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  1. Originally posted by blink:Ok, im a complete noob when it comes to guitars, but the Edge's sound has inspired me. Alright so, this may be a dumb question, but...Do you really need all that expensive equipment to create, lets say, his sound in Bad?

    And in terms of difficulty, how hard is it to play his stuff?

    Thanks


    Honestly, no, it's not. And it's not hard for the most part either. All you need is an electric guitar, somthing alright, doesn't have to be 1000+ dollars, but it shouldn't be -100 dollars either. All you essentially need for Edge is a guitar, a delay pedal (echoes), or even just an amp with delay on it, a bit of overdrive (most amps have this), and the herdim picks. The herdim picks are key, they're special picks with almost a rough kind of dimple grip on one side, and edge plucks the string with this side as opposed to the regular tip of the pick. Dunlop makes a similar pick, they're black, and they also have dimples, they should suffice, you can find them in most guitar stores. So,

    Guitar (I recommend a squire strat, or even a mexican made fender strat, that's what I started on)
    Delay (either in a cheap pedal or built into an amp)
    Overdrive (most amps have it, or you can get a cheap pedal)
    Dimpled picks, herdim, or whatever you can find that has dimples. (example: http://www.jimdunlop.com/index.php?page=products/pip&id=419&pmh=products/picks), something like that, but you want the grip to extend to the sides of the pick, not just be in the middle.

    This is all assuming you want to just start playing guitar. If you already know how to play and all that jazz, and you're looking for a good core Edge tone, I can recommend some more specific and expensive gear, but the basics are the things I mentioned.

    Alex
  2. Originally posted by thechicken:I change them only when they break...both on bass and guitar. I am not rich, and I have 3 basses and 1 guitar. If I changed them periodically I would spend too much money.
    They don't sound that horrible as people used to say when they are old, just different.
    +1
  3. Originally posted by RattleandHum1988:[..]

    Honestly, no, it's not. And it's not hard for the most part either. All you need is an electric guitar, somthing alright, doesn't have to be 1000+ dollars, but it shouldn't be -100 dollars either. All you essentially need for Edge is a guitar, a delay pedal (echoes), or even just an amp with delay on it, a bit of overdrive (most amps have this), and the herdim picks. The herdim picks are key, they're special picks with almost a rough kind of dimple grip on one side, and edge plucks the string with this side as opposed to the regular tip of the pick. Dunlop makes a similar pick, they're black, and they also have dimples, they should suffice, you can find them in most guitar stores. So,

    Guitar (I recommend a squire strat, or even a mexican made fender strat, that's what I started on)
    Delay (either in a cheap pedal or built into an amp)
    Overdrive (most amps have it, or you can get a cheap pedal)
    Dimpled picks, herdim, or whatever you can find that has dimples. (example: http://www.jimdunlop.com/index.php?page=products/pip&id=419&pmh=products/picks), something like that, but you want the grip to extend to the sides of the pick, not just be in the middle.

    This is all assuming you want to just start playing guitar. If you already know how to play and all that jazz, and you're looking for a good core Edge tone, I can recommend some more specific and expensive gear, but the basics are the things I mentioned.

    Alex

    Thank you so much for your reply! This definitely helped me a lot
    I don't even care for other songs to cover, I just wanna be able to get that sound haha
  4. Which key/chords, Guitar People, would you pick for an acoustic version of Bullet The Blue Sky? Ok, it can sound weird, but I think I can make it work...
  5. Originally posted by LikeASong:Which key/chords, Guitar People, would you pick for an acoustic version of Bullet The Blue Sky? Ok, it can sound weird, but I think I can make it work...


    I think good, solid ol' E would do the trick. If not that, G always seems to give acoustic renditions an interesting feel.
  6. It's on Dm on the album isn't it? Tryin' E would be a bit weird
  8. The actual song is in E, or Eb if you want to play along with Edge.
  9. In the album it's in Ebm.
    I'll try an arrangement in Em, I like that chord and all the arpegios and chords related to it. Thanks
  10. Originally posted by LikeASong:In the album it's in Ebm.
    I'll try an arrangement in Em, I like that chord and all the arpegios and chords related to it. Thanks


    Yeah you're right. Although I don't always like tuning my guitar down half a step just to play one song! Turns into a hassle. Some people have say, 2 strats, and keep one at half a step down and one in standard.
  11. Originally posted by RattleandHum1988:[..]

    Yeah you're right. Although I don't always like tuning my guitar down half a step just to play one song! Turns into a hassle. Some people have say, 2 strats, and keep one at half a step down and one in standard.


    I never tune half step down, I simply put a capo and play other (easier) chords and frets

  12. Not being funny, but surely that means it's in Eb minor lol? I always find it odd when people describe stuff as being in such and such a key when it's, basically, it's not, e.g. when I've come across people doing vids on how to play, say, SBS, they say 'it's in Bm but Edge plays it half a step down' - clearly then, it's not in Bm lol? It's being played where Bm traditionally is on the fret board, granted, but the fact it's half a step down means it's a different key altogether lol.

    Just a little bugbear of mine.

    Back in the day I used to tune my Les Paul and Strat down half a step, but since I got my Explorer I just leave everything in normal. If I want to play along with backing track that are in alternative tuning, I just edit them to fit normal tuning

    That or stick on a capo and work out an alternative way to play a song

    EDIT -
    What he said
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