Melissa Auf der Maur

Geddy Lee from Canadian rock group Rush performs live on stage at Bingley Hall in Staffordshire, England on 21st September 1979

“I love the sound of the Rickenbacker, but I didn’t sound like Chris Squire on it!” Geddy Lee on his Rick-O-Sound tone and ‘crossing the floor’ to Fender 

By Joel McIver published

The Ricky 4001 is both loved and hated by bass players: for the Rush legend it’s still a classic

Epiphone Alex Lifeson Les Paul Axcess Custom

Epiphone Alex Lifeson Les Paul Custom Axcess review – this versatile LP is definitely a looker… but should you Rush out to buy one?

By Stuart Williams published

Epiphone unveils its second Alex Lifeson signature model, this time as a Les Paul Custom. However, there’s a Ghost (or not) at the feast…

Geddy Lee of Rush performs part of the bands' Time Machine Tour at Sleep Train Pavilion on June 26, 2011 in Concord, California.

“You bassists who think your bass isn’t loud enough, you’re right! I always want my bass louder in the mix”: How Geddy Lee found his sound with Rush

By Brian Fox published

Geddy Lee used distortion to “knit together” his live sound with Canada’s pioneering power trio

Alex Lifeson (L) and Geddy Lee of Rush perform in concert at The Frank Erwin Center on April 23, 2013 in Austin, Texas.

Listen to Geddy Lee’s isolated bassline on Freewill. The Rush song Alex Lifeson said was their “most ambitious”

By Nick Wells published

Geddy Lee: “One moment it’s heavy riffing and then you utilise the rhythm section verses the guitar”

Alex Lifeson onstage at an early Rush show with his Gibson ES-335 – a guitar he initially favored over a Les Paul

Alex Lifeson says he first chose an ES-335 over the Les Paul for this reason

By Matt Parker published

In a new clip with Gibson TV, the Canadian guitar legend has been discussing days spent haunting guitar stores before Rush made it big

Bass guitarist Cliff Burton (1962-1986) and guitarist Kirk Hammett pose for a studio portrait during the Damage, Inc. Tour on April 4, 1986. Geddy Lee of Rush attends the 32nd Annual Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony at Barclays Center on April 7, 2017.

When Cliff Burton met Geddy Lee: “He started pacing, he started smoking pot, and he was like, ‘Oh my God!’”

By Nick Wells published

Kirk Hammett remembers when Rush frontman Geddy Lee showed up at a Metallica show

Bassist Frank Bello of Anthrax performs at Brooklyn Bowl Las Vegas at The LINQ Promenade on February 11, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Frank Bello: 5 bass players who influenced me

By Joel McIver published

Anthrax bassist Frank Bello on Geezer Butler, Steve Harris, Paul McCartney and more

Rush's Geddy Lee (foreground) onstage with Chad Smith

Watch pro-shot footage of Rush performing Working Man with Chad Smith at Taylor Hawkins tribute

By Matt Parker published

See Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee team up with the RHCP drummer for a spectacular live outing

Alex Lifeson's rhythmic and melodic sensibility are at the forefront of Rush's sound

Learn the rhythm and lead styles of Rush’s Alex Lifeson

By Martin Cooper published

These two studies demonstrate how Lifeson marries rhythmic intrigue to imaginative melodic and harmonic themes to create Rush's life-affirming prog-rock sound

Alex Lifeson (far left) and Geddy Lee of the band Rush, and Matt Stone (background) perform at The South Park 25th Anniversary Concert at Red Rocks Amphitheatre on August 10, 2022 in Morrison, Colorado

Watch Rush’s Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee reunite to perform Closer to the Heart, with South Park creator Matt Stone on drums

By Jackson Maxwell last updated

The surprise reunion took place earlier this week at South Park: The 25th Anniversary Concert at the Red Rocks Park and Amphitheatre in Morrison, Colorado

Alex Lifeson of Rush

10 of the best songs over 10 minutes long

By Josh Hart last updated

Here are some of the greatest - and longest - tracks that clock well into the double digits

Les Claypool

Primus cancel European leg of A Tribute To Kings tour due to “unavoidable logistical challenges”

By Matt Owen published

The mammoth Rush tribute tour comes to a premature end

Alex Lifeson and Primus

Larry LaLonde and Les Claypool join Alex Lifeson to discuss A Farewell To Kings and recall that one time the Rush guitarist used a tortilla chip as a guitar pick

By Joe Bosso published

With Primus on tour playing the 1977 classic, the band's guitarist and bassist/frontman talk tribute acts and discuss the album's legacy with Rush's Alex Lifeson

(from left) Dave Grohl, Brian May, Wolfgang Van Halen and Alex Lifeson

Foo Fighters to be joined by Brian May, Wolfgang Van Halen, Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson and more at Taylor Hawkins tribute concerts

By Jackson Maxwell published

Josh Homme, Stewart Copeland, Chris Chaney, Omar Hakim, Mark Ronson, Hawkins' side band Chevy Metal, and many more are also slated to appear at both concerts

Geddy Lee

Rush’s Geddy Lee on A Farewell To Kings, Les Claypool the bassist, and what he thinks of Primus playing the album live in its entirety

By Ellen O'Reilly, Joel McIver published

Playing A Farewell To Kings in full is not for the fainthearted. Even Geddy Lee, the man who recorded it, thought Les Claypool “was a little bit nuts” for attempting it

Les Claypool

Les Claypool: “Singing Geddy Lee parts and playing bass, or just singing Geddy Lee parts period, is f**king hard, because it’s up in the upper stratosphere”

By Ellen O'Reilly, Joel McIver last updated

Primus are currently on the road, playing the Rush album A Farewell To Kings in its entirety. We ask Claypool what made him embark on such a mad endeavor

Alex Lifeson

Alex Lifeson on life after Rush and finding a new sound with Envy of None

By Gregory Adams published

The legendary Rush guitarist is taking a scaled-down approach to his new project but, as he explains, making “ear candy” that suits the song takes focus – and lots of it