Alex Lifeson's Effects Blocks | Axe-Fx III, FM9 & FM3

[@LeonTodd]

Merry Christmas legends!

[@joejohnson8966]

Merry Christmas, Leon!!!

[@davidlambert5123]

Merry Christmas! Thanks for another year of great videos!!

[@RichBarlow70]

Merry Christmas and THANK YOU Leon! You're one of the reasons that I keep exploring this insane Fractal machine 🙂

[@MrSpike7590]

Merry Christmas Leon!!

[@TrumpetsInMy4x12]

Merry Christmas LT! \m/

[@user-ql1pc7pi9x]

Love Lifeson's sound. What a great player and good guy Alex is. Time Stand Still has the nicest sparkling clean with chorus you could ever dial in.

[@sotirios6882]

Nothing better than the gift of Rush. Alex's guitar tones sound amazing. You slayed them LT Happy holidays.

[@TungstenCarlbide]

We are the priests of the Temples of Fractal Our great computers fill the hallowed halls... And they sound so goood!!!! Merry Christmas Leon!

[@LeonTodd]

Merry christmas!

[@Lushoverthebridge]

Have a nice 2023! A hug!

[@LeonTodd]

You too! Much appreciated

[@ibanezman1025]

I see Leon, I see anything Alex Lifeson or Rush, I thumbs up. Awesome demonstration!

[@alexlifeson8946]

Then give me a thumbs up, you sob👍

[@ibanezman1025]

@@alexlifeson8946 Amazing!

[@srubel59]

Wow. Outstanding job paying an excellent tribute to Alex. I don't own and Axe FX but I think I'll brush off the dust from some of my favorite Rush tunes.

[@LeonTodd]

Rush tunes for xmas is always fun!

[@BossleLucas]

I don't even own a Fractal but I'm using this video to dial my tones in my GX-100. Great job, thanks!

[@Highcastle_of_Geek]

Hell yes!! Merry Frickin' Xmas to Lerxst, Leon, and all you hosers!!

[@jonbigg7385]

Damn. I'm on gift of tone overload. Two of my favorite players in two days.. JP and now Alex. Thanks again for the Rush riffs Leon. Merry Christmas!

[@guitfan1954]

The more I watch your videos I’m realizing that not only are you an inspiring guitar player… you would make a great music producer/session player. You come up with some really cool musical ideas as well as creating some amazing tones, even when you borrow someone else’s patch and add in your own ingredients. Anyway…I appreciate your content man… take care and Happy New Year.

[@LeonTodd]

I appreciate that! Doing sessions and being creative in the studio is one of my favourite things ever, it's so much fun and it stretches totally different musical muscles to live performance or doings YT vids.

[@glennw9927]

Love the momentary pause Leon. Sort of a nod to Neil.

[@djpgreek]

Dude...this is heaven. This works in FM3?? OMG it's amazing

[@LeonTodd]

Go get them!

[@howUdoin66]

you are now known as Leon Lifeson!! Man, you sure nailed those tones! Close your eyes and you're listening to the album, man!! Awesome!!

[@alexlifeson8946]

You finally did it! Thanks for the early Christmas gift 👍🎁 Should've did that A Show of Hands distorted tone, though. I guess you might be able to get it by adding a GK rack-like gain block to the Time Stand Still scene? That Heaven Above was the best part, though! 👍

[@blessedheavyelements8544]

Now if some kind soul will adapt these to the platforms the res of us use would be killer. Thanks for some of the fingerings.would never have figured those out! Best Regards and Best Wishes for 2023 Leon!

[@gojo8647]

and a massive thank you to you Leon.. Merry Christmas

[@MiguelBraz]

Thanks Leon, you are the Best ! Happy Christmas from the antipods !

[@Mudder1310]

Merry Christmas Mr. Todd, best wishes to you and yours. There were times in Lifeson’s career when I think he leaned a bit heavy on effects but the older I get the more I understand that’s what he meant to do….without the effects they aren’t the same songs.

