The Edge's U2 Pedals & Effects

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​Longtime U2 tech dives deep on how the Edge employs his treasure trove of tonal treats to cover the band's expansive sonic catalog.
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[@darknessviking]

i love these rundown videos u2 has all this and they still sound crap like all this soundfiddling is the meaning of pretentious

[@peterrizzo9258]

Its a Herdim the pick not Herzim that Dallas says

[@PaulMellor-py2gy]

What an absolute crank 🫣...as if you could ever sound better

[@kjguitarman]

That man is the quintessential guitar technician that every professional musician desires. Great personality, knowledge, passion and loyalty. As always, John's interview's bring the best out of people.

[@horrifyinggelatinousblob]

You can tell this Guitar tech is EXACTLY where he needs to be in the universe.

[@nbt3663]

Yes, he let him really show the passion (and skill) he has for keeping the edge on things, so to speak.

[@topflightcards94]

I remember people were repulsed by him being ranked so high on top 100 guitarists lists and I’m like “do you guys realize that this man has developed his own tones and effects and sounds that nobody else has ever been able to mimic?” Sure, U2 songs are not difficult to play. But simplicity is king. His experimentation since the spawn of U2 has been the most influential thing for me as a musician and I’ve been able to incorporate similar sounds into my pedalboard sound for my Church band and it’s beautiful 🤌🏼 thank you Edge 🙏🏻❤️

[@feeneypatrick6814]

Thanks to a french canadain was the man ho help the egde with his sound. .Their ealy sound was not really great...

[@johnny5805]

"But simplicity is king" - did you even watch the video ? 😀

[@helloitsmehb]

💯

[@grxengine6188]

@@johnny5805 , the simplicity of the guitar parts in the songs themselves. The gear is fiercely complex and that’s the deal. People have issue with him being on that list, because he doesn’t shred. He creates sound textures.

[@PuttinOnTheRiffs]

I want my future wife to love me as much as this guy loves his boss. So rad

[@TigerSquadTV]

Best of luck 😂😂😂😂

[@thesmellycatjazz]

I don't even love myself as much as this guy loves his boss

[@gryphon37]

Lmao.... this is great 😅

[@StratmanJerry]

Uh ew?

[@tylerdurden5122]

This guys enthusiasm is giving me a chubby 😄

[@thelongvirtuesignal8551]

This guitar tech has gone full Apocalypse Now Dennis Hopper "You don't talk to The Edge man, you listen to him, the man's enlarged my mind, he's a poet warrior in the classical sense."

[@surfrby8876]

perfect 👍

[@Danielallanz]

😂

[@jboling513]

This guy's passion for what he does is fantastic. He's one step behind someone who is bringing so much joy to people world wide and knows it. Good on you mate. Great interview Carl B!

[@thegoonge]

Dude is the Golden Retriever of Guitar Techs

[@Cornerboy73]

Dallas is so awesome, I love this guy. 40 years with U2!?! I respect the loyalty he has to his boss; Edge must take good care of him 👍

[@andrewpappas9311]

This was one of my favourite Rundown since I've always liked Edge's playing style plus his tech is one of the most knowledgeable in the game, man, Dallas absolutely kills it when he goes into detail and I love that he doesn't leave out a single part of what makes The Edge sound the way he does live. Fucking brilliant

[@leokimvideo]

The Edge, master of the digital delay and every variation of it

[@LeeGee]

The Edge: Steve Hillage TNG

[@Mr123barney]

Shame he cant play guitar...

[@goldenhourkodak]

@@Mr123barney Stupid comment.

[@andrewfitzsimons8509]

Dallas is a genius

[@Gibson1976uk]

Ask the Edge to play delayed Pink Floyd riffs :)

[@forgodsakethisthing]

I know nothing about guitars but this guy’s enthusiasm is so infectious that I watched the entire thing.

[@paulianhodgson]

this guitar tech looks like the coolest dude, so polite and respectful and obviously so knowledgeable

[@rogercardenas111]

The Master of effects. 👏👏👏 Great job to his guitar tech.

