Part 1: I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For (U2 Cover)

[OATki]

0:33

[MrRuss192]

loved it ! thanks dude. best wishes.

[hfox21296]

Could anybody tell me the song at the very beginning of the video?

[U2GuitarTutorials]

@hfox21296

"Wake Up" by Arcade Fire

[oighroi]

hey man whats up? was wondering what kind of strat you got, did u make any changes to it? i'm looking for a left handed one :P

[U2GuitarTutorials]

@oighroi

Fender Custom Shop Strat (2003). 1960 version and I replaced pickguard to black and put in Kinman Woodstock pups. Thx!

[Privateer3000]

@U2GuitarTutorials

nice cover!

Capo on 2nd fret? Which backingtrack are used? Most of backingtracks play on 1st fret...

[U2GuitarTutorials]

@Privateer3000

Please go to our new forum for this type of question. forumdotu2guitartutorialsdotco­m

[ishaan719]

hey michael does the edge herdim pick make it so chimey cause i really love that sound? or do i have to adjust something with modulated delay

[U2GuitarTutorials]

@ishaan719

Yes, the Herdim blue pick is key to the tone. You play it sideways with the dimples on the pick hitting the strings. The modulated delay is also very important. And Vox AC30 amp or amp model is core to the tone.

[ssc951204]

Very nice video.. I am a bassist, but I play the guitar too.. In second 1:35, there you can feel when the song starts really! Jeje.. But It liked me!

[TheEdge2002]

What is the name of your guitar?

[U2GuitarTutorials]

@TheEdge2002 : It's a 2003 Fender Custom Shop Strat (1960 version). But I changed pups to Kinman Woodstocks and put a black pick guard on it.

[H0EMME]

Great session, which effects using you ? feel free and listen to our own music in my channel. THX

[JohnJR2009]

Are they the 70's strat pickups? what pickups are they your using?

[U2GuitarTutorials]

@JohnJR2009:

Kinman Woodstocks normal set. Perfect for U2 stuff. And noiseless.

[Dust0fNation]

great song

[SuperCharlie183]

is this standard tuning? and did you ever think about tabbing it?

[U2GuitarTutorials]

@SuperCharlie183:

I don't recall. It's either std with capo or Eb with capo. You should be able to figure it out by playing with the track. There are some tabs in the threads of the posts on the U2_Guitar_Tutorials Google group.

[SuperCharlie183]

@U2GuitarTutorials thanks a lot

[naoseiqualeh]

2 people still hae not found what they are looking for...

[sxephlI]

hey man pls tell me what capo that is? great video and great tutorials :)

[U2GuitarTutorials]

@sxephlI:

Best on on the market in my opinion: G7th Performance Guitar Capo. Search for it.

[dudusnh]

good job :)

[marcusbball50]

Hey you're great for doing these songs but what delay pedal do you use?

[U2GuitarTutorials]

@marcusbball50: I use the Axe-Fx Ultra.

[skyrocker71]

Exellent !!

[leonoff89]

that an mij squier 

[EaglesStir]

Hi,

The backing track you use in this and the backing track on Am's website are a little different. Do you know why?

Thanks,

ES

[U2GuitarTutorials]

@EaglesStir :

I think Am had trouble a while back on his website and/or computer and had to remake many of them. You can email him and ask what happened. I think I have this old one if you prefer it. Join U2_Guitar_Tutorials on Yahoo Groups. Post a request and I'll email it to you.

[Ra9806]

YOU HAVE THE TONE NAILED MATE. GOOD WORK

[flmason]

Are the dotted 1/8 and slapback echos both panned dead center or left/right, something else?

[U2GuitarTutorials]

@flmason:

Good question. I did not pan them. Everything is dead center. While I use the L and R channels in stereo, I don't pan the delays. However, sometimes I do pan the entire preset a little left and right. Check out my Beautiful Day cover and you will hear the different presets panned a left and right. But not the individual effects themselves. U2's live recordings have this effect sometimes like on the Letterman show.

