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  • In this new mini documentary, U2 guitarist The Edge discusses the impact Rory Gallagher had on him as a child, his history with Fender and what went inspires him as an artist.
    "Whenever I pick up a guitar, I'm like, 'OK, I know there's songs in here. I just need to find them,'" The Edge said.
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Komentáře • 418

  • @henrique6807
    @henrique6807 Před 8 lety +138

    "I hope if I do inspire somebody is to do something that I'm not doing." gotta love this guy

    • @patrickjlyons
      @patrickjlyons Před 8 lety +2

      I liked that too..but thought 'do something I'm not doing' wouldn't that sort of mean we shouldn't buy the guitar and be like edge...?

    • @henrique6807
      @henrique6807 Před 8 lety

      +Patrick Lyons haha maybe!

    • @Musicology1975
      @Musicology1975 Před 8 lety +8

      +Patrick Lyons He's taking sound-wise not gear-wise i think what he means is hoping to see somebody inspired by his sound and taking it to a new artistic level.

    • @javiceres
      @javiceres Před 8 lety +1

      +Musicology1975 of course ;)

    • @Rikk_Klaww777
      @Rikk_Klaww777 Před 4 lety

      A perfectionist.!

  • @kevinmalone443
    @kevinmalone443 Před 8 lety +185

    It's about time. The Edge is one of the most under rated guitarists of this generation. The things that he can do with the sound and the technique he has always employed has made him one of the most unique and innovative musicians of our time. He single handedly changed the way rock guitar is played. ROCK ON EDGE !!!!!

    • @pereztube2
      @pereztube2 Před 8 lety +8

      yup and he continues to inspire generations of non-musicians to spend thousands of dollars on pedals to make up for the fact that they can't play for shit

    • @mead-wf1xu
      @mead-wf1xu Před 8 lety +3

      but he can write a hell of a song

    • @nomadnomad9517
      @nomadnomad9517 Před 6 lety +14

      dank_asian_snacks Jealous much?

    • @realitybites4649
      @realitybites4649 Před 4 lety +4

      The Edge is one of the most under rated guitarists of this generation? dude please

    • @jas_bataille
      @jas_bataille Před 4 lety +10

      ​@@pereztube2 Here's a message to all of Edge's detractors : Try to play like he does with the delay, or with a slide cut to a third of it's length, like he uses sometimes. One minuscule misstep and the entire rig is gone for at least two bars or something...! It takes phenomenal control to play the way he does it. A lot of virtuoso shredders don't have even close to this discipline - especially on a strat but he plays a lot of different guitars of course. He's as much a produced person, a DIY innovator of sound and a guitar player. Just because you don't understand or think he's "making up" for lack of abilities... I mean that's absurd. I myself do not like to use a delay and I use a very minimal pedal board. I like SRV, Johnson, Gallagher, Hendrix, Page, Beck just as much as him. But he is fucking unique. Do one does something in that style. That's what I love. At the end of the day, we *play* the guitar. Are kids judging each other for the way they play?! We're nothing but grown up kids playing grown up toys... all of us!

  • @joeulrich3614
    @joeulrich3614 Před 3 lety +27

    I started listening to U2 back in 1983. Hearing the Edge is what inspired me to learn to play 35 years ago. I'm still learning to this day.

  • @BB-pi2wd
    @BB-pi2wd Před 11 měsíci +6

    I played guitar the same sterile way for MANY years and I just knew I hit a plateau creatively I would never break through… I would never be able to reproduce what was truly in my head. Then I stumbled on a video with The Edge talking about his guitar playing approach and philosophy and it was like lightning hitting my brain, and I finally broke through to the other side of playing. It just all came together. I will never be able to express the level of gratitude I feel towards him. You can study and study and study fundamentals and then somebody comes along and changes the way you think about it all and everything just opens up. That is what The Edge did for me.

  • @benjic80
    @benjic80 Před 4 lety +29

    The Edge and Dallas are the most humble guys. The tones they have created have become classics. No guitar duo has taken what a electric guitar can do further. Class.

  • @paulhoward4402
    @paulhoward4402 Před 4 lety +11

    No matter if you like U2 or not , the Edge is such a great guitar player with a distinctive sound that instantly tells you who is playing. Not a shredder or flashy, but lots of atmospherics and effects that no one else has ever been able to copy. He probably would admit to copping some of his sound from Robert Fripp and Andy Summers, but he has made it his own beast.

    • @curly_wyn
      @curly_wyn Před 2 lety

      You’re half-right. David Evans is really only as good as the equipment he works with.

