Can't view it at work, but I know his LPs w/ Floyds are sportin' HUGE Brass FU Big-Blocks!!
Vastly underrated guitarist, have always enjoyed Alex's playing...
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Originally Posted by jhale667
Can't view it at work, but I know his LPs w/ Floyds are sportin' HUGE Brass FU Big-Blocks!!
You have convinced me of the advantages of this. I'm definitely going to look into it for my main irreplaceable guitar although it has a Kahler on it?
Last time I saw them live two hours in I had an odd thought about 'How can a human remember all of those notes?'
I was pretty wasted though...
There is a bit of sense in my thought since Jazz/Blues people improvise and the Classical people have the music in front of them.
Looking forward to seeing them again next month.
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You'd have to get it retrofitted for a Floyd first; (as you no doubt know, but for reference) Kahlers mount in a shallow cavity on the face of the guitar, but don't have the spring-cavity in the back like a Floyd or standard Strat trem. It's a pretty involved mod but can be done...
Hmm...
I'm too scared to do anything too radical to it.
I'll maybe try it on my Ibanez thing first.
That's what I'd recommend. Make sure you like the $50 (or whatever after fund-conversion) part before doing a $200+ destructive modification to your baby, right?But it WILL improve the tone of a Floyd...I'm trying one of the standard Strat Big-Blocks soon, too...
I'd also like to check out the H&K amps Lifeson's using (unless he's switched up mid-tour? Again, can't watch this til later). I've tried some of their amps and while they didn't make me want to swap the Boogie out, they DID sound pretty good!
Alex is the reason my pedalboard is what it is. Most of my effect preference is subliminally derived from his 70's tones.
He was as much of an influence on me as Ed was when I was growing up and developing as a player. He's a true "tonechaser".
His rhythm's are inventive and his solo's are like sonic paintings. He's the one responsible for bringing Rush back to their roots after the
"Grace Under Pressure", "Power Windows" synth phase.
Trolls take heed...LOG OUT & FUCK OFF!!!
He's too nice of a guy as well.
~data~
next hatred thread:nice guys
Another one of those classic genius posts, sure to generate responses. You log on the next day to see what your witty gem has produced to find no one gets it and 2 knotheads want to stick their dicks in it... Well played, sir!!
A friend of mine had Alex as a golf partner for a charity fund raiser. Said he's super nice and down to Earth and probably the farthest thing from a "Rock Star" one could imagine.
He tried to press him for some R&R dirt. He didn't care to talk much about the business, except he did say that the guys in The Grateful Dead couldn't stand each other and that
they (The Dead) were only in it for the money...
Kristy, do you like "nice" guys?
Alex is a nice guy. A stereotypical Canadian. I should know, I dated one from Winnipeg. On a side note, always wanted to be Alex's guitar tech if I had the knowledge. Some of those early Gibson's he has are just beautiful guitars.
A nice stereotype to be associated with, I must say...
Yeah, it's all fun and games 'till his rig goes for a shit and it's on your shoulders to get the show back on...
That would never happen under my watch.
Hey Kid, wanna job?
The big question for anyone here would be about Ray Daniels.
He's been manager of such a smart sound band for all these years, he even appears in their comedy video bits now so how could he be such a cunt with Van Halen?
Simple, Alex was the EX-brother-in-law. So with that vendetta, he decided to turn =VH= into shit by letting Eddie Van Lyen steer the ship.
Because we know Van Halen would never do that....A nice stereotype to be associated with, I must say...
Yeah, it's all fun and games 'till his rig goes for a shit and it's on your shoulders to get the show back on...
After reading Rush: Chemistry - The Definitive Biography , I've pretty much come to the inescapable conclusion that the band manages him. Otherwise left to his own devices, Daniels would fuck up making an ice cube. By the way, the book really is a terrific read, and doesn't pull any punches when being critical of the group:
Chemistry: The Definitive Biography
“The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge.”― Stephen Hawking
What is the point in having the bizarre photoshopped David Copperfield picture at the start around 12 seconds, we can see he doesn't look like that?
We were hanging around the venue when Rush was setting up the stage for the Signals tour. We had tickets for the show but watched the sound check. We went outside and someone was driving one of the buses like a mad man through the parking lot. The maniac behind the wheel was Alex Lifeson. He seemed like he had a wild streak to him in those days. He used to have someone throw a new guitar out to him during the show and he would throw the one he was done playing. One time the he dropped the guitar. Geddy was just cracking up at him.
It could and likely WOULD. Murphy's law of guitar-teching.
Easy for you to say...but have you ever been the tech on a gig where the guitarist's MIDI controller goes down in the middle of the set, and the band travels so light there's no spare? Or how about for a well-known Whitesnake guitarist and the output transformer on his main Marshall Plexi blows? Even if something like those two scenarios aren't beyond your level of electronic expertise - you ain't gettin' THAT fixed in 5 minutes or less so the show can resume. "Not on your watch"? Think again.
You can't plan for every contingency no matter how hard you try.
just ask the japaneseEasy for you to say...but have you ever been the tech on a gig where the guitarist's MIDI controller goes down in the middle of the set, and the band travels so light there's no spare? Or how about for a well-known Whitesnake guitarist and the output transformer on his main Marshall Plexi blows? Even if something like those two scenarios aren't beyond your level of electronic expertise - you ain't gettin' THAT fixed in 5 minutes or less so the show can resume. "Not on your watch"? Think again.
You can't plan for every contingency no matter how hard you try.
Murphy Law is prevalent everywhere. This is why I wouldn't mess with amps because I don't know a damn thing about them apart from, say, those Fender Tone Master(s) that I really love the sound of. And then just to spite me, Jimmy Page stated using the Fender Tone Master...but I digress. Did I mention how much I can't stand that limey rat bastard? Anyhoo, this is why I'd stick with guitars...re-stringing, neck, bridge, intonation adjusting, pod and switch replacement - simple techniques that don't require too much effort and really wouldn't result in stage mishaps. I did that kind of work for close to two years while in college and was damn good at it even though re-stringing 12-strings and mandolins was a bit more than a pain in the ass.
i'm a huge fan of simplicity.
Depends. If you are the tech for Mick Mars and something like that happens you just turn up the guitar on the backing tape.Easy for you to say...but have you ever been the tech on a gig where the guitarist's MIDI controller goes down in the middle of the set, and the band travels so light there's no spare? Or how about for a well-known Whitesnake guitarist and the output transformer on his main Marshall Plexi blows? Even if something like those two scenarios aren't beyond your level of electronic expertise - you ain't gettin' THAT fixed in 5 minutes or less so the show can resume. "Not on your watch"? Think again.
You can't plan for every contingency no matter how hard you try.
Or if you happen to be in this "band"
And this one, as well...
All I know after watching that video is since I'd already been toying with the idea of putting Ghost piezo saddles on one of my Floyds, now I reeeeeeeally want to.
What gets me about that is that Vince sounds so poor these days why would Mars be concerned about it?
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True: when the local Border's was closing up shop in my town I was in there for their remaining last 5 days or the such and looked at the magazine rack. This, this was all that was left on it:
I kid you not.
there's the inspiration for the last Friday the 13th movie.True: when the local Border's was closing up shop in my town I was in there for their remaining last 5 days or the such and looked at the magazine rack. This, this was all that was left on it:
I kid you not.
As far as lip syncing, this one's an award winner.
He gets singled out in my book for having rhythm guitar backing during his solos now.
How fucking dumb do they think the audience are?
I would swear Kristy you were the chick Page sexually assaulted with the mud shark but then you are too young to have taken part of that 1970's debauchery.
Kool Kristy. I didn't know you set up stringed instruments. It's getting harder to find decent people that can do that kind of work since music retail has gone the mail order and big box route.
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