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U2 & Guitar Gear: Q & A

Topic started 17 years ago by anstratdubh1979 in Live is where we live. Since then 4,888 posts have been made by 116 users.

LikeASong

11 years

ESP Les Pauls are excellent, congrats on that! Good to see you back, Cal, always great to have you among us

Main U2sound-oriented pages:

http://www.u2sound-forum.com/forum/cgi-bin/ikonboard.cgi? (requires registration)
http://www.amnesta.net/edge_delay/ (mainly theory, really interesting and messy at times)
http://u2-stage-and-studio.com/
http://edgewannabe.net/recarchive/main_bpm.html (excellent)
http://u2recording.tripod.com/backing.html
Mr_Trek

11 years

http://forum.u2guitartutorials.com/content.php
Macphistfly

11 years

Good to be back, Serj.

Can I ask you guys what your favorite pickup is?
LikeASong

11 years

P-90s, particullarly Lollar's and Shed's: http://www.shedpickups.com/viewpickup.asp?puid=74
Macphistfly

11 years

Oh, Christ, Serj. Why p-90’s. They’re the antithesis of the U2 sound.
LikeASong

11 years

You asked for a general favorite pick up didn't you? If you ask for specific U2 favorite pup... Then I'd say DiMarzio FS-1 I think. The Edge has/had one in the bridge position of his black Strat and from what my ears can tell it's the best Edge sounding single coil around.
LikeASong

11 years

It's worth sharing here as well I guess:
Macphistfly

11 years

My goal right now is to make a complete sound from digital amps. The secret is third/fourth order harmonics.
Mr_Trek

11 years

Originally posted by LikeASong:You asked for a general favorite pick up didn't you? If you ask for specific U2 favorite pup... Then I'd say DiMarzio FS-1 I think. The Edge has/had one in the bridge position of his black Strat and from what my ears can tell it's the best Edge sounding single coil around.

The Kinman Woodstocks that Michael on U2guitartutorials uses seem pretty great. From what I've heard/read, Edge didn't use the FS-1 for that long and it's not really that great for that classic Strat quack tone.
Macphistfly

11 years

Originally posted by Mr_Trek:[..]

The Kinman Woodstocks that Michael on U2guitartutorials uses seem pretty great. From what I've heard/read, Edge didn't use the FS-1 for that long and it's not really that great for that classic Strat quack tone.

That’s because it functions like a a one coil Humbucker.

I believe hte used it, or something like it, on Ultraviolet 360
anstratdubh1979

11 years

BONO & THE EDGE JOIN FENDER GUITARS' BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Bono and The Edge have some new responsbilities: They've both joined the Board of Directors of Fender Guitars. The New York Times reports this statement from The Edge about their appointment:

"I believe that guitars are here to stay and, far from digital technology being their death knell, I think it throws up some new ways to power creativity and give people greater access to the huge potential of the electric guitar," the Edge wrote in an email from the studio where the band is recording its next album.

In Billboard, Edge shares this quote:

This is "something of a kid in a candy store situation for me," comments The Edge in a statement. "I've been a fan of Fender guitars from the beginning, playing them on all the most important U2 tours and albums. But I'm most interested in working with the Fender design team on some new ideas."

The Times also reports that Edge will still use guitars and equipment from other brands, too, and won't be required to be an all-Fender guitarist.
Mr_Trek

11 years

Dammit, we're all gonna have to buy awesome new Fender 'The Edge' guitars.

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