The Edge is a unique player. There is no one like him. He made the guitar an art form (for me).

Undoubtedly one of the best guitarists ever in one of the greatest bands ever. To say I’m a fan is an understatement. Edge and U2 have influenced generations! God bless them 🙏👋❤️😍

Guitarists hating on the Edge, are too busy trying to sound l ike their influences than making their own unique sonic signature... which Edge has definetly crafted to a tee.

@oreally8605

Жыл бұрын

Anybody jealous and hating on Edge hasn't seen U2's Red Rocks performance in 1983.

The Edge is one of th most influential musicans in history. No just guitar...but musically speaking..his form, harmony, melody and structure..it is truly amazing musical art.

Edge is the heart and soul of U2...he is the U2 sound...dude is legendary...you guys saying Edge is not a guitar great are insane... I have a few favorites, Mark Knoefler, Jimmy Page, Ernie Isley, Slash...but Edge is one who stirs the soul, with sheer creativity over a four decade span.

@diddymies

4 жыл бұрын

No, U2 sound comes from the band together.

@oreally8605

Жыл бұрын

@@diddymies No, U2's sound comes from the Edge. If you doubt that you haven't seen them play at Red Rocks in 1983. ( which is on video)

Im not a fan of u2 but give credit where its due. The Edge is brilliant.

For all those who are complaining: who is he?: The Edge, U2 guitarist, who are you?: with all due respect, amateur guitarists. Maybe you don't like his music, maybe you don't like the way he plays but he's one of the guys who wrote songs like "with or without you". "sunday bloody sunday" or "newyears day" to name a few, pop music anthems. His style is perfect for the kind of music U2 does. All the guitar players you are naming are nothing if we ad Paco de Lucia to the conversation, but it's hard to compare guitar players from different styles so why you put The Edge in the same list of David Gilmor, Clapton, Beck, Page, etc, some of the names I've read here?. I don't think they are playing the same kind of music so they don't need the same techniques.

@marcdellorusso180

9 жыл бұрын

I don't put him on the same list as Clapton, Gilmore, or Page. He's no where near as good as them. Yeah, he wrote some good riffs, but that's it...Seems like a nice guy though.

@artypike574

9 жыл бұрын

Marco Dellorusso Clapton? mucho crappolo; he doesnt deserve to be on that list either

@toddlavigne6441

9 жыл бұрын

The Edge has done what few guitarist can do. He and his band have developed their own recognizable sound and style and also written many amazing songs that will be played many many years from now. U2 have done what few bands only dream of. I'm not even a fan but I fully appreciate what they have accomplished.

@REEFBLUENOTCH

9 жыл бұрын

David Mazanec....I think many if they don't agree, at least UNDERSTAND what you're saying, but I think you just need to u/stand that the video is really just a "hats off" to the Tele, and in a sense honoring it's rich history...all it stands for, all who've come behind, and for all those (instruments & artists) who will follow.

@Hungryloco

9 жыл бұрын

arty pike So if you don't sound anything like clapton you should just give up playing guitar ? Music is about diversity not replicability. The Edge is on the same level as Clapton when you appreciate how they are both masters in their own distinct uniqueness of playing.

So gracious…. He appreciated the simple sounds of fender guitars, then took them so the stars….🤩

He created his own style. Most rock guitarists just play blues riffs

@guitmeister

5 жыл бұрын

Minimalist at the least level...

@continentalaquatics2725

4 жыл бұрын

Guit Meister He’s been a minimalist at times (especially early on), but he’s played some intricate parts over the years as well.

@summersendband

3 жыл бұрын

Because most people walk the same path - they even hate on people who dont

@arlottonick

3 жыл бұрын

He has his own iconic sound which makes him one of the greats.

@Reprodestruxion

3 жыл бұрын

Along with Johnny Marr, Tom Verlaine, Will Sergeant and Jon McGeoch. Mixed with Michael Rother

U2 is the best thing that has happened to music since the rolling stones

In "I Will Follow" The Edge accomplished more with 3 notes than some guitarists accomplish in a lifetime. If you want to find out why he's so great search for "U2, Live Aid and Bad" and watch for about 8 minutes. That's the day U2 introduced itself to the world! I was one of the lucky ones who saw them in the early days before they played stadiums.

