Originally posted by LikeASong:[..]Well, if you haven't chanegd strings in one year, they surely need changing, hahaha
,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.
Originally posted by Andrew_C:[..]
... OMG with new strings i might actually rival the Edge in guitarsman-ship.
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.
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.
Originally posted by vanquish:[..]
I wipe my strings down with a tissue, is that ok?
Or do I need a lint free cloth
Originally posted by vanquish: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=
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!
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
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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]
Originally posted by vanquish: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 )
). On the other hand, a chord, with its single sound and structure, can barely be forgotten, it remains many longer. Originally posted by LikeASong:[..]The riffs are easier to start with, but with the time, you will slowly and slightly forget individual riffs (I hope not, but... it will happen
You must think that, in all U2's discography, there are about (or more than) 100 different and recognisable riffs (not talking about small licks, solos, etc), but... how many chords there are? Not more than 20 or 25. And moreover, the individual U2 riffs will be useless if you want to play other artist's music (how many songs do you know to feature WTSHNN's or Gone's riff?)... On the other hand, a chord is universal; the same Am chord is present on Staring At The Sun by U2, or Stairway To Heaven by Led Zeppelin, or She Loves You by The Beatles, or Time Is Running Out by Muse......
This all is my opinion, because I also started playing riffs (first ones were Miracle Drug and Still Haven't Found), but now I only look for chord structures, riffs come easier when you know the chords of a song