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  1. Someone asked: What is Bono's signal path...

    Well, it starts with either one of the many Gretsch Irish Falcon's or one of the many Gibson Elvis Presley Dove's and ends with a Vox AC30





    In between the guitar and amp are:



    BOSS AD-5 acoustic instrument processor
    BOSS SD-1 Super Overdrive
    DUNLOP DCR-2SR Rackmount Crybaby Wah system
    LINE 6 Echo pro (rack mount version of Line 6 DL4)
    LINE 6 Mod Pro rack mount version of Line 6 MM4)
    LINE 6 AM4 amp modeler (the red amp modeling stomp box)
    LINE 6 DM4 distortion modeler
    LINE 6 MM4 modulation modeler
    WHIRLWIND A/B/Y switch with E-D# written on it's side

    Controlled by a Skrydstrup controller (same brand of controller that Edge and Adam also use)
  2. Originally posted by RattleandHum1988[..]

    To sound perfect, yes it does need 2 delays. But you can come very very close (as I do) with one delay around 360ms.


    Meh, I've tried that, doesn't sound satisfactory to me, but if it works for you then that's good stuff m'man

  5. They usually give Edge credit though. Other than that that video, is awesome. Streets sounds cool on a Jazzmaster. He oughta play it like that live. Also, anyone else realize, that with sunglasses, and a baseball cap Edge looks like any other OWD? (ordinary white dude) Probally what he was going for.
  6. Originally posted by anstratdubh1979Well understand that if one were to upgrade and use Seth Lover pickups in their Les Paul... HE invented humbuckers. HE made the first PAF's for Gibson. So if you were upgrading a Epiphone or a 1970-1990 or 2008 Les Paul to Seth Lover humbuckers... You'd be getting true 1958-1960 era humbuckers.

    Lindy Fralin's, Burstbuckers... ALSO are recreations of the vintage stuff. So if you have a 1975... not necessarly considered a "Great" era of Les Paul and you were to upgrade with some that I have mentioned... you would truly being helping the guitar sound better.




    Recreations are not real vintage stuff. And "sound better" is a matter of opinion. Just my opinions.
  7. Originally posted by thechicken[..]

    Recreations are not real vintage stuff. And "sound better" is a matter of opinion. Just my opinions.


    In the case of Seth Lover humbuckers, the ARE as good as the real stuff; he invented the feckers.



    And in the case of many other 'replacement' pickups I mentioned (and others I could), they are better than some original. They are certainly far superior to stock Epiphone pickups.
  8. Originally posted by anstratdubh1979[..]

    In the case of Seth Lover humbuckers, the ARE as good as the real stuff; he invented the feckers.



    And in the case of many other 'replacement' pickups I mentioned (and others I could), they are better than some original. They are certainly far superior to stock Epiphone pickups.

    Ahaha

    *at this point, Jeff is still following his "Seth Lover humbuckers rock my socks" line of approach, and refuses to drop it*

    I do agree with you, must be said
  9. Originally posted by anstratdubh1979[..]

    In the case of Seth Lover humbuckers, the ARE as good as the real stuff; he invented the feckers.



    And in the case of many other 'replacement' pickups I mentioned (and others I could), they are better than some original. They are certainly far superior to stock Epiphone pickups.


    How do you define better in music?
  10. Originally posted by thechicken[..]

    How do you define better in music?


    Better in music? I never said. Better in pickups? I have.

    The sound of stock Epiphone pickups are not as 'desireable' to me, most that I have met and the majority of those I have come across in my 41 years of life. The tone and musicality of Epiphone stock pickups, are not as musical or sonically desireable to those of Gibson stock pickups, vintage PAFs, T-Tops, Burstbuckers and the previously mentioned replacement pickups.

    If you like your stock pickups, go for it.
  11. Originally posted by thechicken[..]

    Recreations are not real vintage stuff. And "sound better" is a matter of opinion. Just my opinions.


    Ugh.

    Seems you've missed my initial point. But that's okay.

    No one said that 'recreations' are the 'real stuff'. NO ONE.

    What was said was that there are a great number of pickups that will make an stock Epiphone Les Paul, for instance, sound better, less shrill, less SHIT and more like the more desireble tones of say... 1958-1960 Les Paul.

    What was also asked was that were in Edge's Les Paul's. I mentioned that after getting a good look at them... it appeared they were stock T-Tops. I also mentioned that I had heard that Dallas many of Edge's guitars have had the bridge pickup's rewound. I also pointed out that if Edge had done this to his 1975 it certainly didn't hurt it, as it sounded great. AND it wasn't like he defiled the guitar.

    But... whatever.
  12. Originally posted by anstratdubh1979[..]

    Ugh.

    Seems you've missed my initial point. But that's okay.

    No one said that 'recreations' are the 'real stuff'. NO ONE.

    What was said was that there are a great number of pickups that will make an stock Epiphone Les Paul, for instance, sound better, less shrill, less SHIT and more like the more desireble tones of say... 1958-1960 Les Paul.

    What was also asked was that were in Edge's Les Paul's. I mentioned that after getting a good look at them... it appeared they were stock T-Tops. I also mentioned that I had heard that Dallas many of Edge's guitars have had the bridge pickup's rewound. I also pointed out that if Edge had done this to his 1975 it certainly didn't hurt it, as it sounded great. AND it wasn't like he defiled the guitar.

    But... whatever.


    jesus, you guys are getting Strat all riled up! I totally get what you mean man, I'll look into the ones you mentioned. It seems like a lot of people over-reacted about the whole vintage to new thing. I totally knew what you were talking about. Haha. This whole thing started about me asking what pickups to get to make it sound like Edge, and it got into an argument about how a vintage guitar shouldn't be getting new pickups or different ones because it wouldn't be vintage. Talk about a misunderstanding!
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