[@thesmellycatjazz]

I'm a casual U2 fan, and clicked on this accidentally. But this guy's excitement and passion made me stay

[@thetinman3353]

Dude you can’t be a casual fan…dig deep and you will be rewarded

[@LPMojoGL]

Same

[@ileutur6863]

I am no U2 fan, but the sheer amount of hate Edge gets is absurd. People act like having a few pedals means you're playing nothing by yourself, its just nonsense. I've heard hundreds of people call him a bad guitarist with no explanation beyond his effects

[@coldacre]

if it was as simple as buying a few pedals, then everyone would be an iconic guitarist. I challenge anyone to re-produce the guitar sound of "Mysterious Ways". he's a sonic genius. I dont even like the music of U2 post 1983.... but hes a f**** ICON of the guitar. his tone is instantly recognisable.

[@Leroyantithesis]

You know if he just called himself Dave… instead of “the edge” he probably wouldn’t have had to deal with allot of that grief. Kind of comes with it… just an observation. Slash, Prince… Sting are all kind of known for being virtuosic at their instruments… he did it to himself.

[@derfalschejunge]

Maybe I am an idiot, but an electric guitar without effects sounds rather dull.

[@standinsilence]

Bad playing through effects is just gonna make you sound worse. The Edge might not be the most technical player but he's (among other things) all about making the sound of his guitar ring against itself in the best possible way and has come up with so many classic riffs. All this slagging of him is so off.

[@mainecanoe]

Only a clueless musician would have a bad word to say about Edge. The guy is a genius. He might not have all fretboard gymnastics but his precision is highly technical in its own right. But more than anything he is a gifted songwriter with a great ear for melody and riffs which is the hardest part.

[@joegarcia3214]

One of the best articulated explanations of gear by any tech I've seen . The host just stood back and let the guy stream

[@sbrave]

Can't even imagine what it takes to keep this rig going. This guy is a genius (and Edge, haha)

[@howieh7877]

Unreal, the patience that Edge has for setting up delays and all his effects that sets him apart. As some that's played for decades I just don't have the patience. I love my effects amps and now modelers but I tend to program 6 or 7 base sounds and then let it rip. Can't imagine the time he puts into this. Love his tech this guy just reeks positivity and not only knows his craft but would be a great hang on tour.

[@surfrby8876]

Edge has come a long way from their early days, he got a lot out of minimal gear if you listen to their first two albums Boy an October , beautiful textures and soundscapes in them , He developed a tone and sound that some people love to hate on , but I think he's brilliant

[@rustymilner3317]

Dallas, You are such a wonderful Guy! I was so fortunate to have worked with you back in the 80's! Hope to see you again some day soon. Great video!!

[@guyb7005]

"There's no use introducing drama" -- I'm using that quote!!

[@sbmclain]

Dallas is incredible. So knowledgable and also probably capable of sitting in in a pinch and playing a show. he plays those riffs perfectly.

[@christopherbent2359]

This guitar tech rocks, hes been in the biz a long time

[@geoffcline9593]

Dallas' humility is deep, like his talent.

[@bridgey3706]

Great review John! Have so much respect for Edge and Dallas. Amazing details on Edge’s sound. So underrated as an innovator with guitar and effects. He influenced my tone/sound. He is a key part of the U2 sound.

[@julianmetcalfe1070]

One hell of a dedicated tech

[@julianmetcalfe1070]

Also i heard he mostly lives under the stage rarely going back to the hotel while they are on tour so that hes always close by,i can believe that

[@JoeyLevenson]

The grit thing makes perfect sense! Also, thank you for keeping this video short. 15 minutes is just enough for me!

[@StratsRUs]

The Unforgettable Fire had it all, their bombast, delicacy and experimentation. A Sort Of Homecoming is just something else.The Edge has done the gamut of OD , Dist and Fuzz too. I have the SDD3000 and OD2 still.