  • @honewhetstone1732
    @honewhetstone1732 Před 8 měsíci +3

    I honestly love listening to The Edge talk. His passion, intelligence and knowledge comes across every time he talks. He really is the zen member of the band.

  • @ThomasGeist
    @ThomasGeist Před 3 lety +8

    Rory Gallagher, R.I.P. Blessed to have seen him play while he was still around! A worthy inspiration for the Edge.

  • @ziggy3945
    @ziggy3945 Před 7 lety +5

    I listened to U2 when I was younger and I would bring my phone on the bus to school and listen to U2. One day I was listening to Sunday Bloody Sunday, and I said to myself,'I want to play that'. I could see myself on a stage at a talent show playing it. Then my music teacher offered to give me an acoustic guitar and I got it. If it wasn't for U2, I probably wouldn't be playing guitar.

  • @TheFly212
    @TheFly212 Před 7 lety +7

    Bullet the Blue sky solo from zoo TV in Sydney is still one of the greatest guitar solo's I've ever heard.

  • @letfreedomring6906
    @letfreedomring6906 Před 4 lety +6

    That Strat definitely has the Edge sound to it, which is very cool.

  • @cristian.ilie.018
    @cristian.ilie.018 Před 8 lety +36

    The New song sounds like TUF meets AB but it's definitely something new.....If SOE sounds anything like this...with creative riffs and solos by Edge then U2 are truly back !!! Pleasantly surprised to hear Edge singing along to the tune !!!

  • @u2mixer
    @u2mixer Před 8 lety +76

    Edge has his own song - the chord structure goes something like this...
    E....D....G.....E
    chime
    ;-)

  • @bearnaisang3027
    @bearnaisang3027 Před 7 lety +2

    How has the Edge influenced my playing? Every time I play a bright and shiny melody with reverb and delay I can only think of his work. What a guy, really knows how to write and play stuff that'll brighten your day.

  • @lukeowen2265
    @lukeowen2265 Před 7 lety +7

    #FenderProSweepstakes
    U2 is my favorite band and The Edge is the reason I first picked up a guitar. He has a unique style and flavor and that was something I wanted to emulate. His use of delay and reverb to create ambient music like on "the unforgettable fire" album never cease to inspire me.

  • @sinnerboy6009
    @sinnerboy6009 Před 2 lety +2

    Rory and the edge legends 💚

  • @lucilico
    @lucilico Před 8 lety +52

    this makes me even more excited for Songs of Experience!!!!

  • @darionroberts
    @darionroberts Před 7 lety +3

    The Edge's creativity has shaped how I play and use effects when playing guitar. And I love his part writing.

  • @RiverOfBlacklights
    @RiverOfBlacklights Před 8 lety +128

    Wish there was an Edge signature Explorer...

    • @TheZooropaBaby
      @TheZooropaBaby Před 8 lety +1

      +River Of Blacklights well Gibson disappointed him a while, back, so no.

    • @jp_0118
      @jp_0118 Před 8 lety +5

      Same, I'd love an Edge Gibson Explorer. Pair that to a Vox AC30 and a delay pedal and you got it made b.

    • @wolfgangmarkusgstrein8522
      @wolfgangmarkusgstrein8522 Před 4 lety +7

      The only reason for a signature Explorer would be the broken neck which was glued on later on. Otherwise he had no modifications on it and that is the reason for a signature guitar or bass. Still there is no John Deacon signature Precision Bass because of this reason. And as we all know: John Deacon is THE P-Bass Icon alongside James Jamerson.

    • @vojtaz9518
      @vojtaz9518 Před 4 lety +2

      Just buy korina wood explorer i can't even afford fender i have a chineese squier for 2 years

    • @SetFire2TheNightSky
      @SetFire2TheNightSky Před 4 lety +1

      @Harry Dickus Yeah but, finding an actual '76 Explorer in '20 that has no major setup issues, banged up to hell and/or not being sold for an arm and a leg price? *_THAT'S_* the real trick now, isn't it?

  • @The94Dan
    @The94Dan Před 8 lety +57

    Holy fuck! New U2 snippet at the end. Sounds so good

  • @Alrowe13
    @Alrowe13 Před 7 lety +3

    The edge's use of dotted eigth delay inspires me so much! Love his delay tones, and they've really inspired me to get creative with my delays

  • @CMTSUBR500
    @CMTSUBR500 Před 8 lety +14

    The quiet and melancholic solo Edge is playing at 2:20 is epic. Hope it will make it to the next album. The Edge is like Hendrix to me. Bullet the blue sky (Zoo TV, 1993), Love is blindness (Zoo TV, 1993) Until the end of the world, Acrobat, Please and many other songs. He has put some of the most unforgettable solos and riffs that always make me want to go back to listen to them even after listening to them like a million times.

