Originally posted by vanquish[..]
Yeah, i'm not really so hellbent on emulating the Edge's tone to justify paying $300 for a SD3000 preamp pedal.
Your tones sound pretty damn good, so maybe i'll play around with the Blue Comp on the M13 and see if that helps.
And yes, I do use the Herdims - though I wonder if Edge uses them (with the dimpled edge striking the strings) for everything he does ? As playing chords with the dimpled edge tends to sound a bit too scratchy.
When did he start using them- from the beginning with 11 O Clock Tick Tock & Boy?
Thanks! Go for it, once you get the basics down it's all about tinkering to get closer and closer.
Not sure if Edge uses them for everything, I think maybe he uses more worn ones for certain songs, such as Until The End Of The World. Have you tried playing that main riff with a new herdim? It falls out of my fingers almost every time! Not to mention the individual notes he plays in the verses don't sound as sparkly and crisp as say the ones in Streets do.
He used them early, you can definitely hear that sound in some of the earliest recordings. I've always wondered what gave him the idea to use them like that.
it sounds soo thin and frail to me imo