This tone is godlike. Absolutely best cover of this song....

Being primarily a bass player, I watched (and then re-watched) this set of vids because I was merely curious about Edge's tone and delay settings on this classic song. But then I ended up grabbing my bass, turning the volume to max and playing along with you -- more than just a few times. Your tone is fantastic and your technique is spot-on. It was great jamming with you.

Thank you for your kind words and support. It's people like you who keep me going!

Those second verse chords completely make this tracks so special

Un freakin believable....ive been playing for 25 years and i cant get within a country mile of this quality

Your tone is outstanding!

that sounded fantastic, well done the edge would be impressed im sure.

As far as inspirational guitarists go, I can name a half a dozen off the top but Edge is definately included in this group. The term "shimmer" was virtually unheard of until the advent of U2. All credit to him in producing that "orchestric sound" you refer to. His use of those trademark delays and open chords never required additional lead fills. Quite remarkable really. Great covers and your tutorials are the best on youtube. We all need to thank you for all your time and work.

Always a pleasure to watch your videos, your are an amazing guitar player and also a great teacher. Thanks for taking the time to share your passion with us, you helped me a lot with your covers and it's really appreciated. Thanks again, you rock man!

Agreed!! I watched this in awe and loved it! I am going straight home to practise this over and over. Thanks for posting - great playing!

You do an awesome job, thank you for the covers and tutorials. Very much appreciated!

many thanks for posting my friend. ive watched it god knows how many times and it still sends a shiver down my spine. fantastic cover.

Micheal thank you so much for putting the time and effort into getting these incredibly awesome tutorials together mate. Your videos inspired me to pick up a guitar and learn, and I'm just absolutely loving it! Thank you !

Thanks so much for posting up this and other U2 covers! Brilliant job 👍

Hands down the best cover. Period. I'm impressed.. no doubt about it.

You are fantastic. Absolutely perfect. Best cover playing I’ve ever seen

I keep coming back to this video...it is so well done!

Best cover on KZfaq

Great job on the cover. This is my favorite U2 song.

not showing his face..couse its the edge himself......jk....awesome job

this is just absolutely awesome... and brought a tear to my eye as to how beautiful the edges guitar work is on this song. well done my friend and many many thanks for this.

Incredible! Lot of hard work went into that, spot on. Bravo sir!!!

You are simply amazing!!! Continue to do the good work.

You killed it bro. God I love this song. So peaceful and relaxing good job on that cover

still the best tuto I've found. thanks for all the work !

One of the best opening album tracks of all time, you crushed it fella, well done

Absolute FLAWLESS...Outstanding...best i seen on youtube....and ive seen a lot

Out of all the U2 songs i want to learn this one the most, thanks for taking the time to make these

This is fabulous! Totally Awesome!!...You are very talented👍

Best of the Best Cover! You are a guitar genius! Bravo and bravissimo!

Amazing gift. You rocked!

Absolutely spot on...tone technique everything, well played

Holy crap dude, that was awesome! that sounded fantastic, well done the edge would be impressed im sure.

Great inspiring cover ! That's a good work. Thanks a lot.

You are a great guitar, but an even greater person by taken much of your time to share these tutorials with us. Thanks!

Killer tutorial my friend... many thank yous sir!!

Edge, Edge........is that you? It's gotta be you! Just awesome mate, just awesome. My favourite U2 song, this sent shivers down my spine.

Fantastic!!! Best tone and playing if ever heard on a cover. Seriously congrats. I've seen Edge play this from the second row on the Elevation tour and was perplexed (at the time) by his left hand trying to figure out the partial chords he was playing during the chorus. You nailed it! Edge droning the D, G, B then A "bass" notes makes it.

I’m Irish & a massive U2 fan & I’m quite impressed. Nice job

The first cover that has played the chorus right. Most people do it at the 7th. I worked it out in 87 watching them live! Well done you!

Thanks for doing the tutorials... Especially the Axe settings they have been more then useful. Most folk dont really understand how much Edge puts into getting these tones. And id love to see them even try and come close to been able to play a song like this the correct way

How could 46 people REALLY give this a "thumbs down"? You want to learn the song? This guy nails it! I have one of Edge's used blue picks and Edge even plays this song with the rough side like the guy in the video does. I will give it a thumbs UP!

well done. Very nice cover. it rocked me so much

Soooo clean sounds amazing.

