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Oh wow, that does seem to be a scarce find. I'm not sure I would pass up my '67 ES-335 for it, but man, that is wonderful.
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I'm pretty sure I remember that contest in '87. Was it in the magazine issue that came with the vinyl recording of "Pieces of Eight"? Anyone still have that?
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Don't know much Blondie, but I am VERY fond of the punk/new wave era...Psychedelic Furs, Split Enz, Iggy Pop, The Tubes, etc. I should probably check them out, finally, 30 years later.
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Neil hasn't used one since about 1984, so he might have a spare.
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From day one, I have firmly believed it to be an electronic snare. I remember being shocked to hear it, 'cuz it immediately made me think of Kraftwerk, another band I like, but so far removed from Rush.
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Wish I was in the market...I think a Signature would complement the ES-335 quite well.
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QUOTE (PhilCastro @ Mar 9 2009, 06:36 PM) Hopefully i'll be going to see them later this year when they tour with Dream Theater. Its gonna be awesome! 
I saw the first ever USA ZPZ show a couple years ago in the Tower Theater, and Mike Portnoy was sitting a couple rows in front of us. The other cool thing for me was the venue...my first Frank Zappa concert was at the Tower theater in 1988. It was great to be back there for the Dweeze.
RushfanNlv, glad to hear you're getting into Frank's music. There's so much of it, you can completely hate 25 of his albums and still love about 50 others. It's a long, wonderful journey of discovery. I actually dislike a lot of Frank's material, but I love more Zappa material than that of any other artist.
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I used to have Rush Complete which spanned Rush through Signals, I believe. No tabs, just standard music staffs; no guitar solos either. Great book....I don't know what happened to my copy, dangit!
I do have a tablature book for the Moving Pictures album, complete with solos. It's very good...sorry, I don't have it in front of me to give more details.
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OK, I also found the black ES-345 in this clip from the PeW warm-up tour...wish I had this show on DVD!!!!
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Thanks for sharing the video. It's not the kind of song I'd seek out, but it is good. It's something I'd enjoy a lot more live. And I would be proud if I was in your band.
The girls...holy frijoles, man...
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Knowing music theory and reading music is a great advantage...especially if you want to play any jazz.
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QUOTE (Crockettsonny84 @ Jan 28 2009, 06:15 PM) Well, I was doing some reading and came up with some points hee.
He got the black 345 to replace the sunburst one which was given to a guy on the road crew for his birthday. He used the 345 as a backup for his strat which by this time (ca.1980) was being seen regularly to play By-tor and the snow dog. Alex complained about how much he's not used to Fenders mainly because the original neck on the strat was Maple and that it didnt balance right with him, he had to get used to it. So, he had to use the 345 on songs like By-Tor and the Spirit of Radio to leave the fender out of some of the shows to avoid trainwrecks.
The Pyramid guitar was custom made for him by the Pyramid company of Michigan in 1977 at the same time he got the sunburst 345, the Roland Guitar Synth, and the 1275 Doubleneck. He used the Roland exclusively for Hemispheres Book II because of the atmosphere of the song. The Pyramid was used exclusively for Jacob's Ladder, and the 345 was used for Circumstances. He didnt like the Roland because it was too intricate for practical use and still has it at his home studio. The Pyramid guitar was a great guitar according to him, nothing much else after that. Im really curious now as to what he did with all the other guitars hes had. He had that tobacco 335, the Black ES 369 which has NEVER been seen, except for those publicity photos in 1981. He also had a standard SG supposedly around that time, probably for back up.
I also forgot to mention, but this holds a good key point to alex's sound. Alex always does amp miking, he uses it for a stereo signal hard left and hard right. The middle is reserved for solos that way the outer right/left can hold the rhythm. Also, he didnt like to do DI with his instruments, they always had to do it last minute or to fill something in. Back in the late 70's early 80s, Alex did all his DI stuff on the Howard Roberts or the Strat if need be.Great stuff...I'm into Alex's backup/less-used guitars from those days too.
I did once see a picture of Alex on stage with the ES-369. Years ago...and not since. He must have used it once or twice on the 1980 tour, and at least one picture was taken.
I had also read about the sunburst ES-345 being given away as a gift. I have only seen it being played (played a lot, actually) on the Hemispheres tour. The black ES-345 I have seen several pictures of from 1979-1980. And it is the guitar used for the Tom Sawyer solo...see the Le Studio video! Oh, and let's not forget the cameo appearance of the black 345 in the video for "The Pass", 1989/90.
There are at least two Pyramid guitars...a striped brown one and a white one which someone on this forum posted pictures of (Hemi tour) in the "cool pics" thread.
I have also seen stage pics of the black Strat with maple neck on the web, but I can find none now. One was definitely 1980.
The (original) late 60's ES-335 is still in his collection...I have seen a picture of him in the studio with it...within the last 3 or 4 years...probably S&A timeframe.
My own 335 is a '67 model, kind of similar to Alex's. It gets this incredible bluesy and jazzy vibe, but not quite as much of a compressed rock vibe. I can easily get "Caress of Steel" tone from it, but Permanent Waves, for example, not soo easily...maybe its the amplification, but maybe it's no coincidence that my guitar most closely resembles his 60's ES-335 in tone as well as looks.
PS - Crockett...what does "DI" stand for?
http://home.att.net/~njsignals/es335/67es33511.jpg
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QUOTE (heartofcygnus @ May 16 2008, 01:53 PM) can someone explain to me how tone works on an electric guitar. i've been playing for a few years now for fun but i've never really bothered understanding tone. i have a fender strat with two humbuckers. any explanation would be appreciated. thanks. Do you mean "tone" in a general way, or do you mean the tone controls on the guitar? If it's the former, then that's a vague, open-ended question that you may want to explain a bit better. If it's the latter, then I would say just experiment and listen to what it does (unless you want to know how the potentiometers actually work...Ican't help you there).
