The Edge's Room of Amps 

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I would not wash my hands for the rest of my life after touching one of his guitars.

@Muse Axe Backing Tracks he only uses one string doesn’t he? 😂

Can you imagine the joy that would bring?

Rhett Shull I’ve been chasing that Unforgettable Fire (ac30 broken up chime/bell) anthem tone for 20 years with real ac30s + rack sdd3k or tc2290, line6, fractal, etc. I can get close but not quite.

You and us both, Rhett!

@@premierguitar what's the secret with that vox?

I have a schematic and specs of the original Vox 1 when i was working with Vox to build him a backup amp for the 360 tour. We used an ac30cc2x back then as a base and tweaked it to his specs which is pretty much similar to his more recent Vox 1 replacement which he uses now. The reason why his Vox 1 sounds different from other 60s is because its a late 68 model which sounds different from the early ones. The cabinet is the original cabinet that came with the amp, but it has an incorrect backplate from pre 67. In the 360 tour backup, we used a MM transformer, changed some resistor values, speaker recone to vintage spec (cc2x came with Chinese blues), and added the mid knob per his request to adjust mid eq. In all honesty, his amps are definitely modded, but nothing too different than what you can buy off the shelf. You can see the amp we built him behind his two ac30s from that tour.

Back on the day when I was a U2 groupie, and followed them around, Dallas Schoo was just as loved & nearly as well known as the band themselves. So when he'd come out to do Edge's guitar check just before the show began, he'd get just as many screams and shouts of his name as the band. 😀 He was so sweet & cordial, he'd nod & smile at those closest to the stage (obv his hands were full), all while remaining humble, with the understanding that the REAL show was yet to come. Nicest guy in the world, and FIERCELY loyal to the Edge, just what you want in a superstar guitar tech! (and he obv loves his job!) 👍🎸

Noel Gallagher said he was one of the best live musicians he'd ever seen. And that to me says a great deal.

and rhytym guitar

I feel the same way about Edge. One of the stupidest things I ever read on RU-vid was when this dipshit said that Edge was no good and that anyone with that much gear would sound amazing 😤😤😤😤😤😤

@@pabdiary I used to work in a rehearsal studio and this is clearly untrue as I used to see guys come in with £5000 worth of Les Paul and Amps and Gear and they still sucked . People think buying the best gear means they can skip actually practicing...

SN95 Mustang Garage I saw U2 20 some years ago at a Stadium gig in Washington DC one evening in the fog and light rain....talk about setting a mood....that show moved me....there was magic in the air....and this is coming from a “rock” guy....believe me when I say music can be magical🤙

That sounds like Consuela...

@@javiceres Haha - I got it!

@Bryan Charles agreed. I popped one into my Princeton non-reverb and it's loud enough to gig bars and clubs without a mic.

I had one in a Super Champ combo and it transformed that amp!

I only use Rajin Cajun's and they are amazing...😃😃👍

Agreed. I had a Fender Hot Rod Deville 4x10 with those in and it made that amp sound so much better than the stock speakers!!

Yes as evidenced by being tech for The Edge.

He needs to be because The Edge is nuts. His OCD has OCD! BTW, the full version of this came out last year, you should watch it. He goes over his guitars, pedals, picks (it's a secret) and everything else.

Christopher Rowe yeah but there are still a lot of good techs who are douche bags this guy seems like a rad bloke who also knows his shit

Jeffrey Rude yeah I’ve seen it before, your not wrong about the edge having. Ocd far out he must be pretty tough to work for

As a guitarist who is also a tone nut, it's more than just being picky. Even if the audience can't the difference, he can. When he has the tone right where he want's it, it's more inspiring for him to play. That inspiration comes through in his playing, and that is what the audience can hear.

@@victormaniaci2104 Agreed. It's funny how many people will say "the audience will never hear it". Well what about the person who plays the guitar hours a day? It's for them, and that's who the tone was always for.

But then he has a DigiTech synth wah on his board.

