A little early strat history modified guitars, GO ALEX!

laurenrule777 · **Joined:** Wed Jun 09, 2010 8:07 pm **Posts:** 1

Alex Lifeson started life in 1953, one of the greatest progressive guitarists, Guitarist for Rush since 1968 which skyrocketed him onto the world stage. A little history way back when. He first recorded using a black Stratocaster on the Rush album A Farewell to Kings recorded in 1977. Alex modified his 1977 stratocaster, in 1979, with a 1957 humbucker classic, a gibson toggle switch on the lower bout, a floyd rose, and the master volume/tone was rewired; GO ALEX!
He used that modified guitar for various performances including Permanent Waves tracks, for the leads and recording. In the 80's, Alex procured a couple more stratocasters and modified them in the same manner, they were white and red, perhaps for the colors of the Canadian flag, who knows? GO ALEX! Pure Genius!

Tanner1994 · **Joined:** Fri Jan 02, 2009 7:58 pm **Posts:** 2121

go away you spammer

joshw5698 · **Posted:** Thu Jun 10, 2010 2:26 am

laurenrule777 wrote:

Alex Lifeson started life in 1953, one of the greatest progressive guitarists, Guitarist for Rush since 1968 which skyrocketed him onto the world stage. A little history way back when. He first recorded using a black Stratocaster on the Rush album A Farewell to Kings recorded in 1977. Alex modified his 1977 stratocaster, in 1979, with a 1957 humbucker classic, a gibson toggle switch on the lower bout, a floyd rose, and the master volume/tone was rewired; GO ALEX!
He used that modified guitar for various performances including Permanent Waves tracks, for the leads and recording. In the 80's, Alex procured a couple more stratocasters and modified them in the same manner, they were white and red, perhaps for the colors of the Canadian flag, who knows? GO ALEX! Pure Genius!

lol, spammer

bluesky636 · **Posted:** Thu Jun 10, 2010 11:31 am

laurenrule777 wrote:

Alex Lifeson started life in 1953, one of the greatest progressive guitarists, Guitarist for Rush since 1968 which skyrocketed him onto the world stage. A little history way back when. He first recorded using a black Stratocaster on the Rush album A Farewell to Kings recorded in 1977. Alex modified his 1977 stratocaster, in 1979, with a 1957 humbucker classic, a gibson toggle switch on the lower bout, a floyd rose, and the master volume/tone was rewired; GO ALEX!
He used that modified guitar for various performances including Permanent Waves tracks, for the leads and recording. In the 80's, Alex procured a couple more stratocasters and modified them in the same manner, they were white and red, perhaps for the colors of the Canadian flag, who knows? GO ALEX! Pure Genius!

Wow! I did not know that.

'Course, I don't really care either. :roll:

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