[@sbrave]

My fav album of theirs

[@tobaccorich]

Agreed

[@thorpenator9148]

The best album imo.

[@averyadrian1534]

That album got me through high school

[@ScottH.]

Just close your eyes and think of the guitar opening to "wire"....it gives ya chills!

[@cookq]

Great interview. Total pro. I'd be nervous in this gig too, relying on old capacitors and transistor in pedals made in the 70's and 80's. Electronics wear out. They do. Great to hear that The Edge is a humble master of his trade and understanding when accidents happen. I wouldn't expect anything different from such a soulful artist. I'm sure the respect goes both ways between these two.

[@fixpedalboards1969]

I always get a Dennis Hopper from Apocalypse now vibe whenever I hear Dallas talk about Edge’s rig…

[@sabrosapurr]

A glimpse behind the scenes like this is so incredible for those of us trying to "figure it out". And guys like Dallas are true unsung heroes. Props 🙌

[@tamirkeren6750]

The Edge is lucky to have Dallas take care of him.

[@rareform6747]

Love the days of stage volume . We had first row seats Boston and had too move back 15 yards , now we hear the Music !

[@jasonr3424]

Bringing up some IT lingo, in a disaster recovery situation where The Edge happened to go offline for a day, U2 can bring their guitars back online with Dallas! Those two are so in-sync. He's quite the inspiration and master of his craft. Appreciate the sharing of this knowledge! :)

[@JC-zw9vs]

I'm a drummer, no idea why this came in my feed . Loved it! Thanks.

[@alittlebitgone]

Yes.... because drumming and guitar playing are like restoring cars and finding mushrooms, or cave diving and drag racing, NO CONNECTION WHATSOEVER. Most guitarists and drummers I've seen aren't even aware what the other is!

[@mookiiieeee]

@@alittlebitgone💀

[@kangaroofoot]

This is the best Rig Rundown episode out there.

[@Griuofficial]

Thanks a lot for the video, Edge is a legend and this guy is awesome💪🏼

[@glaucosouza1971]

What a joy to watch!! 👏👏

[@MattTee1975]

Good one. Love an enthusiastic tech that explains things so well.

[@calebriley7611]

This is my favorite show😂 BTW the jazz 3 max grip pick by Dunlop gives me the same sound for the picking attack I love it!

[@fodiddlediddle5015]

fantastic. Thank you guys!

[@Pstaines439]

Dallas reminds me of Robin Williams. So full of thoughts they are hard to get out with only one mouth. ❤️

[@misterschubert3242]

Great conversation!

[@meatsuitsublimator8506]

This guy reminds me of Dennis Hopper's character in Apocalypse Now ranting about Col. Kurtz.

[@JTB--]

Cool segment. Learned a lot. I don't think The Edge is appreciated enough. High marks for being different/orignal

[@Amish_Trivedi]

I watched the original ep when it came out and seeing this bit of it again, all I have to say is...Dennis Hopper in Apocalypse Now.

[@StratsRUs]

I was thinking Easy Rider but....same guy !!

[@Amish_Trivedi]

@@StratsRUsGreat minds, obviously-

[@andrewjolly319]

He's a poet warrior in the classical sense

[@jcsk8]

A NASA rocket video would be simpler. But I do love Edge sound and the band. Kudos.

[@Iam_Dunn]

Awesome!! As always, great content… :)

[@JimmyC23]

I stood in the front row and watched in amazement with what the Edge does and yea you jear the strums but not the actual sound until it hits those amps. Folks he's mastered this.

[@pitchforker3304]

I love the story about the guitar sounds on Elevation.

[@McHodgebin]

In my opinion the Zoo Tv rig was the best sounding. As cool as the AxeFx units are they don't sound as good as his old school rig.

[@BrianSGuitars]

Fascinating!

[@Heathaze813]

Love these videos however I wish they would play the effect more often, want to hear it.

