U2 & Guitar Gear: Q & A

Originally posted by AAV711:Agreed--not only is Thom pretty good with a guitar but he can sing very well at the same time. I also find it interesting that Thom has so many guitars and Jonny seems to stick mostly to his Tele Plus.

I'm off to a guitar store later today to pick up some things--any recommendations for strings? I've been using .10 D'Addarios, but someone told me the other day Dunlops are much better. What does Edge use?

Originally posted by Alex:[..]
Do you prefer pure Nickel, Nickel/Steel or Stainless Steel? Steel lasts longer and gives a little more highs; Nickel rusts faster and gives slightly more mids.

My strat is now set up for GHS David Gilmour 10-48 (steel). I like the boom of the fat bass strings combined to bendability of the slim G string. My Tele is still strung with D'Addario 10-46 (nickel), they are kind of standard, you can't go wrong with those, and I still have a few sets flying around here. On my Jazz guitar I use Dean Markley 11-52 (nickel/steel) because this guitar's bridge requires a wound G string.

Alex

Originally posted by thechicken:[..]

Remember stainless steel eat the frets much faster than nickels. It is a point to consider.

Originally posted by RattleandHum1988:So. I've had my explorer for a couple days now, and I have to say I like the sound the way it is. It's actually not too hot, it cleans up real nice! It is a little harder to find that Edge sweet spot with OD as a boost, but with tweaking the pickups sound awesome. Plus I'm broke so I can't buy the seth lovers right now

But yea. I'll be buying the gold pickup covers and speed knobs this week and installing them on the explorer.

Originally posted by thechicken:[..]

I have read your posts and it occurred to me, why don't you change just the neck pick up? So you can stil have the fat tone for the rhythms and you will have something a little more gentle for the leads. By the way, which pickup does Edge use the most on his Explorer?

Originally posted by AAV711:[..]

Agreed--not only is Thom pretty good with a guitar but he can sing very well at the same time. I also find it interesting that Thom has so many guitars and Jonny seems to stick mostly to his Tele Plus.

I'm off to a guitar store later today to pick up some things--any recommendations for strings? I've been using .10 D'Addarios, but someone told me the other day Dunlops are much better. What does Edge use?

Originally posted by RattleandHum1988:[..]

He uses the bridge mostly. So changing the neck pickup wouldn't be my main priority. But as I was saying, I love the sound of them! The neck pickup does clean up real nice. Think of Ultraviolet, I can nail that tone. Then it get's crisp for songs like Out of Control or Twilight. Great sound.

Originally posted by wtshnnfb01:I dont suppose you can tell me which bass Adam used on ABOY, and whether he used a pick or fingers.

Originally posted by thechicken:[..]

You know, I am actually partial on this because I really love fat hard rock tones, heavy stuff...but if you like what you get, you should keep these...they apparently are more versatile and you won't sound exactly like the edge.

Originally posted by RattleandHum1988:P.S To me, they sound a lot like Edge actually. I know it's surprising, but usually I can tweak settings until I find the sound I want. People are usually surprised as to how close my sound is with how little effects I use. So BAM.