Rockhound252
War Child
Whe edge up th staiRs it can be sa-1 and
Another pedal...but no me
Another pedal...but no me
@The Edge15 youve not attached any screen shot links
it will be the Sobbat DB-1 its used on 'End of the world'
Is there a pic of the rack in there? I see one pic with a circle drawn unto it but I really can't see anything in there other then something vaguely green and blue.
Also 32 guitars. This is getting ridiculous. Radiohead themselves don't lug that many with them and they have three guitarists. Still, he can do whatever he want and as Edge said, half of them are backups, which would mean on average only 16 guitars get used per show. Which would still be a reduction from the 20+ he used per show in the past?
Yes, it is still alot of guitars, but is a reduction from the nearly 50 guitars he had on 360.
On 360 though, I honestly don't know why he had some of them with him. For example, he had that Gretsch Black Falcon which came with them on the whole tour, but was only used on a handful of occasions.
Also, the Moog sustainer guitar was brought out on 360, but never used,just occupying space in the guitar vaults under the stage. The same goes for the 'Vertigo' red and black target Line 6 Variax Acoustic guitar, used for 'Love And Peace' and 'The Fly' on the Vertigo Tour. They brought it out on 360, but never used it.
Like the way no I am sure that the red SG and the Pelham Blue SG are in those guitar vaults on this tour, but are not being used as 'Elevation' is not currently in the set. Same goes for Edge's 2008 Gibson-made clone of his main Cream LP which was auctioned off.
Speaking of cream LPs, 'Electric Co' was played on this tour using a pink Muisc Rising LP. You may recall that Edge had at least 2 of the pink MR LPs on 360. Again, another sign that he did not find the sound of the cream LP clone to be right. I expected that he would used the cream LP clone on 'Electric Co', as he used the cream LP that was auctioned to play that song on the Vertigo Tour, but he hasn't used it on this tour.
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It's probably better to feel for poor Dallas, as Edge sure as hell isn't the one who's physically bringing along those guitars, nor maintaining them, nor restringing each and every one night after night.
That being said methinks surprise performances are more governed by what Edge's rig is capable off and lesser to his choice in guitars. If his rig can't do the Rab Fuzz sound, or the Mysterious Ways sound, then it doesn't really matter if he's brought those guitars along.
Well I was at the Chicago show in 2011 where Edge actually used Black Falcon for One Tree Hill, so I really feel for Edge bringing that many guitars. Because such surprise performance rules.
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Edge used the Black Falcon for Magnificent (Oakland 2011). I saw photos of Dallas walking it around the catwalk during the 2009 shows - although it wasn't used until much later in the tour; and even then a few times.
Seems that the idea of being open to new and change came with his embracing the Axe FX.
As for vintage amps - some are (Fender) some not (Vox, apparently). Same for guitars - all but the majority of Fenders are vintage. Being board members at Fender might be part of the decision. The other is that a lot of guitars got rained on and had to have repairs during the last tour. While they are playing indoors this time, perhaps they thought (as they had the original Explorer) that it was time to retire some of those - with a lot of wear - to studio use only.
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Cabinet: 2 bolts running down each of the sides near the rear where the cabinet rear cover screws on. These two bolts were only introduced with the C2X, and not evident on the original JMI, TBX, CC2. The grill cloth is the more "synthetic" looking cloth used on the modern day C2s. Not the nicer embroidered stitching that were used in the originals or TBXs. The cabinets also look brand spanking new. No rips or tears. Not sure if Edge realizes, but these cabinets are not natural birch ply. They are medium density fiber, which is a cheaper alternative, but much more rugged at the expense of resonance. https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=185&v=KjxKH-Vg0Js Check at 3:05. So the interviewer is mistaken, in that the AC-30's are not "antique" at all. Probably cos Edge was mostly talking about his Fender tweeds in the "antique" context.
My guess is Edge has put his #1 '64 JMI and #2 70's out to the pasture because of their reliability (as well as "saving" them from any further damage). He seemed to have already developed a liking for the modern day AC30 handwired reissues, having used the fawn covered reissues in the last tour and occasionally through to the present. I'm thinking he simply replaced out the cabinets cos he prefers the black tolex look. As VOX currently doesn't offer the AC30HW2 in black tolex, he must have removed the chassis and fit them into modern day AC30C2 black cabinets. Honestly, I agree with the aesthetic move... the fawn looks a bit too girlie on stage.