1-0-0-1-0-0-1 Posted March 15, 2022 Posted March 15, 2022 A few of those are iconic Alex Lifeson guitars. The 355, the doubleneck, the Howard Roberts, the Hentor Strat. Why am I sad that he'd auction them away? 1
treeduck Posted March 15, 2022 Author Posted March 15, 2022 A few of those are iconic Alex Lifeson guitars. The 355, the doubleneck, the Howard Roberts, the Hentor Strat. Why am I sad that he'd auction them away?I wonder how many guitars/which guitars he's keeping?
1-0-0-1-0-0-1 Posted March 15, 2022 Posted March 15, 2022 A few of those are iconic Alex Lifeson guitars. The 355, the doubleneck, the Howard Roberts, the Hentor Strat. Why am I sad that he'd auction them away?I wonder how many guitars/which guitars he's keeping? I'm assuming the ones pictured above are the ones up for auction, leaving him with (I'm assuming) plenty of others. But some the ones up there a big part of Rush history. The 355 and the doubleneck will fetch a pretty penny. 2
treeduck Posted March 15, 2022 Author Posted March 15, 2022 A few of those are iconic Alex Lifeson guitars. The 355, the doubleneck, the Howard Roberts, the Hentor Strat. Why am I sad that he'd auction them away?I wonder how many guitars/which guitars he's keeping? I'm assuming the ones pictured above are the ones up for auction, leaving him with (I'm assuming) plenty of others. But some the ones up there a big part of Rush history. The 355 and the doubleneck will fetch a pretty penny.Isn't that doubleneck the 2015 edition for R40? Yeah these guitars in the pictures are up for auction, I'm not sure if there are more.
1-0-0-1-0-0-1 Posted March 15, 2022 Posted March 15, 2022 A few of those are iconic Alex Lifeson guitars. The 355, the doubleneck, the Howard Roberts, the Hentor Strat. Why am I sad that he'd auction them away?I wonder how many guitars/which guitars he's keeping? I'm assuming the ones pictured above are the ones up for auction, leaving him with (I'm assuming) plenty of others. But some the ones up there a big part of Rush history. The 355 and the doubleneck will fetch a pretty penny.Isn't that doubleneck the 2015 edition for R40? Hard to tell if it's the reissue or the original. The 355 looks like the original based on the wear on the tailpiece.
currygoat11 Posted March 15, 2022 Posted March 15, 2022 Wow, such iconic guitars, including some which I thought he would keep and pass down to his children. Huh. 1
treeduck Posted March 15, 2022 Author Posted March 15, 2022 A few of those are iconic Alex Lifeson guitars. The 355, the doubleneck, the Howard Roberts, the Hentor Strat. Why am I sad that he'd auction them away?I wonder how many guitars/which guitars he's keeping? I'm assuming the ones pictured above are the ones up for auction, leaving him with (I'm assuming) plenty of others. But some the ones up there a big part of Rush history. The 355 and the doubleneck will fetch a pretty penny.Isn't that doubleneck the 2015 edition for R40? Hard to tell if it's the reissue or the original. The 355 looks like the original based on the wear on the tailpiece. Here's some info from the article: The crown jewel of the Property From the Archives of Alex Lifeson is his 1976 'Whitey' Gibson ES-355TD electric guitar custom-built for Alex Lifeson at the Gibson factory in Kalamazoo and Lifeson’s main guitar from 1976 to 2015 The final highlighted guitar is a 2015 limited run Gibson EDS-1275 double-neck electric guitar created especially for Rush’s 40th Anniversary R40 tour 1
1-0-0-1-0-0-1 Posted March 15, 2022 Posted March 15, 2022 (edited) A few of those are iconic Alex Lifeson guitars. The 355, the doubleneck, the Howard Roberts, the Hentor Strat. Why am I sad that he'd auction them away?I wonder how many guitars/which guitars he's keeping? I'm assuming the ones pictured above are the ones up for auction, leaving him with (I'm assuming) plenty of others. But some the ones up there a big part of Rush history. The 355 and the doubleneck will fetch a pretty penny.Isn't that doubleneck the 2015 edition for R40? Hard to tell if it's the reissue or the original. The 355 looks like the original based on the wear on the tailpiece. Here's some info from the article: The crown jewel of the Property From the Archives of Alex Lifeson is his 1976 'Whitey' Gibson ES-355TD electric guitar custom-built for Alex Lifeson at the Gibson factory in Kalamazoo and Lifeson’s main guitar from 1976 to 2015 The final highlighted guitar is a 2015 limited run Gibson EDS-1275 double-neck electric guitar created especially for Rush’s 40th Anniversary R40 tour I figured if he ever sold or put up some of his guitars for auction, the one he'd keep would be that 355. This is like when David Gilmour auctioned off most of his guitars, including the iconic black Strat -- the one guitar you figure he'd keep. Edited March 15, 2022 by 1-0-0-1-0-0-1 4
