U2 & Guitar Gear: Q & A

Originally posted by thechicken:[..]

Thanks! It's not really harder than guitar, it is pretty much the same. You just have to practise a bit to get good at it.

Originally posted by Andrew_C:[..]

do u have any tips or websites/ vids that u've used for drums??

Originally posted by thechicken:[..]

I actually learned it by watching regular live videos, nothing "drummer oriented". If you alredy know how the basic rock beat works, bass drum and hi hats, snare drums and hi hats, then you are already on your way. This is interesting too http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matched_grip
I strongly recommend you to use the german grip, like Neil Peart does [YouTube Video]
Once you can understand what people are playing just by listening, all you have to do is practise, to get you coordination working well. There are really no secrets.

Originally posted by anstratdubh1979:[..]

There is a 'traditional' grip (left hand different than the right) and matched drip (both sticks held palm down.

Neil Peart used matched grip for ages, until taking lessons with Freddie Gruber. After those lessons, Neil began using traditional grip only. But that has mutated to some matched / some traditional.

There are benefits to both grips. Good idea to learn both.

Larry plays matched grip.

First get your hands together. Then work on getting your feet involved on the kit. Rudiments are important as they are the alphabet of the language of drums. Once you have the alphabet, you can easily put together words.

Originally posted by anstratdubh1979:[..]

There is a 'traditional' grip (left hand different than the right) and matched drip (both sticks held palm down.

Neil Peart used matched grip for ages, until taking lessons with Freddie Gruber. After those lessons, Neil began using traditional grip only. But that has mutated to some matched / some traditional.

There are benefits to both grips. Good idea to learn both.

Larry plays matched grip.

First get your hands together. Then work on getting your feet involved on the kit. Rudiments are important as they are the alphabet of the language of drums. Once you have the alphabet, you can easily put together words.

Originally posted by RattleandHum1988:Guys, i'm selling some gear if anyone is interested. Only pedals, but I used them for U2 for the longest while. All of my U2 covers on youtube were done using these pedals.:

Boss DD-20 (twin delay pedal)

Boss OD-2 (Turbo Overdrive, Edge uses it a lot, used it since hte JT tour, vintage)

Line 6 DM-4 (distortion moddeller used on HTDAAB)

Line 6 Verbzilla (Shimmer pedal)

Dunlop 535q Wah Pedal

Ibanez TS-9 (Edge has used this since hte early days, you can still see it on his rack, great for blues, u2 stuff, and classic rock stuff as well)

Maxon CP101 Compressor (can't cover U2 without a compressor. It smoothes out your tone so much and makes it warm. Great pedal)

Originally posted by anstratdubh1979:Boss OD-2 (Turbo Overdrive, Edge uses it a lot, used it since hte JT tour, vintage)
Used JT thru Popmart tours

Line 6 DM-4 (distortion moddeller used on HTDAAB)
Perhaps used for some of NLOTH album. Custom rack version used on VERTIGO and 360 tours. Pedal version used on 360 tour

Ibanez TS-9 (Edge has used this since hte early days, you can still see it on his rack, great for blues, u2 stuff, and classic rock stuff as well)
Great overdrive. But not used since the early days. Edge began using the TS-9 during the Elevation tour through to the present. Although the one that Edge is using now was modified by AnalogMan (www.analogman.com)


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Originally posted by thechicken:[..]

There is more than one matched grip. That's why I said, german over american or french. The german is so stronger than the others, and in my experience I have yet to find something that I cannot do with the german grip better than with the more usual american grip.
And by the way, I have never learnt any rudiments. Watch, listen, mimic and learn. That's how I do it.

Originally posted by RattleandHum1988:[..]

Thanks for the corrections man I thought I remember reading he's used the TS-9 since the War days and stuff? Guess not.