U2 - Mysterious Ways

[Beatlemad10002]

@Foxi369 A Whammy pedal is an octave up/down pedal but this uses auto wah for god sake!!!

[sims3ps3NG]

idiots saying its done with whammy are stupid! This songs effects were just a preset called 'funk-wah' on the korgA3

[bonorox10]

4:06 such a beautiful part of the song! well done once again :)

[1akez1]

Do you miss your tube amps? does the axe replace them? ty

[ZooropaDweller]

That Edo's backing track is lovely! And playing this song is so joyful! It's a simple (but brilliant) one... but there's a lot of details to work on it.

[EdgeFest360]

Great job, you are amazing! Love the Edge shuffle you got in there too - NICE!

[LittleSecret933]

he has awesome gear man

[loulouboy59]

great guitars, great gear, and great guitarist. Mr the Edge must be happy!

[jtcconnolly]

put that slider to even better use with bullet the blue sky!! =D

[u2feeder]

were do u get the backin tracks from?

[bonovoxvm]

che fenomeno!

[yankees1234577]

Can you use the Korg A3 alone for this and for Streets

[joysticklover]

listen this song HAS to be one of the most subjective songs out there like jimmy's songs you cannot repro them the fact that this kid comes close and even attempts it and is his version but still funky as hell says alot about this guy

[jeandepree]

4 different gibsons

1 rickenbacker

1 fender stratoc.

1 grestch

....no comments

[MuteFiko]

me too

....no comments

very nice...

[thesixtiesguy]

WOW. Your room looks just like my living room. It took years and thousands of dollars to get it like that too. I still have to get rid of the couch. I don't need it anymore.

[marchesipablo]

can you tell me the setup of the korg a3 please?

i have one and i'm getting close to the sound, but i want to compare with yours setup

[Zenon2006]

whoever said the song was played with a whammy is an idiot FYI!

[JamesTheEdge14]

foxi369's comment

[JamesTheEdge14]

played with whammy lmao that made me laugh

[Ralqh]

???

[u2thebestbandinthewo]

whammy were?

[NZFly101]

very nice work. well done mate!!!

[CalBears054]

nice looking guitar

[larry1977]

Hello, Do you use the SPC01 card for the funky wah preset or did you send a sysex file on your A3...I 've just bought a A3 and i can't upload the sysex file to it...Could you help me? (i tried with mid-ox programm...

Thanks

[Foxi369]

original song ist played with whammy, no wah

[Ralqh]

i don't think you're correct.

[majoneski]

Ralqh is correct thinking you are not. Original song is played with an envelope filter called "MEATBALL" by LoveTone.

[mysocalledchaos]

no, the edge does this with the Korg A3 along with most other stuff from Achtung Baby. The Lovetone stuff didnt come in until Pop.

[JIMMYJIBLETS]

@Foxi369

no, the original song is played with a Korg A3, Patch #76, which is a funk wah

[HelterSkelterSOR]

@Foxi369 DO YOU EVEN KNOW WHAT A WHAMMY PEDAL IS!?

[lukas20001]

Hi i'm lukas from Milan what is the effect ?please help me

[Ralqh]

Korg A3

[ajaxrulzz]

sex drive?

[theboyedge]

just a query to u or anyone else are all your effects running into that blue controller and what is the name of it and how can i get something similar to this setup?

[bob1102]

Who cares where he got all his stuff!!!! Just enjoy the fact that he is awsome !!!! I have been a long time u2 fan and I can honesly say if the edge were to leave the band, this guy would be almost as good as him!!

[theedge269]

Amazing A3 sound. I got a PodXT Live - any advice for getting an auto-wah to achieve that? A3's on ebay are a bit £ beyond me at the moment!

[Ralqh]

i would play with the flanger, phaser and wah settings.

[zx7gp]

Mom and dad must have alot of money for you!!!!The amount of equipment you have is off the chart.

[underabloodredsky77]

Korg A3 -- wow!!

[larry1977]

mysterious ways......the edge's sound isn't so mysterious for you ;-)))

BRAVO !

Stef

[Soh2k8]

Amazing! He has the sound nailed! patch preset 76 on spc-o1 card?

[Ralqh]

yes

[Lukasneo24]

Nice nice nice nice nice,great great great!!whau......5 stars

[javiceres]

Cool!

[bshilkitus]

Hey Ralqh, I just got a Korg A3, got it on Funk Wah. Sounds like it is missing something though. No deep "whoosh" like you are getting.  Any advice?

[0ddb0d]

The deep whoosh comes when you have a hot enough signal. You need to play with it until you get the right amount of gain going into the Korg. Otherwise there is zero whoosh. If you overdo it then you get the opposite, dial it in until it sounds right.

