Using Delay Like The Edge - Guitar Lesson

[@kc768]

I love The Edge's guitar sound. Unique as anything, especially when the delay kicks in. Long live The Edge.

[@daviddoyle4516]

Eddie Van Halen and Les Paul said in an interview,,,,"If it sounds good ,it is good,,," just food for thought,,,,

[@adjo82]

I dont even like U2 as a band, but Edge is a master of effects. No other guitarist sounds like him, he's not even a great guitarist but he's a master of tech and his sound is unique and brilliant.

[@legendfpv]

You just described part of why he's a great guitarist.

[@nomalk]

And his originallty and rytham is amazing.

[@Fmfcg]

@@nomalk that's explained by the fact they taught themselves how to play their instruments so they have their own sound

[@mrc2662]

Ludicrous comment. As someone said above, you’ve contradicted your own post. Sure he’s not Yngwie - but how many of his songs are we all humming? Edge is a great example of less is more. He’s a master of his sounds and uses the guitar to create incredible sonic landscapes. He is, most certainly, a great guitarist.

[@Derayes]

​@@mrc2662the difference is always that Yngwie can play like Edge but Edge cannot play like Yngwie. Being a great guitar player does not mean only to invent a new usage of delay.

[@DrKavan]

Dotted 8th note delay time for 120bpm: (Quarter note) 60,000 divided by 120 = 500ms (8th note) 500ms divided by 2 = 250ms (16th note) 500ms divided by 4 = 125ms dotted 8th (8th + 16th)= 375ms at 120 bpm That's what he meant

[@ThatOtherRaccoon]

Glad I read this comment before he got to that part.

[@Jesse_Johnson]

Why couldn’t he of just said it that way then. I lost all interest in this video the longer he talked.

[@Derayes]

Eventually!! Thank you sir! You definitely do not need any delay with dotted 8th function! Nor need to tap a tempo by hand or foot. Bono once called Edge the scientist in the U2 family. I know why😅

[@skydreamer76]

I love the edge. Love his sounds. Awesome.

[@rickymarshallkirkpatrick6433]

Nice sounding delay.What U2 song is this? Thanks

[@hielkehebers2911]

Thanks, I found the detailed explanation on dotted eight VERY useful !!!And also the splitting things up into with vs without delay.Good instruction video for me, thank you for making it.

[@sonorstudio1]

I was blown by the scraping pick techniek. Never heard of that detail. Thanks

[@sparky7718]

When playing for fun, I always stick to the Csharp / Bminor suspended arpeggio staccato alternate picking while palm muting the half notes.

[@bobbarcus8310]

good lesson thanks for your time to show us....Love the angle shots of what your playing

[@damo690]

Ive never been more confused in my life!!

[@jaymeU2]

Welcome to the Edge 😂

[@roachct9076]

@@jaymeU2 we have fun and games

[@ennuiescence]

I actually took the time to compute the results: the dotted 8th note delay for 108bpm = 417 ms. The 8th note delay = 278 ms. Your explanation was very helpful. I had to rewind a few times to take notes, but I FINALLY understand what to do! Pay no mind to the lazy jerks commenting on here. They are dismissive because they cannot do elementary math. My only problem: I will need two delay pedals: one for the eight note delay and another for the dotted eight note delay.

[@sidfernandez7569]

nice demo, informative and useful. when i want to learn technique of a special guitarist, i wanna know everything about the sound, even the math of the delay. it's nice to get the detailed breakdown. there are a lot of idiot comments on this page.

[@StefanVerstraete]

Best tutorial i've seen on delay so far!

[@Preston_M.]

I just want to say... Amazing job! First time I viewed your video. This is a very though out not to mention detail and the video angles. Simply the best out there. Way to go JamPlay. Looking foward to viewing more of your videos. Thank you

[@MartyG560]

Hey Chris good demo...thanks for your time..it is helpful.. I had trouble with delay tempo settings but now you gave me a good lesson brother...blessings.

[@FirestormAudio]

That's really cool. If you made this a full song and put it on Itunes or something I would buy it. :-)

[@lanceholland]

Nice lesson Chris. You made it very easy to understand.

[@cesarbeltran4703]

Which is the name of the intro song please?

[@neilpiper2807]

A very constructive lesson well put together maybe a little deep with the explanations of dotted 8th/1/4 notes etc.. but a good insight into delay. there seem to be a few detrimental comments but on the whole quite good. if people don`t like what you put together then they should just don`t comment or leave a comment that is not so abusive. Thanks.

