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  1. Here's a rarer moment. Edge with a late 1950's single cutaway Gretsch Silver Jet.

    The guitar wasn't his, he borrowed it from Ash's guitarist, Tim Wheeler. This was the Y.E.S. concert in Belfast, May 1998, that lead up to the peace accords in Ireland.

    The tone is a bit 'wonky' but again, it's not his guitar nor rig.



  2. Not U2 related, but can you identify this guitar for me?

    http://www.ask.com/wiki/File:Glenn_Frey.jpg?qsrc=3044

    Looks like a modified LP Junior. Its known that Glenn has had it since at least the early 70s.

    Its is belived he either was given it or purchased it from Jackson Browne, or Paul Barrere.


  4. Hard to find them even though its his signature guitar. I'll see if I can though.
  5. I know Rickenbacker made a Glen Frey model. And when I googled "Glen Frey guitar" I found a signature acoustic.... but that seems to be all I found...
  6. I've done some research. Apparently, its a late 50s, early 60s model LP Junior he got off Jackson Browne. Among other mods, hes added a second pickup, (and the needed switch) and was refinished the headstock entirely black. Also, while watching the live from Melbourne DVD it looks like it has some more knobs (makes sense seeing as he added a pickup.)

    Back to U2, does Edge even have a mick stand anymore or does he just use face micks?
  7. No mic stand this tour for Edge. Just the headset mic.

    That is why Dallas has been attaching extra picks to guitars via tape or between the guitar body and pickguard.

    (As the mic stand used to be where the spare picks where located)
  8. I just bought a Fender Mustang III (best thing that fit my budget)



    A while ago, I had seen a forum where people were sharing files that could be loaded into amps and pedals like this, that have the digital interface preset format, and some were for U2 songs. Perfect reproductions of Streets, The Fly, close ones of Mysterious Ways, Bad, etc...but I can't seem to locate them anymore. Does anyone have any information as to where those might be? They'd be awesome to just load right into the amp and jam away until I can figure out how to edit the settings nicely myself.
  9. Mustang, lucky s.o.b!

    I'm getting an SX left handed explorer, very rare and very good - especially for a lefty like me.

    How is the new amp treating you?
  10. It's an amazing little box...actually smaller than my Fender 90W Deluxe, but has the same size speaker and packs 100W. Had lots of fun figuring out initially how to use it, and it will keep me eternally busy.



  11. Bono dont even try playing the guitar here.
  12. I wonder why The Edge doesn't use the 1975 walnut Telecaster Custom more often.



    First time that I saw Edge with this guitar was at the 46664 concert. (Late 2003, I think?)

    http://video.search.yahoo.com/search/video;_ylt=A0oGdVr1VSBO5wwA1jlXNyoA?ei=UTF-8&p=U2%20Long%20Walk%20To%20Freedom&fr2=tab-web&fryfp-t-413

    It next appeared in the "Vertigo" video in 2004.



    It appeared on the Guitar World cover in 2005 and the Australian Guitar magazine cover in 2006(?).



    He used it for "Magnificent", "Vertigo" and "Get On Your Boots" during the BBC rooftop show.

    Vertigo (BBC rooftop)


    Get On Your Boots (BBC rooftop)


    Magnificent (BBC rooftop)


    It can be seen in the bonus footage of the Pasadena 360 DVD. There is footage from the soundcheck in Barcelona. Edge tells Dallas something to the effect of "give us a guitar" and he gives him the 1975 Telecaster Custom and the footage shows him playing a few things, I think "Magnificent" is one of them.

    Seems no one has ripped and posted that footage to YouTube. Anyone have clips of that? Anywho...

    Seems to be a great guitar. Seems odd that it isn't used more. I wonder why that is?
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