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  1. Originally posted by WojBhoy[..]
    Ah yeah, skillz, I az urd ov dem I az...


    Ummmm.... wha'? Hahahaha
  2. Originally posted by anstratdubh1979[..]

    Ummmm.... wha'? Hahahaha

    That was a feeble attempt to recreate the accent of an illiterate Londoner in literary form...
  3. Originally posted by WojBhoy[..]
    That was a feeble attempt to recreate the accent of an illiterate Londoner in literary form...


    Solid.
  4. Originally posted by anstratdubh1979[..]

    Solid.

    Indeed, indeed...
  5. Originally posted by WojBhoyUn question pour vous si you are willing or in the know - does the Epiphone Casino naturally have a bit of a gritty tone to it, or do you know if Edge has some clever piece of kit for that? Songs I'm thinking of are WGRYWH and ABOY (Vertigo Tour, specifically)...


    The Casino has single coil P-90 pickups. Singles not being as thick sounding as humbuckers, SOme of the tone of the guitar, not the grit per se, is due to the Casino, like a Gibson 330, is a complete thinline hollowbody.

    But I don't think that the Casino itself is the source of the grit.

    The Edge used a Les Paul for "WGRYWH" for many of the 1992 Zoo Shows. But I've seen footage of him using a Strat on it too (Dress rehearsal, if memory serves.)

    Most likely, the distortion/overdrive - grit is from effects and the amps, to some extent. What effects? I am not certain but I think that the Line 6 distortion modeler might come into play.

    Edge used the Line 6 DM4 a lot during the HTDAAB sessions and later had Line 6 make a custom rack version of it. (It's not commercially available).

    So my answer would be that the Vertigo tour tone and grit for "...Wild Horses" (when played in an electric all band version, vs acoustic) and "All Because of You" is most likely from effects and to some extent which amp the signal went to.
  6. Originally posted by WojBhoy[..]
    That was a feeble attempt to recreate the accent of an illiterate Londoner in literary form...


    Or someone from "SoufHampton"?
  7. Originally posted by bcgd[..]

    Or someone from "SoufHampton"?


    Nah, not quite - the people on the south coast are no way near as bad...

    The kinda person I refer to is one who says "Saaaaaaaaaf'amp'tun", and in the process decimates my aural cavities...
  8. Originally posted by WojBhoy[..]
    Nah, not quite - the people on the south coast are no way near as bad...

    The kinda person I refer to is one who says "Saaaaaaaaaf'amp'tun", and in the process decimates my aural cavities...


    Oral Cavities? Hahahaha... careful. Oh... AURAL... Hahaha
  9. Originally posted by stj0691[..]

    Yea, the mandolin was a major instrument on the Who's Endless Wire...... didnt turn out too good.


    While not as good as say "Who's Next" or "Quadrophenia", it is believed to be better than the efferviscent crap storm know as "Its Hard". The only song I like off that one was Eminence Front.
  10. Do most good U2 tribute bands, get the real deal as far as equipment goes, or cheaper alternatives.
  11. Originally posted by wtshnnfb01[..]

    While not as good as say "Who's Next" or "Quadrophenia", it is believed to be better than the efferviscent crap storm know as "Its Hard". The only song I like off that one was Eminence Front.


    Well... The `ho's "It's Hard" should have been entitled "It's Limp". Not such a good record. That album need Viagra.
  12. NICE RACK !!!



    While The Edge has two refrigerator sized racks full of effects and goodies, Bono has an assortment of toys too. The fact that there is some amount of thought to this shows that Bono does actually play a bit of guitar. Sure he's no The Edge but he's far better than most give him credit.

    Here's a bit more of Bono's Vertigo tour goodies...



    T'is a bit odd that Bono was travelling with FOUR Gretsch Irish Falcons and TWO Gigson Elvis Presley Doves, being that he played less guitar on Vertigo than he had since... probably before The Joshua Tree tour.

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