Rush "Closer to the Heart" on Gibson ES-335 Dot

[relax235]

wow incredible playing, what was the chorus coming from? Also someone uses this and for vibrato i think...he grabs the pickguard and looks like he pushes down is that possible or does it have something to do with the thing sticking out?

[vela75]

@relax235 I think the Chorus was coming from the amp. It was a Fender Princeton Chorus 2x10. Not sure about the vibrato/pickguard thing....maybe he was holding the neck and pushing down on the guitar's body to make an note bend down. I would never to that... has to be murder on the guitar.

[FullSolo]

That is one damn sexy guitar

[gunsguitars]

sweet !!!!!

[almac62]

LOL CAT !!!!!11!11!!1!one!!!11!!!eleve­n!!1111!

[Kangaxxter]

KITTEH!!!

Btw 5*****

[weat105]

Gibson on a fender amp

[jordanhockeynut]

well maybe thay are attrackded to the good music ur playing. Good Job!!

[jordanhockeynut]

lol their was a cat in the backround

[vela75]

Sometimes I think they "know" when I am making a video. They could be haging out in another room and then they just start coming out of the woodworks!

[whytes0]

@vela75 hahaha, thats really funny. Imagine all the cats in the neighborhood came by lol, would be the next cat treat commercial for sure lol

[stelvans]

@jordanhockeynut you should get out more son

[TheJPfanboy]

Name of the amp? sounds great!

[vela75]

Thanks. Actually, I no longer have that amp. It was a Fender Princeton Chorus 2x10". It was a really great amp. I don't know why i got rid of that amp.

[TheJPfanboy]

How is the guitar? I'm going to buy it soon you see, but is that a fat neck?

[vela75]

The most fantastic guitar I have ever played. It plays like a million bucks. Words cannot even begin to descibe how amazing this guitar plays!!!  SERIOUSLY!!!

Mine does not have a fat neck. It is the perfect size. It's not the baseball bat sort like the '56 reissue Custom Les Paul. The neck is amazing. Seriously, this guitar is so incredible. If you can get one... do it!!!! :) You will be so happy!

[TheJPfanboy]

Awesome, buying it tomorrow :)

[uhsuhuh]

nice gibson my cuz has that one too

[jbarrot47]

KITTY!

[spenceeee]

sweet guitar, wish i had one

[Crazycanadian227]

you should post a vid of how to play the intro for me, :P and nice guitar/vid, GJ

[skinheadvn800]

you and your gibson rock!!!!

[vela75]

Thanks!!!

:)

[BJDouch]

Nice cover, well done. Where did you get that guitar and how much did you pay? :)

[vela75]

Thank you! I got it from Musicians Friend. Look up Gibson 335 Glossy Finish. It's the ebony finish one.

[ogracer]

omg that is one sweet sweet guitar man

like wow!

[Hb35Jazz]

A KITTY IN THE BACKGROUND! :D

[xguitardude1]

cool cat in the back round lol

[ridesdeepsnow]

nice cover. Got an Ebony Sheraton myself

[saxmachine123]

Beautiful

[fretboarder]

good cover mate very well done..

[nascargas]

Damn...you play good, but that guitar is truly beautiful! I think it steels the show...really....

[GibsonLesPaul1319]

yea ebony is the most beautiful and elegant

[PA28140]

Great job!

[blahman178]

nice guitar, they are great for rock, not just jazz and blues.

[dlite95]

timing a lil off in some places but really nice

[KBmusic1965]

Nicely done. My version is slightly different.... click on kbmusic1965 to view

[reypelele]

is hollowbody? or solid?

[vela75]

It's hollow. You can check the ES-335 out at Musician's Friend sometime. It's an awesome guitar!

:)

[EccentricRichard]

It's neither, it's semi-hollow.

[deadlyduk]

KITTY!

[faningo276]

Great tone, beautiful guitar, great playing, nice cat.

[vela75]

Thank you, thank you, thank you, & thank you!!!

:)

[BowflexIsForHomos]

Wow, that guys voice is terrible. If you want to hear a incrediable high pitched male voice then listen to King Diamond's Conspiracy and Helloween's Keeper of the Seven Keys parts 2 then 1.

[ericmshafferdammit]

Geddy is amazing, why did you even view this video? Anyway, great video. Rush is a great band.

[Chaser53pin]

Very Nice! Thanks for posting. P.S. say hi to the cat.

[TheGamingGuitarist]

The 57 classics work good on the semi hollow guitars and the burstbucker pickups work good too.

[subzero5620]

nice cat dude

[buckwheatrules]

Fucking Awsome, I saw rush July 9th and I would swear that you sounded exactly like Alex Lifeson.Keep up the good work it will payoff, no doubt in my mind.

[vela75]

Thank you.

I just saw them in Milwaukee at the end of June, during the Summerfest. They were so incredible as always!!!

[deadlyduk]

i saw in jacksonville,Fl

[faningo276]

molson amp. I was there man, great show.

[IbanezFreak2112]

this is awesomw this is played perfectly great job

[vela75]

Thank you!!!

:)

[IbanezFreak2112]

whered you get your tabs from

or is this played by ear

[vela75]

I learned it from tab years ago. I found it in a guitar magazine. Most of the cover songs I know I just learn by ear though. This was one exception.

[jonmelon1990]

Wow! you are great, watched your fly by night too...Keep it up!

How long have you been playing?

[vela75]

Thank you!!!

Well, I started playing in 1985, so it's been 23 years now.

[vela75]

Thank you very much. I started playing 23 years ago.

[rory5543]

nice playing, got enough cats? haha

[vela75]

Thanks. Yeah, we have 5!!!!!

:)

[rory5543]

haha, that must be a hand full

[augeight]

Nice Guitar! And well done, note for note. You shoud try out some Coheed and Cambrea. I think you may like them. Rock on...

[thecrowing07]

sweet guitar

[Pablo2latino]

your missing a note in the intro... to make it sound more complete hit the 5th corde to give it a bass effect everytime you restart the intro riff

[vela75]

Cool. I'll have to try that. Thanks!

[Pablo2latino]

if you listen close to the song you will hear the extra note

[vela75]

Thanks. I'm blessed to have such a great guitar! :)

[vela75]

Thank you. I've always wanted a 335. I am so blessed to have this guitar. It has such an amazing tone and it plays like a dream!!!!

Thanks for the kind words!

[rushpowerpratt]

Nice job man and sic guitar. How do you do those bends 1:44? I can't find how to do them anyware so it doesn't sound complete when I play the song. I would appreciate it!

[fulltuneguitar]

とてもお上手です。

・・・本物のアレックスなのではないでしょうか？

[vela75]

Nani????

:)

[fulltuneguitar]

I think that it is a splendid performance.

You may be better than Alex.

という意味の日本語です。

[natemoore]

Get real. We're all single cellular life forms compared to Alex. You're a good player, though!

[xXsankoXx]

best guitar ever!!

[vela75]

Nothing like a Gibson 335!!!

:)

[xXsankoXx]

daaamn right ^^

[vela75]

Thanks! I love playing old Rush songs on the 335!!! :)

[Lanee92]

sounds great:)

great playing, great guitar