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The 1959 Gibson Les Paul Custom became Fripp’s for a song — but he’s shocked to see what a similar model fetches today
“I like to do something that they would never expect,” the guitarist says of his post-Rush collaborations, where he chased strange effects, new textures and unexpected sounds.
A forgotten piece of 1970s gear became crucial to their late-career swan song
Lee knows some fans will never accept a drummer other than Neil Peart but says Nilles was the only person Rush considered for their return
The band are readying their first tour in over a decade, but Lifeson is unlikely to make this mistake again
The Beatles were a prog band? Opeth’s Mikael Åkerfeldt makes the case
However, Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee give different reasons for their choice of song, as Anika Nilles and Loren Gold make their debuts
The guitarist says Jimmy Page’s “hypnotic beast” didn’t just shape his playing — it directly sparked a standout cut from Rush’s ‘2112’ album