[flmason]

@U2GuitarTutorials - I listened close, but wasn't certain... also never sure when someone uploads and it gets encoded in mono. Some analysis of U2 songs speak of dotted eigth on one side and quarter note delay on the other. (Streets comes to mind?)

So thought I'd ask, just to be sure.

No doubt Edge pushed the use of delay pretty far. Certainly created his own sound. It rocks without the extremes of distortion that are the hallmark of a lot of other styles, to be sure.

[U2GuitarTutorials]

@flmason:

There are a lot of theories about Edge's delay times. Join U2_Guitar_Tutorials and/or U_Recording on Yahoo Groups. Very knowledgeable people there. In general Edge usually uses only one delay and it's the settings that matter. A strong dotted 8th on ISHFWILF is all you need for the "double bounce." But Edge has used a very subtle slap back in this song. Same in Bad, but you are really hearing the dotted 8th as the main delay.

[U2GuitarTutorials]

@U2GuitarTutorials :

Also, Streets is absolutely only one delay. Some say stereo or add two, but there are many sitings of Edge's rig during previous tours and only one TC2290 delay was on for that song based on the switcher setting lights. It's a simple dotted 8th delay. You could add a second subtle 8th note delay low in the mix to fill it out, but in my opinion this just means something else in your signal chaine or tone is missing. Guitar, pups and amp are very important.

[RogerFedererer]

Hey man, this is awesome, been great explanation and great playing. Thanks for sharing your knowledge :-)

[luckmarkboy]

Man, you have no idea how helpful these tutorials are. I work all day in a huge city, I'm married and my wife is not much into music (LOL) and when I get home and need to learn some new music I go to YouTube straightaway....

Your videos are awesome and you share all the information you've got.

You're a special person. I'm sure about this!

God bless you and your family.

Cheers!!!

[oceanns1]

what are the finger positions for this?

[U2GuitarTutorials]

@oceanns1 :

Not sure I understand your question. Do you mean tabs? See the rest of the tutorial. I go through every note. Thx for watching.

[oceanns1]

@U2GuitarTutorials yea tabs. its ok now, ive checked the others. thanks.

[dnnysrock]

echo señor ede used echo and delay

[palmtree2367]

hi, where do you get the backing tracks from.

[U2GuitarTutorials]

@palmtree2367:

Go to the website u2guitartutorials and go to "Other Resources." The link is there. His name is Am and he does a great job.

[rodjarB]

Sound great. Thanks for the tutorial. Ever since you pointed out modulated delay in the 'I'll go crazy....' tutorial, the first thing I hear those 'tremolo/chorusy' repeats.

[speaker3600]

you must of gotten tired of leaving your hand in the same spot for 3 mins

[hedge5]

you are the man. thank you for showing this great tab. 100% legend

[Tulle1234]

Can using a boss dd3 for tihs sound?

[U2GuitarTutorials]

Not sure. DD-20 for sure. It needs to have a modulated delay with depth and rate settings.

[Tulle1234]

Its that same fender stratocaster like the edge have?

[U2GuitarTutorials]

It's a Fender Strat, but not like the Edge's. Edge has many. I believe his Black Strat is a '70s vintage model. This is a 2003 Custom Shop 1960 model.

[kubel83]

When you play it feels like magic.. You are very very good... And thankyou for your great tutorial.. thanks to you i can play this song now and with the right sounds and everything... Thankyou very much sir.

[Philminator]

im going crazy trying to get this type of sound on my GT8 its not working the delays just dont sound the same as you nor even close to any of the other guys on youtube who play it well, grrrr

[U2GuitarTutorials]

I'm not familiar iwth the GT8, and I've not heard that others use it for U2. You need a Strat or very similar guitar with single coil pups. Should be set in quack position (bridge + middle pup). Then you need a Vox AC-30 or AC-15, or Vox AC-30 amp modeler (like the Vox Amplug). Finally, the delay needs to be a modulated delay like the Boss DD-20. If your GT8 has a modulated delay and you have it set up correctly, then your issue is probably the tone from the guitar or amp or both.

