Bad Tutorial

Used the Tech 21 Liverpool amp model pedal and came close to the tones in three live versions of Bad: R&H, Wide Awake in America and It Might Get Loud. This is my Fender Custom Shop Strat with Kinman pups into Psionic Audio's Triad into Tech 21's Liverpool pedal into Axe-Fx delays & reverb. The Wide Awake version is the only version with the Triad on and is the best of the three. The Triad into the Tech 21 Liverpool results in a lush, smooth overdriven tone. The Tech 21 settings were done for the Wide Awake version, and then kept the same for the other two. I did not change them to adjust to each version (although I could have). However, I did add a high pass filter for IMGL because Edge has very little bass in that clip. I'm not sure if that was his amp settings or the mic/recording setup. I set the high pass filter for 400hz and it matched up pretty well with the clip. I'm positive I could have turned the bass knob down and made other adjustments to the Liverpool to get this tone. I only used the Axe-Fx for delays and reverb. Two delays in all the clips: dotted 8th (433ms) in parallel with a 543ms slap back delay (one repeat).

Part A1 of updated guitar tutorial. Tone based on the live version from Wide Awake in America. Recorded with Fractal Audio's Axe-Fx Ultra (delays and reverb), Tech 21 Liverpool (amp modeling pedal) and Psionic Audio's Triad (Korg SDD3000 preamp pedal). Guitar: Fender Custom Shop 1960 Strat with Kinman Woodstock pickups.

Part A2 of updated Bad guitar tutorial / lesson. This tutorial covers my amp and delay settings.

Part A3 of updated Bad guitar tutorial / lesson. This tutorial compares the Psionic Audio Triad pedal (SDD-3000 preamp circuit) to my model of the same using the FET drive model in the Axe-Fx Ultra.

Part A4 of updated Bad guitar tutorial / lesson. This tutorial compares the Tech 21 Liverpool pedal to my model of the same using the Top Boost model in the Axe-Fx Ultra.

Part A5 of updated Bad guitar tutorial / lesson. This tutorial takes the Psionic Audio Triad pedal (SDD-3000 preamp circuit) and my Axe-Fx model of the same using the FET drive model and puts them into my Axe-Fx model of the Liverpool.

Part A6 of updated Bad guitar tutorial / lesson. This tutorial covers the detailed settings of my Axe-Fx preset.

Part A7 of updated Bad guitar tutorial / lesson. This tutorial covers my Axe-Fx Top Boost model settings in the Axe-Fx that correspond to my settings on the Tech 21 Liverpool pedal.

Part A8 of updated Bad guitar tutorial / lesson. This tutorial covers the Tech 21 Liverpool pedal settings I used on my Bad cover.

Part A9 of updated Bad guitar tutorial / lesson. This tutorial covers the first part of the main riff.

Part A10 of updated Bad guitar tutorial / lesson. This tutorial covers the second part of the main riff. Please see next part (Part A10-b) for additional commentary.

Part A10-b of updated Bad guitar tutorial / lesson. This tutorial is very similar to Part A10, but includes better close ups, clearer explanations and additional commentary.

Part A11 of updated Bad guitar tutorial / lesson. This tutorial covers the pull-off riffs that Edge sometimes does during the main riff.

Part A12 of updated Bad guitar tutorial / lesson. This tutorial covers the chorus after the main riff.

Part A13 of updated Bad guitar tutorial / lesson. This tutorial covers other variations of the chorus.

Part A14 of updated Bad guitar tutorial / lesson. This tutorial covers other bridge transition riff at the end of the chorus before going into the main riff.

Part A15 of updated Bad guitar tutorial / lesson. This tutorial covers the lead outro and the end of the song.

This tutorial covers the main verse riff with an without delay.

This tutorial covers the main chorus riff with and without delay.

Continuation of Part 2, covering the main chorus riff.

Covers the end of the chorus.

Covers the final riff or lead segment.