[@GmanMusicProductions]

Thanks for showing the screenshots of these presets Leon! I have an Ultra and use it for just the effects with my amps, and seeing the settings of these artist presets helps me dial in these in my Ultra. Many Thanks!!!

[@harrysearia1784]

Merry Christmas LT👍🏾

[@barryeverton2532]

Been waiting and hoping Alex's blocks were gonna be a GOT. Such a great Xmas present. :) Thanks for all you posts. help reviews, etc all year. Cool

[@aeugmk2]

I hope you had a fantastic Christmas man! Thanks for all you do to keep us informed and inspired!

[@LeonTodd]

Thanks, you too!

[@vfilardo]

Thanks!

[@ANTONIO_TheGuitarist]

Hi great guitar player brilliant sounds merry christmas Todd

[@22beecher]

Dude you nail that sound. Absolutely love it. Can’t wait to load into FX iii tomorrow. Thanks

[@rolandmengedoth2191]

Merry Christmas back to you from Germany

[@ROKZLEON]

This was indeed an awesome gift on tone!!! 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@JoshPaterson]

This should be described as the "Heavan on Earth" gift of tone. Amazing! Thanks for sharing!

[@jonholland6067]

Happy holidays to you and yours from the Dominican Republic Leon! Love what you do!

[@wavetech_]

I was listening to the "Limelight" solo just yesterday! Always look forward to your videos, and I don't even own an Axe FX

[@LeonTodd]

One of the greats

[@eoinjennings519]

I now need to buy a Fractal Axe thanks !

[@CamiloVelandia]

You're the man, Leon!!!! Merry Xmas!!

[@peterknicked]

Alex tone 1981-1993 is the best. I love the GK era with the Signature guitars.

[@alexlifeson8946]

I thought I wrote this comment 😂. Love the mid 80s stuff 👍 A Show of Hands!

[@vfilardo]

Thanks Leon. Merry Christmas!

[@davidshankle7359]

Very nice all these blocks that have been coming in presets with gifts of tones merry Christmas my friend keep up the great videos.

[@AudioAtmos]

I’m happy you got to demo this coolest of Christmas Eve Gifts of Tone so I could say Merry Christmas to you and your whole family. It’s been so great getting to know you a little bit through the Fractal connection and guitar in general. Thanks again for the cool demo.🎄🎄🎄

[@deans.4705]

thanks Leon. Great tribute. Happy holidays.

[@donlower933]

Merry Christmas to you and yours! Thanks for the gift of your videos.

[@HotRodSprint]

Kemper user here BUT a big fan of your page and a HUMONGOUS Rush fan! Nice juicy tones there. Especially for Time Stand Still. One thing about Alex is he never was a heavy distortion/gain user. Keep up the good work/RUSH "work ins" on your videos.

[@LeonTodd]

Don't need gain when you write iconic parts like that!

[@gcruishank9663]

Dude, this is awesome! Thanks so much for this.

[@psycle1]

Killer playing and tone, legend! Merry Christmas my friend!

[@cmath8577]

There are many eras of Alex's playing/ rig and tone. Hemispheres to Exit Stage Left era being my favorite

[@chriswalsh4203]

Merry Xmas Leon--thanks for your lessons and all the additional help this year

[@carminelombardi9575]

It's so appreciated!

[@peterknicked]

Alex used a clean tone along with his distorted up until the mid 90-ties. In 1991-2 he had alot of interesting stuff in his rigg. TC 1128, 2290, GK 200CPL, GK MP100, Roland GP-16, Digitech 33B, Crown Power amps etc. The A rig was the G K and the B rig was the Gp-16 and used for certain effects and the clean parallel to the distortion etc. Two poweramps and 4 GK cabinets. I saw the rig schematics in Guitarplayer when they released Roll the Bones. I still got that copy.

