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  1. It's a preset on his Korg A3, I believe it's called "buzz saw" but don't quote me on that.

    To be honest, you can get the sound with just a basic distortion, not too intense, even a heavy overdrive would do, and a flanger. Those two things together and you've got it. As for the speed and depth of the flanger and the perfect amount of overdrive or distortion, well you just gotta figure that out by ear!

    But essentially, distortion/heavy overdrive and a Flanger effect will do the job.
  2. Originally posted by RattleandHum1988:Does anyone know what the thing is Edge uses to keep picks in on top of his les paul? I've noticed that when he takes a guitar out wirelessly onto whatever B-stage they have going (noticed especially on the Boston dvd during in a little while and stuff) he has a little black thing on the upper side of his les paul with a few picks in it. Anyone know where I can find one of these?


    It looks like some kind of rails in which the picks are placed. Something tells me that it is custom, but I may obviously be wrong.
    Why don't you get one of these?


  3. Korg A3 with SPC-01 card (or the cards sounds loaded into the A3). I don't remember the exact name of the patch but it's in there. And as mentioned it is essentially distortion and flanger.

    Korg A3 arrived during the Achtung Baby sessions and was used for a number of Achtung Baby and Zooropa tunes. That said, some of the Zooropa tunes were left-overs from the Achtung Baby sessions. "Numb" was called "Down All Days" in it's earlier incarnation during the Achtung Baby sessions.
  4. He also uses a gated effect doesn't he? Think I read it in U2 by U2



  5. Korg A3 with SPC-01 card (or the cards sounds loaded into the A3). I don't remember the exact name of the patch but it's in there. And as mentioned it is essentially distortion and flanger.

    Korg A3 arrived during the Achtung Baby sessions and was used for a number of Achtung Baby and Zooropa tunes. That said, some of the Zooropa tunes were left-overs from the Achtung Baby sessions. "Numb" was called "Down All Days" in it's earlier incarnation during the Achtung Baby sessions.

  6. What about the solo in Babyface? I've tried to get that sound for some days now, but nothing sounds even close to it...


  7. I don't know if you're talking about the lead part in the last chorus, or the weird little solo/break around 2:48...this is for that break.

    It sounds like a distortion pedal as opposed to overdrive, with a wide flange. Actually, quite similar to "Numb". Also, if you have an expression wah pedal, try engaging it and finding that "sweet spot" and leaving it there. My wah has provided the "missing piece" to many sounds I've struggled with
  8. What the fuck, I must be sick or something. I was asking for the solo in Some Days Are Better Than Others, not about Babyface!!! Sorry
  9. Originally posted by LikeASong:What the fuck, I must be sick or something. I was asking for the solo in Some Days Are Better Than Others, not about Babyface!!! Sorry


    Haha no worries, let me listen to it really quick...
  10. Sounds like a mixture of incredibly high gain, EQ with no mid, wah engaged and all the way up (pedal facing upwards, not pressed down)...literally just as much fuzz as you could throw on there. I have a multi-effect processor, and I would set the amp modeler to a fuzz amp and turn the gain all the way up, for example.

    Just an amateur opinion.
  11. I've tried with a total fuzz with zero echo and with some wah thrown there, but didn't sound right. Maybe the wah I chose was wrong, I will try this evening. Thanks in advance, I hope I can get it right this time

    By the way, Matt, you have a pretty good trained ear when it comes to effects and sounds in general, don't you? I struggle and struggle to get a sound right, and never know which effects would (or not) work to get a sound right. I have a good ear for playing but not a good ear for sounds and effects. I wish I did...
  12. "Somedays Are Better Than Others" solo tone IS brilliant. I have not tried that one... I will have two work on it.

    Sounds like some sort of broken fuzz. Not like the unit itself was broken but a broken tone. I will have to putz around and see if I can figure that one out. I will ask around a bit too... Great tone.
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