HemiBeers Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 http://www.cygnus-x1.net/links/rush/images/books/changing-hemispheres/changing-hemispheres-4.jpg What's with all the tone-control etc. knobs? One for each string + volume?Looks like a guitar from an old Sears catalogue! Our Alex was always on the cutting edge It was a Roland GR 500 .. one of the first attempts at a synth guitar This first pic is great - sorry I cannot find it any larger Here's the GR 500 with it's original pickup .. seems Alex swapped out the original for a humbucker http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_WjwU5Dlca1Y/S_tb8j2UndI/AAAAAAAAArQ/mkOejYASgdk/s1600/4631414315_b6a91491a7_o.jpghey man there has to be at least one knob turned up to 11...even though it does nothing. All that knobbery and he's still just playing a basic barre chord. roland obviously doesn't understand that a guitarists right hand is busy enough...which is why we let the feet do some work instead. That looks like the F# sus chord that opens Book II Alex probably just put that humbucker in, bypassing everything but the volume knob !!!Hey maybe that's a new level of absurdity for a guitar...just cover the top entirely with useless dials and switches. no need to make a cavity for them, just glue them on. May Rick Neilsen has considered that? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JARG Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 http://www.cygnus-x1.net/links/rush/images/books/changing-hemispheres/changing-hemispheres-4.jpg What's with all the tone-control etc. knobs? One for each string + volume?Looks like a guitar from an old Sears catalogue! Our Alex was always on the cutting edge It was a Roland GR 500 .. one of the first attempts at a synth guitar This first pic is great - sorry I cannot find it any larger Here's the GR 500 with it's original pickup .. seems Alex swapped out the original for a humbucker http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_WjwU5Dlca1Y/S_tb8j2UndI/AAAAAAAAArQ/mkOejYASgdk/s1600/4631414315_b6a91491a7_o.jpg I was in a band where the guitarist had one of these: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JARG Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 http://www.cygnus-x1.net/links/rush/images/books/changing-hemispheres/changing-hemispheres-4.jpg What's with all the tone-control etc. knobs? One for each string + volume?Looks like a guitar from an old Sears catalogue! Our Alex was always on the cutting edge It was a Roland GR 500 .. one of the first attempts at a synth guitar This first pic is great - sorry I cannot find it any larger Here's the GR 500 with it's original pickup .. seems Alex swapped out the original for a humbucker http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_WjwU5Dlca1Y/S_tb8j2UndI/AAAAAAAAArQ/mkOejYASgdk/s1600/4631414315_b6a91491a7_o.jpghey man there has to be at least one knob turned up to 11...even though it does nothing. All that knobbery and he's still just playing a basic barre chord. roland obviously doesn't understand that a guitarists right hand is busy enough...which is why we let the feet do some work instead. That looks like the F# sus chord that opens Book II Alex probably just put that humbucker in, bypassing everything but the volume knob !!! He used the synth during the "I have memory and awareness" section of Hemispheres. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HemiBeers Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 http://www.cygnus-x1.net/links/rush/images/books/changing-hemispheres/changing-hemispheres-4.jpg What's with all the tone-control etc. knobs? One for each string + volume?Looks like a guitar from an old Sears catalogue! Our Alex was always on the cutting edge It was a Roland GR 500 .. one of the first attempts at a synth guitar This first pic is great - sorry I cannot find it any larger Here's the GR 500 with it's original pickup .. seems Alex swapped out the original for a humbucker http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_WjwU5Dlca1Y/S_tb8j2UndI/AAAAAAAAArQ/mkOejYASgdk/s1600/4631414315_b6a91491a7_o.jpghey man there has to be at least one knob turned up to 11...even though it does nothing. All that knobbery and he's still just playing a basic barre chord. roland obviously doesn't understand that a guitarists right hand is busy enough...which is why we let the feet do some work instead. That looks like the F# sus chord that opens Book II Alex probably just put that humbucker in, bypassing everything but the volume knob !!! He used the synth during the "I have memory and awareness" section of Hemispheres.thank god sampling came along and put that beast to bed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JARG Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 http://www.cygnus-x1.net/links/rush/images/books/changing-hemispheres/changing-hemispheres-4.jpg What's with all the tone-control etc. knobs? One for each string + volume?Looks like a guitar from an old Sears catalogue! Our Alex was always on the cutting edge It was a Roland GR 500 .. one of the first attempts at a synth guitar This first pic is great - sorry I cannot find it any larger Here's the GR 500 with it's original pickup .. seems Alex swapped out the original for a humbucker http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_WjwU5Dlca1Y/S_tb8j2UndI/AAAAAAAAArQ/mkOejYASgdk/s1600/4631414315_b6a91491a7_o.jpg I was in a band where the guitarist had one of these: He also had an almost new (about a year old) JCM 900 cabinet that I bought out off him for some ridiculously low amount. I'm thinking it was $200. