New Alex Lifeson signature amp range: LERXST Amps

prowla

I quite liked the website.

I also really like some of Lerxst's playing - he has a great economy with the close chords and the solo on Limelight is one of my all-time favourites.

However, I've never aspired to his tone and I can't see any circumstance I would look to buy one of those amps.

Svartmetall

I really think he is one of if not the most under-rated guitarists in rock. His versatility - using classical as well as 6 and 12 string acoustic and electric guitars - always interested me, which is I think one reason I've always had multiple guitars (I liked Steve Howe for the same reason, though I've always been more a fan of Rush than Yes).

Initially he was a reasonably straight-ahead post-Page rock guitarist, but although he grew a lot technically between 'Rush' and '2112' , the way he developed as a player both sonically and stylistically between 'A Farewell To KIngs' and 'Grace Under Pressure' is a fascinating example of a player's evolution.

Modulus_Amps

I have never really listened to Rush either, so will put some on today to get a feel for what he was about.

The one thing I actually do like about this product launch is that it is mojotone that is behind it, obviously mojotone supply a lot of the smaller boutique builders and have the parts to build most vintage amps, If this is the way they are going to go they could launch some interesting artist tweaked products.

EricTheWeary

There is a sort of amp in a box overdrive pedal as well. Snuck into the website, there is a Reverb demo of you venture onto YouTube. 

jeztone2

Modulus_Amps said:

I have never really listened to Rush either, so will put some on today to get a feel for what he was about.

The one thing I actually do like about this product launch is that it is mojotone that is behind it, obviously mojotone supply a lot of the smaller boutique builders and have the parts to build most vintage amps, If this is the way they are going to go they could launch some interesting artist tweaked products.

To get a feel of what Alex is about. I’d ignore the records and go on YouTube. Live is very much where he shone. Rush In Rio, R30, Snakes & Arrows tours are to me his peak as a player. 

Svartmetall

jeztone2 said:

Modulus_Amps said:

I have never really listened to Rush either, so will put some on today to get a feel for what he was about.

The one thing I actually do like about this product launch is that it is mojotone that is behind it, obviously mojotone supply a lot of the smaller boutique builders and have the parts to build most vintage amps, If this is the way they are going to go they could launch some interesting artist tweaked products.

To get a feel of what Alex is about. I’d ignore the records and go on YouTube. Live is very much where he shone. Rush In Rio, R30, Snakes & Arrows tours are to me his peak as a player. 

I would definitely add 'Exit: Stage Left' or the bonus full-show live set that's on discs 2 & 3 of the 'Moving Pictures' reissue, that's a classic era of the band's work.

HerbieTheRadDorklift

Thought he already had a Lerxst head?

jeztone2

HerbieTheRadDorklift said:

Thought he already had a Lerxst head?

Yeah but that’s an outright copy of a Marshall 2555. I think they were struggling to source spares so he had clones made. 

Crazed_Fandango

I was a big Rush fan in the late 80s and pretty much played their albums back to back.  At some point I realised there was other music  I still follow them and collect their albums & DVDs and wish I had a fraction of Alex's talent.

I don't think the amps are ugly, but visually, they don't really excite me.  I'm not really into the whole signature rhubarb though.