{"id":2298,"date":"2015-04-22T17:10:48","date_gmt":"2015-04-22T22:10:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/u2act.com\/?p=2298"},"modified":"2015-04-22T17:29:28","modified_gmt":"2015-04-22T22:29:28","slug":"u2-california-guitar-cover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/u2act.com\/blog\/u2-california-guitar-cover\/","title":{"rendered":"U2 California Guitar Cover"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Back in October, 2014 I learned the live version of California by U2, programmed it into my guitar rig and made the following video:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/72eDKmvsx64\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>I did not use any hardware effects. All I used was Native Instruments Guitar Rig 5 and Rig Kontrol running stereo into two Vox AC30&#8217;s.<\/p>\n<p>Here is the U2 performance that I based my cover on.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"\/\/www.dailymotion.com\/embed\/video\/x28kt72\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>For you Native Instruments Guitar Rig 5 players, here&#8217;s a link to download my California <a href=\"http:\/\/u2act.com\/downloads\/california.ngrr\">preset<\/a>. And below are images of my settings.<\/p>\n<p>I created 4 containers. Each container is assigned to rig control <a href=\"http:\/\/u2act.com\/downloads\/california.ngrr\">preset<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/u2act.com\/coffeeisfreakinawesome\/wp-content\/uploads\/0-uzoo-gr5-california-containers.png\" alt=\"0-uzoo-gr5-california-containers\" width=\"589\" height=\"449\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2300\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Container one holds the setting for the opening reverse effect. There is a tremolo effect that The Edge uses that I still need to add. Also, I run my rig stereo to two Vox AC30&#8217;s, so for you GR5 players with with mono setups, your results may vary:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/u2act.com\/coffeeisfreakinawesome\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-uzoo-gr5-california-intro.png\" alt=\"1-uzoo-gr5-california-intro\" width=\"585\" height=\"1012\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2301\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This container has the setting for all the verses:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/u2act.com\/coffeeisfreakinawesome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-uzoo-gr5-california-verse.png\" alt=\"2-uzoo-gr5-california-verse\" width=\"608\" height=\"397\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2302\" \/><\/p>\n<p>These are the settings for the chorus:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/u2act.com\/coffeeisfreakinawesome\/wp-content\/uploads\/3-uzoo-gr5-california-chorus.png\" alt=\"3-uzoo-gr5-california-chorus\" width=\"611\" height=\"396\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2303\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Here are the guitar solo settings in container four:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/u2act.com\/coffeeisfreakinawesome\/wp-content\/uploads\/4-uzoo-gr5-california-solo.png\" alt=\"4-uzoo-gr5-california-solo\" width=\"609\" height=\"466\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2304\" \/><\/p>\n<p>These are the post-processing settings:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/u2act.com\/coffeeisfreakinawesome\/wp-content\/uploads\/5-uzoo-gr5-california-post.png\" alt=\"5-uzoo-gr5-california-post\" width=\"606\" height=\"280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2305\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And finally the setting that assign each container to switches on the Rig Kontrol pedal board:<\/p>\n<p>Container 1 Trigger: <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/u2act.com\/coffeeisfreakinawesome\/wp-content\/uploads\/6-uzoo-gr5-california-sw1.png\" alt=\"6-uzoo-gr5-california-sw1\" width=\"590\" height=\"276\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2306\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Container 2 Trigger: <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/u2act.com\/coffeeisfreakinawesome\/wp-content\/uploads\/7-uzoo-gr5-california-sw2.png\" alt=\"7-uzoo-gr5-california-sw2\" width=\"593\" height=\"274\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2307\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Container 3 Trigger: <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/u2act.com\/coffeeisfreakinawesome\/wp-content\/uploads\/8-uzoo-gr5-california-sw3.png\" alt=\"8-uzoo-gr5-california-sw3\" width=\"593\" height=\"274\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2308\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Container 4 Trigger: <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/u2act.com\/coffeeisfreakinawesome\/wp-content\/uploads\/9-uzoo-gr5-california-sw4.png\" alt=\"9-uzoo-gr5-california-sw4\" width=\"594\" height=\"274\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2309\" \/><\/p>\n<p>-Chris<br \/>\nEdge of <a href=\"u2act.com\">UZoo<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Back in October, 2014 I learned the live version of California by U2, programmed it into my guitar rig and<a href=\"http:\/\/u2act.com\/blog\/u2-california-guitar-cover\/\">&#8230; [read more]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[44],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v17.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"http:\/\/u2act.com\/blog\/u2-california-guitar-cover\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"U2 California Guitar Cover - UZoo - The Unforgettable U2 Tribute Band\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Back in October, 2014 I learned the live version of California by U2, programmed it into my guitar rig and... 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