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  1. Originally posted by WojBhoy:[..]


    So weird that Edge's magic sounds quite different in a studio setting as opposed to live - the chorus riff to Beautiful Day sounded a lot more...jingly that it does in a live context, as did Mysterious Ways. The Variax though, what the hell...one flick of a switch and you have a different tuning! Edge was classic though...

    "Somethings not right Dallas...no that's Love and Peace!"

    Jeff, do you know what vintage etc. the Les Paul was that Edge said never gets taken out on the road?


    Late 50s version--'57 perhaps? You can see in the Walk On performance done for the 9/11 tribute concert on the BBC a little over 7 years ago.


    Things definitely sounded odd--proof that with U2, the whole is greater than the sum of the parts. He was also in some cavernous room, likely to affect reverberations and dampening.

    The Variax is a force to be reckoned with. As I'm sure Jeff can attest to, the possibilities are endless.
  2. By the way, I should probably tell someone round here bout this. I am right now writing a paper for my History of Media & Culture class comparing U2.com (official) to our favorite unofficial U2 website. I'll post the thing once I'm done somewhere everyone can take a look.


  3. He definately used a pick and he used the green Fender on most of that album.

  4. I'm sorry, but I disagree here. The sound may be in the equipment, but the tone's in the fingers. If you don't have Edge's signature playing style you won't sound like him - even if you own all that stuff.

    I think Edge will always sound like Edge, even with another guitar and amp (plus any cheap delay pedal). Let him fool around with the knobs for a few minutes, and I bet he'll sound like Edge.

    On the other hand, give me his equipment, let me fiddle around and most likely I'll sound like me. I heard a CD listener once say: "Hey Alex, that's you playing this part, I hear your typical sound, that can't be the band's other guitarist. I know your sound from your last record". When I answered: "Yes, that's me, but it doesn't sound the same at all, I used a different guitar and a different amp then" he replied: "Yes, the sound's better, but it definitely still sounds like you".

    I heard the great great Glenn Kaiser once say: "You can give me any decent guitar and amp and after a few minutes of adjusting the controls I can get pretty much the sound I desire". Ok, he plays rocking blues, he's not that innovative soundwise. But I won't ever forget that sentence.

    I don't mod my guitars to nail someone else's tone. I mod them according to what I like. If I play a guitar I love, it'll bring out the best in me.

    So my basic personal guitar modding suggestion would be: Find out what you can do to love your guitar more - even if it's just a nicer strap. And once you've reached that point - stop modding and start playing.

    Alex

  5. I wouldn't say there's anything wrong with trying to sound like someone else, because you could use the same argument for playing the music of your favourite artist i.e. playing U2 music, and no one makes a big song and dance about that. I think it's similar to the plagiarism debate - as long as you don't claim either the sound or the music to be a creation of yours, it's ok. That's not to say that I don't endeavour to come up with my own music or tones/sounds of my own though
  6. Originally posted by WojBhoy:[..]
    I wouldn't say there's anything wrong with trying to sound like someone else, because you could use the same argument for playing the music of your favourite artist i.e. playing U2 music, and no one makes a big song and dance about that. I think it's similar to the plagiarism debate - as long as you don't claim either the sound or the music to be a creation of yours, it's ok. That's not to say that I don't endeavour to come up with my own music or tones/sounds of my own though


    I agree...nothing wrong. I just value more original stuff. Just my opinion. I also love playing other people's songs.
  7. Originally posted by LikeASong:[..][image]

    Well, I know he used a Lakland for the videoclip recording on New York, but I don't know IF that bass was the one he used for the studio recording... Maybe someone can get you on the true way... Sorry


    The Lakland may have been on the album but I wouldn't say that a guitar in a video was the one used on the album as a rule.

    Example:
    The guitar Edge is playing in the video ISN'T the one on the album. Just as the Tele Edge is seen with in the "Walk On" video isn't the guitar used for the album. [That being the Tele that Edge has been using for Sunday Bloody Sunday on the last 2 tours]

  8. One of the things I like about U2 is the fact that their cover versions always sound completely different from the other band's original version. I prefer that to a note- by- note reproduction. U2 is always U2.

    I like playing covers. But whenever I do I always try to make them my own. Not credit- wise of course, but in the way I make them sound. I'm always myself.

    Alex
  9. Just watched the videos Jeff posted with Edge talking about his guitars. What's the name of the effect Edge brought in when he was playing the inifinite guitar? It's a synth-y sort of sound....
  10. Completely non U2 related, but I figure Jeff might dig this.



    Possibly the only time Peter Buck ever used a LP.
  11. Originally posted by haytrain:Just watched the videos Jeff posted with Edge talking about his guitars. What's the name of the effect Edge brought in when he was playing the inifinite guitar? It's a synth-y sort of sound....


    That 'string' like sound is called "Shimmer". It is basically a harmonizer and reverb. Edge then blends that tone with his main signal. The shimmer is basically a pitched up and reverbed trail of the notes he's playing. He's used it tons and is a tradmark. E

    How can the layman (us) get this? The Line 6 Verbzilla set to the 'Octo' setting is a cheap and effective way to achieve this tone.

    Digitech IPS 33b is a nice rack harmonizer that works well for this tone.

    Edge uses an Eventide harmonizer.
  12. I use the verbzilla almost exclusively for the shimmer. I love the sound. Sometimes I find it has a little too much reverb, and it overpowers the harmonizer sometimes, but it still does the job nicely. I use it a lot.
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