U2 - The Fly (Vertigo Tour)

[ngutierrezpuenteP]

please send me this backing track

[ngutierrezpuenteP]

de donde sacaste el backing track???

[paolomarletta]

this chinese must be a millionaire

[armbandremote]

Solid - great playing and very cool gear

[gatsby8870]

This was awesome!

[theDIEHARDGATORFAN]

what stand is that for the ac30

[jon2718]

Bad playing, bad timing and flat out wrong. Really lame.

[IanTheSecondComing]

@jon2718 I hope you're joking :D

[BonaDun]

I mean

women

[BonaDun]

woman are sexy

[newradfan1]

you do the best covers of u2 songs by far that I have seen!

[celtic4eva]

this is stupidly good amazing

[rounick]

Man your dad must be rich...

[julianjem]

awesome playing and better tone!!!

[ravi4lyf]

Best cover yet man u rock god bless u asian edge!!!

[garrettanderson983]

holy shit!!! a rickenbacker! where on earth do you buy those today?

[hofsteveO]

Jesus Christ!!

I want all of your guitars!!!

*5 stars*

[feedback964]

Nice.

[MrMacphisto2]

Amazing. However i dont see how this is vertigo version? Besides the fact that the guiar is close to the one he used.

[leungnator]

Mr. Asian Edge indeed!!!

[bigrpb]

I like it man!

[MrNutsack101]

I hope playing kickass guitar is getting you laid!!??

Impressive playin Mr. Asian Edge!

[zuzanarox]

@MrNutsack101 LOL - great comment! mr nutsack -- hahaha

[4U2byU2]

Fantastic Ralqh! Look play new musics from NO LINE ON THE HORIZON!

[davo171]

Did The Edge use a Randall RG-80 to record this back in the day?

[tj2691]

i envy you, is that an irish falcon on the far right?

[Ralqh]

country gentleman

[davoxs]

Increible!!!!!!!!!

[trynnadevast8]

can't believe they didn't put this tune on that best of u2 release.......

[StaySafeTonight]

more wah!

[yevetsg]

Get On Your Boots

[mVertigo7]

genial! :D

[bobabrun]

i'm a u2 fan of 17 years from England, it began with the fly for me. I've started to learn guitar after watching these vids. Ralqh you are an amazing player, so many people struggle to imitate the sounds Edge produces. Keep it up!!

[Soh2k8]

What pedal did you turn on at 1:35? Ibanez TS-9 Tubescreamer?

[Ralqh]

pw-2

[akley08]

very niiiiiice...

you are best

[Kidugui]

Fantastic!!! nice sound... great guitar... you are a very good player...!!!

Congratulations... I born and I live in Brazil!!!

Parabéns...

[paolomarletta]

u got nice guitars boy....

[coho8888]

not bad but edge plays some muted chords in the vertigo tour versions of this song

[Soh2k8]

Yes youre right,the godwin acousticater is very close to the variax 700 acoustic! Nice sound! Great guitar! Fantastic cover!

[Lamaprd]

Really nice! Best cover i´ve ever heard

[mVertigo7]

You are incredible! I love this version ;)

[SKYEATSKEVIN]

so i know vox amps dont have channels so are you just using a pedal for the distortion?

[Ralqh]

yes

[kinghorn10]

wow....i was supposed to be doin revision today but im hooked watching you :)

[wazzumichael]

I think you should try the Fly version from the Boston Elevation show.

[SAMZTUBE]

zootv1234 your spot on, this guy rocks! that was just like the real deal.

[ToulacAxeHand]

I'm kinda stuck between wannabetheedge's version and yours.

They're both good :-)

when you get to about 1.00 to 1.20, you hear things you tend not to hear in the complete song (me being a more vocal/lyrics guy, it's fasciniating hearing it without vocals)

This is great :D

[Ralqh]

i also have one more version of the fly, check it out :)

[EpiLPstandard]

I think that the end is just perfect!

[allth3s4me]

* don't know

[allth3s4me]

yup I don't what the zootv guy is talking about, if I didn't like your playing I wouldn't be watching this

[zootv1234]

Listen "allth3s4me" you dont know what you are talking about. This guy is the best guitar player I have ever seen that is able to get almost all the sounds from The Edge's guitar.. Even the SOLO that you are listen from here in the fly no even the edge can play it like Ralph. Ralph is play very closely from the album. And the edge is not playing the same way, in fact, the edge solo is a little bit simpler.