[@pizzapie4me]

99% of delay pedals don't have a milisecond readout... And no one's going to do math to figure out how fast the delays should be.

[@pizzapie4me]

I just told you pretty much.

[@Macconator2010]

Most delay pedals will contain a tap tempo which will get you the correct time. Then use the subdivision 'Dotted 8th' (aka dotted quaver).

[@zplapplap]

The math is easy for anyone interested in precision of this type. It seems to me easy enough to simply count in setting a tap delay tempo, but many without a musical background would struggle with this.

[@rokinrandy]

Andrew W. I do the math by tapping my foot. In a band situation it’s always faster so no need for a calculator .. need a lot more to help ringo.

[@JimboCruntz]

@TalkToTheBody what do you mean? If you're starting ask for a tempo count and then tap the dotted 8th notes and you're set.

[@U2FanSanFran]

Hello. I was wondering if there is a backing track for this song? Thanks so much!

[@thomasclarkharris9241]

been playing for years and just felt my way through this type of style years ago without long winded stuff without maths

[@JimRPinto]

Wow this really helps :D What's the name of this song?

[@davidlee2490]

Great tutorial, is thst a U2 track or just your own

[@mmaurer1994]

Do you have a tab of this lesson?

[@periloustemple8290]

Love it, Chris. I'd like to know more about that guitar. Is that a type of Elite?

[@josephramone5805]

Exceptional lesson 💯🙏🏻

[@gilbertsevdays]

Yo those grey strat are gorgeous

[@andrewhutchinson3968]

Awesome video Thanks. What type of strat is it ? Look awesome.

[@MrSimondaniel3]

wow, theres a lot of people who heard the edge 'isn't cool anymore'.. its trendy to diss the edge.. probably 18 year old 1st year guitar players. earth to hipsters: u can use these techniques for all styles, listen to dimebag around 3:10 of "the Great Southern Trendkill", or Primus 'Mr. Krinkle' solo.. van halen, Floyd, etc.

[@erictoniaschwab1009]

Daniel Simon And frankly all the cool kid bands these days use Edge’s guitar style these days too.

[@jayparks6266]

That style is used consistently in commercials Good technique to know if you’re working in studios and for keeping relevant in playing today’s pop music

[@dougsignorovitch1493]

Dude, Great info. Thanks 👍

[@joeyyoung4574]

is this a particular U2 song? or just a U2 style?

[@ClarkFlix]

If you already have a pedal that generates a dotted 1/8th note, skip to at least 7:22. Skip the math lesson. :)

[@malcy700]

this is a good way to understand delay signals . I have the classic vst by Kjaerhus . it syncs itself with reapers bpm settings. I do believe as it changes the signal. I just set the feedback, EQ & output volume mix. am i doing this right. it sounds good with my fender

[@erik6297]

The edge doesn't do the math (however it is good math). He uses a delay pedal made by Even Tide called the "Time Factor." you can use milliseconds or set it to a tap tempo. While it is in tap mode, the dials set the type of note you want the delay to be. What he does is he has two delays active on this one pedal. Delay A is set to a dotted 1/8 note, and delay B set to a 1/8 note. The volume mix between the two delays is set such that delay B is roughly 1/4 the volume of delay A. This creates a stutter ish sounding effect that sounds like " Dah (rest) Dah-Dah" shown here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/omPTpql_aa6ZfZI. Hope this helped :D

[@danieljbdj]

Mesmo sem falar inglês uma boa demonstração na prática da pra entender tudo

[@buxtahooda1]

Great lesson. Thank you!

[@ThaRealChuckD]

Fantastic tutorial. Thanks!

[@PhilRock889]

Are you actually telling me that this is what the Edge does ? you love your voice.

[@hosoiarchives4858]

This is what edge does

[@livingthattwelvelife2209]

I always laugh when people complain about having to learn math or music theory to play guitar. Saying "I want to play guitar but I don't want to bother to understand music" is like saying "I want to build a car but I don't want to bother learning how pistons work". Seriously? If someone shows you how to do it but you don't bother to learn the "why", you're just copying someone else's work, even if you are writing your own stuff. Anyone can memorize what string to hold down. But you're never going to be good if you're not willing to put in the work, and you will never be great if you don't learn the math and the music theory. The Edge developed this technique because he took the time to learn the math and the music theory. Everyone these days has the attention span of a slightly brain damaged goldfish and wants someone else to do it for them. *smh*

[@JonPaycheck]

I agree. Why imitate when you can create? Just stop trying to express yourself via song or genre choice and learn how to play the instrument for god sake.

