U2 & Guitar Gear: Q & A

Originally posted by WojBhoy:Ok, I'm bored and have made use of the webcam that's built into my new laptop, and so I decided to take a picture of all my stuff guitar-wise for posterity. I say all, there's not that much but considering everyone else posts theirs, I thought I'd join the charade. The quality's not great, but it's good enough...

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L -> R = Ridgewood Stratocaster, Yamaha amp., Zoom G1X effects pedal, Ridgewood semi-acoustic, Epiphone Les Paul Custom. Not much, but it keeps me off the streets causing mayhem...

Originally posted by anstratdubh1979:[..]

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Originally posted by anstratdubh1979:[..]

Now you just need to switch the volume/tone knobs to the gold one's, like Edge's 1975
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or black "witch hat" knobs, like his 1973.
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Lest I forget, the gold pickup rings
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...everyone say it together - EDGE USED / EDGE APPROVED.

Originally posted by WojBhoy:[..]
You forgot to mention the lengthy 12 year or so wait until the white finish fades to yellow/cream lol...

Originally posted by bcgd:I tell ya, little things like knobs are inexpensive upgrades that can make a difference in the looks of a guitar and your attitude when you look at your guitar.

Hey Strat, I'll be out your way in a couple of weeks. My wife's going to be in a wedding at Calimingas Ranch. We're staying at her folks in SoPas.

Originally posted by wtshnnfb01:Not guitar realated, but is it true Edge used to own a house in L.A. a double homicide happened in after he sold it?

Originally posted by anstratdubh1979:[..]

Not exactly true... Edge didn't OWN the house... What happened was that he'd rented a house in 1988 when U2 were mixing Rattle And Hum album and film.

That house was later bought by Jose and Kitty Menendez. Thier sons, Eric and Lyle killed shot them to death in 1989.

For more on the brothers and the crime:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyle_and_Erik_Menendez

It's also mention on page 88 of the U2 book "Into The Heart" the stories behind the songs.
http://books.google.com/books?id=LCcuuWbemcAC&pg=PA88&lpg=PA88&dq=U2+The+Edge+and+Menendez+Brothers&source=web&ots=7NfSCtWIf0&sig=pavMtnw-IUDck-IajeysBvHlRW8&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=1&ct=result

That was the house were Bono wrote "Love Rescue Me". Written after a "night of debauchery" and as Bono had awoke from a dream about Bob Dylan!

Originally posted by easports43:[..]

Edge rented the famous "Menendez Brothers" house?