Alex Lifeson
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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

“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

“It can produce the most horrific fuzz in the universe”: Alex Lifeson debuts his second stompbox, the LERXST Snow Dog – paying tribute to the fuzz tones championed by Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page and Jeff Beck
By Matt Owen published
The Rush legend continues his advance on the gear market with the LERXST brand, which already has a guitar and drive/boost pedal to its name

NAMM 2024: “It’s not just a reissue of that very special instrument. This was an opportunity to showcase 40 years of evolution”: Alex Lifeson partners with Godin for the LERXST Limelight – a new take on his legendary Hentor Sportcaster
By Matt Parker published
The Rush icon has teamed-up with another forward-thinking Canadian export for his new S-style signature guitar

“I don't know if I can play like I played back then”: Alex Lifeson discusses how arthritis is affecting his playing – and why returning to the road might not be wise
By Matt Owen published
The Rush legend is taking “very, very effective” treatments to deal with his arthritis, but concedes his joint issue is “slowly getting worse”
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