[kikemartinbe]

very goood and excelent sound

[mkutz007]

hey ralqh. am i correct that I need the spc 01 card for mysterious ways "funk wah"?

[kimbahpnam]

yes

[ray1bradbury]

Smart! You look + sound v. cool! :D

Peace

[U2FANATIC07]

WICKED, this songs a bitch to play, but u do a heaps good job at it.

[tripthruwires]

FUCKING BRILLIANT!

[U2kie]

Well done. I know from experience this is a very hard sound to get perfect. Achtung Baby has always been hardest, in my opinion.

[tatas123456]

wow u should consider playing hold me thrill me kiss me kill me a totally underrated u2 song

[Sherm911]

I'm jealous of your gear man!!! Nice playing. Nice footwork at 3:08 too!!!

[carlos7516]

I saw all your videos your are AWESOME and I mean it!

[tagjim]

edge dance. you're my hero.

[6stringslover]

nice guitars, nice set-up, nice sound & performance. 5 stars

"Walk on!" :D

[joshuau2edge]

Try the slide & outro using neck pick-up.

[am00w]

hey

really good song and very good played

[asteriosmood]

good job man great perfomance

also you have the same guitars as edge

using for its song nice

[Dawnzeel]

LOVE IT. Mad skills man.

[BluesTS808]

jesus fuckin christ you pedal board is like fuckin 50 m long

[marissapb]

Excellent!!! You are very close to the real sound that Edge does. I even danced with your version of this song!! Congrats!! and keep practicing!!

=)

[maggers53]

Really enjoyed that Ralgh. Must take you aaaagges to get to that point and it's still not what Edge does. Amazing how much he must practice the sounds. I saw an interview with Bono around ZooTV time where Edge is constantly practicing the opening riff to Zoo Station in the background. For 30mins. Bono's amazed and points it out to the interviewer.

Keep it up man..really well done.

[byronwest]

cool performance, even with the "foot dance" by the edge (dont your feet get cold? your videos you never wear socks). im working on a version of this with d.two, lovetone meatball, and analogman tube screamer mod. sounds .. also pretty good, but the meatball is fussy with decay / recharging. will try running it on 12 volts. have the same backing track as you. why dont people make "profi" backing tracks? and not this gear which is strait outta jimmys kareoke bar?! good job BW

[Sc0ttzi]

I can tell from this video and other live performances i've seen the only way to get it this close to the real thing is by having a Ric 330/12 with VINTAGE "toaster" pickups. Most Rics come with the new High Gain pickups that can't get as jangly like those vintage pickups do. They could get very close with the right effects but it will never be spot on. I know from personal trial and error trying to get a jangly 60's sound out of a Ric with Hi-gains. Anyway, nice gear and VERY well done.

[boabakabryan]

well done your shit-hot at this!

[bauersnarky]

i would kill for a 330/12...where do you get all this money

[ice9001]

Man you have some cool gear must have cost you a small fortune . Great sound once again . I can get pretty close with my MXR phase 90 .

[simonmcg]

this guy has lost his band

[UtilityMailer]

Absolutely awesome !

[zootvgustavo]

Very goood chingon !!!

[wspcyril]

yeah man ! that's great !!!

[wildmorphlaw]

Great reproduction- best I have heard. I have been trying to nail this sound for a long time. I may just have to bite the bullet and buy an A3. Can you tell me- the "wow" sound that the A3 is making, is it time based, or velocity based against how hard you strum? Does the factory patch that this sound comes from require a lot of tweaking or is it pretty much plug and play?

Thanks

[Ralqh]

It's pretty much a plug and play preset, it helps to have a 12-string. I think it is both a factor of time and strum, but you can change the settings to shorten or lengthen the time.

[PortGuitarPlayer4]

If I buy a 12strings RICK I´m afraid that I cannot play songs of Coldplay like Daylight with this one because it´s a 12 strings!!

Am I right? What you think?

[euginis]

Is that Rickenbacker a 12-string? I recall Dallas Schoo saying it was a unique axe but very temperamental when it came to staying in tune, weather, etc.

[Ralqh]

yes it's a Ricky 12, model 330.

[PortGuitarPlayer4]

thanks

[PortGuitarPlayer4]

can you say what effects have the korg a3? how many? leslie, chorus, overdrive.....?

[Ralqh]

everything

[PortGuitarPlayer4]

Could I connect a Korg A3 into a MIDI foot controler?

[Ralqh]

yes

[ctmusicandart]

i watched - Mysterious Ways - all the way through... not bad at all. dig the part where you drop the slide! - great work... lots of study.

hats off to you.

[hedaman353]

I have the same question is topestane, what sort of sound does the korg A3 give?

