matthewpartrick Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 I know he has a PRS signature acoustic, but when I tried to figure out if he has a PRS electric that he commonly plays, I could only see Gibsons for the most part in the post-2000 era. Anyone that can weigh in on this? Thanks in advance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Analog Cub Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 I know he has a PRS signature acoustic, but when I tried to figure out if he has a PRS electric that he commonly plays, I could only see Gibsons for the most part in the post-2000 era. Anyone that can weigh in on this? Thanks in advance! He played PRS electrics pretty hard in the 90's up to the R30 tour. I think he went back to full-time Gibson on the Snakes tour. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthewpartrick Posted February 3, 2021 Author Share Posted February 3, 2021 I know he has a PRS signature acoustic, but when I tried to figure out if he has a PRS electric that he commonly plays, I could only see Gibsons for the most part in the post-2000 era. Anyone that can weigh in on this? Thanks in advance! He played PRS electrics pretty hard in the 90's up to the R30 tour. I think he went back to full-time Gibson on the Snakes tour. Great thx. Any idea what model, Custom 24, +/- tremolo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Analog Cub Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 (edited) I know he has a PRS signature acoustic, but when I tried to figure out if he has a PRS electric that he commonly plays, I could only see Gibsons for the most part in the post-2000 era. Anyone that can weigh in on this? Thanks in advance! He played PRS electrics pretty hard in the 90's up to the R30 tour. I think he went back to full-time Gibson on the Snakes tour. Great thx. Any idea what model, Custom 24, +/- tremolo? Some brief googling says he used the CE24, and because he's Alex Lifeson you can be sure there was a tremolo and that it was heavily used. Edited February 3, 2021 by The Analog Cub Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1-0-0-1-0-0-1 Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 I know he has a PRS signature acoustic, but when I tried to figure out if he has a PRS electric that he commonly plays, I could only see Gibsons for the most part in the post-2000 era. Anyone that can weigh in on this? Thanks in advance! He played PRS electrics pretty hard in the 90's up to the R30 tour. I think he went back to full-time Gibson on the Snakes tour. Great thx. Any idea what model, Custom 24, +/- tremolo? Some brief googling says he used the CE24, and because he's Alex Lifeson you can be sure there was a tremolo and that it was heavily used. Yep, CE24, which is a bolt-on neck model. They're not as expensive as the core models, but they did the job just fine for Alex. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthewpartrick Posted February 3, 2021 Author Share Posted February 3, 2021 Thanks y'all! I'm hoping to take a tour of the PRS factory in late June (apparently it's not back open yet.) Guitar acquisition syndrome means that I will probably end up buying one :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1-0-0-1-0-0-1 Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 Thanks y'all! I'm hoping to take a tour of the PRS factory in late June (apparently it's not back open yet.) Guitar acquisition syndrome means that I will probably end up buying one :) Well, you owe it to yourself. :yes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverick Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 His PRS guitars are all over the Rush In Rio and R30 DVD shows. Even the guitar I thought was a Les Paul on Between the Wheels was just a single cut PRS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverick Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 If been looking at PRS a lot lately, and trying to get the lay of the land. Is the main difference between the CE24 and the Custom 24 the bolt on neck? It can't be just that. Those Core guitars are $4k at least, and the CE 24 is only 2k. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apetersvt Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 Here is a listing of the guitar's Alex used each tour https://rush.fandom.com/wiki/Alex_Lifeson_equipment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurkst Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 Here is a listing of the guitar's Alex used each tour https://rush.fandom.com/wiki/Alex_Lifeson_equipment I don't see it listed but I'm pretty sure Alex said he recorded most of 2112 using a borrowed Fender Strat? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthewpartrick Posted February 8, 2021 Author Share Posted February 8, 2021 If been looking at PRS a lot lately, and trying to get the lay of the land. Is the main difference between the CE24 and the Custom 24 the bolt on neck? It can't be just that. Those Core guitars are $4k at least, and the CE 24 is only 2k. I think it's more than just that. Perhaps the CE's aren't made in Maryland. I honestly don't know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthewpartrick Posted February 8, 2021 Author Share Posted February 8, 2021 (edited) While we're at it, I can see through video that Alex frequently used that white ES-335 through Moving Pictures, but I feel like by Grace Under Pressure and certainly by Hold Your Fire he had moved in the strat direction. I feel like the "Time Stand Still" video confirmed some Strat-ish guitar. Edit I see the Rush Fandom link above, thanks a bunch :). I think emulating a chambered ES-335 sound with a Les Paul might be a bit of a challenge. :) Edited February 8, 2021 by matthewpartrick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Analog Cub Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 This thread's making me go back and listen to R30 again. Fantastic show. Rio's got the energy and excitement, R30's got the production quality. If only they'd put the whole set back into the audio version instead of cutting out some of the songs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weatherman Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 This thread's making me go back and listen to R30 again. Fantastic show. Rio's got the energy and excitement, R30's got the production quality. If only they'd put the whole set back into the audio version instead of cutting out some of the songs. I'm pretty sure they were at their live peak during R30. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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