    • @wezum
      @wezum Před 7 lety +4

      Actually at 2:20 he is playing stuck in a moment you cant get out of :P

    • @Studio2770
      @Studio2770 Před 7 lety +1

      Like RaiX2146 said, Stuck in A Moment which is on the All That You Can't Leave Behind.

    • @NicolasVanhove
      @NicolasVanhove Před 4 lety

      Hahaha

  • @howardshillingford6363
    @howardshillingford6363 Před 8 lety +16

    I love it @0:20.Pure Edge Harmonics.

  • @bubbaluvv
    @bubbaluvv Před 3 lety +4

    The praise to Rory was all I needed to hear

  • @mattlatorre9084
    @mattlatorre9084 Před 8 lety +52

    Now I know that there are guitarists out there with a lot more technical skill, but The Edge will always be my favorite. Maybe it's everything he has put into U2 (my favorite band of all time) or maybe it's just the sheer array of sounds that he can pull out of his chosen instrument. Whatever it is, there's something about his guitar playing that cannot be matched for me.

    • @nietzsche688
      @nietzsche688 Před 8 lety +10

      +Matthew LaTorre Mate, when people ask me why do I like Edge's playing when there are dozens of gifted guitarists out there I simply tell them: Edge is the kind of musician that can write an inmortal riff, a riff that will be in your head for decades, with just 6 notes. He doesn't need to play them faster than anyone; he doesn't need to know every scale the world knows; he may only know 6 notes and yet he could write a song with those and I bet you it would be an instant U2´s classic. Edge is to me like MASTER David Gilmour: you can definitely tell who's playing the guitar when you hear a song through a small radio in a crowded street. And they don't need to be fast. You could listen to Animals As Leaders all day long, but you won't remember a single riff after all. And music was made to make you feel and remember the day when you first listened to it.

    • @guitarwhores753
      @guitarwhores753 Před 8 lety +6

      I hate when people shit on players because they're not technical virtuoso's. If everyone played the same, it would get real old, real fast. I'd rather listen ti someone who can write good tasteful songs than someone who only plays 100 miles an hour.

    • @jcomshaw
      @jcomshaw Před 8 lety +2

      +Gabo Palacios you compare David Gilmore to a hack guitarist.

    • @richardharrold9736
      @richardharrold9736 Před 8 lety +4

      The Edge and David Gilmour play in very similar styles, just that The Edge strips it right back and goes for the utmost in simplicity. It serves his musical style very well.

    • @CMTSUBR500
      @CMTSUBR500 Před 7 lety +4

      The Edge playing Bullet the blue sky 2:00 minute solo in Sydney in 1993 complete with wah-wah pedals is one of the most brilliant and original guitar solo I have ever heard. It was inspired by blues solos and reminded me of Jimmy Hendrix. Being a Pink Floyd fan and a huge fan of the live comfortably numb solo from the Pulse DVD I have, the Edge is a genius and no one can take it away from him no matter what the haters say. He is ranked in the top 20 or top 40 of all of the guitar publications. He was ranked #14 by LA Times Music. Much higher than David Gilmour.

  • @jas_bataille
    @jas_bataille Před 4 lety +63

    Here's a message to all of Edge's detractors : Try to play like he does with the delay, or with a slide cut to a third of it's length, like he uses sometimes. One minuscule misstep and the entire rig is gone for at least two bars or something...! It takes phenomenal control to play the way he does it. A lot of virtuoso shredders don't have even close to this discipline - especially on a strat but he plays a lot of different guitars of course. He's as much a produced person, a DIY innovator of sound and a guitar player. Just because you don't understand or think he's "making up" for lack of abilities... I mean that's absurd. I myself do not like to use a delay and I use a very minimal pedal board. I like SRV, Johnson, Gallagher, Hendrix, Page, Beck just as much as him. But he is fucking unique. Do one does something in that style. That's what I love. At the end of the day, we *play* the guitar. Are kids judging each other for the way they play?! We're nothing but grown up kids playing grown up toys... all of us!