[@alexlifeson8946]

What's the closest thing out there to the GK distortion tone? That doesn't sound like a cheesy solid state amp? I'm guessing the Fractal FM3. Saw YYNOT last night. He's using Kemper. Sounds good, also.

[@socialdef3]

@@alexlifeson8946 Well you should know, you're Alex Lifeson!

[@alexlifeson8946]

@@socialdef3 I wish. If I was, I would've never put out Vapor Trails or Clockwork Angels. 2 God awful albums.

[@jsullivan2112]

@@alexlifeson8946 And that's why you're not Alex Lifeson.

[@alexlifeson8946]

@@jsullivan2112 I am ☺️. I'm just not Aleksandar Živojinović

[@synboy]

Can we get an upload on these patches to Axe Exchange.......please?

[@DavidMacVicar]

Yes! Please Leon!

[@giuseppebellavita3670]

Man - that was a fun vlog. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again…. How are you not selling out stadiums yet!!!!

[@rockstarjazzcat]

Oooohhh yeeeaaahhh! 🙌🏼

[@carlroberge7535]

Was waiting for this one! ❤️🤘

[@LeonTodd]

That chorus is life

[@snapascrew]

3:04 if you want this to sound best use piezo pickups

[@dominicgibson9529]

BRILLIANT...'nuff said❤

[@TSBII]

NM - you do switch to it for a split second (What were the settings on that lower amp module sire?) Appears to be the same settings for a stereo feed etc. Man, that HIWATT amp model really does have the gain just right with a simple FAS Boost pushing it the rest of the way.

[@kevinp_25]

Merry Christmas Leon!

[@LeonTodd]

Same to you!

[@deans.4705]

Thanks Leon. I notice you have dual Hiwatts. Any special reason why? thanks

[@marcolucchi60]

Great stuff. Don’t own that particular gear, but I’ve been trying to de- and re-construct Alex Lifeson’s tones (with varying degrees of success) since my Zoom 505 days. 😜 Merry Christmas from Sydney, LT.

[@Herjare]

Awesome Leon! Can you do a Power Windows preset?

[@radinamarca]

I’ve also liked the guitar sound in Roll the Bones

[@petruccirocks02]

Merry Christmas Leon! Any chance you could do a video of the JP blocks they released?

[@barryeverton2532]

Hiya, am I doing something wrong here but my basic sound with the Hipower Jumped with your settings is no where as dirty as yours at 0:51. It's sounds clean on mine. ????

[@LeonTodd]

Try turn the input boost on between 3-9dB

[@barryeverton2532]

@@LeonTodd Better but still not right. Can you post your preset so I can compare please

[@russellsherman9358]

Wicked 🎸🎸🎸

[@austinfailz]

Hey, Leon. If you see this and have the moment to answer, would you get the Axe FX III Mk2, or Axe FX III Mk2 Turbo? I am planning on trying to move to an all in one unit like the Axe FX III. I use a chorus, flanger, phaser, two delays (short tape echo, longer analog delay), and a plate reverb (not at the same time). I also use a wah and Whammy DT. Would the Axe FX III be able to have a "kitchen sink" patch like this, or would I be better off using several patches. I do not use everything all at once, and mainly pepper the sonic stew with a bit of this and that depending on the part. Basically, I'm trying to determine if I'd be better off with the higher powered processor or not. Thanks.

[@RichBarlow70]

Hey Leon . . . could you drop the dual amp setup you used of the dirty parts of this demo? That Rockman filter + comp is pretty tasty as well if it's stashed away somewhere.

[@hankgalt]

Hi Leon, did you ever post these presets anywhere? I’m not finding anything in the description above or on axechange. I suck so hard at my axe fx3 (even after countless hours watching your stuff and taking the Cooper Carter course) that I can’t make anything sound good. I stopped and freeze framed this video a hundred times and copied exact settings, and it all sounds weak and tinny. And I’m using an AL R40 Signature LP that was played and signed by Alex himself, so I should have the right guitar and plenty of mojo, ha! I should add I last updated the axe after the gift of tone series, so everything should be current to the time you shot the video. I haven’t updated it since as I’m waiting for Austin Buddy to update his amp tonepack. If there weren’t guys like you posting presets and I couldn’t buy tonepacks from guys like AB the axe would be useless for me such is the MASSIVE learning curve. I appreciate all you do 🤘🏻🎸

[@drockny]

"Time Stand Still" sounded fantastic. What an under-rated song. What happened to "The Trees" intro lol?