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QUOTE (jdouglas @ Apr 9 2008, 08:54 PM) great pics....any early (pre80s) strat stage pics? early the better....jd I know that I saw a wall poster from I believe the AFTK tour with the black Strat. That picture looked really strange...Alex with the long staright hair with a Strat; kinda reminded me of the Dave Murray from Iron Maiden.
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It's encouraging to read of your desire (and intent) to start playing an instrument in your 40's. The forties are WAY off for me...a matter of months...
If you go with the bass guitar, you will be in demand. Perhaps with drums too. I play guitar, and it seems like everyone does. Still, it's what I enjoy most. And playing guitar does not make one able to play bass...they are two different beasts altogether.
I say, just go for it...maybe putter around with both bass and drums. I feel like I also have an affinity for drums, but I haven't pursued it.
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Pete, your Epipone looks fabulous, and I'm glad to hear that your efforts with the electronics paid off so well. You have no need for the Gibson version of the Lifeson 355...BRAVO!!!
What's going on with that red Strat? That's a seriously cool item for any Lifeson fan.
I have posted this before, but I feel like I have a sort of Lifeson signature myself. My wife bought me a '67 ES-335 for our 10th anniversary last year. It is an amazing inistrument; I probably could not have hand-picked a better guitar from an entire Guitar Center store. It was only after I had the guitar for a while that I noticed how similar it looks to Alex's '68 ES-335. They both have a very thick overspray of the dark paint around the rim.
Here it is: 10th Anniversary Present
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Cool pictures, gang; keep em coming!
OK, I have grabbed a few pics from the net...
1.) Roland Guitar synthesizer...Does anyone know if Alex used the Roland on stage during the entire Hemispheres song, or just part of it?
http://home.att.net/~njsignals/music/lifeson1.jpg
2 & 3.) Backstage on Pew Tour, shows the Roland, the original black Strat, the Gibson ES-369 (I've only seen one pic on stage with the ES-369), and the black ES-345.
http://home.att.net/~njsignals/music/lifeson4.jpg
http://home.att.net/~njsignals/music/lifeson3.jpg
4.) Sunburst ES-345; I've read that Alex gave it to a roadie. I assume he replaced it with the black ES-345.
http://home.att.net/~njsignals/music/lifeson5.jpg
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QUOTE (jdouglas @ Mar 30 2008, 12:53 AM) That's not a chic, stay on topic 
How about a Geddy Lee Fan..?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZAH1gnL0XICool! So many ladies kick butt on bass. That's no easy task.
As for the original post in this thread, I didn't like the style, but she's talented, no doubt.
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QUOTE (rushbass @ Mar 28 2008, 04:50 PM) QUOTE (spitball @ Mar 28 2008, 08:58 AM) I'd love to see the black ES-345... Here you go...
http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s282/rushbass/Rush%201978-1979/1gadziola09_02_79.jpg
Dats da one!
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I'd love to see the black ES-345. I read somewhere that he gave the sunburst one away (not his original 335, but the 345 as seen on the Pinkpop LaVilla video).
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I should be content to own the lovely '67 ES-335 that I have, especially given my mediocre playing. But this one's really captured my eye, and I think you fellow Rush-heads will like her too... It's a mid 70's BLACK ES-345, looking so good like the one seen on the Permanent Waves Tour and the Le Studio video of Tom Sawyer (for the solo) and The Pass video...
http://www.gbase.com/Stores/Gear/GearDetai...px?Item=1613370
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QUOTE (TheRocinanteKid @ Dec 5 2007, 04:57 PM) Been working on The Camera Eye solo... Not quite as difficult as I expected. But I should shut my mouth. The next part is probably the part that catches me out. 
To play The Camera Eye, you need a guitar some serious sustain. I'm referring to the early part of the song where the synth plays the repeating eight notes and Alex strikes a D-flat note or whatever, and it just rings for about four measures without decaying.
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QUOTE (1-0-0-1-0-0-1 @ Aug 29 2007, 10:11 PM) QUOTE (spitball @ Aug 29 2007, 10:43 PM) QUOTE (rushfanNlv @ Aug 29 2007, 08:10 PM) Says here it was the strat.
He could certainly be right, although there are a few mistakes in that wrtie-up. He says the lead on Tom Sawyer was played on the Howard Roberts. The Le Studio video shows Alex playing the black ES-345 for that solo. I think he also neglects to mention the sunburst ES-345, which was used extensively on the Hemi tour. But I was not in the studio handing Alex his guitars, so I will shut up now.
You can't use those music videos as references for what guitars he used. He could have grabbed the 345 because he thought it would look cool in the video. He may very well have used the Howard Roberts for the "Tom Sawyer" solo.
I would think the music video is the best source of all to go by. They were 100% on in that video, and I firmly believe it was the actual final take of the song. There is no compelling reason for them to videotape alternate versions of the song using supposedly cooler-looking guitars.
I guess this is a really frivolous thing to argue about!
And maybe NOW I'll shut up..? 
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QUOTE (rushfanNlv @ Aug 29 2007, 08:10 PM) Says here it was the strat.
He could certainly be right, although there are a few mistakes in that wrtie-up. He says the lead on Tom Sawyer was played on the Howard Roberts. The Le Studio video shows Alex playing the black ES-345 for that solo. I think he also neglects to mention the sunburst ES-345, which was used extensively on the Hemi tour. But I was not in the studio handing Alex his guitars, so I will shut up now.
Camera Eye guitar solo on keys
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