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QUOTE (jdouglas @ Jun 28 2012, 01:31 PM)

I know it's not a restore back to 1981 job, but I just love the tone this guitar had on the ESL video. The clean sound was so good yet it had the perfect amount of crunch/balls too. Very well balanced. I can't tell in the video if that was the gibby pickup or the BL. I kinda think it was the gibby. Was it the Super Distortion one from the HRF series or one like the ES355 I wonder? Anyone know for sure?

Besides, everyone already rips off shit. Look at what those rappers and hip hop have done.

 

Yeah, but don't ya think that would be good for marketing? They could release all the old albums this way. I would think they would make a killing. Everyone would rush right out and buy the old albums. Who knows, maybe I'm just not gettin it.

I know we've talked a little about this before, but-

 

I just got through watching the documentary on 2112 and Moving Pictures. I was really intrigued watching Terry Brown push some buttons on the mix and hearing him play the isolated tracks.

 

It got me thinking - It shouldn't be that hard for them to release the albums now days digitally with separate mixes. That would allow the regular joe schmoe to weed them out and have as much fun with it as he wishes.

 

Anyone can pretty much have a mixing console, am I right? Right on their home computer? Isn't there more sophisticated software now that basically kills those big ole mixing boards? I know that Audacity allows you to mix tracks and such, but I don't think it's proably that sophisticated.

 

My god what a treat that would be for me. I would just kill to hear Alex's isolated guitar on Hemispheres.

 

What's it going to take to get them to release all that? Do you think it's as simple as I imagined? Are we going to have to start a petition?

QUOTE (Super Phil @ Jun 24 2012, 05:47 PM)

I'd probably take his Great White Signature Aurora. It would be hard to pass up the Howard Roberts Fusion, though......

Gotta say that my favorite Hentor was Big Al's red one with the mirror pick guard that was shown in the Distant Early Warning video.

 

Freddy are you making those red ones too, or are you just making the one Hentor? In what way is the one you have better than the red one?

QUOTE (LerxstLuthier @ Jun 18 2012, 12:55 PM)

Alright, here's a teaser... Look what's scratched on the trem spring cover plate http://i361.photobucket.com/albums/oo56/FreddyGabs/P1030292-1.jpg

That's so awesome. Thank you for sharing that, and congrats!

Sign me up for ser# 001 of your replicas!!!!!

QUOTE (presto123 @ Jun 13 2012, 08:36 PM)

Neil is in too deep with DW to switch now but IMO all the records he has recorded with DW drums don't compare sonically with his past kits. He will never switch at this point though. I miss the excitement of those Ludwig drums.

QUOTE (hunter @ Jun 13 2012, 04:48 PM)

Interesting notion but I only see it happening with a different producer.

Gotta say I love the new album first. Another amazing brilliant piece of work as always. All the songs are so stuck in my head.

 

Now I just want to see what people think about the instruments they use to record with. To me, Rush has always been about change and it's always exciting to wonder how each next album is going to sound overall - meaning the tone of the guitars and Alex's effects.

 

I'm certainly not knocking any of their choices for equipment. Geddy Lee's Fender Jazz has been around for so long it's become his trademark sound. Alex has been using Gibson for awhile now too, and Hughes and Kettner Amps. The tones are awesome, it's totally Rush.

 

I guess what I'm trying to say that in the 70's and 80's, 90's too each album had an overall different sound. To me, Clockwork Angels sounds so much like Snakes and Arrows. Vapor Trails might be thrown into that mix too. It's like they keep using the same near settings, equipment, etc to record with on the last few albums. I read an interview back somewhere that Alex mentioned that he's used his TC electronics effects (chorus, etc.) for years now.

 

I for one would love to see a big change in the overall sound of the next album. Different amps, different guitars and effects brands... Geddy's voice can stay though.

 

Rush has always been about change and experimenting, I would like to see them challenge themselves on what they can get something else to sound like.

 

Anyone else think the same thing or am I nuts?

 

QUOTE (CygnusX-1Bk2 @ Mar 8 2012, 03:45 PM)

I find this especially true with Fender. When comparing Strats recently with another friend he asked me if it was "ok" to get a Mexican Strat. I asked him if it played well and sounded good to which he replied "yes." So we went to the store together and played it next to 2 different American Strats, an American Standard and an SRV custom shop. The SRV may have been the overall better instrument, but we both liked the qualities of the Mexi as much or better. It was clearly a better piece than the American Standard.

Gibson sucks. Or did I just get a bad guitar? I really regret buying my AL ES-355. It developed finish cracks on the headstock around the pearl and around the tuner pegs without any provacation on my part. However, I heard that finish cracking on the headstocks of the AL 355's were a common thing.

