Russ and Ryan flew up to Canada just for the chance to sit down with Alex Lifeson at Godin’s showroom and talk about his cinematic songwriting, the seductive nature of playing the guitar, and the process of designing his brand new Lerxst Limelight guitar!
Get your Lerxst Limelight guitar here:
Lerxst Limelight Vega Trem Electric Guitar:
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Lerxst Limelight Floyd Rose Electric Guitar:
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Make sure to check out our blog post on the AMS Content Hub:
https://www.americanmusical.com/content--name-alex-lifeson-interview-240125
And go stream Alex Lifeson’s music here:
https://open.spotify.com/artist/4vC9kK4Y7SBM3mSsyeTKCo?si=CowHNSUaTOKhSYl0RomSFA
And check out his other project, Envy of None here:
https://open.spotify.com/artist/2wwArB2zsZyIIThkewLBaZ?si=iFYC2yQXRLiZCi3O7K5cfg
And for all your gear needs head on over to AmericanMusical.com
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Chapter Markers:
00:00 – Get your Jeff Beck on (demo)
1:30 – Intro
1:56 – Inspiration for Lerxst Limelight
5:30 – Songwriting process
7:00 – Exploring new tones
11:26 – Creation of the Hentor Sportscaster
13:32 – Designing the Lerxst Limelight
20:05 – Evolution of style
27:39 – The “Lifeson Chord”
28:26 – Recording Victor
30:54 – Envy of None
32:41 – Still find playing satisfying
35:40 – Stockroom of gear
37:31 – You gotta keep going
39:13 – Outro