Mandola
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The mandola or tenor mandola is a fretted, stringed musical instrument. It is to the mandolin what the viola is to the violin: the four double courses of strings tuned in fifths to the same pitches as
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Bowl-backed mandola
Alex Lifeson
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Aleksandar Živojinović, known professionally as Alex Lifeson, is a Canadian musician, best known as the guitarist for the rock band Rush. In 1968, he co-founded a band with drummer John Rutsey and bas
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…of Barnstormer, uses an electric mandola as his main instrument, and Lief Sørbye of the band Tempest play an electric, double-neck mandola/mandolin. Alex Lifeson, guitarist of Rush, has also featured the mandola in his work. Mandolas are sometimes played in mandolin orchestras, along with other members of the…
Lifeson performing in 2022
Lifeson played in the 2010–2011 Time Machine Tour, Ahoy, Rotterdam, the Netherlands (27 May 2011).
Promotional press photo of Rush.
Lifeson played his Gibson Les Paul in the 'Heritage Cherry Sunburst'. This guitar has been modified to incorporate a Floyd Rose tremolo.