[allth3s4me]

I like other your works but this is not so good.

[Ralqh]

do you like my other fly recording?

[memmnock]

Let me tell you this boy !!

You certainly have "The Edge"

Cant find anything wrong with that.??? Great use of wah wah and a fine looking foot board you have have my friend 10 / 10

Subscribing to you keep up the Slick work.:)

Arthur.

[11jmerlo]

You are absolutely awesome. Would love to see you cover Bullet the Blue Sky...the Mexico City version.

[groovesonica]

bravo,complimenti! Proprio come The edge

[bonoman7628]

dont know about outplaying the edge, but a fucking brilliant version!!

[orlandoflowers]

tiene una pinta de pobre... asi cualquiera jaja

"nice though"

[fernography]

Jajajajajajaja! Si, pobresito, no? Jajaja. Se ve que sufre.

[Derayne33]

really outstanding. keep it up man.

[zooromanc]

A W E S O M E

[RingoChen]

.. The best on YT.

[canadianmaple09]

That house looks like a guitar shrine...

[wambatvengence]

I like the edge but you've surpassed his playing ability and I like your solo better too. you should play that hold me thrill me kiss me kill me track, I would be really interested to hear your interpretation

[gianesposito]

you are really great, but try to make the end of the song better

[mauiboy692]

Hey dude..I love this video and was wondering what chords you play during the slide part starting at 1:25. Also what delay time are you using. As always you help is much apprecited! I love New York BTW very cool...Thanks dude ~J

[Ralqh]

just playing an E chord and sliding up for the harmonics on the 12th fret. I think I'm using 418ms here

[lolosfbi186]

impecable perfecto

[yellowfly3]

you've probably already answered this somewhere, but how long have you been playing? i'm really impressed! keep it up!

[philippas69]

Cool stuff !

[emapaposo]

try with the les paul that you have, I think it sound a little bit better with those humbuckers, anyway, it sound nice ;), congratulations from Argentina

[gustavohernandez]

maestro XD

[redcardiac]

rock on!!

[zootv22]

Hi Ralqh!

what effects are you using? Korg A3? if so which settings?

Thanks!

[Ralqh]

i wrote it in the description.

[karimkauak]

I told you cause you use it, you use

535q Wah, TS-9, PW-2 .....

Maybe the Edge don't use it, I dont know !

Other thing, can you upload EBTTRT with the Rickenbacker?

[karimkauak]

HI Ralqh:

Edge really uses PW-2 in this version? do you know that?

best regards

[Ralqh]

didn't know that. where did you read that?

[Wickedninjakiller]

You have some sick talent man:)

[Pres144]

amount of gear, fuckin hell

[pierpoljack71]

i can sing and you play

where do you live?

come to the south of france

there are no many guitarrists that play this stuff and i can sing all u2!

there are 20 bars in NICE with all live music

wayne's bar

[ice9001]

YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Mak08Mak]

Did You ever talk to The Edge?? You are awesome!!!

[kjkiki]

Brother...You the man. I am with you all the way......

[wagnervox]

It's really VEEEEEEEERY NICE!!!! :D Wagner from Brazil/Porto Alegre

[DanzigerWolf]

Really nice job! You haven't coverd the hole song - beside that - astonishing. I've got a question about technique you're using on sequence 1:16-1:20 and 2:00-2:05. I mean a very gentle, subtle sound. You dont push the string in normal way, do you? Can you say, how can I obtain that kind of sound?

[Ralqh]

that was my own touch to the song, Edge never did that. it's harmonics on the E and B strings

[PortGuitarPlayer4]

in this song I use a Dunlop crybaby on(maximum), phase(mid) and a bit of overdrive with the bridge pickup!!

My guitar it´s a Epi Les Paul Special II and my amp it´s a Zoom Fire-30(modeling amp)!!

[trekkie1701e]

you need to use a flange w/high cycle rate and a mid range phaser and a tube screamer distortion

[youwillbowtome]

with the cry baby 535q can you use the boost switch when the wah function is off. i.e can you boost leads without wah? how easy is the boost to switch on and off?