[Philminator]

@U2GuitarTutorials yeah my setup likely sucks. I have a les paul with 2 humbucker pickups, a line6 spider IV 120 watt amp and my GT8 is set to vox ac30 clean. I have somewhat come pretty close to getting with or without you to sound nice and where the streets have no name.

[Dust0fNation]

great lesson

[romeobravo78]

Absolutely perfect cover,

[EVH1993]

What's the song's name ? 0:01

[StratGib35]

very nice cover...excuse me but could i ask...where did u get that midi?? or that backing track?? thats them live at millan right?? could u tell me where u got that backing track..that would be great thanks

[Netlocd]

was that the edge playing???!! grawesome!!

[thesporkandfoon]

Hello. I am a homeless Army vet, only 35. We have an acoustic guitar and one computer at the shelter here, and I can't thank you enough for posting these lessons. To be able to pick out the melodies of my favorite band means more to me than you know (no CD player or ipods). Thank you for being talented, and sharing.

And thank you Edge.

[JoowJoow60]

Very nice guitar and Job !!!

+++++  ;-)

[hardcoremetalmaster]

hey man where did you get the backing track for that song! I cant find the live version anywhere.

[tomatepesado]

@hardcoremetalmaster hey man, there's a website on the net... U2 Stereotypes, something like that, i don't know, but write "u2 guitar backing track" and you'll find it easily, it's in the first page!

[mtkoala]

i like your guitar

[oveere]

thats reli gud

what echo unit do you use?

[U2GuitarTutorials]

Thank you. I explained in the description that this is all Fractal Audio Axe-Fx Ultra. The delays in the Axe-Fx are fantastic.

[chest002]

Thanks Micheal for sharing this. I think you have the edge covered very well. I am a suscriber. I like the priciseness and detail. You are the best tutor on Youtube.

[Monomahospaok]

v ery good job

[barnettsparrow88]

Just wondered what tuning this song is in? At the moment when i'm playing it, it doesn't sound right! Thanks!

[U2GuitarTutorials]

I explain it in Part 2. I think I was tuned down to Eb and then the cap is on the second fret. If you tune to E, put the capo on the 1st fret.

[WilliamRampart]

@barnettsparrow88  STANDARD!!! Just a capo on the 2nd fret

[theedgebreizh]

Very good job!

the edge for ever!!

[kevinpflugs]

hey dude

REAL good job on this. thanks for the post. do you per chance happen to have tab sheets written up for this? you'd be my hero if you did

[U2GuitarTutorials]

Sorry, tabs take time that I prefer to put into the vids. DId you see all the parts to the tutorial? I give you a close up of every note.

[tmcmorton]

Great ! been waiting for ages for this lesson. thanks for your time. Ive learnt streets from u and played it in rehearsals. A real head turner. loving yr work

[U2GuitarTutorials]

I'm sincerely humbled. It's rewarding to hear that this channel is helping others. That's my goal. More to come!

Part 6 going up today.

[U2FANATIC07]

i just realised why u dunt have the cam on ur face.... ITS BECAUSE U R THE EDGE, only he could do such a great tutorial. thanks for this, ive never been able to get it 100% right.

[U2GuitarTutorials]

You're much too kind, but thank you. I've shown my face on a few other vids. I have great respect for the Edge. I'm not creating anything, just trying to learn some great songs and passing on what I've learned so that others can enjoy. I have a long way to go. There are many others out there who are more experienced than me. I just take the time to show as much detail as possible. I welcome all constructive feedback.

[U2GuitarTutorials]

Check out Parts 1 - 5. Others to be posted soon.

[JDFlyer68]

Very nice! Thank you for sharing. I just received my Axe-Fx last week. Love it!! If you have the time, quick question, how do you program a "shimmer" effect in the Axe-Fx? I know it is a combination of a few specific effects, I just don't know which ones or what their settings, approximately, would be. Thanks for any help you could provide a noobie to the Axe-Fx.

