Alex Lifeson

In this article, Alex states (regarding Rush's Hemispheres):

“By that time I had my ES-355, and my acoustics were a Gibson Dove, J-55 and a B-45 12-string. I had my Marshall in the studio. I had the Twin and two Hiwatts, which I was also using live, but the Marshall was my real workhorse."

At 4:20 of this "Rig Rundown" with Premier Guitar, Rush's Alex Lifeson's tech Scott Appleton shows us this Les Paul.

Listed in this article among Alex Lifeson's touring equipment for the Grace Under Pressure tour in 1984.

At 5:53 of this "Rig Rundown" with Premier Guitar, Rush's Alex Lifeson's tech Scott Appleton talks about the IS-8 audio switching system they use that funnels 8 channels of audio into 4. Unfortunately this bad boy never went to market.

At 7:08 in this "Rig Rundown" with Premier Guitar, we're shown Alex's Cry Baby rack effect, which runs into his Mesa Boogie amp switch.

"Rig Rundown" with Premier Guitar, Rush's Alex Lifeson's tech Scott Appleton shows us one of Alex's amp heads which is a TriAmp MK II (shown in the top right). This particular amps is where all the effects run through. Scott also mentions that they run everything through this rig in mono audio.

Alex Lifeson uses the Gibson Alex Lifeson Rush 40th Anniversary Les Paul Axcess FR, as detailed on the Gibson website.

Alex Lifeson used Hughes and Kettner Custom Rush Time Machine Tour Cabinets, designed in Toronto, during the Rush "Time Machine Tour" in 2011. This is discussed in a gear interview available on HarmonyCentral's YouTube channel.

According to the site his signature guitar contains 498T pickup in bridge position.

"I use two Alex Lifeson Model Hughes & Kettner TriAmps as my main stereo sound," says Lifeson. "In two of my monitors, there's a 15ms delay between the two TriAmps so I can get a left and right sound, leaving the middle monitor open for vocals, drums, and bass. I use two Hughes & Kettner Switchblades for peripheral sounds. They'll have various effects on them, and they'll be panned hard left and right, and I kick in those two amps to create the presence of another instrument." -- Alex

In this photo on wikipedia Alex uses a Gibson Les Paul, which looks to be a 60s-70s model.

In this photo of Alex and his backline (said to be during the Hemispheres 1979 tour), you can see what is more than likely, two Roland RE-301s (heir and a spare) on top of his other equipment.

Listed in this article among Alex Lifeson's touring equipment for the Grace Under Pressure tour in 1984.

At 6:50 in this "Rig Rundown" with Premier Guitar, Rush's Alex Lifeson's tech Scott Appleton shows us a AR-PRO, which he says "you can plug it in anywhere in the world and it will always come out 120."

At 6:59 in this "Rig Rundown" with Premier Guitar, Rush's Alex Lifeson's tech Scott Appleton shows us 5 of Alex's PID-03s.

At 10:50 in this "Rig Rundown" with Premier Guitar, Rush's Alex Lifeson's tech Scott Appleton mentions that Alex uses some synthesizers and we're shown a still frame of the Moog Little Phatty Stage II.

Here Alex can be seen playing his signature PRS SE acoustic guitar. PRS quotes Alex on this official product page saying "I was very pleased when PRS presented me with my SE Angelus acoustic, a beautiful guitar of stunning quality. It was in response to the challenge of building a guitar that shared the integrity and attention to detail that the Alex Lifeson Private Stock Angelus possesses in a package more broadly accessible. The SE Alex Lifeson Thinline is that model. Carefully selected materials, expert craftsmanship and a smart approach to concept resulted in a guitar that is beautiful to look at and rewarding to play."

PRS also posts this video about the guitar.

Farewell To Kings Tour pic. The Tapco Reverb is on top of the Tapco 2200 rack EQ, both in the rack on top of the Leslie cabinet. nestled between the Hiwatt stacks, and the Roland Space Echos (on the far left, on top of Geddy's bass cabinet(s))

Rush Equipment List - European Tour 1978

Alex Lifeson

Gibson Les Paul, Gibson Custom double-neck 6/12-string, Gibson 355, Fender Stratocaster, Gibson Dove acoustic, Epiphone C060 classic, Gibson B45 acoustic, 3 Barcus Berry studio pre-amps, 4 Hiwatt 100 watt amplifiers and cabinets, 2 Fender Twin Reverbs, Roland Boss Chorus, Roland Space Echo, Maestro Phase Shifter, 3 Cry-Baby wah-wah pedals, 2 Morley volume pedals, 2 Maestro parametric filters, Electro-Harmonix power boost, Moog Taurus bass pedals, Tapco graphic equalizer, Tapco reverb unit.

Geddy Lee

1969 Fender Precision bass, 1974 Rickenbacker bass, 1978 Rickenbacker bass, Rickenbacker custom double-neck 4/12 string, Moog Taurus bass pedals, Mini-Moog, Oberheim synthesizer, 2 Sunn 2 x 15" cabinets, 2 Ampeg V4B bass cabinets, 2 Ampeg 250 watt SVT amplifier heads.

Here's the link to the original article.

http://www.2112.net/powerwindows/transcripts/19780400beatinstrumental.htm#equipment

For Signals, Lifeson remarked "By that time I had a pretty comprehensive rack with two TC Electronic 2290s".

Discussed on this introduction to Gibson Memphis range NAMM 2015 - starting at 9:17 and Alex mentioned at 14.55 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKoFTI0F9Zo

Alex playing one on Rush 40 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FICkVLg7Vok

This picture shows Lifeson with his signature Gibson Les Paul ES model.

at 0:37, a Placid Audio Copperphone can be seen in a stand/holder slightly below and behind (from Alex's point of view, from ours its in front) of his main microphone & stand. It also can be seen at 0:49.

In this user-uploaded photo, Alex Lifeson is seen playing a Gibson Les Paul Goldtop.

Listed in this article among Alex Lifeson's touring equipment for the Grace Under Pressure tour in 1984.

In a YouTube video by OfficialEpiphone, titled 'Alex Lifeson Introduces the 2023 Les Paul Custom Axcess' he can be seen showcasing and playing his new signature model guitar.

Gibson credits Alex use of the EDS-1275 in the product description here.

There is a shot of Alex using the guitar at 2:21 in this video.

On Radial's website, Lifeson was mentioned as user of this direct box. He also said : "Since Radial came along, we are no longer rolling the dice!"

Used on the Permanent Waves tour and currently still in his collection

Alex Lifeson is shown on the front of "Guitar for the Practicing Musician" July 1984 holding a guitar with the Bill Lawrence L500XL in the bridge position.

At 4:45 you can see Alex Lifeson with a Marshall MX412A - 240W 4x12" Angled Extension Cabinet.