[@TheMarxist70]

Love that dude is wearing a guitar emporium t shirt as I’ve lived in Seattle for almost 30 yrs and that shop in Ballard used to be a regular destination for me. Gone too soon.

[@gordonirvine726]

His passion and enthusiasm is infectious.

[@taisuan]

would be great to become friends with this tech gentleman. could talk for days and learn so much from his live experience...

[@johndaugherty4127]

What a great job.

[@yodasecondave]

Amazing

[@fordsrestorations970]

I think about this video all the time

[@Thinman63]

Fantastic

[@crjacobs1313]

This guy is a mad scientist genius!

[@mazukakai]

My man rockin a Guitar Emporium shirt👍

[@bangdude5630]

❤ that Gold line 6 dm4.

[@ChrisCoombes]

I didn’t realise guitarists had an office dugout like that onstage.

[@mirkovignali4086]

I think with this episode, "U2" have made history....and I'm not talking about the band!

[@TheLadsBandLive]

The Edge is a lucky man to have found someone like Dallas, and vice versa.

[@andrewsmith7543]

According to all the articles I can find on Google, the picks are "Herdim" not "Herzim" and they're still manufactured today, but maybe some other company bought the brand, or maybe the makers passed away and company stuck around but the quality changed? This guy's a total character.

[@ricknemrecords]

Awesome..........................Respect.

[@martijnvanspaendonck7989]

Great guy. ❤

[@kenphillips3282]

I use my plectrum in exactly the same way and have done so for decades. Mine are Dunlop, no secret.

[@spiffymongo4030]

Have you seen the new dunlop max grip line? You can damn near sand wood with them

[@Lowered_Gadh]

Nobody on this planet has a set up like THE EDGE

[@joeperrymk]

Cool to see I believe a #JHSPedals Crayon?? Bet Josh would be really proud knowing his pedal is on The Edge's board!!

[@mad_dog1971]

Haven’t got a clue what they were talking about. But sounds pretty cool!

[@undersoundproductions1915]

😅❤😂

[@CraigEggleton]

Very cool.

[@Teen-Conor]

This guy is really in love with his boss.

[@InsideTheSound]

2-20!!!! wow!!!)))) thank you for sharing this guys)))

[@nycshelbygt500]

BONUS: - The Line 6 DL-4 Delay Modeler pedal is also excellent. There is a newer MK II version with MIDI and other upgraded features. Look for modded versions of the DL-4 with two extra switches and stronger more reliable switch modules. - The Roland SDE-3000 Digital Delay Rack Unit was the third excellent digital delay rack from the 1980s used by famous players like EVH. There are pedal versions of some of these famous digital delay rack units from the 1980s. - KORG SDD-3000 pedal - KORG SDD-3000 desktop controller for a plug-in - BOSS SDE-3000D and SDE-3000EVH will be available in Mid-2023, - BOSS DD-2 and early DD-3 Digital Delay pedals from the 1980s had the same HUGE IC Chip from the SDE-3000 Digital Delay rack unit.

[@mrbaiser4133]

The HX Effects covers all the sounds of the DL-4 mk2, but with more parameters.

[@lazyfingers4382]

The Edge and Ritchie Sambora tow of the most underrated overlooked guitarists ever .

[@thetinman3353]

Yes!!

[@majas4922]

Both underrated singers , too

[@ZRJZZZZZ]

Ritchie Sambora?😂

[@Withcare111]

Ritchie who ?😂😂😂😂 . What a joke !get out of here with your Bon jovi fetish .

[@hutmosis]

This guy is channelling Dennis Hopper in Apocalypse Now 😅

[@parkerhatcher224]

Wow! Can I hire this guy to look after my rig!? 😄👌 brilliant.

[@spiffymongo4030]

Probably, but imagine the kind of money it would take to poach him away from Edge...