[@mitahapsari4960]

hi Leon, how do you switch the gain on Barchetta from the clean verse ("my uncle..."_) into "jump to the ground"? volume or with another foot pedal?

[@mikeamilcare5159]

I was able to download most of the gifts..for some reason I couldnt get Alex Lifeson on my FM3,,,,or Vai or Petrucci,,,,,,really want the Alex Lifeson though

[@racefaceec90]

a strange request but is there any chance of being able to do a tutorial for getting some of alex's guitar sounds with guitar rig 6? i cannot afford an axe fx (i only play at home for my own enjoyment). he is my fav guitarist. i would especially love to be able to get some of his 80's guitar sounds (especially moving pictures, power windows era). i can play a hack version of marathon but would love to be able to dial his guitar sound in (as i am clueless tbh with programming gr6 lol) thank you 🙂

[@mrparkinson]

Im not a big effects guy - i like my guitars on the dryer side of things, but those sound amazing!

[@DavidMacVicar]

Leon, I noticed the AL Universal Parallel Room block (from GOT) was set to Thru in the Bypass mode, but in your video it is Mute FX In. Which is which?

[@ant1738]

Leon, could you plz upload your Alex Lifeson Preset? From the Gift of Tone Alex LifesoN preset

[@TFT-bp8zk]

Never forget: LT was The FIRST Day of Christmas..

[@jamesvai1]

any reason why these dont work on fm3 turbo although it says for fm3 as well ? says file name is wrong has to be syx file and gift of tones are blk ?

[@MrBillydikid]

Merry christmas!! Can i use this with ax8?? Please!!

[@adam872]

That Red Barchetta tone. O.M.G. It was absolute sex.

[@brentheathersimons7042]

Hi Leon I would love for you to find some of the rack units/amps Alex used in the 80's! :) Such an underrated guitarist!- Stay healthy- Brent

[@LeonTodd]

Would love to find one of those GK preamps!

[@brentheathersimons7042]

@@LeonTodd Absolutely! Then you could do a Rush/Iron Maiden "Tones of the 80s!" 😀Really enjoying the channel Leon! and I'm a bassist! ;)- Best wishes, Brent, VT USA

[@markford4587]

@2112 playing some 2112. Love it 🤘

[@Sound_Stable]

I'm not a heavy effect guy, but damn that sounded amazing.

[@SMITHWT3]

Is this set of patches available anywhere?

[@DavidMacVicar]

Would you post this preset Leon? PLZ!

[@mikeamilcare5159]

how did you get 2 amp blocks on there?

[@nicholastotoro7721]

That Rockman-ish clean… which I’m assuming is supposed to be a GK clean… 🤣

[@carlroberge7535]

Now I need a Waza Craft CE-2

[@caelmcleish1212]

Did just make me want to convert to a digital rig just to play with Lerxst tones?

[@barryeverton2532]

Hi, Is Close to the 5th a Delay or Pitch block?

[@LeonTodd]

Pitch

[@dddocmusic]

Anyway they can be edited for the boss gt1000core 🤩

[@richardjohnson8546]

I don’t get it. Did you just make these patches or are the the REAL Lifeson patches?

[@DavidMacVicar]

They are not patches. They are supposedly the real Lifeson blocks from the specific FX blocks in Fractal Units. Not the presets themselves.

[@russellsherman9358]

🎄🎁🎄

[@Gregoris006]

this is great! but if we talk about year 1970.

[@robedwards915]

Thanks!