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the most noticable song for me when he uses this is during the solo on "all i want is you" his guitar just gets more trebly and slightly louder. is this just an EQ pedal? not sure if hes using a pedal or he just maybe swaped pickups or hit the notes harder.
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Originally Posted by nick2282 the most noticable song for me when he uses this is during the solo on "all i want is you" his guitar just gets more trebly and slightly louder. is this just an EQ pedal? not sure if hes using a pedal or he just maybe swaped pickups or hit the notes harder. I have not heard this song but just by what you said it could be a treble boost, but its just a guess.
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it gives it a really crispy sound when he does it
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At least someone is finally asking about a decent song. I'm listening now; I'll let you know what I come up with.
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Sounds like just a really nice amp with proper EQ settings.
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listen starting at 3:40 and at 3:44 his guitar definitely gets more trebly and a little louder
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There are several possibilities. Dynacomp, Boss FA-1, t.c. Electronic Preamp, different amp, different guitar...etc., etc., etc.
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That's a studio recording - very possibly the guitar track(s) was just turned up in the mix. As far as it being more trebly, it may be that the studio engineer gave that track(s) a different eq sculpt, or Edge may have just started picking closer to the bridge (and maybe harder too) for the solo part. I suspect that it may just be because its out front in the mix that we hear it better, with more "detail".
For live use, a graphic eq pedal is great for solo boosts. The Dan'o Fish n Chips has up to 15 db of flat (no sliders raised) boost, more if the eq band sliders are raised. I think +9 to +12 is usually a pretty good solo boost. If you wanted more treble on the solo, I'd set the level for +9 - +12 db or so for the boost, with the 3K hz band raised a bit. For humbucker guitars, if I'm using the neck pickup for a solo, I usually cut the 100 and 200 bands to -3 to -6 db, sometimes with the 3K boosted just a tad. When you decrease the bottom end, it will make the high end more prominent. Also, low freq's require more power to reproduce, so when you cut them back, it cleans up the amp's tone some while still being at about the same perceived volume. If I don't cut the bass some on the neck buckers, a solo boost to my amp gets kinda "flutey", and a little more distorted and compressed than I usually want.
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I think the tone sounds like something applied before distortion. The actual volume part was probably done in the studio. What I can think of is him switching to the bridge pickup (or picking near the bridge), a treble boost right there, turning on a trebly chorus, making the EQ more trebly, he turned up his guitar volume, just something in the signal shain got more trebly at that part (or a combo of things).