Rush’s Alex Lifeson Is Auctioning His Guitars + Memorabilia

Rush guitarist Alex Lifeson’s guitars and different memorabilia are set to be auctioned off within the “Property From The Archives of Alex Lifeson” public sale for Julien’s Auctions. The legendary guitarist has provided up a few of his prized guitars, images and even unique lyric sheets as a part of this public sale.

Alex Lifeson obtained his very first guitar for Christmas when he was 13-years-old in 1953, and he went on to co-found a band referred to as The Projection in 1968 in accordance with Julien’s Auctions. Some members of the band have been changed by Neil Peart and Geddy Lee in 1974 and that band turned Rush.

The Rush guitarist was inducted into the Rock and Roll Corridor of Fame in 2013 and Rush “ranks fifth for many consecutive gold or platinum studio albums, after the likes of The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Kiss and Aerosmith.”

Over 60 of Alex Lifeson’s classic guitars in addition to his unique lyric sheets, images, tour ephemera and passes are set to be auctioned off. A few of the Rush guitarist’s guitars which can be going to the within the public sale embrace:

• A 1976 custom-built Gibson ES-355TD “Whitey” that was performed by Lifeson throughout all Rush excursions from 1977 to 2015 and has been featured on albums and music movies
• A 1976 Gibson Dove acoustic guitar that Lifeson used to put in writing “Nearer to the Coronary heart”
• A 1980 {custom} Hentor Sportscaster that is Lifeson liked to solo with, together with the solo on the tune “Limelight” and has been within the music movies for “Important,” “Countdown,” and “Enemy Inside”

The “Property From The Archives of Alex Lifeson” public sale is going down on Could 20 – Could 22 in New York in addition to nearly. Get further data on how to participate and it’s also possible to register to be notified at this location.