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When the band formed, they could barely play their instruments – then their guitarist bought a delay pedal and changed the sound of electric guitar forever

The sound of early U2 is one of the most instantly recognisable of the past 40 years in music. It was the delay pedal of guitarist The Edge in particular, along with his clever approach to composing ...
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Master the Edge’s Stylistic Moves From U2’s Landmark 1983 Album, ‘War’

It’s May 30th, 1983 and U2 lead singer Bono is addressing a crowd of several hundred thousand at the US Festival in San Bernardino, California. “When we first arrived in your country, I tried to ...

U2’s The Edge explains why ‘sound’ is so important

There is nothing more important than “sound” to U2 guitarist The Edge. He recently appeared on the Sodajerker podcast and ...
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How the Edge’s ‘Jackhammer’ Guitar Defined U2’s ‘Mysterious Ways’

“We wanted the album to be very extreme,” U2 guitarist the Edge told Redbeard of 1991’s Achtung Baby. “We didn’t want it to sound in any way safe.” While the Irish quartet’s seventh LP eventually ...