    • @thedude-jb7wx
      @thedude-jb7wx Před 4 lety +6

      Singing to the choir brother. Dont listen to guitar players opinions is my advice. Guitar players have a shitty ear for music. Ive tried to just get a good sound and a listener will be in guitar center pointing me out while their friend says now hes maybe been playing for 3 years while theyre check out stupid Animals as Leaders hacks lol Or their gfs are watching me play something nice and wonder why their gf are more impressed with me then their metal shred. The Edge is one of the best SOUNDING SOUNDING guitar players ever.

    • @rodneytod7141
      @rodneytod7141 Před 4 lety +5

      Who in their right mind be a detractor of Edge? He’s among the greatest players ever, with a unique tone nobody had until he came along.

    • @Rikk_Klaww777
      @Rikk_Klaww777 Před 4 lety +1

      Um...not all shredders mate.! I agree with what you say in regards to his style and "technique"....but also playing many U2 songs in covers/corporate bands (which U2 seems the most requested) does take "extra extra care and concentration i.e locking in with the delay and song" combined with skill. As an old bloke "shredder" and still am to this day and in an era growing up in the glam hair metal days and wanting to be the fastest "MOST ARTICULATE" speed picker and quickest on the land...lol its not shredders that should be "singled or spotted out". And the so-called SHREDDERS who do shitcan and make all of us older "appreciative to anything related to the guitar" look like we real shredders are arseholes, those one's are they really competent on the fretboard..? C'mon now are they really.!!! Any style and playing of the guitar should be celebrated not ridiculed or mocked or certain genres singled out.! We ALL SHARE A PASSION AND LOVE...The guitar..😎👍🤘🤘🤘🤘

    • @iansnyder274
      @iansnyder274 Před 4 lety +4

      He is one of my heroes for guitar for sure....his sense of rhythm gets overlooked by some ....not by me. I saw them at MSG on the unforgettable fire tour. His tone and playing were COLOSSAL and he duplicated everything live! He is one deep cat for sure. He is like a shaman on those early recordings with the delay. It's not just about shredding ! His sound and playing have taken millions to very beautiful places. Growing up as an aspiring guitarist, me and my best bud used to marvel at how he even thought of that stuff!!!! Incredible and deserves all the accolades, credit and more. Rock on Edge....you da man!

    • @alanleemaxwell831
      @alanleemaxwell831 Před 4 lety +2

      Absolutely brilliant analogy! Well said and bravo!! 👍

  • @MariaPratiwiU2
    @MariaPratiwiU2 Před 8 lety +72

    I love you Edge! Your guitar sound is awesome

  • @ax_el_alvarez
    @ax_el_alvarez Před 7 lety +1

    "I hope that if I do inspire someone is to do something that I'm not doing..." one of my favorite guitar players since I was 8...

  • @mikeboschert1322
    @mikeboschert1322 Před 7 lety +1

    He's inspired me to never give up with my writing and to always look forward to the next greatest riff.

  • @michaelbonade4667
    @michaelbonade4667 Před 7 lety +11

    edge has always sounded like the equivalent of a lead and rhythm player in one...whether live or off an album track

  • @cmac__774
    @cmac__774 Před 7 lety +2

    Edge has inspired my guitar playing as his riffs and technique which he showed through all U2's albums were amazing! He has created some classics over the years and continues to strive in 2017, what a great guitarist! #FenderProSweepstakes

  • @santi_alvarez
    @santi_alvarez Před 7 lety +21

    Daaaamn that riff at the end is insane!!

    • @HeitorMDE
      @HeitorMDE Před 4 lety +2

      I'm still hoping them to make this song real

    • @janniks2998
      @janniks2998 Před 3 lety +1

      @@HeitorMDE Maybe they'll come back to it on the next album.

  • @BoneNode
    @BoneNode Před 7 lety +2

    this guy is great, especially the way he uses amazing technique and pedals to make dreamy and amazing sounds such as in Where The Streets Have No Name

  • @sayonarachops
    @sayonarachops Před 7 lety

    The edge rhythmic style was one of the first I ever loved, my father and brother introduced me to U2 and the Edge introduced me to the world of guitars. The way he distorts the guitar natural sound and turns it into a completely different experience. Mysterious is the perfect example of what i'm talking about, and that's exactly what I shoot for

  • @lawfreefly
    @lawfreefly Před 3 lety

    It is a recreation of the Strat he used as early as the Red Rocks Show; 78'-77' with DiMarzio pickups tuned to either D or F sharp. I am such a fan. Saw them in 1982 in Chicago and it changed my life and my guitar influence. Thanks Edge.

