Rush – Moving Pictures (2011 Remaster)

Geddy Lee is confirmed to have used Rotosound RS66LDN Pure Nickel Bass Strings (45-105) on the album "Moving Pictures" by Rush, as noted by the Rotosound website. The source states that Geddy has been a long-time user of Rotosound strings since the early days of Rush.

In the beginning of the "Subdivisions" music video, it can be seen that he is using an OB-X, as the OB-Xa has blue pinstriped-lines running vertically across the entirety of the synth, whereas this one has the grey panel/boxes around the buttons and knobs that would be found on the OB-X.

In this photo of the late seventies, Geddy Lee stands next to his keyboard rig. It's possible to see a Moog Taurus I under the Oberheim Eight Voice.

Geddy Lee's Moog Minimoog Model D is mentioned alongside his Oberheim 8 Voice in a discussion on the Vintage Synth Explorer Forums, highlighting his use of this iconic synthesizer.

Geddy used his Black Rickenbacker 4001 from their first tour in 1974 until the Grace Under Pressure Warm Up Tour in 1983 although he pulled it back out for A Passage To Bangkok on the Snakes & Arrows tour in 2007 and 2008. He can also be seen using it in the introduction video for the Time Machine tour.

In a Getty Images photo, Alex Lifeson of Rush is seen with a Moog Taurus I bass pedal positioned to the right of his pedalboard.

In this music video for Rush's song "Limelight," Alex can be seen playing a black Fender Stratocaster at 1:00. And in an interview with Premier Guitar he says, "Yeah, I sort of went through a Fender period. In fact, we did a gig with Blue Oyster Cult at the Nassau Coliseum in the late seventies, and one of the horns had fallen off of the stack and then fell on my 335, as well as a double neck that I had. It sheared a headstock off the double neck, and it took a real big gouge out of the neck of the 335. So I decided, 'Okay, the 335’s going home, that’s not going to be on the road anymore.' I got a Strat as a backup, and I just wasn’t quite comfortable with it, you know, coming from the Gibson world. So I got a Schaller neck for it, and I put a humbucker in the bridge position—just fooling with it a little bit, trying to get something that was sort of a hybrid between a Gibson and a Fender."

At 1:44 of this "Rig Rundown" with Premier Guitar, Rush's Alex Lifeson's tech Scott Appleton show us Alex's original 1970s 355 in white.

Alex Lifeson uses the Epiphone Inspired by Gibson Custom Alex Lifeson 1976 ES-355 Reissue Electric Guitar, as confirmed by its feature in a 2026 Gibson/Epiphone magazine detailing his signature model. This information is supported by the Gibson Gazette's article, "Epiphone launches the Alex Lifeson 1976 ES-355 Reissue."

Neil Peart uses the Latin Percussion M257B Matador Series 14" / 13" Brass Timbales with Stand, as evidenced by Andrewolson's breakdown of Neil Peart's R40 Retro drum kit.

He used the Kit for the Album "Moving Pictures", With such tracks as "Tom Sawyer" and "Limelight", And he also used it for "Permanent Waves". And he also toured from 1980 to 1982.