I have often…literally often…thought about what gear The Edge from U2 uses. His sound has become legendary and nobody comes close to his sounds. I have tried…and failed miserably…and have just decided to practice more!
But here is a video that answers my questions about what the Edge plays…or better yet, what the Edge doesn’t play. Let’s just say he takes 45 guitars on tour!
Here’s the video…and if you’re a guitar player…you may need to watch this a couple of times (like I did) to get all the wonderfulness that is going on here.
Thanks to Gerry at Worship Guitar Guy for finding this!
What they don’t tell you is that The Edge has a really light touch and he plays with a certain pick (Herdim?) held backwards so the rough part of the pick scrapes the string as much as it picks the string. His sound is in the way he play as well as the gear he plays through. That’s why he always sounds like The Edge weather he’s playing a Strat through that big rig (Where the Streets Have No Name) or a Epiphone Sheraton through a Hiwatt Stack (All Because of You).