RUSH: Alex Lifeson Setup Revealed | Guitar Tech Tips | Ep. 70 | Thomann

Alex Lifeson's guitar tech, the awesome Scott Appleton explains us how Alex likes his guitars set up. This is an in-depth setup video with all the infos you need and some cool stories on top. Grab your guitar, some tools and a coffee and enjoy the video! Check out the Guitar Tech Tips playlist for all the other episodes:    • Guitar Tech Tips with Kris   Gear used: http://tho.mn/hpst5 Recorded and mixed with Universal Audio: http://tho.mn/uadx1 Monitors optimised through Sonarworks: http://tho.mn/sonar Interesting bits and pieces: 0:00 Introduction 0:43 How would you start the guitar setup 1:23 Which tunings does Alex use? 2:00 How do you change strings on Floyd Rose guitars? 10:28 How many guitars did you take on tour? 11:36 The B and E strings… 13:10 What if the Floyd leans forward? 16:55 String stretching method 20:50 Guitar rig horror story on tour… 22:55 Pro tip for tuning instability with Floyd 23:48 Neck relief / truss rod / string action 25:52 Fastest way of tuning a guitar with Floyd Rose 29:26 Important info about Alex’s signature guitar 32:21 How does Alex use the piezo pickup? 33:45 Time for a test ride Webshop: https://www.thomann.de Facebook:   / thomanninternational   Twitter: @thomann   / thomann   Instagram: @thomann.music   / thomann.music   Pinterest:   / thomannde   Visit our blogs: GER: https://www.thomann.de/blog/de/ ENG: https://www.thomann.de/blog/en/ FRA: https://www.thomann.de/blog/fr/ ESP: https://www.thomann.de/blog/es/ ITA: https://www.thomann.de/blog/it/ NED: https://www.thomann.de/blog/nl/ FIN: https://www.thomann.de/blog/fi/