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  1. Hey guys, if I don't have any fret buzz and if I do an intonation test (was reading how to on the net) and it doesn't show any problems, I should be ok to play right? Are there any other things I should check?

    As apart from my earlier tuning problem which was just due to new strings I haven't noticed anything wrong with the guitar, other than a small crack in the finish where the nut joins the neck and some dents at the tip of the horn on the back (unfortunately the Epiphone cardboard box wasn't designed to withstand the rigours of international shipping). But apparently nearly everyone who has an Explorer gets it damaged in that exact same spot, which makes me feel better.

    Small annoyances aside I'm happy and most surprised at how easy it seems to play, I already know a couple of basic riffs ( my favourite so far is TTTYAATW).

    PS: my pickups (which are apparently gold plated) had an oily looking film on the when I got the guitar, is that normal? ( it could have been from the stickers though)
  2. Well, if you haven't chanegd strings in one year, they surely need changing, hahaha


  3. yeh and they were the strings on the guitar while it was on display ,and god knows how long it was on display for, with all fukers playing it. OMG with new strings i might actually rival the Edge in guitarsman-ship.


  4. Yes.....assuming they are magical, ability enhancing strings of course

    BTW does anyone know what kind of bottleneck slide I should get?
    What does Edge use for his slide parts (eg. Magnificent, Even Better Than The Real Thing etc.)
    Am going to a music store on Sat to buy leads and a strap and this is their selection of slides:
    http://www.billyhydemusic.com.au/shop/search-result/?search=slide&submit=
  5. I've found that doing these two things are helpful in extending string life:

    --washing hands beforehand
    --wiping down fretboard after playing with a hand towel

    Helps a bit to reduce oils, grease, bacteria, etc. from lingering on strings and corroding them

    I've been very good about keeping in this practice with my new Taylor, which sounds **almost** as good as the day I took delivery of it back in June.
  6. Originally posted by AAV711:I've found that doing these two things are helpful in extending string life:

    --washing hands beforehand
    --wiping down fretboard after playing with a hand towel

    Helps a bit to reduce oils, grease, bacteria, etc. from lingering on strings and corroding them

    I've been very good about keeping in this practice with my new Taylor, which sounds **almost** as good as the day I took delivery of it back in June.


    I always do this, an dmy current bass strings have been there for well over a year now...but they definitely don't sound as bright as when I put them.
  7. Originally posted by AAV711:I've found that doing these two things are helpful in extending string life:

    --washing hands beforehand
    --wiping down fretboard after playing with a hand towel

    Helps a bit to reduce oils, grease, bacteria, etc. from lingering on strings and corroding them

    I've been very good about keeping in this practice with my new Taylor, which sounds **almost** as good as the day I took delivery of it back in June.


    I wipe my strings down with a tissue, is that ok?
    Or do I need a lint free cloth


  8. I imagine a tissue would work, my guitar teacher told me that just a plain old towel/washcloth would work best. Nothing fancy.

  9. Edge used a metal bottleneck slide for stuff like BTBS, EBTTRT and Mysterious Ways back in the day, but for later stuff like COBL and MoS he uses a single-string slide - I dunno what the correct term is, but I always liken it to a thimble sort of contraption lol!
  10. Originally posted by WojBhoy:[..]
    Edge used a metal bottleneck slide for stuff like BTBS, EBTTRT and Mysterious Ways back in the day, but for later stuff like COBL and MoS he uses a single-string slide - I dunno what the correct term is, but I always liken it to a thimble sort of contraption lol!


    From http://www.u2-stage-and-studio.com/edge/id11.html:

    SLIDES:
    Dunlop slides. I've seen Edge use both chrome and brass over the years. I've not read or heard of any particular preference.

    Dallas Schoo has developed the 'ring slide' that The Edge has been seen using for "Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own" and "Miracle Drug" during the Vertigo tour. Desecribed before the tour as his 'secret weapon', said one fan, it is merely as the name suggests - a slide the size of a ring. This allowing for one to play chords and single note figures and slide without putting on/taking off a full size slide. Naturally, this works great for a standard tuned guitar when the desire notes are not that of an open tuned guitar but that of one or two strings only.

  11. Originally posted by anstratdubh1979:Here's some of Mr. Clayton's 360 Bass guitar goodness:

    Epiphone Rivoli - natural finish
    Epiphone Rivoli - tobacco finish: Used for ‘…Boots’ for one of the awards shows… might have been the Grammy’s

    Fender Jazz - (vintage uncertain/Fender says it was a refinish of an older bass of Adam's) - gold sparkle
    Fender Jazz - (196x) – red
    Fender Precision – gold (gold finish not sparkle). Used for ‘…Boots’ at Echo Awards in Germany.
    Fender Precision – purple or dark blue – Used for ‘No Line…’ on The Culture Show.
    Fender Precision - gold sparkle
    Fender Precision - purple sparkle
    Fender Precision - white w/ tortoise pkgrd

    Me thinks that the gold and purple sparkle finish Precisions might have been the gold finish (not sparkle) Precision and the dark blue/purple Precision – post refinishing.

    Gibson Les Paul Signature Bass - gold finish: ‘Mysterious Ways’
    Gibson Triumph Recording Bass - white finish: Used for earlier 360 shows for ‘One’
    Gibson RD Artist - natural finish: ‘Magnificent’

    Lakland Darryl Jones model – 2005 – metallic green: Used at Fordham Univ. promo show but not during 360 tour.

    Warwick Streamer Stage One - Electrical Storm
    Warwick Styker - natural finish



    [..]



    The Stryker he played on the MTV awards i'm certain is different to the 360 tour one.The pickups look different to me.

  12. Originally posted by AAV711:[..]

    From http://www.u2-stage-and-studio.com/edge/id11.html:

    SLIDES:
    Dunlop slides. I've seen Edge use both chrome and brass over the years. I've not read or heard of any particular preference.

    Dallas Schoo has developed the 'ring slide' that The Edge has been seen using for "Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own" and "Miracle Drug" during the Vertigo tour. Desecribed before the tour as his 'secret weapon', said one fan, it is merely as the name suggests - a slide the size of a ring. This allowing for one to play chords and single note figures and slide without putting on/taking off a full size slide. Naturally, this works great for a standard tuned guitar when the desire notes are not that of an open tuned guitar but that of one or two strings only.    [/b]




    Thanks, i'll get a chrome bottleneck then

    BTW anyone know the delay/effects settings for Trying to Throw Your Arms Around the World (live)? I've been learning the riff and the different variations (riffs are so much easier to play than chords, i was expecting the opposite )

    The good thing about the M13 is that I can record an approximation of that synth bit repearting throughout the song and play the riff over the loop

    Like on this fantastic attempt at Promenade by playing over loops using the M13

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