  • @TheLeonleonard
    @TheLeonleonard Před 7 lety

    Being from Dublin U2 and the edge have had a massive impact on me musically . Edge has always produced incredible riffs and something I aspire to recreate . Hopefully with the right guitar I'll get there

  • @jojojo5179
    @jojojo5179 Před 7 lety

    the edge's philosophy that notes are sacred, valuable and should be used sparingly has influenced my playing hugely!! using effects to add those little sparkly moments in the right places can transform songs and turn them stratospheric - it makes them soar! I just wish I was as gifted at placing them in my songs as the Edge!!

  • @Bairdogg
    @Bairdogg Před 7 lety

    Edges distinctive use of pedals to craft a unique sound really inspires and drives new tones and riffs out of me. Whenever I hit a dry spell of riffs The Joshua Tree and other albums always brings new ideas or things to try.

  • @privateledbetter
    @privateledbetter Před 7 lety +7

    The Edge said every piece of the guitar contributes to its tone. So you know this guitar is a piece of craft. He has inspired me to treat the guitar as more than a guitar and more like an appendage. Don't conform. Be the edge.

    • @curly_wyn
      @curly_wyn Před 2 lety

      Well yeah, he’s only as good as the equipment he works with.

  • @adamjeffers8503
    @adamjeffers8503 Před 7 lety

    The edge has taught me that every piece of gear that you use can be musical if you make it. The way he explains his delays in "it might get loud" is what made me want to learn to play electric guitar, and not just play acoustic guitar. He is the reason that I bought my first strat, and the reason that I want to one day have an american strat. #FenderProSweepstakes

  • @Studio2770
    @Studio2770 Před 7 lety

    The Little Things that Give You Away and that snippet at the end sound lovely.

  • @lt.reubenrozeyt5716
    @lt.reubenrozeyt5716 Před 3 měsíci

    I don't know why people critize his playing.
    Saying things like "He hides behind his effects"
    Like Dude almost every guitarist used effects as part of their signature sound
    Tom Morella uses a hundreds of effect and wackey sounds and yet his worshipped as a guitar hero
    The Edge is one of the greatest guitarist to exist.

  • @AudioReplica2023
    @AudioReplica2023 Před 5 lety

    Fender guitars are kinda mysterious in the sense of tonality. They can sound beautiful, aggressive, dirty. Ive been a fan of the fender sound for so long without knowing it. From the funky sound of MJ to the Rock alternative of Pearl Jam and sweet blues sound of Eric Clapton. Just love it.

  • @Alfgunnarp
    @Alfgunnarp Před 8 lety +20

    Edge baby!!!!!

  • @ricopaulson1
    @ricopaulson1 Před 7 lety

    Someone get that man a Vox! I love Fender amps but a Fender + Vox combo have a magical sound, and this guy knows how to work that magic.

  • @HeitorMDE
    @HeitorMDE Před 6 lety +15

    I'm just waiting for this song, played on the final part of the video, on SOE, but it's not on the first 15 tracks on the main CD. I got sad about this :(

  • @mbgames73
    @mbgames73 Před 8 měsíci

    Edge has got great tone. I’ve heard these Edge 70’s strats are really nice from someone who has one.

  • @AriKoinuma
    @AriKoinuma Před 8 lety +23

    As a guitarist who idolized the Edge growing up, and as a Strat player myself for over a decade, to have the Edge create a signature Strat after all these years (I for sure would have thought that if the Edge was ever going to make a signature guitar it'll be a copy of that Gibson Explorer with mini hums) feels a bit like a validation. Of course I'm taking it way too personally, but my favorite images of the Edge were always him holding a Strat, from Under a Blood Red Sky to Rattle and Hum. I loved Achtung Baby but I didn't particularly feel that a Les Paul looked right on him. That ringing, chimey, shimmery chordal work of his always sounded like a Strat (whether he actually used a Strat or not is an entirely different question -- he seems to get that tone out of any guitar he plays, plus all the rig he's running through, it's hard to say how much of a role the guitar plays. At least to an outsider just listening for what comes through in the mix)
    But usually an endorsement deal with such a major manufacturer comes with restrictive contracts -- like not getting pictures taken holding guitars of other brands -- I am curious to see if Fender is allowing the Edge more leeway, because the Edge does switch guitars every song, from his Gibsons to Rickenbuckers to Gretches. I doubt that he's gonna stick to playing his Strat for the entire show even now that there's a signature Strat.
    I gotta go check out this guitar somewhere, soon.