 

It also got finish cracks on the side of the binding at some of the frets.

 

What is their deal? Is Gibson like Harley Davidson, producing shit motorcycles and guitars that are overpriced and hardly worth the money they charge?

 

Is it all about the name, dumb people like me buy the hot brand name that is Gibson and expect it to be the best thing you can buy? I guess they can charge those ridiculous prices because the demand is there. Is there a lot of stupid people out there?

 

How about the F holes on those? Were they all like mine and rough around the inside on the top? Why couldn't they finish the sides of the F holes? Are all 335's, 355's like that? That makes it look like shit IMO.

 

I think Gibson should fire whoever is in charge of quality control.

 

I could've cared less about the volute thing too. That didn't bother me at all.

 

Your thoughts please.

Thanks

 

 

Those are gorgeous inlays indeed. Can someone tell me the difference on why they look so good? Those don't look anything like the inlays on my AL Les Paul. Is that Abalone or something?

http://i728.photobucket.com/albums/ww289/shepwhite2112/may1990.jpg

 

Here's the one I would take. His Signature Visionary. I like all of Rush and all of Alex's guitars, but can you tell I was a teenager in the 80's? I'm really stuck there.

QUOTE (CygnusX-1Bk2 @ Feb 8 2012, 06:15 PM)

Had you asked me before S&A I would have said the 355 but now I may go with the Les Paul he used for most of the S&A show. It has the prettiest inlay I've seen on a Standard as well as a beautiful top. Next in line would be the 1275.

and/or if you could pick any rock star's guitar, which one would you like?

I think I read somewhere that Alex on Limelight/Moving Pictures recorded with a single coil strat.

yes? no?

The opening riff is powerful and punchy. It seems more humbucker to me. I can hear the single coil for sure though in the chorus part of the song.

I've been tryin to nail that tone in Pod Farm, but for me it's like impossible, at least with the equipment Pod Farm has.

What kind of pickups do you have in the middle and neck?

That's pretty nice! Looks like you've kept it in great shape. Did they engrave anything for you in the pearl?

QUOTE (GeminiRising79 @ Jan 19 2012, 08:51 AM)

[/quote] Oh, the HORROR! My god, someone get him a drink and a sedative, because the stress of having to read... Leave. Seriously. Go back to where you went last time you disappeared. You're a troll, and not even a particularly good one. Nobody is forcing you to read TRF, nobody is forcing you to put up with us members who like their stuff post-Moving Pictures. So, get the fk out. You have no reason to stay here, and by doing so, you only prove with each post that you are a troll and that you're only here to sow discontent and discord. I know this is a personal shot and if the mods want to put me in time out for it (after Gemini reads it, preferably) then so be it. Someone has to talk straight to this douchebag. I'm not the only one sick of his crap. [/quote]

Either you're a troll, or the underlying cause of your grief is the fact that Peart is an atheist. Deal with it.

Very nice! Thanks for sharing. I liked the song, and I definitely love the guitars.

QUOTE (CygnusX-1Bk2 @ Oct 4 2011, 03:41 PM)

QUOTE (launchpad67a @ Oct 4 2011, 01:54 PM) Sounds pretty good man. Good tone, and all the chords look right. But you gotta start tapping your foot. Noticed this in your other video as well. I like the dog.   The tone is very good. You missed a bit of the descending run with the drums and bass coming out of the intro. That's about as far as I got with this one but I watched a good deal of SDT.   Music is about conveying emotion. It's one thing to be able to play "all those notes" but the feel is extremely important. Not sure that just tapping one's foot is the only thing that will get across the conviction that Alex plays with. Jump around, have fun and FEEL it. Check out Krinkle's bass vids. He's dancing a little and enjoying the music. He plays with a lot of emotion and conviction. If you add that you will take it up more than a notch. Rush music takes a great deal of concentration, but it also requires conviction and emotion.   You are on the path though!   Agreed.   Thanks for everyones comments. And, the feedback. Much appreciated. Sheppy likes it too.   I heard the same thing from one of my friends, saying pretty much the same thing!   I think I may be losing that emotion somewhere while practicing this song for the 1000th time in the last year. I just recently got to where I felt somewhat comfortable in my "technical" abilities.   Which, however leaves me leaving wondering something...   To you proficient or professional musicians:   Is it possible to play with true emotion and feeling to the same old song, even after you've played it so many times?   I've always wondered this about Rush. Alex really shows his feeling show after show after show... I've often wondered: Is he really that into the song? To me, it would seem so boring playing the same old songs all the time. I've always thought his feeling seemed genuine, but I've wondered if any of it was just for show.   Thoughts?