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas Posted September 15, 2017 Share Posted September 15, 2017 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greyfriar Posted September 15, 2017 Share Posted September 15, 2017 http://www.cygnus-x1.net/links/rush/images/books/changing-hemispheres/changing-hemispheres-4.jpgThat looks like the F# sus chord that opens Book IIF#sus is played on the 2nd fret, isn't it? Looks more like G major to me. ;) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JARG Posted September 17, 2017 Share Posted September 17, 2017 http://www.cygnus-x1.net/links/rush/images/books/changing-hemispheres/changing-hemispheres-4.jpgThat looks like the F# sus chord that opens Book IIF#sus is played on the 2nd fret, isn't it? Looks more like G major to me. ;)And does that F# chord even come up after the "I have memory and awareness" bit? I think Alex switches to the guitar above for that part and then keeps it through the rest of the song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 http://www.cygnus-x1.net/links/rush/images/books/changing-hemispheres/changing-hemispheres-4.jpgThat looks like the F# sus chord that opens Book IIF#sus is played on the 2nd fret, isn't it? Looks more like G major to me. ;) You're right GF !!! I wasn't thinking of Alex playing a straight G barre chord !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toymaker Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 http://www.cygnus-x1.net/links/rush/images/tourbooks/counterparts-10-s.jpgWhat's Steven Wilson doing in Geddy Lee's baseball room? And does that hammer have . . . blood on it??! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JARG Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 http://www.cygnus-x1.net/links/rush/images/tourbooks/counterparts-10-s.jpgWhat's Steven Wilson doing in Geddy Lee's baseball room? And does that hammer have . . . blood on it??!Sometimes baseball collectors don't want to readily give up their prize swag to Geddy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Self-Indulgence Posted September 23, 2017 Author Share Posted September 23, 2017 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueschica Posted September 23, 2017 Share Posted September 23, 2017 I wonder who everyone lined up in the background is? Waiting to see Rush? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JARG Posted September 23, 2017 Share Posted September 23, 2017 I wonder who everyone lined up in the background is? Waiting to see Rush? I remember looking at that pic when I was a kid wondering the same thing. Nowadays I'm not sure those are people in the background...not sure what it is, though. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas Posted September 23, 2017 Share Posted September 23, 2017 (edited) I wonder who everyone lined up in the background is? Waiting to see Rush? I remember looking at that pic when I was a kid wondering the same thing. Nowadays I'm not sure those are people in the background...not sure what it is, though. I remember this pic from the Permanent Waves tour book I could be wrong, but going way back, I seem to remember reading about a connection between this pic and this Spirit Of Radio soundcheck - both the pic and video coming from the same venue Even if memory serves, the info could have been wrong .. this definitely requires some more digging Edited September 23, 2017 by Lucas 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Self-Indulgence Posted September 24, 2017 Author Share Posted September 24, 2017 I wonder who everyone lined up in the background is? Waiting to see Rush?I've waited in line to see Rush. More than once! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas Posted September 24, 2017 Share Posted September 24, 2017 http://www.2112.net/powerwindows/coverpics/Sounds16oct1982.jpg 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas Posted September 24, 2017 Share Posted September 24, 2017 http://www.cygnus-x1.net/links/rush/images/books/mojo-06.2012/mojo-06.2012-8.jpg 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bootruss Posted September 25, 2017 Share Posted September 25, 2017 Would have killed for one of those white jumpers Neil wore for that video..managed to get something that looked a little like it..if he's still got it,and would like to donate to my wardrobe,I'd still rock it! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted September 25, 2017 Share Posted September 25, 2017 http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/09/25/15/0212E06900000578-4917836-image-m-31_1506350977329.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaportrailer Posted September 25, 2017 Share Posted September 25, 2017 http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/09/25/15/0212E06900000578-4917836-image-m-31_1506350977329.jpghttp://cdn.hark.com/images/000/492/392/492392/original.jpg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Permanent-Rush Posted September 25, 2017 Share Posted September 25, 2017 http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/09/25/15/0212E06900000578-4917836-image-m-31_1506350977329.jpghttp://cdn.hark.com/images/000/492/392/492392/original.jpg that photo is not even Rush related, both of em Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JARG Posted September 25, 2017 Share Posted September 25, 2017 http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/09/25/15/0212E06900000578-4917836-image-m-31_1506350977329.jpghttp://cdn.hark.com/images/000/492/392/492392/original.jpg that photo is not even Rush related, both of em You kidding? Dr. Seuss was a huge Rush fan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted September 25, 2017 Share Posted September 25, 2017 http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/09/25/15/0212E06900000578-4917836-image-m-31_1506350977329.jpghttp://cdn.hark.com/images/000/492/392/492392/original.jpg that photo is not even Rush related, both of em You kidding? Dr. Seuss was a huge Rush fan.Carol loves Rick Wakeman... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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