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  • Dave Evans is the master of feedback, most people do not know the effects you need to reproduce his work.

    Great playing

    Thanks...

  • Rip the audio from this song at thetunify doht cohm.

  • I can tell you like the sound of the Strat Ringing clear on the D and E's, and I do too, STELLAR JOB!!

  • well done man!Firslty, i thought was the Edge..!!

  • AND sloowwlly fade... into Streets :) :) :)

  • Hi, can you play "Magnificent"?, your sound is awesome!!!!!!!!

  • good job

  • AWESOME!!!!

  • can´t find the right words.... just awsome!!! Thank you and gimme more of ya edge-sound! U2 is my religion!

  • Ciao WannaBe TheEdge devo dire che sei veramente bravo. Mi piacerebbe vedere anche le nuove di No line on the orizon

  • just like the Edge :)

  • Nice, I'd say the neighbours love you!

  • This is great! No offense to the singer in the background, but I'd love to see you upload a version with no vocals. I think this has the musical ability to stand alone. Consider it.

  • Thats Bono singing. Hes playing to a backing track. Its just basically the track without any guitar.

  • I'm not sure that's accurate, Capo. That sounds like a local singer, doing a cameo. I shouldn't have even said anything, because it doesn't really matter. Great rendition, vocals or otherwise.

  • sometimes on those backing tracks stuff sounds weird, but its bono.

  • If you ask me that fella singing in the background will never make the big-time!!!!!!!!!???? How could nobody recognise bonos voice, so distinctive

  • are you using any distortion?

  • very nice dude

  • you really brought it home in the last minute. Well done

  • Hi - great vid! Really good. I am buying a gt - 6 this week - can you let me know if there is a loop function on it? If so, for how long? Cant find any info on looping for gt 6 and would need it! Thanks a lot

  • another classic- ..i can do this on Piano-maybe we can do a Youtube Combo

  • dude you need a better video camera for high quality sound :)

  • chords, tabs please this song is very exciting to play.

  • Hey wot chords is that??

  • Dude.

    Was freakin awesome brother.. Holy sh##.

    Great job!!!!

  • HOT!

  • What amp/modeler setup did you use for that??

  • Hello there and thanks for watching. I used an old Peavey stereo chorus 212 transistor amp and a Boss GT6 modeller. I can't remember the original patch I used but it was based around the Vox AC30. Cheers!!

  • fair play, that was pretty bloody good. The wink at the end said it all. Legend!!

  • you're fantastic...!

  • FUCKINNN ELL! you look like Edge as well! ahaha i love the fact you smile when you play. i think you're top notch. really enjoyed watching you! Was gutted, i put in for tickets for the Under a blood red sky dvd premiere but i didnt win =/ ahaha you aced the solo. I think im in love with you're playing ahahah. me and my friend did a cover of this at school for our group performance, it doesnt sound as good on acoustic though. the effect you used was spot on too ^^ xo
  • Thank you so much for your appreciation. I'm so glad you enjoyed the music. I'm sure your acoustic version sounded great, you should post a video of it on here. Keep on keeping on!! Peace&Light

  • i can see that you feel the song inside of you

    and its a perfect playing

    you are great

    i love when you do the solo

    kisses from argentine

  • Bless you, thank you!! Peace&Light.

  • Perfect playing!

  • Great playing,

    i am looking for a backing track of this song, do you now a good one?

  • Hi,

    Do you use the same delay-settings for all U2 songs or do you calculate it on the basis of the tempo of each song? Which distortion setting do you use on the GT6?

    (I am a guitarist too, a big U2-fan und i played with the GT8.)

    I have a Boss GT8.

    Thanks!

    Mat

  • once again - well done - totally perfect tone

    whats your delay settings for first and second delays? Cheers Tara

  • Hi and thank you. The delay was set to 450ms with a fairly strong level and about 4 repeats. I don't use a second delay as I don't particularly think it is necessarily all that noticable. This is just the delay built into the GT6 and it seems to do a good enough job as a few people have now asked if I use two delays in my sounds. Thanks again. Peace!!