This man is a humble genius. His art conveys a mood and a place through both complexity and simplicity. He has pioneered a signature tone, which has moved more people to a place of emotional intensity than a shredding ego maniac ever did. And if you doubt his ability to noodle doodle, go check out the brutal Hendrix onslaught that is Bullet the Blue Sky live solo circa 1993 Zoo Tv tour. A master of tone and effects, a multi instrumentalist and sonic pioneer. Edge we salute you.

Jimmy Page: "The Edge is a sonic genius" Joe Satriani: "Probably, the last guitar players who did something new were Tom Morello and The Edge, from U2"

I love geeking out on telecasters

@normcote270

5 жыл бұрын

Me too, LOL!! 😁👌

1. *Eric Clapton said* Edge was probably the last guitarist to influence the sound of rock guitar. 2. Edge always wore (cowboy) hats, caps and beanies since '80s. 3. Most guitarists, even some of the best, are horrible songwriters. 4. I bet you after 35+ years of playing he has had enough practice to play complicated or fast if he wanted to. 5. The Edge already used telecasters on early U2 recordings in the '80s Conclusion: nobody here seems to have the slightest clue on what they're talking about.

@tributeborn6036

5 жыл бұрын

The influence on Rock and Roll never stops. It's not a shooting star. 😎 Eric's statement seems quite pretentious to me.

@continentalaquatics2725

4 жыл бұрын

Ben Freidlin I think Clapton is correct in that sense, although I would add Metallica and Green Day to the pantheon of bands that influenced rock music with Metallica’s James Hetfield being the last guitar player to leave his stamp of influence (with sound, technique and composition all factored in) on Rock Music.

@continentalaquatics2725

4 жыл бұрын

John Van Buuren #5 is undoubtedly correct and I find it odd that The Edge said that the first time he had picked up a Tele was when he ended up writing “Vertigo”, which came out in 2004. The Edge (at least to my knowledge) used a Fender Telecaster in 1984 on “The Unforgettable Fire” album on the track of the same name. U2 made a documentary about recording The Unforgettable Fire album in 1984 and we see and hear how The Edge used an E-Bow and a slide with his delay and reverb in play on a late-1960s vintage Fender Telecaster with a maple fingerboard. There is also footage floating around out there (it’s even here on KZread somewhere) of The Edge playing the song “The Unforgettable Fire” on the Joshua Tree Tour in 1987 using a late-1960s Fender Telecaster with a rosewood fingerboard. He also played “Sunday Bloody Sunday” in 2001 on a white Japanese Fender Telecaster during their “U2 Go Home” concert. I remember thinking that the Tele he was using put out too much power compared to the Stratocasters that he’s used to play the song since 1983 and the guitar overpowered a lot of the singing in that instance. Strats and Teles aren’t interchangeable in terms of sound palette. What boggles my mind the most is...Why would The Edge lie about something as trivial as this (especially when there’s footage to the contrary)???

@lizwindsor9250

3 жыл бұрын

@@continentalaquatics2725 Green Day?

@Mark-gd5vr

3 жыл бұрын

What does wearing caps have to do with this.

I hadn't owned a tele until 3 or 4 years ago and now it's my favorite guitar. It's that twang that everyone says makes it a country guitar. That mid range power of a tele. It just cuts snd bites with great attack. I love les paul style guitars but if I had to choose 1 guitar and only 1 guitar it would be a telecaster. Distorted, clean, even unplugged I love playing my tele

LPs and Teles are totally similar to me, much more similar than anything else, really. The only difference that I really feel is the Tele being twangier and brighter in a sense, but they can get to sound very similar. I love both so much :)

@CathyHolton-jh1xv

6 ай бұрын

I concur. That’s why I stopped chasing the “right” Telecaster for me after I got a good Les Paul.

@richaxes

6 ай бұрын

@@CathyHolton-jh1xvsame for me. And you can also get an LP with P90s to get even closer.

Joshua tree album gave me a solid reference point back in time. It always takes me back to tons of memories giving me that nostalgic feeling. The edges fantastic riffs and melodies are the main structure of that album. Timeless. Thanks the edge

@renatomizutani1307

2 жыл бұрын

Same here! U2 have many iconic albums but Joshua Tree is a time machine for me.

My great admiration for the man called The Edge , my first guitar was a Telecaster and I never tried to copy anybody else's Style --> U2-The Edge are masters of tone .

