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  1. Thanks for the advice!

    On Alex's recommendation I was looking at a Line 6 M13, I can get one for around $630 AUD which seems quite cheap compared to it's list price here ($1100)

    I've read/heard good things about it, will it let me replicate most of his tones? (besides MW of course)
    How does it compare to the Zoom G1X?

    And how much does the amp come into replicating Edge? Crucial? I'm probably just going to play in my bedroom, so I don't need one that has enough grunt for performances.

    If I can spend around $1600 all up and get some good kit, I don't mind. Or do you guys recommend getting some cheap starter guitar & kit to see whether I'll be able to pick up guitar at first ?
    Electric is apparently easier to play than acoustic (lighter strings, less cumbersome etc), is that true?
  2. Originally posted by vanquish:I was looking at buying a guitar, I play piano atm, but not guitar.
    Apparently electric is easier to pick up than acoustic.

    Anyone know how much will an Explorer set me back? The new Explorer don't suffer from the same poor sound in its lower ranges like the originals did, do they?

    And what effects box/amplifier should i get that does a decent job at recreating most of Edge's soundsf? Is that even possible?

    edit: I was looking at the Epiphone '58 Explorer are they any good? Or are Epiphones only cheap knock-offs of Gibsons?


    Epiphone Explorers are actually pretty cool. The Korina is more of a yellowish wood. Edge's is a darker mahogany.

    Of the Epiphone guitars their Explorer is top notch. Will it sound like Edge's? No but it will get you in the ballpark.

    You could get the Epi and update the pickups to T-Tops and be that much closer. =O)
  3. Originally posted by vanquish:Thanks for the advice!

    On Alex's recommendation I was looking at a Line 6 M13, I can get one for around $630 AUD which seems quite cheap compared to it's list price here ($1100)

    I've read/heard good things about it, will it let me replicate most of his tones? (besides MW of course)
    How does it compare to the Zoom G1X?

    And how much does the amp come into replicating Edge? Crucial? I'm probably just going to play in my bedroom, so I don't need one that has enough grunt for performances.

    If I can spend around $1600 all up and get some good kit, I don't mind. Or do you guys recommend getting some cheap starter guitar & kit to see whether I'll be able to pick up guitar at first ?
    Electric is apparently easier to play than acoustic (lighter strings, less cumbersome etc), is that true?


    The Line 6 M13 is a great multi-effects unit and for only around $500.00

    The blue Herdim guitar picks are a huge help to get that chiming Edge sound.
    http://www.folkcraft.com/2310167_alt_gf.html

    The amp is HUGE into getting the tones right. You could get close with Vox AC15 or the Vox AC15CC. Even if you get teh AC15CC with the green back speaker, you can have that later swapped out for a Celestion Blue and have that much better and close to Edge sounding amp.

    My AC15CC had the green initially. I bought it from Mick of The Unforgettable Fire - tribute band. He'd already swapped the green for the blue Celestion.
  4. Originally posted by anstratdubh1979:[..]

    The Line 6 M13 is a great multi-effects unit and for only around $500.00

    The blue Herdim guitar picks are a huge help to get that chiming Edge sound.
    http://www.folkcraft.com/2310167_alt_gf.html

    The amp is HUGE into getting the tones right. You could get close with Vox AC15 or the Vox AC15CC. Even if you get teh AC15CC with the green back speaker, you can have that later swapped out for a Celestion Blue and have that much better and close to Edge sounding amp.

    My AC15CC had the green initially. I bought it from Mick of The Unforgettable Fire - tribute band. He'd already swapped the green for the blue Celestion.


    Thanks, so even if I get a Line 13 but only a Fender or something amp, it won't sound like the Edge? What's the cheapest I can get one of them for? Is it the closest thing to an Ac-30? How well does it work if your playing non-u2 stuff (ie is it versatile or only really useful for emulating the Edge?)

    And what about using your PC to do effects? Is that viable?
  5. Originally posted by vanquish:[..]

    Thanks, so even if I get a Line 13 but only a Fender or something amp, it won't sound like the Edge? What's the cheapest I can get one of them for? Is it the closest thing to an Ac-30? How well does it work if your playing non-u2 stuff (ie is it versatile or only really useful for emulating the Edge?)

    And what about using your PC to do effects? Is that viable?



    You can get close. But not quite there. The Vox AC30 is pretty important to The Edge. But you can get close with other Vox amps.

    AC15CC with the greenback speaker is in the 500-600 range. You can change out the green back to a blue Celestion later and get closer to The Edge's tone.

    M13 is a great unit and at $500.00 you will get a lot of useable Edge like tones. Including the a shimmer like sound from the Octo Reverb setting
  6. If it's $500 and does a better job than any other amp besides the ac30 I might get one. Will it be ok for other rock music? Or is it only good at emulating Edge?

    I can buy an epiphone explorer for $650 AUD, can I get in cheaper or should I place the order?

    Is the Line 6 pretty much the best effects solution for replicating the Edge at that price?
    Can I just use some software and the sound card in my laptop to similar effect?

    Should I get a m13 and get a cheaper amp like the Fenders Alex was suggesting or is it clearly worth shelling out for the Vox. How does getting the AC15 but getting a cheap fx unit like the Zoom G1X stack up to an M13 + cheaper amp combo?
  7. I placed an order for the Explorer

    Now I just have to figure out what else to get
  8. Good thing, Lyndon, now I am officially jealous


  9. Good stuff man! I just successfully turned my American Strat into an Edge War Tour Strat!


    Black accessories, Dimarzio FS-1 pickup, brass saddles. Now all I need is the 70's neck, and it's Edgeified!
  10. Yea, I got a clearcoat one, not the black one (i think it looks a bit hardcore).

    Now I have to get an amp and an FX pedal, the problem, is I have the money and am willing to spend about $2000 all up, but my mother won't be happy lol.

    She doesn't realise I have to buy an amp for it to work yet and I'm not sure how to tell her
    She already disapproves of me spending $700 on a guitar, when I have no idea how to play! (she wanted me to get a starter guitar)

    Hopefully I can persuade her to let me buy what I want to get.
  11. anyone know where u can find u2 songs without the drums? so i can play along myself.
  12. Originally posted by vanquish:Now I have to get an amp and an FX pedal, the problem, is I have the money and am willing to spend about $2000 all up, but my mother won't be happy lol.

    She doesn't realise I have to buy an amp for it to work yet and I'm not sure how to tell her
    She already disapproves of me spending $700 on a guitar, when I have no idea how to play! (she wanted me to get a starter guitar)

    Hopefully I can persuade her to let me buy what I want to get.
    Well, starter guitars are designed for people who are... starting? lol hahaha

    Good luck on the persuading, I wish I had the money to even think of buying such guitars and amplifiers (persuading would be easier if I even had the money )
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