  • Perfect, you are one of the best.

  • You really set my balls on fire...!!!

  • Oh my God you're amazing!!! and I love The Edge... And you got him down... even down to the trademark t-shirt.. Now I'll cehck out your other videos...

  • OMG!!! i ve checked for all u2 version here in youtube.... but no one.. like u!!

    u always ll be the best one...

    i love all yours videos..

    u re amazing!!!

    hugs from brazil!!

  • God bless you!!! Thank you for your positive energy and light!! Peace!!

  • JUST BLOWED MY SOCKS OF MAN!!

    YOU ARE GREAT !

    !!!!!

    I will be adding some of my covers so you can check them out to ok?

    Good Luck!

  • Thank you!!! Will do!! Peace!!

  • Dude..........nice job!! F A N TASTIC

  • Hey man, are you rigged into an AC 30 or what? I've seen some guys getting decent results on other amps but not as good as what I hear from you.

  • Hi there and thank you for your comment. This amp I bought back in 1991 and is a transistor amp with blown speakers but it still gives some pretty good results. I do now have an AC30 and I have a better sound for this song so I will hopefully get some more stuff here using a new account. I have just bought an Apple Mac so as soon as I get it and learn to use it I'll be up and running again. I can't wait!!! Peace!

  • I seen them in "01 before my son was born and I actually wanted them to play Bad but they played this instead and I have yet to heard someone replicate that night but you have, thanks man freaking arsesome, and by the way the when I heard that I was having a son I listen to Elevation freaking great aint it

  • Thank you very much for your comments jcp08109. Peace, Love and Light to your Son!! My son was born in August 2001 and I took my good lady to see U2 in Manchester when she was 8 months pregnant with him. Also the first song my Son heard out side the mum-mobile was Pride, live from Rotterdam 1992, I made sure of that!! Peace!!

  • I wanted this song to be our wedding but guess who won

  • you sir are a forced to be reconed with

  • bono//mitch myspace thats the dude;)

    you two should hook up and come to the states,it would be the closest sound to u2 ever

  • Thank you very much for your enthusiasm and comments my friend. They really mean a lot. Hopefully a tribute band is coming together in the near future here in England. A tour of the States would be so cool though;^D WOW!

  • today i have seen the best bono soundalike in the world and the best edge soundalike in the world

    i cant remember the dude on myspace,i will find it and post it,jesus you two would put all u2 tributes to shame lol,you are awesome dude

  • why are you not out there playing in a band or duo making money dude lol

  • nice!!!

    i subscribed!

  • Gran demostracion man, muy muy bueno!!!

  • hey mate...hi from usa after a while. dude. i wanan start learning your/the edge style playing the guitar...is ther a website or forum to get all the tips etc? thanks. cheers

  • Hey dude. Quick question. Im trying to decide between doing the rig thing or just going with the all in one floor effects device. If I was to go with a floor unit, what do you think my best bet would be? I also play mostly U2 stuff. Im thinking about Pod or maybe the new GT-10. I think you went with Pod. Do you test out a bunch of units and then decide or did you just go with it? Why?

  • great playing man. did u replace the pickups in your strat? if so.. to what?

    thanks man!

  • Yes, the pink humbucker was fitted prior to me purchasing the guitar in 1991. I have no idea what type it is. Cheers.

  • Is that the Slane Castle DVD in the background, as far as lyrics go?

  • It is yes.

  • Very nice work with a great song!! Peace from Portugal

  • Thank you. Peace to you!!

  • Amigo mio, eres un genio hombre !!

    22 videos que confirman que eres el futuro The Edge si el gran David Evans se llega a morir algún día !

    U2 lo mejor!

    UNTIL THE END OF THE WORLD !!

  • Brilliant playing mate. For the heavy part before the solo and solo itself, are you using any overdrive or just digging harder into the strings or both maybe? Thanks, and I hope you post some more vids someday...