    • @AriKoinuma
      @AriKoinuma Před 8 lety

      sakamuras s Ha, you're right! www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=264874743&privcapId=1468570&previousCapId=1468570&previousTitle=Fender%20Musical%20Instruments%20Corporation I had no idea. I suppose it spoils the image of rebel rock n roller a bit to have a rock musician sit at the board meeting, but on the other hand, why not? They are musical instrument company and it makes sense to have a musician at the leadership. Still, it is interesting that the Edge and Bono are both working with Fender now. The Edge has never been particularly exclusive with his guitars, does Fender care that the Edge uses a bunch of guitars from other brands, most notably Gibson? And does Gibson have some famous guitarist sitting on their board? Someone like Jimmy Page or Slash would be cool to give them some musician's perspective.

    • @bootlegapples
      @bootlegapples Před 7 lety +1

      Bono is a hypocrite with his political noise,U2 sound more like a pop factory now..all true.Still-those first 5 albums were great to many of us.Edge is one of the most emulated guitarists out there,despite all the b*tching about his sparse technical approach and heavy use of effects,his tone is wonderful and anybody who says you can't hear his wonderful AC30 under it has no ear at all.
      It is what t is,don't blow a blood vessel because you see somebody who adores his playing,that's my advice.

    • @stueyguerreiro
      @stueyguerreiro Před 7 lety

      Liberty Wagon Go fuck yourself!

    • @droptuned83
      @droptuned83 Před 7 lety

      Liberty Wagon , oh a touch jelous there Librty . Not got alot of affection for Bono , but the Edge is cool . As for his name , it is show businness. Whats your excuse? You Bell end.

    • @droptuned83
      @droptuned83 Před 7 lety

      Liberty Wagon , oh a touch jelous there Librty . Not got alot of affection for Bono , but the Edge is cool . As for his name , it is show businness. Whats your excuse? You Bell end.

  • @katiebaker8991
    @katiebaker8991 Před 7 lety +1

    To me: The Edge is more than a guitar player. He is a sonic engineer. He's an artist that uses the guitar to create soundscapes that capture the essence of a song. He isn't interested in being a guitar "acrobat." He cares about melody and the songwriting. Whenever I need to get inspired musically, I listen to U2 and The Edge. And that reminds me of what music should really be.‬ #fenderprosweepstakes

    • @Studio2770
      @Studio2770 Před 7 lety

      Jimmy Page has called him a sonic engineer.

  • @joseph8896
    @joseph8896 Před 7 lety +1

    The Edge inspired me to buy a Fender Stratocaster and learn guitar. "New Years Day" remains one of my favorite songs ever. #FenderProSweepstakes

  • @AndTheRoadGoesEverOn
    @AndTheRoadGoesEverOn Před 8 lety +2

    Love everything about this. Especially the *new* sounds the Edge is teasing us with here.

  • @HarryKenyon
    @HarryKenyon Před rokem

    I’ve always liked edges approach to being an architect of sound. Many criticize his playing, but it’s not a marathon. It all comes down to soundscape for the songwriting and what works for the song. Does he need to shred? No, can he, yes. He has modified his playing to work for his style and he can play. Take a song like one which doesn’t rely solely on 3 memory man pedals or whatever. It has the raw emotion that can be felt.

  • @brettf1738
    @brettf1738 Před 8 lety +1

    if Songs of Experience is anything like that riff at the end it's gonna be something special. Can't wait

  • @oftherosemusic
    @oftherosemusic Před 7 lety

    The Edge has inspired my guitar playing tremendously by putting value into experimentation with tone through the amp and guitar and different chordal voicings in order to create a more unique and memorable sound to anything I play. The Edge inspired me to not be scared of being out of the box because how else can insane riffage be made?

  • @matthazelby506
    @matthazelby506 Před měsícem +1

    It's amazing how the Edge can get his hair to look like a beanie hat,everytime! Anyone would think he's bald or something.

  • @Eric_DiRisio
    @Eric_DiRisio Před 8 lety +1

    I played one of his signature guitars the other day, not bad for a 70's as much as I love the 50's and 60's strats

    • @Eric_DiRisio
      @Eric_DiRisio Před 8 lety

      well I think in any defense a guitar has to be setup properly, I have tried out many beautiful guitars that I thought were terrible at first because some kid at guitar center didn't have a clue what he was doing setting up the thing. but Feel, weight, size, material, craftsmanship, and setup is huge to how any instrument plays.

  • @fosters027
    @fosters027 Před 8 lety

    I sold my 56 Custom Shop yesterday cause i wanted the new Custom Shop Journeyman. So today, I went to a music shop and sat in a sound proof room with the Journeyman, an American Elite and one of these bad boys - all played through a new Fender Edge Deluxe amp... I kid you not, this guitar blew my mind - so I bought it instead of the CS!! think I'll put the left over cash towards the amp!! I highly recommend this guitar.

