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  1. Alright...so...this may seem blunt, this may seem general...

    How the hell do you play Numb? Get the sound?

    I mean...really.


  2. I just play the chords with distortion and tons of phase. Sounds about right to me... anyone else?


  3. What are the chords?


  4. The main three chords are G, C and E. I haven't listened in a while, so I might be missing a part.
    (the main riff is G, C)


  5. Korg A3 with SPC-01 card. That tone and many from AB and ZOOROPA are the A3.

    Although one could try with other units, using a flanger... but the A3 is what Edge used.

    Chords are power chords... If Memory serves: G5, C5 and E5
  6. Question, how does Edge hold his picks? Does he use two or three fingers, and does he use circle picking at all?

    Was trying to play the intro to wire and am not sure if i'm using the right picking technique
  7. Originally posted by U2Nick:[..]The main three chords are G, C and E. I haven't listened in a while, so I might be missing a part.
    (the main riff is G, C)
    It has to be Em. I have never ever tried Numb, but if there are G and C, it has to be Em

    In fact Edge probably uses power chords, just hitting the 3 first strings, so it would be G5, C5 and E5 (being G and C major chords, and E a minor).


    EDIT: OK, that happens when you post your reply without reading the whole topic to the end. Jeff, sorry, the merit on the X5 chords is yours
  8. Originally posted by vanquish:Question, how does Edge hold his picks? Does he use two or three fingers, and does he use circle picking at all?

    Was trying to play the intro to wire and am not sure if i'm using the right picking technique


    He holds them the 'wrong way' (by the tip) so the dimples on the picks (Herdim) produce a more scraping/chiming sound when run over the strings
  9. Wire is a tough song to get right. Edge played it two ways basically. On the album version, he picked the strings on top of the delay for the
    --12--12-
    -----12---
    notes. Basically you can barely hear any echo, just modulation, it justs sounds like he's picking the 12/12 really fast. then when he moves up to the
    --15----15---17-(pull off)-15
    ------15--------
    he plays the notes a bit faster, but not fast enough to play over the notes, he plays so the delay can be heard.
    On the live version, he plays the 12/12 parts slower, mainly so he can keep time easier. he doesn't play the 12/12 notes on top of the delay, but lets the delay ring out in place of it. It's hard to explain, i'll make a youtube video demoing it to help you out vanquish.
  10. Originally posted by PEDRO67:[..]

    He holds them the 'wrong way' (by the tip) so the dimples on the picks (Herdim) produce a more scraping/chiming sound when run over the strings


    Anybody know where you can get Herdim picks? Guitar Center doesnt seem to carry them, and the one or two local music shops around me don't carry many picks at all.
  11. Originally posted by EyesWithPrideB3:[..]

    Anybody know where you can get Herdim picks? Guitar Center doesnt seem to carry them, and the one or two local music shops around me don't carry many picks at all.


    You gotta order them online man. I remember when I started out, I walked into the local music store and asked for "herdim picks" and the guy looked at me like I was stupid. You can find them online and order them from Europe, but I know there's a place in U.S that keeps them in stock, just google it.
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