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  1. 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.
  2. 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.


  3. Peter Buck has used a LP at every show I've seen since 1989. He got one around the time of the "Green" sessions. It isn't one that he uses often but does for the heavier things like form "Green" or "Monster" like "Orange Crush", "Stand", "Crush With Eyeliner", "I Took Your Name" & "What's The Frequency Kenneth".

    "Crush With Eyeliner":


    "I Took Your Name":


    "What's The Frequency Kenneth" - WITH Dan Rather from Letterman in 1995!!!!


    "Stand":

    and here from The Arsenio Hall Show:
  4. Originally posted by RattleandHum1988: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.


    It's poor mans shimmer but still does the job good enough. I use it on my pedal board all the time.


  6. Have to agree. They opened some shows with that on the Monster tour.

    And WHO was the soundman on the Monster tour (And REM's 1999 UP tour)? One Joe O'Herlihy of U2 fame.
  7. I have to confess it. I don't have ANY bootleg of REM! I only own the 2005-05-24 Dublin show, which I got it on the eMule... Otherwise, my REM shows would be zero... Maybe you can recommend me some good ones, specially from the post-1992 era (for example, U2-ish related I'd recommend1993-08-28 Dublin, 1993-11-27 Sydney, 1997-07-18 Rotterdam... Can you do that for REM??) ? Thanks!!

  9. Originally posted by anstratdubh1979: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.
  10. Originally posted by anstratdubh1979:[..]

    Peter Buck has used a LP at every show I've seen since 1989. He got one around the time of the "Green" sessions. It isn't one that he uses often but does for the heavier things like form "Green" or "Monster" like "Orange Crush", "Stand", "Crush With Eyeliner", "I Took Your Name" & "What's The Frequency Kenneth".

    "Crush With Eyeliner":
    [YouTube Video]

    "I Took Your Name":
    [YouTube Video]

    "What's The Frequency Kenneth" - WITH Dan Rather from Letterman in 1995!!!!
    [YouTube Video]

    "Stand":
    [YouTube Video]
    and here from The Arsenio Hall Show:
    [YouTube Video]



    Sorry. I always ascoiate him with the Ric.
  11. Hm... I think I'll have to try one of those Verbzillas... I can think of quite a few song parts in our setlist that could benefit from it. GAS GAS GAS

    Alex
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