The Edge talks Telecasters! (video)
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mirrorballman
Refugee
yeah, funny he is holding on to his frankenstein guitar, the native w/ strat neck that was destroyed in the 2002 flood?! most random choice ever.
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Edge_Orchestra
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Looks like a Telecaster Deluxe to me. The shape of the body, pickguard, two humbuckers, Strat-style headstock (which is on the Tele Deluxe's)
I don't think that Fender would allow anyone to do a spot for them holding another company's guitar.
I don't think that Fender would allow anyone to do a spot for them holding another company's guitar.
mirrorballman
Refugee
dont know what i was mixing it up w/, his native fernandes just had a decade neck, not a strat.
hand0lotion
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Gee, I wonder when this was filmed. Doesn't look like 360 backstage. And Edge didn't bring that guitar he's holding on tour, right?
edit: AWW, He mentions Dallas his good friend!!!!!!!
edit: AWW, He mentions Dallas his good friend!!!!!!!
bonocomet
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Cool video and nice Tele he's got there, I kept wishing they'd show the guitar a little better! It's probably backstage during 360 as he's wearing one of his stage outfits from the tour. (mainly that leather shirt)
Teles have always been a favorite in this household.
And also happy that Dallas talked Bono into using one since he really seemed to have fun with his on The Fly. 
(Okay I know it's more like a telegretsch, but still 
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Teles have always been a favorite in this household.
And also happy that Dallas talked Bono into using one since he really seemed to have fun with his on The Fly. (Okay I know it's more like a telegretsch, but still )prob right on the tele deluxe..still though He's talking about what started it all ect ect and thats the traditional Tele and he has those so I would think he would have grabbed that... for the video shoot from the bazillion guitars he owns either way its a cool vid
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Edge_Orchestra
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I agree there Mick. But maybe it's the latest vintage 'goodness' that Dallas brought home so he's been attached to it lately?
But it would have been better, the Fender video, to have had the 'Vertigo'/'Boots' `66 Tele.
And BC... I am more than fond of my Telecaster Custom. One of my favorites. You will have to post me a pic of Charlie's Telecaster. I think I've only seen the pic of his Billy Joe Gibson LP JR
bonocomet
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Ok I'll ask him about getting some pics of them tomorrow. 
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Edge_Orchestra
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Rockhound252
War Child
that guitar is from The Edge? I don't remember that
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Edge_Orchestra
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Doesn't say in the video if the guitar is Edge's or not.
My thought is that it is probably something that Dallas recently bought. Being that it is a beat up vintage Telecaster Deluxe, I doubt that was just hanging around at Fender.
Plus the room the video was done at looks like one I've seen pics of U2 work in. I think it's the studio at the house in France.
I had not seen the guitar before either. But I'm sure that there are lots that we've not seen used on tour before.
My thought is that it is probably something that Dallas recently bought. Being that it is a beat up vintage Telecaster Deluxe, I doubt that was just hanging around at Fender.
Plus the room the video was done at looks like one I've seen pics of U2 work in. I think it's the studio at the house in France.
I had not seen the guitar before either. But I'm sure that there are lots that we've not seen used on tour before.
Rockhound252
War Child
and that post?
TheWanderer
The Fly
Cool video. I love that Tele color scheme he's got!
I know what he means; every time I play my Tele ('96 MIJ Custom, like Edge's white one, but black) I always love the tone and am totally inspired because it sounds like nothing else in my collection of a dozen guitars.
Little story behind my Tele. When I was 17 in 1996, I saw it in a guitar shop and wanted it so bad. Took me 14 years, but I got it.
I know what he means; every time I play my Tele ('96 MIJ Custom, like Edge's white one, but black) I always love the tone and am totally inspired because it sounds like nothing else in my collection of a dozen guitars.
Little story behind my Tele. When I was 17 in 1996, I saw it in a guitar shop and wanted it so bad. Took me 14 years, but I got it.
bonocomet
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That's a beautiful guitar there TheWanderer. And neat story. 
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Edge_Orchestra
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Lovely. I like the black version too.
Edge's is a 1994. (As coinfirmed by Dallas in the 2009 Music Radar article).
Not sure how many years that they made that model.
Only issue I've seen with most of those is that the gold finish on the hardware goes bad.
