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So with the R40 tour boasting that the guys are using a bazillion different guitars (and two drum sets), can someone tell me what exactly is the difference between the acoustic and the acoustic "sounding" guitars that Alex uses? I started paying attention to this issue when Alex ran into some difficulties during the intro of "Closer to the Heart" when he was playing his acoustic at the Austin show. I noticed, for example, on the Rush in Rio DVD that Alex uses an acoustic guitar for the intro of "The Trees", but at the same show he uses a "regular" guitar for the intro to "Closer to the Heart". I don't get it. Especially since, during the "electric guitar" part of "Closer to the Heart", he uses the same guitar. Does he simply push a button on the guitar to make it change sounds? Or does he just kick a pedal with his foot on the foot pedal thingy? I've noticed the same things on live songs such as "Driven" and "Nobody's Hero". The parts on those songs sound like an acoustic guitar, but he's playing a regular one. Now, if he IS just pushing a button or kicking a pedal, why bother using the acoustic at all? Is it just for show? I've often wondered the same thing about the double necks on "Xanadu". When the guys come out with the double-neck, the whole crowd goes spazoid with awe, but is it really necessary if you can just push buttons and kick pedals? I remember once reading an interview with Dennis DeYoung of Styx (before they kicked him out) that his grand piano that he had on stage wasn't really a grand piano. It just LOOKED like a grand piano, but in fact was a fancy electric keyboard that looked and sounded like a grand piano because it was too complicated to get the sound right with a "real" grand piano (hey, at least he was honest). Is Rush doing something with the guitars? Thanks in advance. Clem.