A mate of mine back in the 80s had a telecaster bass and it was by far the best rock n roll bass i'd ever heard. Roto sound strings and a really gutsy heavy duty Acoustic amp and that thing absolutely blew the windows out. I've never seen anyone with the same bass

Give thanks and praise to the Telecaster!!

Would have been nice to actually see the old Tel he was holding.

@mosin9105

2 жыл бұрын

Indeed!

im in LOVE with that tele

Music is art , not a competition. The edge makes beautiful sounds with a guitar that you can feel , its adventurous and has so much emotion in . A true artist . What right does anyone have to criticise an original artists ability who has invented their own amazing and beautiful sound .

Something doesn't add up! The Edge mentioned that he first got a hold of a Telecaster when his guitar tech got it for him during the recording sessions for "HTDAAB". He claims that it inspired the band to write "Vertigo". However, he actually used a telecaster back in 1984 on a song Called "The Unforgettable Fire" on the album of the same name. He used a telecaster and an E-Bow on that song specifically and he even used it on the Unforgettable Fire tour and the Joshua Tree tour. There's also a picture somewhere of Edge holding a sunburst Telecaster During the recordings at Sun studios from the 1987/1988 era.

@jonnyz5772

2 жыл бұрын

edge might be referring to a very specific telecaster that Dallas found and it spoke to him - not sure it would have been the very first time he held any telecaster - pretty sure the story is about a specific one that he wrote vertigo on -

Edge is my favorite.

Wow. That was awesome. Some guitars have songs falling out of them. So true.

Edge = magnificent

Incredible Edge

He's normally enthusiastic but it's the deep breaths that give it away.

Edge's chime is as unmistakable as it is brilliant

Edge is a very detailed player and he's absolutely brilliant. Put Steve Vai and Eddie Van Halen ( rest his soul) in a room you wouldn't know who's playing. But Edge, you'd know. Night and day difference.

The Edge is a TRULY musician, a song writer and creator of musical landscapes, more than a guitar hero. He allways admitted it and his approach for playing is very minimalistic, not to mention that he´s more rythm guitarist than lead guitarist. On the other hand he is very good singing, wich is very difficult when you are playing the lead guitar, he does excelent backing vocals, so what´s the problem in that a truly and authentic musician, somebody who really knows well how the Telecaster is built is commenting about the Telecaster???? You only can comment things about guitars if you are a typical guitar-virtuoso hero?? Oh man. I prefer somebody like him! It´s quite clear that a lot of people here doesn´t know a single thing about music, about guitars and about playing guitar. All electric guitarist are playing all the time with effects, there are effects for time like delay, and effects for distorsion, but all are effects, so thinking he´s relying all his efforts on effects is knowing nothing! Any effect means that you have an specific way for playing with them. If you want to play with delay, be sure you are in time, which means a lot of concentration etc etc, not so easy as it appears and people tend to think

Always have liked The Edge. Didn't have to be the reason for the song. His playing served the song. It isn't always the notes you do play - but often the ones you don't play that make the difference - Miles Davis

I doubt some great guitar players can play rhythmically with delay and make THAT the sound, all with fantastic tone without mudding it up. I've seen all kinds of people and they never get tone, timing or strumming pattern right. Edge isn't a neo-shredder, that's not his style, his isn't an over-gain achiever either. His sound is very recognizable, with his herdum "chips" and heavy use of modern delay/echo and top notch vintage amps and guitars. He has written songs that are HUGE ALL over the wold, beyond just the UK and US. Not to mention U2 just had the highest grossing tour of a music act in history. Ever seen how many Edge copy cat guitarists there are on here? You're right, he's not popular or influential at all. Can you say Jimmy Page, Eric Clapton, or Eddie Van Halen are still as prominent today? Today, U2 still sells out massive stadiums AND U2 is still U2, no ones head went up their ass and felt the need to go solo. Yeah, the Edge sucks....all the way to the bank.

@machia-mw1lm

8 жыл бұрын

Eric Clapton , overrated .

@Pickher

8 жыл бұрын

+PIlotrcm Well said!

@jamesoconnor1368

8 жыл бұрын

Well technically Page, Clapton and Van Halen are all still as prominent today, especially when you consider the fact that they are still influencing new players to this day.

@kayakchrispy

7 жыл бұрын

James O'Connor last Eddie Van Halen out put that mattered....1992... my opinion. U2 has hits every decade ... right up there with the Beatles, Stones and Pink Floyd in my book... but still putting on regular tours and killing it!