The Edge's tour guitars:
Gibson 2005 "Music Rising" Les Paul
Gibson 2006 "Music Rising" Les Paul
Gibson 1976 Natural Explorer
Gibson 1976 Natural Explorer (spare)
Epiphone 1962 Sunburst Casino
Epiphone 1964 Sunburst Casino w/Bigsby
Fernandes 2003 Native Sustain Guitar
Fernandes 2009 Retro Rocket Sustain Guitar
Fender 1975 Brown Custom Telecaster
Fender 1966 Cream Telecaster w/Maple Neck
Fender 1969 Cream Telecaster w/Maple Neck
Gretsch 1963 Chet Atkins Walnut Country Gentleman
Gretsch 1968 Chet Atkins Walnut Country Gentleman
Gretsch 2009 Chet Atkins Walnut Country Gentleman w/Piezo Fishman Acoustic System
Gretsch 1959 Sunburst 6101 Country Club
Gibson 1966 Cherry SG Les Paul Standard
Gibson 1965 Pelham Blue SG Les Paul Standard
Fender 1968 Tobacco Stratocaster w/Rosewood Neck
Fender 1973 Cream Stratocaster w/Maple Neck
Fender 1975 BlondeTelecaster w/Rosewood Neck
Fender 1974 Black Telecaster w/Maple Neck
Gibson 1973 Cream Les Paul Custom
Gibson 2008 Cream Replicated Les Paul
Fender 1973 Black Stratocaster w/Maple Neck
Fender 1976 Black Stratocaster w/Maple Neck
Fender 1974 Black Stratocaster w/Maple Neck
Rickenbacker 1966 Fireglo 330-12
Rickenbacker 1966 Fireglo 330-12(Spare)
Rickenbacker 1967 Maple Rickenbacker 330-12
Rickenbacker 1967 Maple Rickenbacker 330-12(Spare)
Rickenbacker 1968 Black 325
Gibson 2008 Sunburst SJ-200 Acoustic/Electric
Gibson 2006 Blonde "Pete Townshend" SJ-200 Acoustic/Electric
Gibson 2008 Blonde SJ-200 Acoustic/Electric
Gibson 2005 Sunburst J-45 Acoustic Electric
Martin 1972 Natural D12-28 Acoustic/Electric
Martin 2009 Natural D12-28 Acoustic/Electric
Epiphone 1966 Sunburst Texan Acoustic/Electric
Fender 1994 Arctic White Telecaster (Japanese)
Line 6 2005 Red/Black "Variax" Modelling Guitar
Gretsch 2009 Black G6136 Falcon w/Fishman Piezo Acoustic System
Fender 2009 Sunburst American Vintage '52 Telecaster w/Piezo Acoustic System
MOOG 2009 MG-001 Tobacco Sunburst Sustain Guitar
Edge's is a 1994. (As coinfirmed by Dallas in the 2009 Music Radar article).
Not sure how many years that they made that model.
Only issue I've seen with most of those is that the gold finish on the hardware goes bad.
The Edge's tour guitars:
Gibson 2005 "Music Rising" Les Paul
Gibson 2006 "Music Rising" Les Paul
Gibson 1976 Natural Explorer
Gibson 1976 Natural Explorer (spare)
Epiphone 1962 Sunburst Casino
Epiphone 1964 Sunburst Casino w/Bigsby
Fernandes 2003 Native Sustain Guitar
Fernandes 2009 Retro Rocket Sustain Guitar
Fender 1975 Brown Custom Telecaster
Fender 1966 Cream Telecaster w/Maple Neck
Fender 1969 Cream Telecaster w/Maple Neck
Gretsch 1963 Chet Atkins Walnut Country Gentleman
Gretsch 1968 Chet Atkins Walnut Country Gentleman
Gretsch 2009 Chet Atkins Walnut Country Gentleman w/Piezo Fishman Acoustic System
Gretsch 1959 Sunburst 6101 Country Club
Gibson 1966 Cherry SG Les Paul Standard
Gibson 1965 Pelham Blue SG Les Paul Standard
Fender 1968 Tobacco Stratocaster w/Rosewood Neck
Fender 1973 Cream Stratocaster w/Maple Neck
Fender 1975 BlondeTelecaster w/Rosewood Neck
Fender 1974 Black Telecaster w/Maple Neck
Gibson 1973 Cream Les Paul Custom
Gibson 2008 Cream Replicated Les Paul
Fender 1973 Black Stratocaster w/Maple Neck
Fender 1976 Black Stratocaster w/Maple Neck
Fender 1974 Black Stratocaster w/Maple Neck
Rickenbacker 1966 Fireglo 330-12
Rickenbacker 1966 Fireglo 330-12(Spare)
Rickenbacker 1967 Maple Rickenbacker 330-12
Rickenbacker 1967 Maple Rickenbacker 330-12(Spare)
Rickenbacker 1968 Black 325
Gibson 2008 Sunburst SJ-200 Acoustic/Electric
Gibson 2006 Blonde "Pete Townshend" SJ-200 Acoustic/Electric
Gibson 2008 Blonde SJ-200 Acoustic/Electric
Gibson 2005 Sunburst J-45 Acoustic Electric
Martin 1972 Natural D12-28 Acoustic/Electric
Martin 2009 Natural D12-28 Acoustic/Electric
Epiphone 1966 Sunburst Texan Acoustic/Electric
Fender 1994 Arctic White Telecaster (Japanese)
Line 6 2005 Red/Black "Variax" Modelling Guitar
Gretsch 2009 Black G6136 Falcon w/Fishman Piezo Acoustic System
Fender 2009 Sunburst American Vintage '52 Telecaster w/Piezo Acoustic System
MOOG 2009 MG-001 Tobacco Sunburst Sustain Guitar
Cool video. I love that Tele color scheme he's got!