[Ralqh]

the boost will only work when it is on

[byronwest]

whats the name of the guitar technique for the intro - it looks like strumming but you hit individual notes in sequence PERFECTLY: would like to learn the technique, the hard way, but need to know if it has some sort of name, to track down the right lesson. PEACE. BW

[Ralqh]

it's called 'muting.' i use my other fingers to mute the sound of the other strings when i strike them. this way i can get the sound of the 1 string i want heard.

[byronwest]

thanks for your answer! i suspected that method, is frustrating, but, cool. hey do you mind telling me your settings on the D-TWO for ex. streets? ive just got mine in the mail, is a good way to get into it. i was also wondering if you figured out the organ-grundge guitar sound on "staring at the sun" (album) i have a doppelganger (lovetone) pedal, and, well, every other pedal but cant get it.. BW

[admanguru2007]

do you have mp3"s. Man I can sing as if I was bono. Dude you have to make mp3. This is the future. Music with no lyrics of your favorite music and you sing along. Karaoke in your car!

[jayfish33]

Right on boss - awesome!! Fly is my fav U2 track - well freaking done.

[mano100]

wow you are good!! where do you get the backingtrax?

[Ralqh]

check out those links i posted in my video description

[dawgdrummer]

Your accuracy is incredible. Most faithful representation of Edge I've ever heard. Your version of "Streets" is amazing too. Please please please do "Bullet the Blue Sky". Rock on dude.

[ividalt]

You are the man. Nice job

[margekiko]

What about a the fly tutorial? I'd like to see your hands 'cause I'm not able to finish the song. Thanks

[tom691]

how did you get all your gear?

[Ralqh]

by buying it ;)

[ELUSIVEJIM]

Nice work mate. You in a tribute band or ever thought of joining one?

[Ralqh]

yea i have...i can't find the right people in the pacific northwest

[karimkauak]

you're good patrick

[tagjim]

now sing the chorus and play the keyboard part with your feet!! haha! good job.

[candorm]

Just one more thing...have you ever thought about arpeggiating the chords during the chorus? I think Edge did that live back in the Zoo Tv era. Fills the gap in sound and might sound more full then the harmonics. Either way great job.

[kimbahpnam]

From what I've seen and heard, Edge doesn't actually play anything during the chorus. I added the harmonics as my own choice

[candorm]

Damn! That was fine playing. I have a feeling you could play using a cheapo guitar ans still sound great. Nice job.

[Qlimited]

I always thought Edge played it on a strat

[Barkeepert]

Correct. However, during the Vertigo tour he has used a Line 6 Variax 700 (With an awesome Vertigo-finish) for The Fly. This guitar is a modeling guitar, meaning it can recreate other guitars / sounds.

[GonzaU2]

con esa pedalera ya podras... habria que verte con un multiefectos malucho, a ver que te salia... aun asi, good version Ralqh ;)

[62burst]

NNNNNIIIIIICCEE job!

[Vinc90]

hey dude where have you got those back up tracks from??? Can you send them to me?

[jenwalter99]

hey did he tell you where he got those back up tracks from? if not Ralgh can you tell me where.. thanks!

[Ralqh]

you can find it at those links i posted in my description

[U2Corsair]

What effects were you using at the different parts of the song?

[U2Corsair]

Opps, my bad, it's in the description. I need to pay attention next time.

[AngstersBangsters]

cool!!! whats next? i vote for Mysterious Ways:)

[Ralqh]

it would be difficult because that part is not included on the backing track.

[zookustookus]

you should try that instrumental part he does at the begining of the song in the boston dvd.

[supermac30]

Hey mate, awesome thanks for listening. Love the fly, great solo and outro.Cheers

[U2Neat]

a few mistakes there, but as always, your sound is so close! congrats man! keep it up

[victorko1]

this does mean your home right? when do you go back up to canada? i wanna stop by :D

[eniq]

Great job!

[testerguy099]

Damn you are very good...lol you give class? :P

good job

[zookustookus]

chords? tab? anything? you should start putting the the chords or tab link in the discription. Hey, by the way, you rock!!!

[anakin1814]

WOW!!!!