Alex Lifeson
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![LEFT: Alex Lifeson from the Canadian band Rush performs live on stage playing a Gibson EDS-1275 twin neck/double-neck guitar at the McMorran Arena in Port Huron, USA during their All the World's a Stage tour on 22nd May 1977. RIGHT: Jimmy Page performs at Earl's Court, playing a Gibson EDS-1275 Doubleneck six and twelve stringed guitar, London, 18th May 1975.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kefq9t53p6cjA7pbNzNXid-320-80.jpg)
Alex Lifeson recalls the thrill of meeting his guitar hero, Jimmy Page
By Christopher Scapelliti published
Lifeson also weighed in on Pete Townshend's influence on his rhythm playing and writing, and the guitar talents of Michael Schenker, Steve Morse and Eric Johnson
![Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee, 2013](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KHi5ZjpxRkGmYLU4JgKtEQ-320-80.jpg)
"We play rush stuff and jam." Alex Lifeson says he and Geddy Lee haven't ended their music partnership
By Phil Weller published
Nearly 10 years since Rush’s final show, the group's two surviving members haven't ended their creative partnership
![A photo of guitarist Chris Herin released in association with his 2024 solo debut album, Hiding in Plain Sight](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SxqNc4Fzm9fjBTCV2VA9Eb-320-80.jpg)
Who is Chris Herin and why are Peter Frampton, Alex Lifeson and Martin Barre on his new album?
By Gary Graff published
The Tiles guitarist calls himself “one of the luckiest guys” to have such famous six-string connections
![Alex Lifeson (left) and Geddy Lee perform onstage with Rush in 2013](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KHi5ZjpxRkGmYLU4JgKtEQ-320-80.jpg)
Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee make surprise appearance at Gordon Lightfoot tribute concert
By Phil Weller published
Rush's surviving members joined alt-country band Blue Rodeo for a salute to the late singer/songwriter in the form of a progged-up version of one of his mid-'60s classics
![Alex Lifeson from the Canadian band Rush performs live on stage playing a Gibson EDS-1275 twin neck/double-neck guitar at the McMorran Arena in Port Huron, USA during their All the World's a Stage tour on 22nd May 1977.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ddeWTUVcGgueArbum7PCiT-320-80.jpg)
Discover the Genius of Alex Lifeson’s Chord Voicings
By Vinnie DeMasi published
The guitarist’s complex and clever chord work are at the heart of Rush’s amazing engine
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The 50 Greatest Rhythm Guitar Players of All Time
By Guitar Player Staff published
The players who don't hog the limelight but do lay down the best chords and riffs in guitar history
![Rush and Foo Fighters at Taylor Hawkins Tribute Show](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/a2ymHGT9jSJrkBweCSzFg7-320-80.jpg)
Watch Dave Grohl, Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee Tear Through Classic Rush Tracks at the Taylor Hawkins Tribute Show
By Jonathan Horsley last updated
London's Wembley Stadium witnessed the return of Dave Grohl to the drum stool as he joined the Rush legends for “2112 Part I: Overture” and “Working Man.”
![Alex Lifeson plays his white Gibson ES-355 guitar during a soundcheck ahead of Rush's gig at Bingley Hall in Stafford, Staffordshire, England on September 21, 1979](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VChxtk7MdVzka5FDpzV47d-320-80.jpg)
Alex Lifeson’s White Gibson ES-355 Sells at Auction for $384,000
By Jackson Maxwell published
The Rush guitar legend's "Closer to the Heart" 1976 Gibson Dove and oft-used 1980 Hentor Sportscaster also fetched six figures at the sale.
![Rush's Alex Lifeson – pictured backstage with his guitar collection](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/RLt2e4p3GsSv5wg9TsSxBb-320-80.jpg)
Alex Lifeson Details the "Emotionally Difficult" Process of Putting Some of His Most Beloved Guitars Up for Auction
By Jackson Maxwell published
In a new interview, the Rush guitarist confessed that he spoke at length to one of his favorite six-strings before putting it up for auction for charity.
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