EPIPHONE ALEX LIFESON LES PAUL AXCESS STANDARD
Alex Lifeson needs no introduction. He wanted a guitar that would cover all the bases live. To get a classic PAF Gibson sound but to split the coils to cover single coil chores. Last but least a piezo to cover acoustic sounds and a whammy that stayed in tune.
He wanted it affordable. Alex is for real. He doesn't need the money or the fame. Trust me he is the same guy he was in the late 60's. He remembers needing but not being able to afford good sh@t.
I can say this with some authority. Geddy and my bass player were friends even before Rush. My piano player bought Alexis's Hohner piano.
My Prog Rock band Tallis opened for Rush. Shortly after Michael Sadler our singer/keyboard player left for Saga. The remainder of Tallis moved to London UK's
West End and played the clubs that everyone played in on the way up. Photos of the Stones, the Yardbirds with Clapton, Elton John, The Who, Queen and even Hendrix and for that matter ..you name the band and they played these clubs. A great majority of the guys who started out in the West End came to see the guys coming up. We made a few big name friends. I hung out with Keith Moon we always went to the Marque Club. You played the Marquee for your 'signing up'party. Yes's singer Jon Anderson's wife hosted the parties. One night Ron Wood played with his Blues band.
The band was something to do on the Stone's down time. Ron play's like Clapton on the 'Beano' LP when he is not in the Stones.
Tallis packed the clubs. We were an inch away from the 'big deal' when the Sex Pistols broke. Overnight if you weren't Punk you did not get signed.
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| $900.00 USD |
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