What Guitar Do You Associate With Alex Lifeson?

[la szum]

Is there anyone like Alex? Other legendary Axeslingers have iconic guitars associated with them.
Schenker and a V. Rhoads and a V and/or Les Paul Custom? Angus and an SG. Hendrix and a Strat.
Eddie and his FrankenStrat. BB and Lucille? Albert King and his upside down V.

But what guitar do you think of when you think of Alex Lifeson? Has there been any other guitar
player of his caliber and longevity who has played a wider array of guitars (and also delved into
a wider array of tones!) than Alex Lifeson?

335? Check!
Les Paul? Check!
Strat? Check!
PRS? Check!
Gibson G-1275? Check!

Just curious what others think of when they think about Alex and a guitar. Do you automatically
associate a specific guitar with him when you think about him playing?

 

[metropolis_4]

I always think of the white es-355

 

[Rock Chalk]

When I think of the Alex of old, I always think of the double neck Gibson. When I think of the Alex of more recent times, I think of his Les Paul with a Floyd….which I love since I have one….

 

[la szum]

I totally spaced out the Axcess!

 

[6string_Lydia]

The white ES335. Definitely what i see in my head when I hear his name. Just like that photo.

 

[likitlikeyoulikeit]

 

[KHAAAAAAANNNNNNN!!!!!!!!]

'70's 335 (Les Paul live sometimes)
'80's Strat (Late 80's Signature with active pickups)
'90's PRS
2000's Les Paul with some 335

He often brought out a Tele for a tune or 2.

 

[Warmart]

White 355

 

[TSJMajesty]

Great question!

The white 335, definitely!

No wait, the doubleneck. Yeah!

Umm, or the white & black Strat maybe?

Shoot! The black PRS. That's the one. Nah

Or...., the doubleneck. Yeah, it's a toss-up btw the 335 and the doubleneck.

 

[la szum]

The correct answer is, "All of the above."

 

[joebloggs]

The white 335 and a LP Axcess.

 

[Jynx]

I don't even know who that is.

 

[TSJMajesty]

I don't even know who that is.

Guitarist in the band Rush.

 

[Jynx]

Guitarist in the band Rush.

Ah!

 

[TSJMajesty]

He knew how to play it!

 

[likitlikeyoulikeit]

He knew how to play it!

Yep ...he is a musician too!!!

 

[FuzzyAce]

I don't even know who that is.

 

[Jynx]

I find it hard to listen to a band that has the same name as my shitty home town.

 

[FuzzyAce]

I find it hard to listen to a band that has the same name as my shitty home town.

You're from a town named Rush? That's kinda cool.

 

[Jynx]

You're from a town named Rush? That's kinda cool.

Yeah. The Irish is Ros Eó which means Peninsula of the Yew Tree. But the British took over and Anglocised its name to Rush as probably the closed sounding English name. There are rushes on the beach though so maybe it was a clever pun.