The Edge

David Howell Evans born 8 August 1961 better known by his stage name The Edge or just Edge is an Irish musician and songwriter best known as the lead guitarist keyboardist and backing vocalist of the rock band U2 A member of the group since its inception he has recorded 14 studio albums with the band and one solo record As a guitarist the Edge has crafted a minimalistic and textural style of playing His use of a rhythmic delay effect yields a distinctive sound that has become a signature of U2s music Description above from the Wikipedia article The Edge licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia