Terrapin

Oh, Alex is playing guitar, but he isn't playing all the guitars, if you get my drift. No, I don't get your "drift" sweetie, but I get your retreat. I'll ask you again, where is Alex Lifeson miming, which songs? Which parts?

[quote=Cosy Toes,May 13 2011, 11:33 PM On the positive side, Alex looked well into it - even if his guitar work is very Milli Vanilli Milli Vanilli? Are you suggesting that Alex is miming his guitar parts? Given your musical expertise and guitar playing prowess, I would be most interested to read your detailed assessment of the "mimed" bits? Please enlighten me Ms Toes...

BRILLIANT Pictures Pete. Many thanks for sharing them!!! :-))

QUOTE (Cosy Toes @ May 13 2011, 11:33 PM) Neil had a face like a Bulldog licking piss off a nettle all night, Maybe somebody told him that you scored some tickets?

Which one would they vote for?

QUOTE (GeminiRising79 @ May 2 2011, 10:15 PM) QUOTE (Terrapin @ May 2 2011, 05:11 PM) So, the Bible Bashing Rush fans here are getting their collective knickers in a twist over Peart's anti-religion lyrics... Get over it people. The non-religious amongst us cannot stand having YOUR beliefs rammed down our throats, via TV Evangelical methods, billboard propaganda, fire and brimstone threats etc... Peart has every right to express himself appertaining to his views on such matters. Given the cyber "Witch Hunt" that seems to be rearing it's ugly head on this forum, it would appear that Peart got it exactly right back in '81. As many others have stated, if you don't like Peart's views, well you know where the door is. Please go and burn your crosses elsewhere. You've largely misinterpreted things here. Jesus loves you... ;-)

So, the Bible Bashing Rush fans here are getting their collective knickers in a twist over Peart's anti-religion lyrics... Get over it people. The non-religious amongst us cannot stand having YOUR beliefs rammed down our throats, via TV Evangelical methods, billboard propaganda, fire and brimstone threats etc... Peart has every right to express himself appertaining to his views on such matters. Given the cyber "Witch Hunt" that seems to be rearing it's ugly head on this forum, it would appear that Peart got it exactly right back in '81. As many others have stated, if you don't like Peart's views, well you know where the door is. Please go and burn your crosses elsewhere.

Why the past tense? I think you mean, What if CA SUCKS not "SUCKED" as it has not been released yet. Your follow up question should read, "how WILL you feel", not "WOULD" As your question relies upon an entirely subjective opinion, I will feel just fine. Thanks for asking...

ak2112, Are you high dude? The 5.1 remaster is fab. I'm not entirely sure what you are on about, but you appear to be a cloth-eared cretin, searching for 15 minutes of cyber attention... So, you're an "Audiophile" eh? Because you say so? Based on what credentials? Please engage your ears before typing in future... You'll find two of them on either side of your head.

Again, just my two cents worth, but Geddy is singing incredibly well. In fact, I would not have thought to question his vox but due to the OP. After a (pointless) check. All is well in Rush Land... I'm very much looking forward to the Dublin show!

You see, this is the problem with the internet and particularly, Youtube. This is a recording, from somebody's cheap camera phone, situated (by the looks of the angle) not far from the right speaker column. Not so long ago proper board mixes were dismissed as being non representative of live performances as they were not capturing what the audience was hearing, due to the fact that balances were presenting vocals much louder in the board mix in order to compensate for the ambient volume of the backline. NOW, we have people listening to dreadful audio recordings captured via tiny phone and digital camera mics, via Youtube... another dodgy audio medium and passing judgement. Here's the situation folks: Small mics compress sound to the point that the loudest aspect of any recording will appear to be flat to the human ear. Don't believe me, try it out yourselves... Get your phone or your little digital camera out and hum a note. Hum it louder (I mean LOUDER) and hear the pitch changes. Now, add in some ambient noise. Can you hear how the pitch of the hum changes further? I'm not saying that Geddy is pitch perfect, but to judge a vocal performance on a very dodgy recording and comment that Geddy has lost his voice and that one was "Crying" is absolutely pathetic, albeit fairly typical of the "Youtube generation" It would appear that the lyrics to "Virtuality" were highly prophetic...

Thanks guys for the replies... _pete_ Wow, that is a very comprehensive list. Much appreciated! Makes sense that Alex is using the PRS with the single coil in the bridge position for TSS as it was originally recorded with an active single coil pickup on HYF Thanks again for taking the time to share the info! Kind Regards, T

Hello All, Can anyone tell me which songs Alex is using his PRS guitars for? Many Thanks!

QUOTE (SignatureAurora75 @ Sep 18 2009, 05:07 PM) Hey DigitalMan that was an excellent outstanding beautiful post. You just made my day. Very very informative stuff, I just eat that up, for me it seems like good people that share my same interest are hard to come by. Thank you for the info about Craigslist reader, that will definitely be a valuable tool. Strangely enough, I never checked into the 2100SEL. If I would have known about that being pretty much the same thing then I would have just recommended it to him in the first place. Plus, perhaps I would have been looking for one. I don't have any clips of my sounds, but I'm working toward that. Here's how I have my setup, and by the way you may laugh and some may find this unusual: My 2000 CPL is sitting on its side right next to my computer monitor right now as I type, resting on an old copy VHS tape of Rush live from the Counterparts tour. I had to put that tape there to level it because I'm sure you know about the rack mounts that protrude. All I've got plugged into the back is the power cable. Now, I mostly play in front of my computer anyhow since I jam along with Rush via WMP or practice using Guitar Pro 5. The 2000cpl has a headphones output right next to the power button. I have a cord from there going into the input jack for my computer speakers (Bose, hey they sound great!) Once I get my 250ML back I plan on taking out the 2000cpl and hooking it up along with the 250ML, then I have a couple of Marshall cabs and I will be able to play LOUD. I tried to hook my 2000CPL right up to my Marshall amp and what a waste of time that was. It seemed that the marshall took away a lot of that magical sound of the GK2000cpl. Now, your choice and mention of pickups was right on. Those EMG S series (Although I havent heard the H) should get that "acoustic", Tai Shan, Territories clean sound). After my big rant yesterday, someone had mentioned "I feel your pain, but it really does all start with the pickups." So, I came home and played each of my 5 different guitars in 10 minutes through my 2000CPL. While they all did have a similar tone, it was clearly quite evident that that some pickups REALLY sounded like Alex's tone, particularly the Evans and the stock pickups on the the Signature Aurora. The pickups on the Aurora are actives that were made by Fernandes. I would bet they are the same thing as the EMG S. Alex's Aurora actually had passive Evans pickups connected to an on-board pre-amp, which I've been working on cloning with no luck. That's great you got an email from Jimmy Johnson! I actually emailed him once a few months back but never got a response. I wanted to ask him questions about gear too and particularly the moment when Great White was dropped and the neck broke. Please do record some of your work and post it up as soon as you can. I'm very curious as to what you're actually getting at. Normally, I wouldn't be that bothered, but your obsession with this issue is quite intriguing. If you were really interested in Signature Guitars you would be spending your time on ebay/Signature tribute site / etc... Why are you asking Rush fans about a specific guitar from the 1980's that Alex Lifeson no longer uses? Are you a guitar player in a long list of Rush tribute bands searching for the Show of Hands "sound"? Or a bedroom guitarist searching for same. I ask because generally, the 80's Lifeson sound has always been considered a bit "Naff " as Alex has clearly stated in many interviews that by all accounts, you are not aware of. It is quite well known that Alex ditched the GK's for Marshalls back in the early 90's So, what are you after exactly and for what reason? Again, it means nothing to me but your obsession (angry posts with barf inducing apologies) is quite interesting. Whats up?