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  1. Originally posted by anstratdubh1979:Indeed, Mr. The Edge has indeed swapped out the Gretsch (Stereo) Country Club for a 70's era Fender Stratocaster. (He's been using the Stratocaster for MOS for all of the U2:360 2010 Europe shows thus far.

    Another interesting take is that he's playing the part a bit differently. The muted plucking part is there but there is also some organ-like chords via the guitar and his Electro Harmonix POG.

    This change in the part might be why he switched guitars. The sustain on the Strat might be better than the Gretsch for the 'organ-like' POG bits.



    I think he might be playing a Strat with a synth pickup. The organ sounds EXACTLY like a Roland GR-20 / GR-33. I've had sooo much fun playing with the organ sounds on those, and I think The Edge is as well.


  3. Originally posted by wyn525i:[..]

    I think he might be playing a Strat with a synth pickup. The organ sounds EXACTLY like a Roland GR-20 / GR-33. I've had sooo much fun playing with the organ sounds on those, and I think The Edge is as well.


    I didn't mean to intimate that ALL of the keyboard tones were The Edge alone.

    But The Edge is getting an organ-ish sound from the POG.

    And Terry Lawless is under the stage playing some keyboards.
  4. Bono played a black acoustic yesterday, during Knocking On Heaven's Door.... Could it be his old black Yamaha? I hadn't seen it in a little while (no pun intended), although it might be the same than the guitar which was given to the guys who played Angel Of Harlem in Berlin last year (I think).



    Code: This is the Berlin video:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5CW1SnRnUE


    EDIT. Ignore the Berlin comment. My memory served me wrong, the guy played the green Bono's Falcon, not the black one. So...
  5. Originally posted by LikeASong:Bono played a black acoustic yesterday, during Knocking On Heaven's Door.... Could it be his old black Yamaha? I hadn't seen it in a little while (no pun intended), although it might be the same than the guitar which was given to the guys who played Angel Of Harlem in Berlin last year (I think).

    [YouTube Video]

    Code: This is the Berlin video:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5CW1SnRnUE


    EDIT. Ignore the Berlin comment. My memory served me wrong, the guy played the green Bono's Falcon, not the black one. So...

    I'm just blown away by the fact B-Man's playing a guitar!


  6. Nope.

    The most amazing thing is that the guitar HAS GOT VOLUME!!!
  7. Now now... Bono might not be the best guitarist ever but he's far better than some seem to allow credit.

    Dallas Schoo has said positive things about Bono's guitar playing. And both Dallas and Daniel Lanois have said that Bono is particularly good in the 'ideas' department when writing songs -- coming up with guitar ideas and such.

    The story has it that it was Bono that took Edge's guitar and showed him what direction that he thought "I Will Follow" should go in.

    Not saying they need to make "Guitar Hero: The Bono Edition", just sayin...
  8. +1

    Most of the time I spend bitching about Bono's guitar skills, but it's just for fun. I know that he can play a lot better than we're shown most of the time, and he uses (used?) to come up with great guitar parts, licks and chord progressions. But making fun of him is hilarious

  9. indeed.
    Originally posted by anstratdubh1979:Now now... Bono might not be the best guitarist ever but he's far better than some seem to allow credit.

    Dallas Schoo has said positive things about Bono's guitar playing. And both Dallas and Daniel Lanois have said that Bono is particularly good in the 'ideas' department when writing songs -- coming up with guitar ideas and such.

    The story has it that it was Bono that took Edge's guitar and showed him what direction that he thought "I Will Follow" should go in.

    Not saying they need to make "Guitar Hero: The Bono Edition", just sayin...

    No fella, you get me wrong, I'm not criticising his skills, I'm actually having a cheeky dig at the fact he doesn't play it enough, in my opinion - I'd like to see him play guitar live much more than he does at the moment, so seeing him whip out an acoustic is pretty mindblowing for me
    Originally posted by LikeASong:+1

    Most of the time I spend bitching about Bono's guitar skills, but it's just for fun. I know that he can play a lot better than we're shown most of the time, and he uses (used?) to come up with great guitar parts, licks and chord progressions. But making fun of him is hilarious

    Too true lol.
  10. Fair enough.

    I'd like to see him play a bit more too. And see him use a wider variety of guitars.
  11. Was it the black Yamaha used in With or Without You in "Rattle and Hum"?


  12. No, a washburn festival acoustic.

    I'm pretty sure Bono came up with the chords for In God's Country as well. I believe the story went:

    Edge: I can't think of anything! They're all crap ideas

    Bono: (takes guitar, starts playing D, Am) what about this edge?

    Edge: That's crappy (takes back guitar, reluctantly starts playing the same chords and playing around with them) Why don't we write a song out of this? I GUESS YOU WERE RIGHT BONO

    Bono: (thinks to himself: This is why I said I'd be guitarist in Larry's kitchen)

    That last part I added in myself, but I think that's pretty how much how In God's Country started. Who knows how many other U2 songs started because of Bono fiddling with a guitar??
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