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That man is the quintessential guitar technician that every professional musician desires. Great personality, knowledge, passion and loyalty. As always, John's interview's bring the best out of people.

I remember people were repulsed by him being ranked so high on top 100 guitarists lists and I’m like “do you guys realize that this man has developed his own tones and effects and sounds that nobody else has ever been able to mimic?” Sure, U2 songs are not difficult to play. But simplicity is king. His experimentation since the spawn of U2 has been the most influential thing for me as a musician and I’ve been able to incorporate similar sounds into my pedalboard sound for my Church band and it’s beautiful 🤌🏼 thank you Edge 🙏🏻❤️

This guitar tech has gone full Apocalypse Now Dennis Hopper "You don't talk to The Edge man, you listen to him, the man's enlarged my mind, he's a poet warrior in the classical sense."

I want my future wife to love me as much as this guy loves his boss. So rad

Dude is the Golden Retriever of Guitar Techs

Dallas is so awesome, I love this guy. 40 years with U2!?! I respect the loyalty he has to his boss; Edge must take good care of him 👍

Can't even imagine what it takes to keep this rig going. This guy is a genius (and Edge, haha)

This guy's passion for what he does is fantastic. He's one step behind someone who is bringing so much joy to people world wide and knows it. Good on you mate. Great interview Carl B!

this guitar tech looks like the coolest dude, so polite and respectful and obviously so knowledgeable

"There's no use introducing drama" -- I'm using that quote!!

Edge has come a long way from their early days, he got a lot out of minimal gear if you listen to their first two albums Boy an October , beautiful textures and soundscapes in them , He developed a tone and sound that some people love to hate on , but I think he's brilliant

I know nothing about guitars but this guy’s enthusiasm is so infectious that I watched the entire thing.

This was one of my favourite Rundown since I've always liked Edge's playing style plus his tech is one of the most knowledgeable in the game, man, Dallas absolutely kills it when he goes into detail and I love that he doesn't leave out a single part of what makes The Edge sound the way he does live. Fucking brilliant

One of the best articulated explanations of gear by any tech I've seen . The host just stood back and let the guy stream

Unreal, the patience that Edge has for setting up delays and all his effects that sets him apart. As some that's played for decades I just don't have the patience. I love my effects amps and now modelers but I tend to program 6 or 7 base sounds and then let it rip. Can't imagine the time he puts into this. Love his tech this guy just reeks positivity and not only knows his craft but would be a great hang on tour.

I'm a casual U2 fan, and clicked on this accidentally. But this guy's excitement and passion made me stay

Dallas is incredible. So knowledgable and also probably capable of sitting in in a pinch and playing a show. he plays those riffs perfectly.

The Master of effects. 👏👏👏 Great job to his guitar tech.

I am no U2 fan, but the sheer amount of hate Edge gets is absurd. People act like having a few pedals means you're playing nothing by yourself, its just nonsense. I've heard hundreds of people call him a bad guitarist with no explanation beyond his effects

I always get a Dennis Hopper from Apocalypse now vibe whenever I hear Dallas talk about Edge’s rig…

The Edge, master of the digital delay and every variation of it

Dallas, You are such a wonderful Guy! I was so fortunate to have worked with you back in the 80's! Hope to see you again some day soon. Great video!!

Dallas' humility is deep, like his talent.

The Unforgettable Fire had it all, their bombast, delicacy and experimentation. A Sort Of Homecoming is just something else.The Edge has done the gamut of OD , Dist and Fuzz too. I have the SDD3000 and OD2 still.

The Edge is lucky to have Dallas take care of him.

This guitar tech rocks, hes been in the biz a long time

One hell of a dedicated tech

I'm a drummer, no idea why this came in my feed . Loved it! Thanks.

Great interview. Total pro. I'd be nervous in this gig too, relying on old capacitors and transistor in pedals made in the 70's and 80's. Electronics wear out. They do. Great to hear that The Edge is a humble master of his trade and understanding when accidents happen. I wouldn't expect anything different from such a soulful artist. I'm sure the respect goes both ways between these two.

Dallas reminds me of Robin Williams. So full of thoughts they are hard to get out with only one mouth. ❤️

The grit thing makes perfect sense! Also, thank you for keeping this video short. 15 minutes is just enough for me!

This guy reminds me of Dennis Hopper's character in Apocalypse Now ranting about Col. Kurtz.

Great review John! Have so much respect for Edge and Dallas. Amazing details on Edge’s sound. So underrated as an innovator with guitar and effects. He influenced my tone/sound. He is a key part of the U2 sound.

A glimpse behind the scenes like this is so incredible for those of us trying to "figure it out". And guys like Dallas are true unsung heroes. Props 🙌

I love the story about the guitar sounds on Elevation.

Love the days of stage volume . We had first row seats Boston and had too move back 15 yards , now we hear the Music !

Bringing up some IT lingo, in a disaster recovery situation where The Edge happened to go offline for a day, U2 can bring their guitars back online with Dallas! Those two are so in-sync. He's quite the inspiration and master of his craft. Appreciate the sharing of this knowledge! :)

I watched the original ep when it came out and seeing this bit of it again, all I have to say is...Dennis Hopper in Apocalypse Now.