grep Posted March 15, 2022 Posted March 15, 2022 A few of those are iconic Alex Lifeson guitars. The 355, the doubleneck, the Howard Roberts, the Hentor Strat. Why am I sad that he'd auction them away?I wonder how many guitars/which guitars he's keeping? I'm assuming the ones pictured above are the ones up for auction, leaving him with (I'm assuming) plenty of others. But some the ones up there a big part of Rush history. The 355 and the doubleneck will fetch a pretty penny.Isn't that doubleneck the 2015 edition for R40? Hard to tell if it's the reissue or the original. The 355 looks like the original based on the wear on the tailpiece. Here's some info from the article: The crown jewel of the Property From the Archives of Alex Lifeson is his 1976 'Whitey' Gibson ES-355TD electric guitar custom-built for Alex Lifeson at the Gibson factory in Kalamazoo and Lifeson’s main guitar from 1976 to 2015 The final highlighted guitar is a 2015 limited run Gibson EDS-1275 double-neck electric guitar created especially for Rush’s 40th Anniversary R40 tour I figured if he ever sold or put up some of his guitars for auction, the one he'd keep would be that 355. This is like when David Gilmour auctioned off most of his guitars, including the iconic black Strat -- the one guitar you figure he'd keep. Yeah, same here. The Hentor is a goodie that will fetch a few bucks from a fan. If I had the cash, I'd take a shot at it.... and I don't even play guitar. 1
treeduck Posted March 15, 2022 Author Posted March 15, 2022 A few of those are iconic Alex Lifeson guitars. The 355, the doubleneck, the Howard Roberts, the Hentor Strat. Why am I sad that he'd auction them away?I wonder how many guitars/which guitars he's keeping? I'm assuming the ones pictured above are the ones up for auction, leaving him with (I'm assuming) plenty of others. But some the ones up there a big part of Rush history. The 355 and the doubleneck will fetch a pretty penny.Isn't that doubleneck the 2015 edition for R40? Hard to tell if it's the reissue or the original. The 355 looks like the original based on the wear on the tailpiece. Here's some info from the article: The crown jewel of the Property From the Archives of Alex Lifeson is his 1976 'Whitey' Gibson ES-355TD electric guitar custom-built for Alex Lifeson at the Gibson factory in Kalamazoo and Lifeson’s main guitar from 1976 to 2015 The final highlighted guitar is a 2015 limited run Gibson EDS-1275 double-neck electric guitar created especially for Rush’s 40th Anniversary R40 tour I figured if he ever sold or put up some of his guitars for auction, the one he'd keep would be that 355. This is like when David Gilmour auctioned off most of his guitars, including the iconic black Strat -- the one guitar you figure he'd keep.I suppose you've got to ask why he's selling them, if it's just to make space then he'd keep the good stuff and dump the rest. A lot of the guitars are billed as as used on the album 2112 or AFTK or Hemispheres or used on the Moving Pictures tour etc.
1-0-0-1-0-0-1 Posted March 15, 2022 Posted March 15, 2022 I figured if he ever sold or put up some of his guitars for auction, the one he'd keep would be that 355. This is like when David Gilmour auctioned off most of his guitars, including the iconic black Strat -- the one guitar you figure he'd keep.I suppose you've got to ask why he's selling them, if it's just to make space then he'd keep the good stuff and dump the rest. A lot of the guitars are billed as as used on the album 2112 or AFTK or Hemispheres or used on the Moving Pictures tour etc. Do you have a link for the article?