[@Hapax007]

What if you want to play your guitar with a car piston ? Someone needs to make a how-to video for KZbin.

[@judasiscariot2648]

Livingthat Twelvelife no it’s more like driving your car without knowledge of how the pistons work. Or as most people (who are less compelled towards terrible analogy) refer to it...perfectly fine.

[@dave2453]

Great Video! What delay unit are you using on this video? I would like to use the same one. Can you give me the manufacturer and model number?

[@MedalionDS9]

The scratchy pick sound... The Edge uses Blue Herdim picks, they have that scratchy pattern on the pick.

[@U2FanSanFran]

Is there a backing track for this? Thanks

[@rymusika6133]

Demm...what an insider mate!! Kudos 🙏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 thanks for sharing.

[@elmeromero6559]

I got just two questions what delay do u use in this video ?? n' what overdrive do u use in the video?? I'll appreciate very much if someone can reply me bye =)

[@steamingheartbeat]

Great video. No YT channel cannot top that ... :-))) I like the different views on the fretboard. And it is a great help how you point out the many many technical details. Keep on with that great work!! Thank you very much.

[@playmovingpictures]

Chris what's your fav delay for tone and settings ??

[@snakelakeestates8666]

Very smart. Thanks

[@U2FanSanFran]

What song is this from? U2 song? Which one is it?Thanks

[@coverartist8280]

Mo Hazan Sounds like a riff from One Step Closer.

[@marmaladebrah]

the scratchy sound is so cool

[@GhtDichNixAn]

what pick is used in this video... definitely not a herdim blue... really looking for alternatives for herdim, although i already have some of them...

[@remarcablesd9758]

+Mark Qiu it looks like a Jim Dunlop pick to me - love the feel of those picks- but Im guessing www.jimdunlop.com/product/standard

[@jabik593]

at the first 10 secs of the vid I was like, ''Is this U2?''

[@simon_patterson]

Pretty sure it's not the Edge, because the guy isn't wearing a hat...

[@AndresSSaade]

the guitar is Fender American Standard Stratocaster HSS Electric Guitar, Maple Fingerboard, Jade Pearl Metallic...

[@buendia781]

Awesome thank you so much awesome that you teach and share this 👏🏻

[@arkmayeekgayadday]

genius! Love this! thanks!

[@dereklemus1998]

What’s the first song he played in the beginning of the video

[@manueltrinidad9970]

Everybody be hatin' The Edge. But The Edge be lovin'em.

[@Tomtoms-tomtoms]

Good God, I didn’t know I needed a degree in maths to use my delay pedal 😄🙏☘️☘️☘️

[@JohnBruceGuitars1]

Yeah I know what you mean dotted sixth notes and four 16th notes calculate the milliseconds divided by 6 billion = BS

[@yogengrg7690]

We all appreciate by your explanation but most of us almost 90% of the people here just wants to know how to do it more than understanding it. Some of the people don't even know the musical terms like 8th/16th notes etc, thus making it even hard and boring for them to grasp what you were saying. Little bit of advice if you don't mind: *Less talking and more playing.* But great on the theory part of the delay timing and such.

[@Hapax007]

What he's telling us is, unless we fully understand what a 128th note is, we'll never be a master shredder.

[@Lanearndt]

The lessons are great, presentation and narrative/dialogue awesome! But I hafta say as a matter of pedagogy that there is really only a C#minb6 in a theoretical music world view, the only proper min6 chords are those with a M6 in them. The actual name for the 2nd chord is A/C# chord that then becomes an AMaj7/C#. It's all just IV chord stuff at the end of the day. great job anyhoo!

[@fiatluxtv6000]

Wish the was a machine for more getting to the point and less detours:) Thanks for putting this together.

[@FirestormAudio]

You can with a rack mount delay and midi control switch. You can make presets and save them.

[@timhansen4556]

Lots of great delay theory here, thanks! If I may, I'd like to suggest an easier way to tap the dotted 8th delay into your amp/effects pedal, something I figured out just today after watching some other U2 delay videos. Rather than setting your metronome to a 1/16th note cadence and then trying to tap on every 3rd click, see if this doesn't sound like it would work better and easier: Lets assume the song's cadence is 100 bpm, in 4/4 time, and you want a dotted 1/8th delay but you only have a tap feature to set that up .Each beat (1/4 note) is 60000/100=600 ms. The dotted 1/8th is 3/4 of that, or 450 ms. Now divide that 450 back into 60000, and you get 133.3 bpm. Now, just set your metronome to 133 bpm, @ 4/4 time, and then tap that cadence into your effect source. Then set the metronome back to 100 bpm and play to that beat. If this is all wrong, I apologize and will gladly delete this post if I can. But if I'm correct, give me a "like"...