Thanks a lot for the video, Edge is a legend and this guy is awesome💪🏼

In my opinion the Zoo Tv rig was the best sounding. As cool as the AxeFx units are they don't sound as good as his old school rig.

This is the best Rig Rundown episode out there.

This is my favorite show😂 BTW the jazz 3 max grip pick by Dunlop gives me the same sound for the picking attack I love it!

Good one. Love an enthusiastic tech that explains things so well.

What a joy to watch!! 👏👏

fantastic. Thank you guys!

A NASA rocket video would be simpler. But I do love Edge sound and the band. Kudos.

Great conversation!

Cool segment. Learned a lot. I don't think The Edge is appreciated enough. High marks for being different/orignal

I stood in the front row and watched in amazement with what the Edge does and yea you jear the strums but not the actual sound until it hits those amps. Folks he's mastered this.

Awesome!! As always, great content… :)

What a great job.

Love these videos however I wish they would play the effect more often, want to hear it.

❤ that Gold line 6 dm4.

would be great to become friends with this tech gentleman. could talk for days and learn so much from his live experience...

Fascinating!

Love that dude is wearing a guitar emporium t shirt as I’ve lived in Seattle for almost 30 yrs and that shop in Ballard used to be a regular destination for me. Gone too soon.

I didn’t realise guitarists had an office dugout like that onstage.

The Edge is a lucky man to have found someone like Dallas, and vice versa.

According to all the articles I can find on Google, the picks are "Herdim" not "Herzim" and they're still manufactured today, but maybe some other company bought the brand, or maybe the makers passed away and company stuck around but the quality changed? This guy's a total character.

It's like Dennis Hopper's character in Apocalypse Now explaining Kurtz's genius/ madness.

The Edge and Ritchie Sambora tow of the most underrated overlooked guitarists ever .

In 1986, I learned quickly that I wasn’t Eddie Van Halen & Edge showed me that you have to be yourself. With the exemption of Jimmy Page, Edge is my favorite player & why I play the thing.

My man rockin a Guitar Emporium shirt👍

I think about this video all the time

His passion and enthusiasm is infectious.

This guy is a mad scientist genius!

Very cool.

I use my plectrum in exactly the same way and have done so for decades. Mine are Dunlop, no secret.

2-20!!!! wow!!!)))) thank you for sharing this guys)))

I think with this episode, "U2" have made history....and I'm not talking about the band!

Fantastic

Awesome..........................Respect.

This guy is channelling Dennis Hopper in Apocalypse Now 😅

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Cool to see I believe a #JHSPedals Crayon?? Bet Josh would be really proud knowing his pedal is on The Edge's board!!

Haven’t got a clue what they were talking about. But sounds pretty cool!

10:05 that pedal he’s talking about is a boss fet amplifier fa-1

Amazing informations. Help to build more "consistent" presets on high-end digital pedalboards like FractalAudio's AXE FX-III (for amps emulations, effects emulations, combined on different presets for each U2's music to be played)...

Nobody on this planet has a set up like THE EDGE

Great guy. ❤

This guy is really in love with his boss.

To be fair David Gilmour also pioneered dotted eighth echo (Run Like Hell)

Wow! Can I hire this guy to look after my rig!? 😄👌 brilliant.

I'm not sure Edge invented the rhythmic echo style, he certainly made it popular! Look at Paul Reynolds from Flock of Seagulls, underrated player who was musically advanced compared to the rest of the band, and his original guitar parts are filled with those types of effects. It's where I first heard the technique and it was definitely around the same time that U2 was being discovered in the US. Edge, Paul Reynolds, Jamie West-Oram (Fixx) - all excellent players that never became too big for the songs they were playing on.

Still remember his Zoo rack...a literal monster

You gotta Love Bollinger! Best PG Host since Rebecca Dirks

Dallas is so cool!!!

Strong shades of Dennis Hopper’s character in Apocalypse Now talking about Colonel Kurtz

08:24 I bet JHS is like, "Told ya putting our logo on the bottom side would come in handy!"

Jimmy page uses a Herco. Pick that has the grit also. I collect picks. Jimmy’s was the hardest to get he never gave them out. Never dropped it because they didn’t make it anymore. But I paid a roadie to get me one

I use Coarse picks to get that scrape sound.

Guitar pick essential part of tone

TOP SECRET pick maker!!

Greatest techs… Dallas and Vai’s Thomas

7:39 Wow! 🎛-🎛-🎛-🤘👽🎸

Hey John is that a TMV shirt??

About the picks: interesting that Dallas (the guitar tech) calls them HerZim picks when they were actually HerDim picks. (Unless that’s just the German accent being spelled phonetically?) Anyway, if you look at @2:03 in the video, you can see that these are somewhat TRANSPARENT (the light shines through them). This is definitely not the case with the Herdim picks your can buy online, because I own some. It’s hard to believe that ANY nylon pick would be see-through. Maybe they’re made of a different material after all??

I figure the green FET pedal he’s trying to name is the JHS Clover

#JergeTripps from Line 6 designed the DM-4 Distortion Modeler and DL-4 Delay Modeler. He is a pedal genius and started Way Huge Pedals. He now works for Jim Dunlop/MXR and continues to work on Guitar EFx pedal designs. Something unavoidable is some of these #HolyGrail EFx pedals are Made in China.