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Instruments and equipment used by the band Rush
The musical equipment used by the members of Rush have changed many times over the years. The following is a catalog of the gear they have used or are currently using.
Geddy Lee's main bass is a black 1972 Fender Jazz Bass he bought from a pawn shop in Kalamazoo, Michigan for $200 (US$952 in 2021 dollars[1]). It was used to record the albums Permanent Waves, Moving Pictures, Signals, Counterparts, Test for Echo, Vapor Trails, Feedback, Snakes and Arrows, and Clockwork Angels. Since 1994, it has been Lee's main bass for live and studio work. Lee modified it with a Leo Quan BadAss II Bridge, and the original neck had to be replaced before the Snakes & Arrows Tour. In 1998, Fender began production on the Geddy Lee Signature Jazz Bass, modeled after his 1972 Jazz Bass. It is still in production, and sunburst was added as a color choice in 2009. In 2015, Fender released a revised USA model with several changes made to it, many of which reflected the changes Lee made to his own instrument. Another prominent instrument of Lee's is a black Rickenbacker 4001, which he used for live and studio work from 1975 to 1984. In 2007 and 2008, Lee used this bass for the song "A Passage to Bangkok" on the Snakes & Arrows Tour.
Rickenbacker 4080/12 (Double-neck, 4001 bass & 12-string guitar with humbuckers)
Rickenbacker 3001
Fender Teardrop Bass (the Precision bass from above, but at this point given a makeover with the body cut into a teardrop shape, a blue "watery" paintjob, and an extra pickup added.)
1 Audio Technica AEW-DA6600 Antenna Distribution System
1 Whirlwind A/B Box
1 Custom Audio Japan AC0912 System Power Supply
2 Custom Audio Japan GVCA-2 Rev.3 Midi Programmable Volume Control
1 TC 1210 Spatial Expander+Stereo Chorus/Flanger
1 Behringer XR4400 Multigate Pro
2 Digital Music Corp. GCX Guitar Audio Switcher
3 Behringer MX602 Professional Splitter/Mixer
4 TC Electronic G-Force
1 Loft Modular Device
3 Palmer PDI 03 Speaker Simulator
1 Ernie Ball 25K OHM Volume Pedal
1 Axess Electronics FX1 Midi Footcontroller
3 Ω Brace Acoustic Guitar Holder
1 Ultracase Guitar Vault
1 Ultracase 8 Space Guitar Stand
Time Machine Tour
Gibson Les Paul Custom Black Beauty (backup; tuned down one whole step for "2112")
Gibson Les Paul Axcess Prototype (Black with Floyd Rose Tremolo); nicknamed "Big Al"; tuned to drop D for "Stick it Out"
Gibson Les Paul Axcess (Iced Tea with Floyd Rose Tremolo); nicknamed "Lil Al"; tuned down one whole step for "2112"
Gibson Signature Alex Lifeson Les Paul Axcess; serial number AL001 - Viceroy Brown (used for “Tom Sawyer”, “Red Barchetta”, “YYZ”, “Limelight”, “Caravan”, and “Closer to the Heart”)
Gibson Signature Alex Lifeson Les Paul Axcess; serial number AL003 - Royal Crimson Red (used for “The Spirit of Radio”, “Presto”, “Faithless”, “BU2B”, “Freewill”, “Marathon”, and “Subdivisions”)
1958 Sunburst Gibson Les Paul Reissue (with Piezo and dual outputs added); nicknamed "Cheri" (used for “Workin’ Them Angels", "The Camera Eye" and "Witch Hunt")
1976 Gibson ES-355 (used for “Far Cry”, “La Villa Strangiato”, and “Working Man”)
1952 Reissue Fender Telecaster (with Badass bridge, sanded neck, volume/tone knobs moved towards the bridge, and individual brass saddles; used for "Vital Signs")
1991 Black PRS CE24 (for "Leave That Thing Alone")
PRS Tobacco Sunburst NF3 with Evans E-1 Eliminator Single-Coil Pickup in bridge position (used for "Time Stand Still")
Garrison OM-20 Octave Mandolin
Martin D12-28 (3)
Clockwork Angels Tour
Gibson Signature Alex Lifeson Les Paul Axcess in Black, With no pickguard; nicknamed "Blackie"; [Used on: Subdivisions, Force Ten, Grand Designs, The Body Electric, Territories, The Analog Kid, Bravado, Where's My Thing?/Here It Is! [Drum Solo], Caravan, Clockwork Angels, The Anarchist, The Wreckers, Seven Cities of Gold, Wish Them Well, The Garden, Dreamline, Red Sector A, YYZ, The Spirit of Radio, Tom Sawyer,
Gibson Les Paul Standard [Tobacco Sunburst]; nicknamed "Stan";[Tuned DGCFAD for 2112]
Gibson Les Paul Axcess Prototype (Black with Floyd Rose Tremolo); nicknamed "Big Al"; tuned to F# for "The Big Money"
1957 Gibson Les Paul Goldtop [Borrowed from Geddy Lee]; nicknamed "Dirk"; [Used on Headlong Flight]. However on the CW Blu-Ray disk, he is seen playing the Gibson R9 Les Paul with highly figured top (Tuned to open E); nicknamed "Honey"; as he did in the R40 Tour.
