How to Create the "Edge" Sound | Guitar Pedals

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So the '80's were a time of experimentation with a lot of different kinds of effects. One of them that was very popular was delay, digital delay, all kinds of delays. You had people like The Edge of U2 who was a pioneer of using that kind of effect. If you want to add more texture, more ambiance to your sound as opposed to slap back, once you start adjusting the delay settings of your pedal you can get a wide range of texture in your guitar signal and your guitar sound.
And of the settings here, a very basic setting is I've adjusted-- I have the high setting on the mode, which is the 800 milliseconds, which is the longest delay. This delay time knob up here adjusts, fine tunes in between the mode settings. The feedback is the amount of again, the amount of repeats, and the effect level is the send level of the guitar versus the effect. So if you want a longer delay, you just adjust the delay time setting.
So you know obviously, if you play one note you can hear that it repeats. If you play a chord, it repeats, but you're still holding on to the chord, so it just creates this sense of texture. And that's something that is very cool to use in many kinds of different ways. It's all about experimentation. It's all about improvisation. So whatever sounds good to you is good. So one of the things you can do; depending on the tempo of the song and where you're playing and interacting with that tempo, and where you're working off and interacting with the delay setting that you have; you can do some very cool things.
One thing that comes to mind is if you play a chord, you can hear the delay is doing kind of a triplet rhythm in relation to what I'm playing. Almost like a swing or a dotted feel. Now if you play against that this is what happens, so what I'll do is I'll play like an 8th note thing, counteracting with that triplet feel. So that really kind of fills up the textures, it almost gives you a stereo effect, even though we're not running stereo.
The reason for that is the delay is happening in the background at a rhythmic value that is very different from what you're playing. Knowing how to do that and knowing how to interact with your delay; understanding the rhythm of a song you're playing versus the tempo; and knowing how to get those little tweaks and variations and settings on your delay pedal, you can really come up with some very interesting effects and ways to use it in your or your playing.

[@JoyGrenade]

The music in the background is really distracting.

[@freddohobbiescrafts8036]

one good thing in this video is the white clean background. nicely done.

[@taurus1269]

which part of this video is supposed to show you how to sound like the edge??????? I keep falling for Howcast's BS videos. Shame on me.

[@TheEpicImpaler]

We all do, my friend. We all do.

[@ShreddySteve]

Agreed, this didn't teach me anything. Waste of my time.

[@gerardhealy2110]

use whatever you think...wtf.... this video is about as much use an ashtray on a motorbike

[@robcirice6447]

no kidding!!doesnt sound like the Edge to me. lol

[@benignsoul]

@@robcirice6447 😂😂

[@lightningrt434]

1. Don't start the video with the word "so" 2. Get rid of the background music.

[@jks2]

never heard a telecaster buzzing al over the neck like this one

[@bvdatech1]

😂

[@mj68874]

I must have missed something. Can someone link the time stamp where it shows me how to create the edge sound

[@Twobarpsi]

Lol

[@TeddyxxMexx]

Howcast need to be more accurate on their titles, Ahh the shame

[@xpmark1]

Thanks, you explained it well and I learned something I can use.

[@castanomax1]

Allucinante.....ma leva sto video !!!!! Arripijate un attimo!

[@Alejandro30746]

He didnt explained how to get the sound

[@jeanounou]

Look up a vid called "Dave's Party piece" right here on UTube, and see what Steve Vai's boy Davie Weiner does with Delay! Amazing!

[@bmbo4ever]

The intro sounds like the main riff of Vicious by Lou Reed!

[@smus3703]

This is not the Dotted Eight delay that The Edge plays with

[@darioscomicschool1111]

Thank you from 20231!

[@roadlimoster]

FILIBUSTER you should run for congress and blah blah blah to them on the floor of Congress!

[@jester92345]

that was no help what so ever! I wanted to mimic the Edge... just wanted basic settings not description of how delay works.

[@DavidOnTheRoadGuitars]

How do you play that song you know that one that has the delay and sounds like U2? Play in 8ths and listen to the echo? uhm right....that helps, 800 ms and blah nope.

[@RuXTaR]

Don't take the Edge's name in vain

[@Dodzee.44]

its a shame no one can show you how to do it

[@TheGoldeneye1973]

paused at 1:43 to get my dd7 out and his face XD

[@amherstguitar]

There are so many things wrong with this video. But first of all, mute the fucking music in the background! It's bizarre to have some underlying bullshit riffing in the background (so LA) while the dude is trying to play some shit so I understand it.

[@avn33]

Worst description of delay ever?

[@danagboyer]

Glad somebody said it!

[@ricardojmestre]

Yes

[@darkflux]

we'd be able to hear the effect more clearly if you weren't playing background music at the beginning of your video...

[@castanomax1]

the hero of the day ...today ....we're like that tomorrow is another day ! (come si fa a fare un video così stupido ed inutile continuerò a chiedermelo per sempre

[@sloanchampion85]

Somebody please tell me what we just watched.....because I have no idea

[@evzinoz6648]

Irritating music in the background.

[@ageshero]

Rhythmic value sounds like a good word to confuse people. lol

[@barnnoise2807]

Jean-Luc Thomas i

[@dimasfa2181]

mic the amp goddamn

[@bobbycervantes2245]

where is he looking? his eyeballs are everywhere....

[@TheSanctionextremis]

I think your guitar needs a set up. I appreciate the effort but you might as well be smashing pans and pots together

[@MrJudgeSauter1]

Aha. THIS has nothing to do with the Edge's sound! Nothing!

[@KeeperOfPoops]

it does, well at least the delay

[@carlog.1165]

Maybe next time should be more useful showing how to setup the pedal. Too much words and few concrete examples....

[@josevelasquez3688]

no edge sound here

[@joselyndonlacea8567]

You should play an example of U2 riff for reference. Talking too much.

[@patrickhale424]

Where's the "Edge" sound?!?!?!

[@이럴수가-h7t]

TMT

[@glenngulia5409]

The music in the background is incredibly annoying.

[@0074craig]

lets have music playing in the background so we cant hear a dam thing ! ,,,,,Work on that before telling others about music

[@robpratt7444]

Fail

[@jarrodwhitley]

This guys isn't good at explaining things.

[@TheEmpyrean15]

Sounds nothing like The Edge.

[@zeri99]

Background music quite annoying

[@bemorecheetah]

No

[@duncun1092]

WTF

[@panda72418]

4th

[@firdaushaji2638]

The background music is annoying.

[@Billkwando]

This is garbage and has basically nothing to do with the title.

[@MT-mi4zz]

wHAT?

[@niallmo101]

1st

[@Bosley8000]

Fifth

[@mberlin1501]

TO MANY WORDS...

[@clearofcloud]

This is first time I actually hit the the dislike button

[@rsbrar0708]

so much talking

[@DavidOnTheRoadGuitars]

rsbrar0708 I almost fell asleep

[@markhomery5645]

bad

[@larriveeman]

too much talking

[@devondicker3516]

Background music sucks!

[@petejetjohnson6383]

Wasted my time

[@richf6111]

Delay for 8 year olds....This is what happens when a mainstream channel is let loose on something highly specific to real musicians ......

[@the5chord]

So bad

[@slashgnr3667]

rubbish

[@noworries12]

poser..blah blah