  • Hi there and thanks. For those parts I used the same sound as the rest of the song but added a bit of boost and saved it in a second patch so there is actually a patch change there. Cheers!!!

  • Nice job. What delay are you using? What settings?

  • Hi there and thank you. it is the GT6's single, digital delay set to 450ms. I now have a Pod X3 Live and it's delay is with modulation which sounds a lot better, especially for this song. It just adds that extra bit of quality.

  • awesome mr edge !!!!!! wow, yes agreeing i cud just sit an play intro to streets all day not that i am brilliant at the moment and Edge novice

  • Well I've watched a whole bunch of U2 cover's on YouTube, but you by far have them all licked. You've really listened to what Edge does., and it shows. I think you're probably a little bit like me, and could just sit and play the opening to "Streets" all day and never get bored. Bravo. I'll be using your videos as reference and maybe posting some of my own soon.

  • Thank you so much!! You are right, I could play that intro forever, also the opening harmonics and bars of Pride. It's a passion!! I look forward to seeing your vids!! Thanks!!

  • thanks for ya reply daz, i wont drag ya into a debate ya look too busy with the little fella there, who by the way is a dude. keep up the good work fella.

  • hi darren i came across ya work by accident and i havent gone a day where i havent watched in amazment since. well done la. listen i need ya opinion, in liverpool they have built this 10,000 seater arena claiming that all the worlds greatest bands can now perform in liverpool, i disagree as nice as the place is but it lacks too much in capacity. still a return ticket to manchester, what do you think daz.

  • Hi there. Thank you very much for your kind comments. Regarding the venue in Liverpool, I would dearly love to see my favourite bands, especially U2, in a smaller venue. The sound and intimacy would be amazing. The crowd always seem to 'perform' in smaller places and make the whole experience unforgettable, although I saw U2 at the Twickenham stadium and it was thunderous, awesome!! The stadium felt like a theatre that night. Cheers!!

  • thanks for ya reply daz mate, thats what the city council stress which is a cool theory only when it comes to huge bands like u2, should they bring a world tour to the arena, such is the dammand gonna be, they will have to put the tickets to a lottery which i find unfair really. i cant see u2 and the likes doin any more than one night because their tour shows cost in excess of a million to run and the arena capacity would not pay for that not even with merchandise sales. lets see and hope anyway

  • sounded good, but i just couldnt watch anymore, he looks way too gay.

  • Yep!! Yet more uncalled for abuse from across the Atlantic! Thanks Twatty!

  • Amazing playing, totaly worth listening!

    Do you do any acoustic covers?

  • Superb xx

  • brilliant job dude!! i'm away to get an electric guitar!

  • T'es vraiment un dieux wanna, t'as vraiment reussi le challenge de joue comme The Edge !!!

    Tu peux vraiment etre fier de toi, tu commences a etre conuu sur le net en plus, sur le forum de U2 y'a 15 pages sur toi t'imagines ???

    Bon en gros le matos que tu utilises pour cette chanson c'est une Squier Strat Affinity ? Un Gt-8 ? Une pedale de delay en plus ? Quel ampli ?

    Merci de nous gater comme ca avec toutes tes videos !

    J'espere que tu me repondra^^

    Joyeuse fetes a toi !

  • Yes it is.

  • Is that backing track the live one from Slane Castle?

  • This is really good. I can't get enough of your videos, you are the best in youtube. Watching your videos has inspired me to pick up the guitar at 34 and have a try at some U2 tunes myself. I have been playing for about 6 months, got myself a cheap strat copy and a cheap multieffects pedal and have been trying to "emulate" you. If you want to check out how a "student" of yours is doing, I just posted 3 videos with my stabs at some U2 songs.

  • Have u ever thought of being a start :p Real kewl dude... I watched almost all your videos..... almost perfect... GREAT JOB

  • you are great men

    congratulations

  • thanks for this song as well as the others. you just sound magnificient. You even have Edge's attitude! will you post some day bullet the blue sky (slane castle's version).. it would be great!!

  • where can i find mp3 backing tracks of U2??