[@antyfood]

a very good lesson.

[@mccloysong]

60,000 / bpm = milliseconds x 0.75 = dotted 8th. Great to know. Thank you

[@hectorheath]

Does anyone know how the edge came up with this

[@viewoftheaskew]

my money is on Cannabis lol

[@zazabass1977]

which song is ??

[@PARAMEDIC981]

So whats the chords this riff is over top of?

[@mikeyhall6091]

The Godfather of delay is Hank Marvin. Nobody else comes near and certainly not the Edge.

[@DuffPaddy1]

+Mikey Hall Considering that The Edge is famous for his use of delay and has influenced so many players with the U2 sound it's probably an obvious choice.

[@jaymeU2]

Lol the Edge has won 22 Grammys and sits in the rock and roll hall of fame, the other dude not so much.

[@agwantipalace278]

or you could just mess with your delay pedal until you find the sound your after

[@aujax1]

nice sound. but u need the vox amp thru top boost channel. and a clunkier delay like a vintage memory man or tc electronic flashback.

[@davewood39]

I didn't even take it out of the box after listening to this guy

[@kubarozpruwacz5947]

I love u2 and The edge. I think he is little bit underrated

[@ABN6565]

Are you using a signal splitter???

[@nmssis]

can we get the backing track for this?

[@Tenebrius1963]

What delay pedal are you using? It would help you seeing working on it...

[@donmckinley7490]

So what kind of Delay Pedal EXACTLY...was used in the filming of this video ???

[@Dodzee.44]

can u get this sound from a boss dd6

[@StratMatt777]

tc electronic flashback delay has a special toggle for the edge delay guys. NOT SPAM!

[@dave2453]

StratMatt777 Thanks, StratMatt777 !!

[@globalnova]

So dotted 8th ms setting is 180000 divided by ( bpm x 4 ) .

[@mglynch1]

what song is this again?

[@coryhaynes8755]

Dude we are guitar players not mathematicians. Wtf. show me what dials to turn and where to set them and how to play the shit

[@suloporto27]

I agree with you man lol. This so confusing.

[@tavo2700]

+CORY HAYNES Dude, this is not neurosurgery either... not that complex...

[@coryhaynes8755]

tavo2700 man...fuck yourself. Don't try and get in on the party three weeks after the fact

[@tavo2700]

+CORY HAYNES LOL! awwwww ... why so sensitive?

[@hazardtm655]

Stfu and learn ur fucking music theory bitch

[@efanllwyd3169]

I did the math lol, but got 416 ms. On my POD HD 500. This has an AC-30 type sound. It's an easy lick too.

[@chris33513]

What we would have needed to know is a) what effect unit was used, b) what were the settings. 2 minutes would have done the job.

[@jessethompson4115]

Haha! He makes this so complicated! I've never done long division to set up my delay. How do people have time to make these vids?

[@xrmarty2005]

I set up my delay x 20 times for 50 different songs in the time it took to watch this video

[@lucaslione]

Delay for Boss ME-70?

[@camfre4k]

which type of fender guitar is this ? I want one

[@luirive]

It's a Fender Stratoaster, a beautiful and useful guitar.

[@michael.groove59mic60]

the best lesson guitar

[@massimogazzola5925]

Guitar model?

[@DesBloke]

Great stuff, thank you;-)

[@davidbarahonna5509]

Intro Song? Or just jam?

[@BrianKaplanUCNBG]

Are you a mathmitician or a theory teacher.....I want to hear it and learn to play it...not understand the math. Thanks

[@Hapax007]

I guess it's a bit like knowing how many windings are on your guitar pickups. Do you really need to know those details to be able to play?

[@bucca9814]

Very often edge avoids the 3rd and will use a drone note, root, 5th and octave so it is not (Maj or Minor).

[@stevenkillthatbowl]

really interesting in my opinion

[@freelp12]

very good

[@aidenwrenn5342]

I can't help feeling that he just twiddled his knobs until he was happy.

[@Macconator2010]

the riff sounds exactly the same as the riff from One Step Closer - How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb but slightly faster and a few modifications.

[@A_A_ron-Phillips]

I always tap the dotted eight note time over a 4/4 time on my pedal, live, because our drummer isn’t a computer.

[@tubebobwil]

Very well done video, great content. I have to admit I found the "cut to Chris looking off-camera" shots jarring, and the green-screened artificial background very distracting.