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  1. I have a feeling Edge doesn't use batteries to power up the 6 feet of gear he has. And if he did, knowing Edge and how he likes to have the perfect sound (strings restrung before every gig etc.) he would have new batteries put in every gig, or maybe even during the gig. So I DOUBT Edge, or MANY famous musicians use batteries.
  2. Originally posted by RattleandHum1988:I have a feeling Edge doesn't use batteries to power up the 6 feet of gear he has. And if he did, knowing Edge and how he likes to have the perfect sound (strings restrung before every gig etc.) he would have new batteries put in every gig, or maybe even during the gig. So I DOUBT Edge, or MANY famous musicians use batteries.


    Nope. And even though the Boss FA-1 was originally made for battery only, his has been modified to use an electronic adaptor.

    Again, if you have noise issues, there are other things that are more likely than a Boss adaptor or Voodoo Lab-like multi-adaptor.

    - Inputs on guitars can have issues and be noise.
    - Inputs on amp can have issues and be noise.
    - Cord connectors from effect to effect can have issues and be noise.
    - Cord connectors from your instrument cable can have issues and be noise.
    - There could also be loose / bad connections withing your guitar (volume/tone pots, pickups...)

  3. Originally posted by thechicken:I actually have a decent one, I never really experimentes with batteries. But I noticed that when my mother turns on something electric, sometimes the noise is amplified...batteries never do that. Plus, I have heard that a lot of famous and rich musicians use batteries, so there is a difference, even if it is minimal.


    Right but that is more to do with your house / apartment and not your effects or the adaptor.

    Sure if you use batteries at home and your mom turns on the blender... but most gigs aren't at home.

    Sure batteries are great if you are rich - but who is? Not many. And even within the 'rich' crowd, many more would say that the adaptors cause less gear failure than a battery dying.

    And the few that DO use batteries, many times it is due to a vintage pedal that they don't want to modify and possibly screw up by adding an AC or DC input.

    Just don't play when your mom is vacuuming or running the can opener?
  4. Originally posted by lloydius57:Hey guys, can anyone direct me to a good tab of a live version of still haven't found as played on the joshua tree/love town tours. Normally I'd have a go at working it out, but I need to get it down for a performance and I've left it rather late! Any help/tips on delay settings, capo position and the like would be greatly appreciated,

    Cheers

    During JT/LT, I think Edge played it in B for the most part, so the capo would be on the 3rd fret on an Eb tuning (i.e. half a step down from standard), so you could do it on the 2nd fret for a guitar in standard tuning. As for tabs, I have no idea I'm afraid - never used tabs in my life so couldn't recommend any good ones or not. For delay, I usually use one of the patches on my pedal which clocks in with the delay at something like 46 m/s, but that's just me.


  5. I love playing more than I hate the noise, so... Also, it is not like the noise is a waterfall...


  6. Tell your mom that her can-opener isn't "Edge Approved" (tm)
  7. Originally posted by WojBhoy:[..]
    During JT/LT, I think Edge played it in B for the most part, so the capo would be on the 3rd fret on an Eb tuning (i.e. half a step down from standard), so you could do it on the 2nd fret for a guitar in standard tuning. As for tabs, I have no idea I'm afraid - never used tabs in my life so couldn't recommend any good ones or not. For delay, I usually use one of the patches on my pedal which clocks in with the delay at something like 46 m/s, but that's just me.


    Album version, the capo is on the 5th fret on a guitar tuned to Eb.
    Joshua Tree live versions, the capo is on the 3rd fret on a guitar tuned to Eb.
    I think since Popmart... and pretty sure for the last two tours... the capo is on the 2nd fret on a guitar tuned to Eb.

  8. Originally posted by anstratdubh1979:[..]

    Album version, the capo is on the 5th fret on a guitar tuned to Eb.
    Joshua Tree live versions, the capo is on the 3rd fret on a guitar tuned to Eb.
    I think since Popmart... and pretty sure for the last two tours... the capo is on the 2nd fret on a guitar tuned to Eb.


    Indeed. Random fact though, during PopMart, his guitar was tuned to D (i.e. a whole step down) and, as far as I know, was the first time they played AIWIY in A (and also why, on the few occasions they played Bad, it was in G)
  9. Cheers guys. Yeah, I've pretty much got it down now, just wanted to try and get it sounding as authentic as possible! Thanks again for the replies.

    Adam
  10. Originally posted by WojBhoy:Indeed. Random fact though, during PopMart, his guitar was tuned to D (i.e. a whole step down) and, as far as I know, was the first time they played AIWIY in A (and also why, on the few occasions they played Bad, it was in G)

    I'm pretty sure it was the same during the Elevation tour, having just listened to the Kansas City show...
  11. What song is all this discussion about?? By they way, can somebody tell me which songs went through the most radical changes in the key through the tours? (I am not asking about the usual half step down.)
  12. Originally posted by thechicken:What song is all this discussion about?? By they way, can somebody tell me which songs went through the most radical changes in the key through the tours? (I am not asking about the usual half step down.)

    ISHFWILF is the song we were talking about. I think the most radical key changes that I can think of are UTEOTW (obviously in the album it's in E, but live it's played in Gb or G); Bad on the PopMart tour (A on album -> Ab in most live formats -> G); The Fly (Elevation tour - Ab); Sunday Bloody Sunday during PopMart (Eb minor) and also the jump down from Bm to Ab minor over the years; MLK is in G/Gb live, but whenever Bono's stuck it on the end of One, it's in B; Wake Up Deadman started out in Ab minor live but was played in either E minor or Eb minor during Elevation - those are the only major ones that come to mind off the top of my head.
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