[@manuelhe46]

To be fair David Gilmour also pioneered dotted eighth echo (Run Like Hell)

[@manuelhe46]

@@Sorbzski99 lol corrected

[@ethanreed8400]

Don't forget Paul Reynolds from a Flock of Seagulls. He doesn't get enough credit for his use of delay

[@ArtyomAnna]

Still remember his Zoo rack...a literal monster

[@carlosmink]

Amazing informations. Help to build more "consistent" presets on high-end digital pedalboards like FractalAudio's AXE FX-III (for amps emulations, effects emulations, combined on different presets for each U2's music to be played)...

[@stevensmith6019]

It's like Dennis Hopper's character in Apocalypse Now explaining Kurtz's genius/ madness.

[@dave1812]

You gotta Love Bollinger! Best PG Host since Rebecca Dirks

[@OtherTheDave]

What ever happened to her? Is she still still around?

[@hailmaryrecordings8255]

In 1986, I learned quickly that I wasn’t Eddie Van Halen & Edge showed me that you have to be yourself. With the exemption of Jimmy Page, Edge is my favorite player & why I play the thing.

[@Green_1_574]

10:05 that pedal he’s talking about is a boss fet amplifier fa-1

[@JonWrightMusicTV]

Strong shades of Dennis Hopper’s character in Apocalypse Now talking about Colonel Kurtz

[@kennybissettsongs]

I'm not sure Edge invented the rhythmic echo style, he certainly made it popular! Look at Paul Reynolds from Flock of Seagulls, underrated player who was musically advanced compared to the rest of the band, and his original guitar parts are filled with those types of effects. It's where I first heard the technique and it was definitely around the same time that U2 was being discovered in the US. Edge, Paul Reynolds, Jamie West-Oram (Fixx) - all excellent players that never became too big for the songs they were playing on.

[@StratsRUs]

Yes, U2 wrote bigger songs and stayed friends.

[@keithklassen5320]

Pink Floyd has a song with rhythmic delay, I forget the name, something like "Run Like Hell".

[@kennybissettsongs]

@@keithklassen5320 indeed!

[@lightningstrikes7314]

John Martyn was using rhythmic delays in the 70s.

[@StephaneBergeronPixelyzed]

Edge strongly contributed to making it popular but many people were doing it in the 80s. Andy Summers (The Police) Steve Rothery (Marillion), Jamie West-Oram (The Fixx). Many used delay as an effect but playing against delay rythmically like Edge was another thing. The Flock of Seaguls guy does not qualify for me, he used it as an effect, not as rythmic tool. I got into it back then myself because of U2, The Police, Marillion and The Fixx. It's really fun when you master it. Second nature to me now but you need a drummer that understands and can follow you.

[@nelsonc6173]

Dallas is so cool!!!

[@albertplaysguitar]

08:24 I bet JHS is like, "Told ya putting our logo on the bottom side would come in handy!"

[@marvinm.messier1120]

I'd love Edge to try and work with his 1981 rig for a while and see what he comes up with. haha

[@mrbaiser4133]

I'd prefer 83, the rig fromm the War tour.

[@chrispage2782]

love Edge; unique player; just wish he’d have taken the time to be in the vid…..

[@revol40]

I use Coarse picks to get that scrape sound.

[@godbyone]

Jimmy page uses a Herco. Pick that has the grit also. I collect picks. Jimmy’s was the hardest to get he never gave them out. Never dropped it because they didn’t make it anymore. But I paid a roadie to get me one

[@benjaminwoodrowmusic6070]

Herco flex 75.... still make them

[@godbyone]

@@benjaminwoodrowmusic6070it’s a different plastic ,that’s why Jimmy never gave them out , it a whole thing u can look up.

[@topsecret4791]

TOP SECRET pick maker!!

[@Oblique.strategy]

Dallas Schoo the Dennis Hopper of rock music !

[@chrisbarclay]

Greatest techs… Dallas and Vai’s Thomas

[@richardmorris363]

I figure the green FET pedal he’s trying to name is the JHS Clover

[@ARTUROSIERRALOPEZ]

Guitar pick essential part of tone