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Thu, Nov 14, 2024

Alex Lifeson releases LE Alex Lifeson Grace signature guitar in celebration of Grace Under Pressure's 40th anniversary

Tue, Nov 12, 2024@12:26PM | comments

UPDATE - 11/12@3:08PM: There's also this video announcement featuring Lerxst himself:

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Alex Lifeson has announced the release of a new signature guitar in celebration of the 40th anniversary of Rush's Grace Under Pressure album. Alex Lifeson's Grace signature guitar was created in partnership with Godin Guitars and is a modern reimagining of the iconic Hentor Sportcaster guitars played throughout the recording and touring behind Rush's Grace Under Pressure album. From the announcement:

... Grace has a contoured swamp ash body for premium comfort and a maple neck with 12" radius ebony fretboard and medium stainless-steel frets for fast and intuitive playability. Like the original it has an HSS pickup configuration for maximum versatility, and the pickups have been custom wound by Mojotone to Alex's specifications to ensure balanced performance in all pickup positions. Players have a choice of the classic Floyd Rose tremolo system or a Vega Trem with 18:1 locking tuners for superior tremolo performance with rock solid tuning stability.

"We were blown away by the positive feedback we got from the release of Limelight earlier this year and knew that we wanted to do another one," said Lifeson. "With Grace, we wanted to pay tribute to the 40th Anniversary of Grace Under Pressure by building off of my favorite guitar from that period and - much like Limelight - evolving the concept to create an instrument with a sound and playability that would speak to modern players."

"It's a beautiful instrument that suits many different styles of playing," he continued, "and the mirrored pickguard comes in handy for late night sessions when you need, um, to check, ah, your hair or something." ...

Grace is available now as a limited edition of 200 for a suggested price of $3,999. For more information and to purchase from the official Lerxst Reverb shop, go to this location.

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