You videos are simply amazing!

This cover gives me goosebumps.

Best cover on KZfaq Holy crap dude, that was awesome!

Holy crap dude, that was awesome!

Perfect! So good to hear it!

Breathtaking.

As good as it gets Michael, really well done, perfection!

Absolutely amazing 👍

Fabulous yet again. Can't thank you enough for these incredible tutorials. Don't know what you do for a living, but if you're a teacher I wouldn't be surprised. Your teaching method (lots of repetition and basically broken down for we (the student) to totally self pace. Thank you again! Best wishes always.

I'm embarrassed to say I play the guitar after watching that. Wow.

Wow! Thanks for the cover and tutorials. I appreciate it, and I'm sure many other guitarists do, too. Thumbs up!

Very nice job!!!! Thanks for saving me such a lot of time!

Magnificent. Great sound.

This is so amazing! You killed the sound!

Wow, great playing and you nailed the tone too!

You do a stellar job with this song.

That was awesome! That is a great song. Well done!

Great Sound and Performance...bravo

Simply amazing

Padrisimooo...... El mejor de todos los tutoriales

Awesome Sauce! Thanks so much for being a blessing!

I have no words tell you, superb

LOL so damn good. Thanks for sharing. It's a pleasure watching.

I don't know if people realize how tricky that intro timing is, but you nailed it! Great job, sweet tone, my hat's off to you!

Loved it. Subscribed. I can't find much other guitarists who can play so close to The Edge. And your tone is done unlike many guitarist where they chase after every single piece of guitar and gear that The Edge uses. Well Done Man.

HALLUP!! I got addicted!! I have listened to this version now about a dozen times or more (because the guitar volume is better than the original version) Still in heaven mode (: This song triggers some moments from the Tony Robbins seminar. Freedom, Strength and Gratitude. Well played, Michael. Can't wait to practise it.

Wow! An eye opener! I always struggled getting a clean tone on the g and b strings 11 and 12 fret. I noticed you bar 3 strings on the 10th fret. Works for me! Many thanks.

Super helpful and great work!

It's so beautifully fresh!

hi Michael my hubby would like me to thank you for your tuition on this song and others that you do. he is u2 mad. he has ocd obsessive compulsive disorder. it affects people in different ways. some clean a lot. some have number dilemmas. my husband has a condition where if he's learning something on guitar he has to learn it note by note and he says you are the best tutor on KZfaq. once he hears a note he can find it on his guitar. but seeing someone playing the song and describing time signature and strumming techniques helps him no end. so from the bottom of my heart and my hubby Andy thank you very much for your help and advice and time.

i still like this version alot, the delay and strumming pattern in the intro is perfect michael. keep up the good work.

Why i found your video so late? best cover! i usually listen your cover while doing my work. good work budz

Wonderful song, beautifully played and your tutorial is a pure joy to watch. After watching most of your videos, I think one understands why Bono calls The Edge "The scientist"! ;-) Keep these videos coming!

Masterpiece! Bravo!

Great job and awesome tone!

simply..AWESOME cover and Awesome tone! ciao cheers!

Great sound mate,well done !!

just beautiful :') awesome cover!!!

Génial, j'adore ! Thanks for this moment.

Absolutely note perfect mate on a live version top drawer, The Edge would be very impressed indeed!

seen them live last summer in Toronto awesome show

sooo good. simply love the sound :)

Absolutely brilliant. Subbed.

¡Muy bueno! Qué gran versión, la clavaste.

Brilliant video

I can't say it enough...you are awesome!

Just Amazing mate!!!!!

brilliant as always. i have followed Michael for years and he has taught me the best of u2. however we have not heard from him for a while so i hope he is ok and is well

Awesome Man! I'm on the Fractal Forums. Lovin my Axe-FX II

That was amazing - excellent control with the 16th note strumming pattern! The intro harmonics were awesome too!

I love u man. When u started plaing it gave me goosebumps.

Wow!!!!!, you really can't appreciate what going on in this song until you see it up close. Incredibly skilled guitarist! Makes me want to learn the guitar, although truth be told I can't ever see myself at that level 😞Absolutely amazing 🙂

Perfect. Thanks for posting!!

Now, that was mighty impressive.

Very well done!

The best compliment I can give you is that I have your version on my phone and listen to it daily.