treeduck Posted March 15, 2022 Author Posted March 15, 2022 I figured if he ever sold or put up some of his guitars for auction, the one he'd keep would be that 355. This is like when David Gilmour auctioned off most of his guitars, including the iconic black Strat -- the one guitar you figure he'd keep.I suppose you've got to ask why he's selling them, if it's just to make space then he'd keep the good stuff and dump the rest. A lot of the guitars are billed as as used on the album 2112 or AFTK or Hemispheres or used on the Moving Pictures tour etc. Do you have a link for the article? Yeah I didn't really read it I just bagged the pictures and had a look at the comments: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-10613259/Rush-guitarist-Alex-Lifeson-iconic-guitars-hammer.html
pjbear05 Posted March 15, 2022 Posted March 15, 2022 $20K-$40K estimate for the EDS-1275? Seems a bit low.
78jazz Posted March 15, 2022 Posted March 15, 2022 I'm assuming the ones pictured above are the ones up for auction, leaving him with (I'm assuming) plenty of others. But some the ones up there a big part of Rush history. The 355 and the doubleneck will fetch a pretty penny. I suspect they will be several pretty pennies. 1
1-0-0-1-0-0-1 Posted March 15, 2022 Posted March 15, 2022 $20K-$40K estimate for the EDS-1275? Seems a bit low. Probably because it's a newer reissue model, not his original from back in the day.
Entre_Perpetuo Posted March 16, 2022 Posted March 16, 2022 I don’t think I would ever sell that 355 if I were Alex. I really do wonder why he’s selling. I hope it’s nothing bad…
Entre_Perpetuo Posted March 16, 2022 Posted March 16, 2022 I hope whoever does buy these will play them. Seems like a shame to me to own a guitar with that much experience and history and never let it make any more great music. 1
lifeson90 Posted March 16, 2022 Posted March 16, 2022 Shuffling off the old Rush baggage. It was a thing. It was a great thing. Done. 2
ozzy85 Posted March 16, 2022 Posted March 16, 2022 A few of those are iconic Alex Lifeson guitars. The 355, the doubleneck, the Howard Roberts, the Hentor Strat. Why am I sad that he'd auction them away?I wonder how many guitars/which guitars he's keeping? I'm assuming the ones pictured above are the ones up for auction, leaving him with (I'm assuming) plenty of others. But some the ones up there a big part of Rush history. The 355 and the doubleneck will fetch a pretty penny.Isn't that doubleneck the 2015 edition for R40? Hard to tell if it's the reissue or the original. The 355 looks like the original based on the wear on the tailpiece. Here's some info from the article: The crown jewel of the Property From the Archives of Alex Lifeson is his 1976 'Whitey' Gibson ES-355TD electric guitar custom-built for Alex Lifeson at the Gibson factory in Kalamazoo and Lifeson’s main guitar from 1976 to 2015 The final highlighted guitar is a 2015 limited run Gibson EDS-1275 double-neck electric guitar created especially for Rush’s 40th Anniversary R40 tour I figured if he ever sold or put up some of his guitars for auction, the one he'd keep would be that 355. This is like when David Gilmour auctioned off most of his guitars, including the iconic black Strat -- the one guitar you figure he'd keep.I know... I clicked here and was greeted with that white guitar first and thought, "Really? That one?" Wow. To me it would be like Geddy sending away his '68 Jazz. 1
Syrinx Posted March 16, 2022 Posted March 16, 2022 Most estimated from 100-200K. I follow these auctions all the time, including Julien's (same company that sold Neil's red Tama kit). I bet they go close to the high end estimate or beyond. 1
78jazz Posted March 16, 2022 Posted March 16, 2022 Shuffling off the old Rush baggage. It was a thing. It was a great thing. Done. My first guess would be that this is the reason for the sale. 3
yyz2112 Posted March 16, 2022 Posted March 16, 2022 I can t believe he would sell that 335. His first label purchased guitar when they got signed. I hope he doesn’t regret giving it up…seems irrational
Mr Freeze Posted March 16, 2022 Posted March 16, 2022 (edited) Good for Alex,it's all for charity even better.We all come into this world with nothing we will all leave with nothing.I don't see the '68 Gibson 335 sunburst,which I can understand,that was his first "real" guitar he had it in the Come on Children movie.That guitar is considered The Lifeson guitar,he gets a pass on keeping that. Edited March 16, 2022 by Mr Freeze
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