[topestana]

Sorry, I posted this on the wrong video. But anyway, my two questions still apply ;)

Thanks

[topestana]

hey Ralqh, I have two questions. First is: do you think that that unique and very characterist The Fly sound comes from the guitar? Did you try playing the song with your Strat do see if you get a similar sound? And second: What is the function of the Korg A3? I ask this because I'm thinking if I should get one but I don't know exactly what new things it would bring to my sound. My gear usually: Strat or Les Paul + Boss DD-20/Boss SD-1/Cry Baby Wah/Verbzilla + Vox AC-30.

Thanks, amazing job!

[Ralqh]

You can hear the difference when you listen to the ZOO TV version and Vertigo Tour version. I can't get this type of sound w/ strat. The A3 is like any other multi-effects processor, it has all sorts of different sounds and effects.

[Jpkingu2]

wow, somebody isn't short of cash.

And good job.:D

[PortGuitarPlayer4]

tell me please what´s your equipment. not just the guitars but effects, amp(I´m seeing thats a vox), everything that you think that´s important for a good cover and a good u2 sound.

Thanks!

[Jermis909]

what all guitars do you have? and which is your favorite?

[Ralqh]

70s Fender Reissue Stratocaster

Gibson Les Paul Custom

Rickenbacker 330/12

Gretsch Country Gentleman

Gibson Explorer LTD Ed.

Taylor 614ce

They're all my favorite ;)

[Jermis909]

i thought that you would say that lol and i love your gutiars, beautiful collection, and great playing! rock on.

[PortGuitarPlayer]

you have a great equipment(guitars,pedals) and great skills to!!!

i have an epiphone les paul and 3 pedals(2 boss pedals and a wha pedal from dunlop) and i have an zoom amplifier(thats a modeler with effects).

I would like to ear you say what you I should buy to get "THE U2 TONE". I´m a great fan of U2 and that´s what I play!! And what you think about BOSS GT-8?? I´m thinking if it´s better compact pedals or a pedalboard like gt-8. tell me what you think an keep playing!!

[ikwileenvriendin]

woooooooooooooow super its fantastic

[villepuhakka]

I love this...

[scania26]

Very goood Ralph !!!

The sound is great !!!

You are lucky to have a Rinkenbacker like The edge lol !!!

[Madmax16]

once again.. simply wow

[AngstersBangsters]

this is just to give you some feedback from your viewers, i like your videos and this is some songs that you might try to play - with or without you - bullet the blue sky! keep the good work

[msnflier]

I have zero musical talent, but love U2 and I've really enjoyed your postings/tutorials. I've seen U2 27 times and always wondered whether Edge was playing everything "live." It appears so. Have you considered trying "Bullet the Blue Sky" which, IMHO, is U2's best live song. :) Thanks again!!!

[edge7799]

WHERE DIO YOU GET YOUR BACK TRACKS?

[mrdavidn2]

I have read this answered a few times as 'the links posted in the description'. Of course, I don't know about -this- particular back-track.

[GonzaU2]

the last question ralqh jejeje, this song it's tune down half step?

[GonzaU2]

your backtracks are perfect, you make your own backtracks?

[ZOOTV20]

I don't understaind how you get that funk sound. Is it the GuitarTech doin' it's work while you just lightly pluck a string, or do you actually strum to get that kinda sound? But it's brilliant. Felt like you were at ZOOTV when ya did the shuffle, huh? Fuckin' brilliant.

[prpqmnj]

When can we expect Zoo Station? :)

[ZOOTV20]

I agree! Let's see Zoo Station! That's one of my favorate U2 songs!

[pacmule]

I havent heard the Slane Cstle version so I guess I wouldn't know

[GonzaU2]

you use flanger? very good

[Ralqh]

I use a Korg A3 preset called "Funk Wah" for this sound. It has flanger in it.

[GonzaU2]

thanks ;)

[edge7799]

what are your exact settings? i a have a podxt can you tell me how to set it the closest to your settings?

[Ralqh]

It's not that simple. This sound is specific to the Korg A3. You can try to imitate it with a wah pedal, but I don't feel it quite gets there. I don't know of any pod xt settings that can get you this sound.

[ykboy]

Very good as usual,even the shuffle

[AngstersBangsters]

greaaaaaat job!

[pacmule]

yeah the Edge shuffle was good :) the beginning was a little off, but really good job! I love your videos :D Rock on :D :D :D

[Ralqh]

if you mean the part where the drums come in, Edge doesn't actually come in there either, he waits another full measure like on the Slane DVD

[candorm]

Excellent job. I loved the Edge shuffle in the middle...haha.

[migueledge]

really, really good!!!