@guitmeister

5 жыл бұрын

If he didn't use pedals & effects (crutches) X100, you'd here how shite he really is. Also- I'm Irish on both sides & own 3 Tele's, (still not impressed......)

i agree.. you hear the perfect sounds of each note with a telecaster..

Gênio! Ele é mais um criador, arranjador do que guitarrista. Na vdd ele usa a guitarra para criar melodias, timbragens e faz isso de forma única!

YES! thank you!

God bless you, Edge. All the best pickers play tele's

The Edge and Leo Fender, two inovators that changed the music world.

The edge and Johnny marr are absolutely musical prodigies

Time for a Edge signature fender telecaster.

nice ax! 68 style headstock (Joe Trohman Telecaster)very thick and juicy with the tele twang. I love it!

👍🏽🎸🔝Thank you Leo Fender🙏

Love my Tele!

Kara vc vale por 3 músicos no palco Sua forma de tocar sua musicalidade FODAAAAA TOPPPP

Unique style,really like his take on gimme shelter with mick jagger and fergie

Thanks for the tip! I'll brush up my soldering and see if I can't stick one in there myself.

Spot on mate! I have never played a stock Tele which I could use as a number 1 gigging guitar!

@strabbs1 he is holding a 72-style telecaster, which has a strat neck and unique pickups. it is still a telecaster at heart.

spoton... ppltalk about one guitar better than other, its just about difference and taste and whats good to each person :)

It all started with the tele. Probably the most versatile guitar ever. Along with the strat

Me too Buddy since I was 17 years old and now that I'm 40 I have my first Telecaster. Other than a cheapo squire that I borrowed from a friend for a week er so, It's the first USA Tele I've ever played. I"m telling ya, It has inspired me way more than any of my Gibson ever did. And trust me, I've owned them all. Les Pauls, SG's, Explorers and all fine guitars that I've made good music with. But nothing has satisfied my soul and inspired me too learn different music like my Tele. It changed me.

Respect

a strat neck, a 72 custom scratch plate, humbucker on bridge, gibson pickup switch. The Edge is a very common Tele enthusiast. He's someone who loves the romance of the tele but is incabable of unconditonally loving it because of it's inherent limitations. As result, they heavily mod it to compensate for its limitations yet preach about its incredible simplicity. the Tele is a tool invented before everyone really knew what the job entailed but was the first nether the less.

Hey Dallas, Hey Edge !! Still want to get you guys over to see and learn some cool things from Thomas. Been waiting patiently, faithfully for well over a year! I've been playing a Tele for the last 14 years. ;-) Love at ya! Hope to see you soon. Aaron

YES

@marlisholmes3108

10 жыл бұрын

Mix and match

Edge is edge no matter what anyone may say.

I love my Tele a Mexican standard model it’s a great workhorse!

Bom demais o video

i love the 72 deluxe teles

Edge plays all kinds of guitars..Gretsch, Yamaha, Explorer, Rick,..etc. He strumming that guitar and it`s classic U2 sound.

Actually, Edge used a Telecaster on 'The Unforgettable Fire' (song) in 1984. And continued to use one for that tune any time that it's been played live from 1984 through to the most recent U2: 360 tour.

@henryshomebrew Gretsch's drumkit was called the 'broadkaster' so it was just because it sounded similar but thanks to that infamous change we can get our hands on those elusive 'nocasters' which are just so damn good!

I agree, I have an Ibanez SA and a Tele and they both sound great. It's more about how you play it and the amps and effects used to make the sound. Calling Ibanez a metal junk guitar shows how much PaisleyplasDick doesn't know about the subject, My Ibanez can sound bright like a Strat and then warm like a Les Paul depending on my pickup selections and tone adjustments, plus I can crunch out some metal when I want to. The Tele has a warm sound for blues

Why does everyone feel the need to preface their comments with "I'm not a U2 fan, but...?"

@jupjuck

7 жыл бұрын

kez everyones been told he uses too many affects and are bitch scared of admitting it

@continentalaquatics2725

7 жыл бұрын

Archie Macfarlane I use just as many as he does and I don't understand the small minds that attack him based on him wanting a versatile sound. He, at least, sounds fresh on just about every song he plays....probably more so today than ever. However, he's still every bit a capable guitarist as any other is. I consider myself a rather good guitar player, but what I wouldn't give to be able to call some of his guitar work my own!

