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GALLERY: Rush's Clockwork Angels Tour Gear

What Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee are using on their "Clockwork Angels" tour.

Ken Settle
By Ken SettleOct 17, 2012
Ken Settle
Ken Settle is a Detroit area photographer who specializes in music photography. Ken began his career while barely in his teens, photographing rock’n’roll legend Bob Seger during his days playing in Detroit hockey rinks and clubs, and still keeps a full schedule shooting live photos and portraits of today’s top artists.
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Alex Lifeson's Rack

Alex Lifeson's Rack
Lifeson uses three Palmer PDI-03 Speaker Simulators with his amps. He incorporates three Fractal Audio Axe-FX II units (one in his second rack). Lifeson says, "I'm using Fractal Audio Axe-FX IIs for just about all of the outboard effects. I have two delay patches and two other patches; one for reverb and one for reverb/pitch [changing]." Also on this rack is a TC Electronic 1210 Spatial Expander + Stereo Chorus/Flanger that he uses for phasing and flanging effects. Other effects include a Jim Dunlop Cry Baby Rack Module wah, two RJM Music Amp Gizmos, one RJM Music Effects Gizmo, a Mesa/Boogie High-Gain Amp Switcher, a Behringer MulTiGate ProXR550 Quad Expander/Gate, and a Furman AR-PRO AC line-voltage regulator.

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