U2 & Guitar Gear: Q & A

Originally posted by wtshnnfb01I can just picture the Edge getting some new guitars.

Dallas: Fender called. They want to give you some new Clapton Strats.
Edge: Can I get fucked up piant jobs, like snakes and sculls?
Dallas: No, but theres always aftermarket.
Edge: WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Originally posted by anstratdubh1979[..]

Hahahahaha...

Rene' Castro did a good job 'fecking' up the charcoal Clapton. Although the various stickers on Edge's yellow one.... What THE feck? Maybe he wasn't sleeping well, or drinking too much or thinking straight... or maybe just had some excess stickers.

Originally posted by WojBhoy[..]
Glad he left the Explorers and the Les Pauls sticker-free lol...otherwise my opinion of him may have lowered I like the Rene Castro Strat....

Originally posted by anstratdubh1979[..]

Yeah... thank God it isn't like James Hetfield's ESP Explorer with a sticker that said "More Beer". That'd be sad!

Originally posted by WojBhoy[..]
Yeah, well, it's kinda part of the package with a metal guitarist...not that I'm judgmental or anything!

Originally posted by anstratdubh1979[..]

Meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee-taaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaal! (throws out the devil horn hand signs)

Originally posted by anstratdubh1979I read of it before... a magazine (Musician magazine, probably) that said that Edge bought a Dobro (in Nashville) for cheap. Yet I've never seen him play it, heard of him playing it or seen any piccies...

Until now...

This from the 1988 Woody Guthrie tribute of U2 playing "Jesus Christ":


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Originally posted by WojBhoy[..]
Tis the first time I've ever seen a pic of one lol. A couple of artists I like are credited as using them but I never knew what one actually was lol...nice pics!

Originally posted by anstratdubh1979[..]

I've seen and played them. They are fun. Sound cool. Especially great for blues / country and slide playing.

Like I'd mentioned... I remember a brief comment in an article of Edge saying he'd bought one 'cheap' in Nashville. I'm not 100% certain that the one in the picture is the one that Edge mentioned but there is a good chance.

Wouldn't mind owning one, one day.

Originally posted by WojBhoy[..]
There are many things I wouldn't mind owning lol, must be said. A dobro would be very cool to learn

Originally posted by anstratdubh1979[..]

Mandolin too! Especially as Edge was messing with one in the recent recordings. Be cool to hear if that ends up on the new album. And if it's more traditional mandolin playing or Edge-ified delay-laden plush atmospheric mandolin.