  • @inherentmusic
    @inherentmusic Před 7 lety

    He inspires me because he does things so differently, on the guitar, than my what my personal natural idea of playing is. Learning his stuff forces me to delve into different places in my own brain and ultimately different places on the guitar. Such a unique sound.
    #fenderprosweepstakes @fender

  • @harrymartin3844
    @harrymartin3844 Před 7 lety

    his use of delay and the emotional wall of sound it creates is absolutely timeless, definitely inspired me to make the most of using just one guitar in a song! #fenderprosweepstakes

  • @jaapvander3787
    @jaapvander3787 Před 7 měsíci

    there are now many videos about the Rolling Stone best 250 guitarists. The Edge belongs in the top 5

  • @DylanBooker1
    @DylanBooker1 Před 7 lety +1

    The Edge and has inspired me by letting my song writing become more free, and use what sounds good to me as opposed to what should be played (guitar theory) Sound and Feeling will always sound better than me than any guy that just blazes through scales.

  • @TheIrishFreds
    @TheIrishFreds Před 7 lety

    The edge inspired me with the way that he doesn't need huge and heavy playing to make song rock, With tasteful effects and style you can create an atmospheric wall of sound.
    #fenderprosweepstakes

  • @Siraf04
    @Siraf04 Před 7 lety

    FENDER SWEEPSTAKES
    The edge inspired me to play with more clean delays he uses like the one at the start of Where the Streets Have no Name. I also liked him in the documentary "It Might Get Loud" (which I highly recommend)

  • @frederickkrug5420
    @frederickkrug5420 Před 4 lety +1

    Edge seems like a cool guy

  • @dervogelselbsterkenntnis7730

    The Edge: The Bob Ross of Rock and Roll.

  • @alternatereality85
    @alternatereality85 Před 8 lety +3

    The song at the end appears to have Bono singing 'Alison' as the hook, maybe an ode to Ali? Sounds absolutely great.

    • @JT-hs9or
      @JT-hs9or Před 8 lety +1

      yeahhh it really sounds like alison

    • @brian7280
      @brian7280 Před 5 lety

      I think It’s David Evans on vocals. Note the vibrato.

  • @justincredible.
    @justincredible. Před 3 lety +1

    Later when I grow up I wanna be Edge's guitar!

  • @Longrangetargets
    @Longrangetargets Před 4 lety +1

    RORY is one of the best strat players of all time

  • @Charlotte-jw4hn
    @Charlotte-jw4hn Před 7 lety +2

    After watching 'It Might Get Loud' The Edge inspired my playing. #FenderProSweepstakes

  • @bufferson
    @bufferson Před 8 lety

    I was going to say seeing the Edge with a black stratocaster reminds me of the New Years Day guitar, but in that video his strat has a rosewood board!

  • @TheZooropaBaby
    @TheZooropaBaby Před 8 lety +20

    I am so fucking excited for this, man.

  • @alaneduardoarr7423
    @alaneduardoarr7423 Před 2 lety +1

    The Edge el mejor rockero Irlandés.

  • @levicoats
    @levicoats Před 7 lety +1

    I grew up listening to my parents playing the Joshua Tree album years before I even knew I wanted to play guitar, when I did finally start playing guitar I was playing mostly Nirvana and Green Day. I think U2 implanted itself into my DNA somehow because when I started experimenting with my own sounds it would always tend to have a lot of delay and reverb. When I finally rediscovered The Joshua Tree I knew that was exactly what I was looking for and I never looked back. +Fender #FenderProSweepstakes

  • @williampayne7678
    @williampayne7678 Před 2 lety

    I own a Mexican made Fender Sartacaster which I love ❤️ Rory Gallagher was a Awesome Guitarist.

  • @djangomaxfield
    @djangomaxfield Před 7 lety

    I love this, I wish one day I could even mimic this. its phenomenal

  • @Kingpandaification
    @Kingpandaification Před 7 lety

    The Edge has inspired me to play like Michelangelo carved. There's a song in each guitar's unique voice (although I prefer a Jazzmaster to a Strat), you just have to find it.

  • @djangomaxfield
    @djangomaxfield Před 7 lety

    I'm a huge fan of this, in all my songwriting I try and mimic this

  • @Mongoosh
    @Mongoosh Před 8 lety +37

    wil this guitar come with delay pedal ?