  • you are very good man! keep up!

  • wow you are really good and you kinda do look like the edge.........U are a beast! :)

  • Hi mate, A.I.W.I.Y and one tree hill are my fav songs from the best band in the world.Just started playing myself at the grand old age of 35! I can play that song until the solo at the end. I have only a cheap guitar and now I am hooked on playing (Practice an hour every night) I am wondering what better guitar to go for 2 play U2 stuff. I thought about a strat Highway1 but i have been told u can get a good guitar cheaper (Vintage?)Keep up the good work.what country r u from. I live in England

  • hey! i am on the same boat. 35 and just got my first guitar and all i wanan do is jam to u2 songs like our man wannabeEdge...he really has inspired me man, anyways, lets keep in touch and see where we get to..lol

  • Try an Epiphone Les Paul, that will let you cover the audio spectrum, and the Edge uses that kind of guitar a lot. Epi Les Pauls are relatively inexpensive $399-499.

  • cheers for the advice. just one more question! What amp do you recommend for U2 covers. I have a budget of around £250. Also what min wattage will I need to get heard over drums in a small room. Thanks again

  • excellent job!

    do hold me thrill me kiss me kill me!

    you should be able to nail it up pretty well with the GT6's pedal bend!

    congrats man

  • i didnt know wether it was you or edge playing because it was exerlant well done m8t ***** brill

  • nicccccccccccccccccce >< 5 star

  • Great, great, amazing, as always. And what's more, now it sounds correctly. ;)

    Greetings.

  • Nice one!! Thanks;->

  • Just amazing, i loved it.

  • awsome,still havent found what im looking for will be great aswell. keep it up

  • Thankyou very much!! Yes, my version of Found will be one of the next videos for me to record.

  • are u using the track from slane castle? and if u are is it just the complete song of slance castle but turned down so we dont hear the real edge or is it a guitarless track from slane ;) anyway a really nice job m8 keep it up

  • Hi there and thankyou!! Yes this was a great download. It is the Slane version that whoever created the track has omitted the guitar, although the drums etc might have been played by him aswell because other backing tracks he's done have what are obviously drum machine backing. I think therefore he may have just had Bono's vocal and added the rest himself. This one sounds pretty good. It is a half step down too, a lot of them are though. Thanks!!

  • I just happen to check on your page and see this new video. I think it sounds great.

  • For some reason I imagined Bono walking out singing, I think you would have freaked lol Nice job,really sounded awesome :)

  • Amazing. I'm speechless.

  • By the way have you tried to do "Acrobat"?

  • do this song pls!!

  • You are just too good man, that was brilliant, i can close my eyes and visualise The Edge playing.

  • well done... i like how youre with it at the last few minutes of the video...i love that part..

    request-why dont you try exit??

  • I love this song and i love you. I wish I could play this song. The best thing is the solo at the end. Is it difficult for you to play that? It would be great if you also try to play "I still havent found what im looking for". You should also play in an own band. I am sure you would be succesful.

  • Thankyou all for your magical comments. It is quite humbling!! Actually the solo for this song is very easy indeed, only being on two strings. I think what makes the solo in this song great is the little slide-up half way through. Nice one Edge. Yep, I Still Haven't Found is on it's way when I find more time to record and upload. I will try to instigate the birth of a tribute band in the near future but I don't know how it will go - we'll see!! Thankyou all again!!

  • Like The way u left the vocal in this one man, Welcome Back!!!!!! Brilliant!!

  • Great!! Another masterpiece!! You must be Edge his clone or something!! :D

  • Sounds good to me! This song always relaxes me, I especially like the violins at the end of the album version. Though songs or albums rarely put me to sleep, "Piper at the Gates of Dawn" by Pink Floyd did a good job of doing just that, but I won't bring that into a U2 conversation, my friend. ^_~ Good work!

  • Is the backing track from the Slane Castle performance?

  • Correct!!

  • I bet if the Edge was ill theyd ask you to fill in for him, that sunded amazingly good to me *****

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