In September 2010 on MusicRadar.com, Rush’s legendary guitarist Alex Lifeson hinted at his upcoming Gibson Custom Shop signature guitar:
“I’ve been working with Gibson on putting together a Les Paul Axcess model, which would be an Alex Lifeson signature guitar. It’ll have the Floyd Rose, the piezo pickup in the bridge and single-coil taps in the volume pots. Basically, we’ve taken everything you could want in a guitar and we’re putting it into a really true utility instrument in a fantastic platform.”
Well, here it is! The Alex Lifeson Les Paul Axcess is being shown at NAMM 2011 in both available colors: Viceroy Brown and Royal Crimson. We will be receiving these guitars at The Music Zoo, including a signed model! Click here to contact our sales team and pre-order. The piezo pickup Alex mentioned is evidenced here (packaged into a nice Graph Tech licensed Floyd), along with the customized push-pull electronics that give Alex the flexibility to nail different tones from every era of Rush’s catalog. Classy looking and very functional signature model.
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Can’t wait to see some concert footage of Alex with this Lester.
I love this Alex Lifeson signature model but I hope that Alex gives the “green Light” for an Epiphone model for the “Working Man”! I’d buy one in a heart beat! IMHO “Gibson” is strictly a guitar priced in the range of those players that actually earn money with their axe. I am what I call a guitar hobbiest. I’ve been playing since 1963 but just for pleasure. I earn my living elsewhere so I can’t honestly justify spending 3 or 4 grand, just not fair to my family but a $1000 or $1500 (street price) would fit my budget perfectly! Think about it Alex (and Gibson/Epiphone)!