@ilmelangolo

7 жыл бұрын

I'm not a U2 fan, but I agree with you ;-)

@hcafc1904

7 жыл бұрын

I'm not a fan but i agree with you too ...

@lonkylaine

6 жыл бұрын

We are all U2 fans. No one can hide. U2 is like sex. Everybody likes it, but they won't show.

Props to Leo fender. That's why I'm buying a g&l

He is absolutly right !!!!!!!!

MASTER

The Edge knows a thing or two about this iconic instrument.

@spotithere6848

7 жыл бұрын

Nope, he knows a lot about guitars and effects, but not this one.

Brilliant musician who uses his musical knowledge over virtuoso style of playing. I could listen to edge play the guitar all day over some body who just shreds!

Nice jacket! Does anyone know where I can buy it?

Best thing about Mexican Teles, unlike their more expensive American cousins, is they come pre-routed at the neck for humbuckers/minihumbuckers/p90's. All you need is the pickup and the matching scratchplate and you can drop whatever you like straight in. I have a Gibson 500t bridge pickup in the neck. It shouldn't work but it sounds really good:)

To było wyolbrzymienie, wiem, że żyją, przecież nie mówię, że Edge jest jednym jedynym dobrym gitarzystą na planecie. Jest wielu innych wspaniałych co nie zmienia faktu, że on jest z nich wszystkich najlepszy ;)

I suppose it's an interesting blend that I've not been previously aware of, must work for some I guess

Michael Fassbender needs to play the Edge in a movie biopic.

In the 70s they produced telecasters with a strat style of headstock. they also used humbuckers

It's not a Strat Neck, it's actually a Telecaster Deluxe, and that's the neck they are shipped with.

@MrPink793 If I recall, Morello has 4 effects. One of which he doesn't use all that much. That makes him that much more amazing.

He's Sharp!

I love his accent

@jeropage95 it's a tele deluxe headstock. it says telecaster on it.

The Edge the sound

I LOVE YOU THE EDGE, I LOVE YOU THE EDGE, I LOVE YOU THE EDGE, I LOVE YOU THE EDGE ...

I hate comparing music artists because even them, they are not wasting time thinking who's a better player because they play music out of their love for music not because of competition.. Edge has his own artistic styles in music that gave U2 a sort of signature sound in music.

when u think of delay pedal...always think of the edge...he is not a virtuoso..he is more of rythm guitarist and songwriter...but make no mistake of his tone..

@theWARMJET

6 жыл бұрын

Muhammad Sallehuddin So'eb he is not a virtuoso he should be? The propose of art isnt the technical perfection

@user-vs8lu5wy5q

6 жыл бұрын

let's hear one of your songs then dickhead! Team Edge!

Isn't this a early 70's Tele Custom. They came with the wide range pickups, Gibson style switch and the full sized Jag headstock (which CBS introduced along most of the model line up)?

what are its limitations?? im looking to buy a fender telecaster blacktop and im interested to know if this guitar has any flaws that would affect me :) x

He has a Telecaster Deluxe, Tele Body Strat Neck. big humbucker pickups. very lush guitar :)

What are you blathering on about, Mr. The Edge?

It really just is a Telecaster Deluxe with relic job..

The Future is NOW!

It's probably a Telecaster Deluxe, which has a stratish headstock and in standard config features humbuckers pickups.

I ve been noticing that some musicians, specially whey they are very good at their instrument, find it harder to express their selves with words than with their instrument

the edge has brilliant tone and uses effects tastefully to create magnificent sounds. his guitar playing is designed to suit U2's music and he does it very well. if you ever watched 'it might get loud' you should have also picked up that the edge is a decent guitarist aswell. just because he doesn't shred doesn't mean he is rubbish..

I believe he's currently using one for Bloody Sunday too.

Neat tele, with a strat head-stock (and probably neck as well).

@RastaSaiyaman

10 жыл бұрын

Look up a telecaster variant called the "Telecaster deluxe" and you'll see that it came stock with that kind of neck.

@tonelar415

10 жыл бұрын

See, I learn something new about the tele. Very neat looking variation. Thank you Rasta.

So true man. And what's ironic is that visionaries like Beethoven or Mozart would probably experiment with modern music technology if they were still around. Exploring the possibilities is a huge part of creativity

Edge, you are the best and my greatest inspiration.

He should have said that the Telecaster was the first "widely available 'SOLID BODY' electric guitar"...