@@topfloorstudio2684 that must inspire him too.

@@craiger2399 So he plays a $2,000 hand wired amp and is super anal-retentive with every little tone ingredient but has a $20 digitech (tone sucking) pedal on his board? Got it. The Edge is The Man.

If you play am off the shelf AC30 you will sound like an Edge copycat, the CC2 sounds NOTHING like his Voxes. Dallas has stated Edge hates normal voxes, why else do you think they got them to build custom copies of his 64?

Lmao. You’re talking out of your ass.

Assuming those are ac30HW is the bright switch on the normal channel you can find on all HW series. But Edge’s HW must be modded...he don’t use normal channel but I think this is working in the top boost circuit in some ways.

No telling. Label indicates it was a custom build by vox or someone.

Makes it heavy....or light

The edge is a genius ? lol more like the most overrated guitarist in music

@@thomassummerhill6357 No that's Tom Morello.

They have about three stages, when on tour. Insane!

Preston Sucks At Guitar best live gig I’ve ever seen.........and I have been lucky to have seen a LOT of bands!

Well, his ears won't comply with anything else apparently. I now see this as mobile Super Museum of studio all time greatness. The best part is this museum is commanded and literally played by one that lived through XX Century rock history and wrote a part of it. In no time it won't be the possibility to witness things like these anymore. We can actually be THANKFULif we see it with PERSPECTIVE.

For sure. Way to excessive.

Zero tolerance for any deviation. I get it, but that takes all the artistic fun out of it.

Mark Homiak Not necessarily, it’s just the classical music approach. There’s still room for music to evolve, a have many of their songs from “touring” them. I like to extract all kinds of tones from just one amp and guitar and a bunch of pedals, it I’ve really learned that there’s art in practices I didn’t even suspect... and I keep learning

The tones he will be remembered for long after we are all gone were the early tones when he didn't have all that excess thats the irony in it. Again though if i was a multi-millionaire I would take everything and the kitchen sink with me. Vintage everything and 2 guitar techs haha

Made me laugh too!

agreed, although likely he was at some kind of press conference. I have known people who have worked with the Edge within the music industry, apparently he is a pretty easy going dude. I can't see the "too big" aspect. Can totally see the "too busy" aspect.

The edge wouldn't know as much about his rig.

​@@happybenjfulhe doesnt

Everyone can tell the difference even non guitarists

@@Ottophil ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-k6AwTp4ZUm0.html

merqury5 i literally don’t care

No one should get a kemper.

He uses both at the same time in some songs….Volume has to keep them clean as he uses rack and pedals for dirty sounds

I find it hard to listen to people who start new sentences in the middle of talking. " Check it out - so he - somethings not right - you know he'll bring it - and - you know so it's - we'll lokk at it - so yo know - it's not - could we maybe." just finish a sentence XD

He's fine

@@DavidOakesMusic He's fine

Nah

do you know of any band on tour right now?

@@keseysvenisonchili Yes in fact, because my country did the right thing so venues have opened.

@@MrRadialdrift well lucky for you. here in murrica we don't believe in science, so we are all basically fucked. don't be so pompous, not all of us here wanted to do the wrong thing.

@@keseysvenisonchili Where was I being pompous? Your smart arse comment instigate this conversation.

I mean, you still need a guitar. The edge is a wonderful player, and an absolute master of tone

@@parlance.electricco oh my, astonishing!! Poor Edge.

And this is relevant how?

Yeah imagine that with Kemper in reach.

Don't worry, you're not...

No, but he might and he has to enjoy it too. I dunno, I use Orange amps and I've tried the modellers and profiling etc and they just don't sound like my orange amps being driven. That's not to say these modellers aren't fantastic, they are, but sometimes its just not the same. That said, if I could get a modeller to sound and feel like my orange amps, I'd switch!

Vox Amplification LTD. 1 Harrison Close Knowlhill Milton Keynes Buckinghamshire MK5 8PA LOL !