  • @patrickjlyons
    @patrickjlyons Před 8 lety +3

    good man edge..look forward to hearing some new stuff soon.

  • @ericshivvers1789
    @ericshivvers1789 Před 8 lety

    Happy Birthday Edge! Hope 55 is great!

  • @jas_bataille
    @jas_bataille Před 4 lety +1

    "I hope if I can inspire somebody it's to do something that's I'm not doing"
    WISE

  • @rizon406
    @rizon406 Před 3 lety

    You never see Edge without Dallas in these situations. I think Dallas is the real brains and creative behind the U2 sound. Edge is just the front man with an Irish accent and a black beanie... :-D

  • @AtomicPeace
    @AtomicPeace Před 5 lety

    The last song in the video sounds amazing.

  • @Music-el7if
    @Music-el7if Před 3 lety +1

    It's only got one string and two frets. Comes with a mainframe computer, a 12ft pedalboard and a complimentary guitar tech with a degree from Berklee.

  • @revolutionunderground
    @revolutionunderground Před 2 lety

    BEST. SOUND. EVER!

  • @craigusselman546
    @craigusselman546 Před 5 lety +2

    Edge is a nice guy.

  • @agusg.t.8950
    @agusg.t.8950 Před 8 lety +11

    i just bought it

    • @agusg.t.8950
      @agusg.t.8950 Před 8 lety +3

      +sakamuras s yes, it plays and sounds amazing

    • @agusg.t.8950
      @agusg.t.8950 Před 8 lety +2

      +sakamuras s I'd say is something between a standard and a deluxe. but this is veeery comfortable and percussive guitar👍

    • @agusg.t.8950
      @agusg.t.8950 Před 8 lety +4

      +sakamuras s 100% YES

  • @jc6594
    @jc6594 Před 8 lety

    Happy 55th Birthday The Edge

  • @mickyboy1955
    @mickyboy1955 Před 8 lety +94

    What does he keep under his hat?...I think it might be a piece of toast for when he gets hungry...

  • @Raytexifire
    @Raytexifire Před 8 lety +5

    congrats to the Edge for finally getting a Sign. guitar it was about time the architect of sound got one, i actually why he havnt got it sooner. i though Wonder of one thing why did the Edge make a Sign with Fender? i know strat is a part of his settup but if i you know the Edge you know his Gibson Explorer is his main guitar, so i wonder why No Sign. Explorer with gibson?

    • @TheZooropaBaby
      @TheZooropaBaby Před 8 lety

      +Raytexifire he's member of the BOD of Fender. plus, relatively speaking, he's playing more starts than explorer or LP throughout his career. look at Lovetown or some late 80s dates; he plays Clapton sig start for the whole time, almost.

  • @johnnyguitars609
    @johnnyguitars609 Před 2 lety

    The Edge prefers Fenders. I usually use a Gibson, but when I played a Fender for the first time, I felt like him.

  • @benjaminlacerda
    @benjaminlacerda Před 8 lety +2

    4:25 awesome riff. I hope they put it on the album

    • @LaAliciaEstrellada
      @LaAliciaEstrellada Před 8 lety +1

      +Não sei cantar mas faço música I hope it too!!! It reminds me of TUF and War 😍

  • @hondasuvfan5588
    @hondasuvfan5588 Před 7 lety +1

    I'm saving up for one!

  • @thegeekyu2fanawesomeness571

    EXITED FOR SONGS OF EXPERIENCE

  • @AlexFarleyMusic
    @AlexFarleyMusic Před 6 lety

    That's a cool Angels & Airwaves riff he's playing at the beginning.

  • @HeitorMDE
    @HeitorMDE Před 3 lety

    And that's me coming back in this video waiting for the day U2 release that song in the end of the video

  • @NicolasVanhove
    @NicolasVanhove Před 8 lety +17

    4:45

    • @NicolasVanhove
      @NicolasVanhove Před 4 lety

      Jalexander 4Ten I can’t agree more. I wish @U2 were reading us!

  • @MisterTee
    @MisterTee Před 8 lety

    He is reasonably skilled

  • @Schlipknot117
    @Schlipknot117 Před 7 lety

    while watching "it might get loud" edge taught me what you could do with pedals #fenderprosweepstakes

  • @rajmanation
    @rajmanation Před 4 lety +1

    Something spiritual about the entire U2 thing. Seems fishy, almost like they're angels posing as humans. Notice their smiles. There is something divine there. Also Fender guys have made this film really well with the hazey look in post production to make it feel like the U2 and Edge universe that they create and take us in! Love to Fender and Edge and U2!