I know what he means; every time I play my Tele ('96 MIJ Custom, like Edge's white one, but black) I always love the tone and am totally inspired because it sounds like nothing else in my collection of a dozen guitars.
Little story behind my Tele. When I was 17 in 1996, I saw it in a guitar shop and wanted it so bad. Took me 14 years, but I got it.
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Edge_Orchestra
Rock n' Roll Doggie FOB
Cool video. I love that Tele color scheme he's got!
I know what he means; every time I play my Tele ('96 MIJ Custom, like Edge's white one, but black) I always love the tone and am totally inspired because it sounds like nothing else in my collection of a dozen guitars.
Little story behind my Tele. When I was 17 in 1996, I saw it in a guitar shop and wanted it so bad. Took me 14 years, but I got it.
And that post? What did you mean?
Why is he NOT holding a tele?
bonocomet
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I think he is holding one. Looks like a Telecaster Deluxe, they have a Strat headstock. Hard to see in that video though.
(edit: went back and I see that's exactly what Edge_o said on the last page. LOL)
(edit: went back and I see that's exactly what Edge_o said on the last page. LOL)
Globo14
Refugee
Cool find. Telecasters are works of art, IMO. Beautiful, versatile guitars. Love mine to pieces.
bonocomet
Blue Crack Distributor
Edge_o: Here are the Teles that live here at our house
Globo14
Refugee
Ooooh, I quite like that one there.
bonocomet
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Globo14
Refugee
Understandably so.It's one of his (husband's) favorite guitars.
I wouldn't mind this one.
bonocomet
Blue Crack Distributor
No you're not. It's true he made an unusual choice for the video as it isn't a standard Telecaster, and the Strat type neck is mostly what we see in the video. I took a screencap here so it's easier to see. You can see it's a Deluxe, as it has the Telecaster Deluxe headstock.
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Edge_Orchestra
Rock n' Roll Doggie FOB
It is an odd choice for the video, in that it isn't a standard Telecaster.
That also leads to my theory that it is probably a recently treasure unearthed by Dallas.
The 'Strat-style' headstock is on all of the Telecaster Deluxe's (along with the two humbucker pickups).
BONOCOMET: Charlie's Tele's look great! You should film him playing something... anything... and post it. (Or at least privately). It would be cool to hear what both of these sound like.
That also leads to my theory that it is probably a recently treasure unearthed by Dallas.
The 'Strat-style' headstock is on all of the Telecaster Deluxe's (along with the two humbucker pickups).
BONOCOMET: Charlie's Tele's look great! You should film him playing something... anything... and post it. (Or at least privately). It would be cool to hear what both of these sound like.
No you're not. It's true he made an unusual choice for the video as it isn't a standard Telecaster, and the Strat type neck is mostly what we see in the video. I took a screencap here so it's easier to see. You can see it's a Deluxe, as it has the Telecaster Deluxe headstock.
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Edge_Orchestra
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Looks like it is a walnut body, like the Telecaster Custom Edge used in the "Vertigo" video. But it looks liek the top of the guitar was painted black.
The pickguard looks yellowed over time... except the one area near Edge's hand in the screencap. Maybe there was a sticker there that was there for ages and Edge/Dallas or someone later removed?
And the grime and wear on the neck... It looks to have been a well-loved guitar... or one that someone played after recently working on their car engine and didn't wash their hands.
The pickguard looks yellowed over time... except the one area near Edge's hand in the screencap. Maybe there was a sticker there that was there for ages and Edge/Dallas or someone later removed?
And the grime and wear on the neck... It looks to have been a well-loved guitar... or one that someone played after recently working on their car engine and didn't wash their hands.
No you're not. It's true he made an unusual choice for the video as it isn't a standard Telecaster, and the Strat type neck is mostly what we see in the video. I took a screencap here so it's easier to see. You can see it's a Deluxe, as it has the Telecaster Deluxe headstock.
bonocomet
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BONOCOMET: Charlie's Tele's look great! You should film him playing something... anything... and post it. (Or at least privately). It would be cool to hear what both of these sound like.
I'll see if I can talk him into that. (The Highway One has a mellower sound, and the Standard has more of a bite to it.
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