MDFan
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I have a tweed deluxe, just need the pedal.
What do you think he's using for overdrive this tour?
What do you think he's using for overdrive this tour?
What pedal do you think can nail Edge's vertigo tone?
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to tell you the truth it could be anything because of that line6 rack unit he has. i can get pretty close to the sound using my processor, but as for a specific pedal i havenmt tried enough of them to know.
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Rock n' Roll Doggie FOB
i think the Line 6 DM4 will do the Vertigo tone quite nicely -- it's a damn sweet sound!
MDFan
The Fly
The Line 6 is very vague because it mimics several overdrive/distortion pedals.
discothequeLP
Rock n' Roll Doggie FOB
well you asked what he was using -- he has a couple of custom Line 6 DM4 rack-mounted processors. the closest to that is the Line 6 DM4
It sounds kinda fuzzy. I've tried playing it through a fuzz box or two before though, but it isn't really that fuzzy. What I think it's really more like is a cranked tube amp with the natural overdrive plus a bit of a dist. box at the front, perhaps. The best I've gotten to it is through my little Fender solid state amp w/ gain around 5, treb around 8, mids around 3-4, and bass around 8. Play fairly loudly for good definition. Bridge or Neck HB is important (the HB is a must).
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Rock n' Roll Doggie FOB
lyra14 said:
the blonde strat that Edge uses for Vertgo has single coil pickups
GG_The_Fly
The Fly
Line 6 made custom DM4 Pro rack units for Edge after he was using 11 of the DM4 units as stompboxes while recording HTDAAB.
Line 6 DM4
The second time i've posted about this unit in as many days. . . i feel like I should get a kickback from Line 6!
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Rock n' Roll Doggie FOB
lyra14 said:
they're both single coil.
discothequeLP
Rock n' Roll Doggie FOB
yeah, in the video (and on the Guitar World cover) he has a really kick ass tele thinline.
The 'twang' that edge gets probably comes from him using the bridge pickup.
The 'twang' that edge gets probably comes from him using the bridge pickup.
discothequeLP
Rock n' Roll Doggie FOB
yeah, why doesn't he use that one live? the bigsby just looks damn cool -- and keeps the strings in tune better (though with dallas in the underground i dont think that's a problem for Edge)
Muad'zin
Refugee
He might have that guitar with him as a back up. In Amsterdam I saw Dallas soundchecking both the cream Tele as a dark blue one.
Only Alive
The Fly
I don't own a DM-4, but I've used one. I liked it. I use my Fender Hot Rod Deluxe's overdrive, so I don't need one, but it's a cool unit. Too bad it only holds 4 patches.
-Nick
-Nick
guitarzan
Babyface
yep...I agree that that's possible. I get a real close sound using my bridge p/u on my strat through my original ProCo Rat into an overdriven Hot Rod DeVille. Sounds very close to the Edge's sound.jcoriha said:
Only Alive
The Fly
guitarzan said:
Really? I have a similar setup to you, but I don't use the bridge pup on the strat, I use the middle position. On second thought, I also eq HR Deluxe quite trebly, but I don't think it's as trebly as the bridge position.
-Nick
GG_The_Fly
The Fly
edgeboy said:
I have the DM4 and am pretty happy with it- although i have to admit i've only had it a couple of months before my toying with it was completely eclipsed by 'Tone Heaven Vol. 1' for Garageband 2.0 on my Mac - with a pre-amp and outputs to my amps, I can now do pretty much anything with my Powerbook (like AC-30 into Marshall as an Amp setting!!). To answer your question, the comp/boost effect is good as a compression effect -- that is, it works well but i wouldn't describe it as outstanding. However, the pedal is a bargain, considering all of the things you can do with it - i have a lot of fun with my DL4 & DM4 (until the powerbook, that is!).
One more thing: the Line 6 DL line is outstanding in terms of craftsmanship - the stompboxes are built like tanks - all metal).
discothequeLP
Rock n' Roll Doggie FOB
i LOVE that high end brittle, crystal sound that Edge gets on this song. it's kind of hard to describe, but its that really high-pitched crunch that comes with the distortion. its so damn cool!
BB Mac
War Child
hi i use the DM4 with my u2 tribute band
its a great pedal for alot of the new tunes
and edge is using alot on older stuff too
edge doesnt use the classic distortion on
vertigo he uses the drive sim
i watched him live twice during vertigo tour
my u2/edge gear page
http://www.geocities.com/bbbruce5
cheers BB
its a great pedal for alot of the new tunes
and edge is using alot on older stuff too
edge doesnt use the classic distortion on
vertigo he uses the drive sim
i watched him live twice during vertigo tour
my u2/edge gear page
http://www.geocities.com/bbbruce5
cheers BB
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