RUSH’s ALEX LIFESON To Public sale Off Guitars Used All through His Profession

Rush guitarist Alex Lifeson has teamed up with Julien’s Auctions for the upcoming Property From The Archives Of Alex Lifeson public sale. The auctions will happen between Could 20 and 22, and can function over 100 objects of Lifeson‘s from over time, together with:

• A 1976 custom-built Gibson ES-355TD, aka “Whitey,” performed by Lifeson all through most of his profession with Rush. Whitey is featured on all albums from A Farewell to Kings to Take a look at for Echo, and could be seen performed by Lifeson on stage throughout all Rush excursions from 1977 to 2015 in addition to in most of the band’s music movies.
• A 1970 Gibson Les Paul acquired by Lifeson throughout Rush‘s inaugural tour and performed extensively on all Rush albums and excursions from Fly By Evening and 2112 to Hemispheres.
• A 1971 Jose Ramirez acoustic guitar utilized by Lifeson to file all classical-style tracks on the album Hemispheres, together with “The Timber” and “La Villa Strangiato.”
• A 1976 Gibson Dove acoustic guitar performed on quite a few excursions and utilized by Lifeson to write down “Nearer to the Coronary heart” and different songs from the 1977 Rush album A Farewell to Kings.
• A 1976 Gibson J-55 acoustic guitar utilized by Lifeson to compose Rush‘s platinum-selling album 2112 in addition to A Farewell to Kings and served as the principle acoustic guitar on “Pure Science” and “Digital camera Eye” from Everlasting Waves and Shifting Photos.
• A 1980 {custom} Hentor Sportscaster performed by Lifeson on most Rush albums since Shifting Photos, and was the principle guitar used on the recording of the album Grace Below Strain. This guitar was favored by Lifeson as his major instrument for soloing – specifically the solo for the band’s hit single “Limelight,” and could be seen within the music movies for “Very important Indicators,” “Countdown,” and “Enemy Inside.” The Sportscaster’s heavy but versatile sound embodies Rush‘s daring sonic explorations of the Eighties and Lifeson‘s progress as a soloist throughout this time.
• A 1981 Gibson Howard Roberts fusion guitar that served as Lifeson‘s primary guitar in the course of the Shifting Photos tour.

Take a look at the full itemizing right here. You can too take a look at Lifeson‘s new band Envy Of None right here.

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