[U2GuitarTutorials]

Go to our Yahoo group file section (link on my channel page). You can download some presets with shimmer in it. Can't give you all specifics here, but it's the multi-delay block (with all four delay settings and some pitch shifted) into a filter to cut off the extreme highs, to very wet reverb to smooth it out.

[JDFlyer68]

Thank you very much for your help. It truly is appreciated!

[Angelos58]

Perfect!

Thank you very much.

[winterschon]

perfect tutorial, will help many guitarists ;)

[spikelive]

Great tone! love the axe fx ultra( j got a pod xt live,no dual delay, no shimmer)!!for the shimmer j use a behringer pedal(sorry!!)how did u divide the shimmer only for the high note? thanks ciao cheers from italy!

[U2GuitarTutorials]

I will show you in an upcoming tutorial. I tied an expression pedal to the input gain of the multi-delay (MTD) block and I bring in the shimmer in and out with the pedal while I'm playing. You can see my right knee moving a little during the video.

[TheAmalgamut]

What string gauge do you use?

[U2GuitarTutorials]

I use .11s whenever possible. I find they have more chime. I use .10s for more aggressive songs with lead parts.

[TheAmalgamut]

Whoah! You gotta be kidding me!

[fuzzmeister13]

the bigger the gauge the better the tone

[Angelos58]

Thank you very much.

When will be  ready the part 2?

Angelo

PS

Would be very interesting to have the tabs.

[U2GuitarTutorials]

I will record it this weekend. My lighting was bad in the takes I did last weekend. You wont need tabs after my detailed tutorial. It's not very complicated.

[Wolf130483]

Will you put up the taps for part 1 too?

I can do the first half with no tabs but after

you changed the first tab to the second I cannot figuer out what fingers in what fred.

or can anyone help me out?

[U2GuitarTutorials]

Parts 1 through 5 are now up with detailed explanations of each note.

[joshtree14]

how come when i play the milan version i have to put the capo on the 1st fret to sound in tune? you have it on the second fret

[U2GuitarTutorials]

Good question. I keep this guitar tuned in Eb (half step down) because there are so many live songs like Slane Streets that are tuned in Eb. So when I put the capo on, I have to put it on the second fret. You have your guitar tuned in E, so you need to put your capo on the 1st fret to get the same tuning as me. I think there are clips out there of Edge using a capo on both frets, meaning the guitar was tuned different. Less stretch of the left hand is required when on the 2nd fret.

[Angelos58]

Bravo!

I was looking for it.

Jast a question: where can i find the guitar music sheet of this song or the tab with your performance?

Thank you very much.

Emil

[U2GuitarTutorials]

I haven't tabbed it, but I just finished recording the rest of the tutorial.  I just need to edit the video.

[AchtungBaby76]

Freaking awesome!!!!!!!!!!

[mrdavidn3]

OH YES!!! I have been waiting for this...!!

[XenSmithy]

Whats gonna be the next song your gonna do?

With or without you?

[U2GuitarTutorials]

Yes, I think WOWY will be next.  I also need to do a full cover of Streets, which I may do next. But WOWY will be the next tutorial after I finish ISHFWILF.

[TheSouthernAccent]

As always, great sound and perfect playing!

[svenpedde]

Bah i live in Denmark, so it was around 4.30 in the morning so i did'nt catch it. anyone know if it's gonna be put down on youtube? Very nice cover btw ;)

[paddy9i99]

What??

Take a look, dumster

[Stratocasteratos]

Great playing , great tone :)

[TheGreatGizzo]

Nice, that sounded amazing, can't wait for the tutorial! I just got done watching the U2 concert live on youtube, that was really cool. Did you catch it?

[U2GuitarTutorials]

Yes, I did. Watched it until the end and I'm on Eastern Time! The quality was excellent on YouTube.