Alex Lifeson is gearing up for 2024 – actually, with a brand new line of signature guitar amps to comply with up his beforehand restricted LERXST Omega mannequin that he first collaborated on with MojoTone over a decade in the past.
Now it is again, alongside a Chi head and combo tube amp – nevertheless it might be just the start from the Rush legend.
The press launch asserting the amps mentions Lifeson’s “want to design and manufacture a line of guitar merchandise that replicate Lifeson’s forward-thinking strategy to sonic exploration and dwell efficiency” and plans to supply “a variety of amplifiers, guitars, results pedals, and pickups”. All very fascinating, however what we do know proper now’s what the amps are…
“There was an explosion of guitar music throughout the previous 5 years that has been unimaginable to witness in its variety of sounds and gamers,” Lifeson said, asserting the signature line.
“LERXST amplifiers present a platform for these gamers that gives the ability and high quality of tone of the very best amplifiers of the previous, whereas additionally offering key options like energy scaling and high-quality results loops that replicate the wants of gamers immediately.”
The 2-channel Omega might be supplied in two iterations: a restricted hand-wired model at $3,495, and the $2,495 normal. In contrast to the unique 100-watt mannequin, these are each 50-watt amps with the choice to utilise a 25-watt mode.
The US-built Chi is a smaller 30-watt head ($1,695) or combo ( $1,995) choice with two channels and shared three-band EQ. They’re obtainable to order through lerxstamps.com
“The LERXST CHI is an superior monster in its personal proper and one of many sweetest sounding amps I’ve ever heard,” says Lifeson.
Lifeson could also be placing each fashions to excellent use quickly if Rush bandmate and childhood good friend Geddy Lee’s latest feedback are something to go by.
We grasp round with one another loads, and we each have a want to attempt to write songs collectively
“If I say something about working with Alex, individuals run to the conclusion that Rush is beginning up once more,” Geddy informed CTV Morning Dwell lately. “That’s not the case. Sure, Alex and I like one another loads, nonetheless. We grasp round with one another loads, and we each have a want to attempt to write songs collectively. We do not know whether or not that can bear fruit or not. If it does bear fruit, nice, then we would launch some songs. If — that is at all times an ‘if’ there.
“However when individuals publish articles about that, they go away the ‘if’ out. So, yeah, I plan to get along with Al, and we plan to write down some songs, however we do not know if they will be any rattling good, so we’ll see what occurs.”