1976 Gibson Alex Lifeson ES-355 [Used on Working Man and Far Cry]
Gibson Les Paul Standard [Vintage Sunburst] [Used on Halo Effect]
Fender ‘59 Reissue Telecaster Red [Used on “Manhattan Project”]
R40 Tour
Gibson Signature Alex Lifeson Les Paul Axcess in Black, with added white pickguard; nicknamed "Blackie"; (Used on: Clockwork Angels, Roll The Bones, Distant Early Warning, Red Bardchetta, YYZ, and Spirit Of The Radio)
Gibson Signature Alex Lifeson Les Paul Axcess R40 Edition; (Used on: Animate)
Gibson Signature Alex Lifeson Les Paul Axcess R40 Edition with Tune-O-Matic bridge and no piezo; (Used on: The Anarchist)
Gibson Les Paul Axcess (Iced Tea with Floyd Rose Tremolo); nicknamed "Lil Al"; (Tuned to drop-D for Between The Wheels)
1958 Sunburst Gibson Les Paul Reissue (with Piezo and dual outputs added); nicknamed "Cheri"; (Used on: The Camera Eye, Closer To The Heart, Natural Science)
1976 Gibson ES-355 (Used on: Cygnus X-1)
1972 Gibson Les Paul Standard (Tobacco Sunburst); nicknamed "Stan"; (Tuned DGCFAD for Hemispheres and 2112)
Gibson Memphis ES-Les Paul (White); nicknamed "Princess"; (Used on: Tom Sawyer)
Gibson Memphis ES-Les Paul (Sunburst); (Used on: Subdivisions, Losing It)
1960 Gibson Les Paul Standard; nicknamed "Leke"; (Used on: Far Cry, Jacob's Ladder)
1957 Gibson Les Paul Goldtop (Borrowed from Geddy Lee); nicknamed "Dirk"; (Used on: The Main Monkey Business)
Fender Custom Shop Stratocaster with Zexcoil pickup in bridge position and reversed output jack; (Used on: One Little Victory)
Fender Custom Shop Telecaster (Pink Paisley finish); (Used on: Lakeside Park, Anthem)
Gibson R9 Les Paul with highly figured top (Tuned to open E); nicknamed "Honey"; (Used on: Headlong Flight)
PRS Custom Shop 12-string; (Used on: How It Is)
Rickenbacker 360; (Used on: The Wreckers)
1968 Gibson ES-335 in Tobacco Sunburst (Alex's first "proper" guitar); nicknamed "Gerri"; (Used on: What You're Doing, Working Man)
Gibson Signature Alex Lifeson EDS-1275 Doubleneck prototype; nicknamed "Heavy Bastard"; (Used on: Xanadu); the original EDS-1275 was donated to a museum in Toronto
PRS Alex Lifeson Signature acoustic; (Used on: Natural Science)
Historically Peart has played Zildjian A-series cymbals along with Wuhan china cymbals. In the early 2000s, Peart moved away from Zildjian and Wuhan and began exclusively using Paragon, a line created for him by Sabian.[3][4] In concert, Peart uses an elaborate 360-degree drum kit measuring 9' X 9', with a large acoustic set in front and electronic drums to the rear. The kit stands on a rotating riser that allows Peart to access different sections as needed and still face front as he plays.
Aleksandar Živojinović,, known professionally as Alex Lifeson, is a Canadian musician, best known as the guitarist and backing vocalist of the progressive rock band Rush. In 1968, Lifeson co-founded the band that would later become Rush, with drummer John Rutsey and bassist and lead vocalist Jeff Jones. Jones was replaced by Geddy Lee a month later, and Rutsey was replaced by Neil Peart in 1974. Before the band was disbanded in 2018, Lifeson was the only continuous member who stayed in Rush since its inception, and along with bass guitarist/vocalist Geddy Lee, the only member to appear on every album.
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