Since u2sound is no longer around I thought it would be great to have a place to house the entire list of Edge's rig (or at least the rig that we could know about). I'm talking about everything having to do with guitar. I could care less about his vocal mic preferences, but add it on if you want. I know a lot of stuff is tied to years or eras of the band, so if you know of when approximately it was used include that (primarily effects). I'm thinking I'll start the list, then you can take and add to it (there will be a lot of adding b/c I can probably barely scratch the surface of this set up).
Guitars
- 19XX Gibson Explorer
- 19XX Gibson Les Paul Custom (cream/faded to yellow)
- 19XX Gibson Les Paul Goldtop (gold/cream pickguard, showed up at Popmart era)
- 19XX Gibson Les Paul (mirrored, used in Pop promo stuff)
- 19XX Rickenbacker 330/12 (red sunburst/white pickguard, showed up around Zoo TV)
- XXXX Rickenbacker 330/12 (black/white pickguard, seen on Boston DVD)
- XXXX Rickenbacker 330/12 (natural/white pickguard, showed up on Vertigo tour)
- 1957 Fender Stratocaster (Sunburst finish with a white pickguard. Used on Rattle and Hum Video. Used on the album, The Unforgettable Fire, particularly I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For and Pride (In The Name of Love). Also for the Popmart and Elevation live tours).
- 1964 Fender Stratocaster (Natural finish. Built in 1964. Used on the Unforgettable Fire album and on Stuck In a Moment You Can't Get Out Of).
- 1964 Fender Stratocaster (Black with a white pickguard)
- 1979 Fender Stratocaster (Black with a black pickguard. Serial number S916792. Built in 1979. Used throughout The Edge's career, including the Joshua Tree album, the Rattle and Hum film, the Boy tour, An Cat Dubh, I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For, I Threw a Brick Through a Window, Into the Heart and Pride).
- 1970's Fender Stratocaster (Sunburst finish, large headstock)
- 198X Fender Stratocaster (Black with a white pickguard. Early 80's model. Now resides in the Hard Rock Café).
- XXXX Fender Stratocaster (Black with a black pickguard. Used on the Joshua Tree album and tour).
- 1976 Fender Stratocaster (Black with a black pickguard. Built in 1976 and modified on a number of occasions. This is the Edge's main Strat, used on several albums and tours).
- 197X Fender Stratocaster (Black with a white pickguard. Large Headstock Early-seventies model. Used on the Joshua Tree tour).
- Eric Clapton Signature Stratocaster (Cream finish with Lace Sensor pickups. Built in 1989. Used on Rattle and Hum album and Lovetown Tour).
- Eric Clapton Signature Stratocaster (Red finish with a white pickguard. Built in 1989. Used on Rattle and Hum album and Lovetown Tour).
- Eric Clapton Signature Stratocaster (Pewter finish with white Moto pickguard. Used on the Zoo-TV and Zooropa tours).
- “The Strat®” (Black with a black pickguard. This discontinued model was used on the performance of Helter Skelter on Rattle and Hum).
- XXXX Fender Telecaster (Blue Sparkle finish. Used on How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb).
- 19XX Fender Telecaster (Natural finish with a white pickguard. Used on the Unforgettable Fire sessions).
- 19XX Fender Telecaster (Natural finish with a Bigsby® tremolo. Used on the Pop album).
- 197X Fender Telecaster (Candy Apple Red finish. ‘70's model. Used by Bono on the Pop Mart Tour).
- 199X Fender Telecaster (Custom Silver Sparkle finish. Made in the 1990's. Used by Bono on the Popmart tour).
- 1999 Fender Telecaster (White with white pearloid pickguard. Made in Japan in 1999. White with white binding and white matching headstock. Used for Sunday Bloody Sunday during the Elevation tour).
- XXXX Fender Telecaster (green/white pickguard, used on Brooklyn show)
- 197X Fender Telecaster Deluxe (Black. Built in the 70's. Played on Rattle and Hum . Also used by Bono on the track, When Love Comes to Town in the official Rattle and Hum video).
- XXXX Fender Jaguar (Blue with white pickguard. Seen on the video to Electrical Storm).
- 19XXX Fender Lead II (Discontinued model from 1979-82. Black with black pickguard. Used on Boy Tour and Boy album track, A Day Without Me)
- 19XX Fender Stratocaster (black/white pickguard customized w/Infinite Guitar, used during Zoo TV era)
- 19XX Epiphone Hollowbody (???, used on Brooklyn show)
- 1958 Gretsch Chet Atkins 6119 (Red finish. Used on the Popmart tour and on the song Gone from the Pop album. Also used extensively by Bono on the Popmart tour and on U2's Tibetan Freedom concert).
- 1959 Gretsch Country Club 6196 (Cadillac Green finish. Rumoured to have once belonged to Neil Young. Used on several live shows and recording sessions from the mid-90's to the present day. Used by Bono to compose the song, Falling At Your Feet).
- 1965 Gretsch Country Gentleman (Brown finish. Used on the Pop album tracks, Please and Discothèque and on the song, Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of from the album, All That You Can't Leave Behind).
- 1967 Gretsch Country Gentleman (Brown finish. Used on the Popmart tour and on the song Please from the Pop album. Used as a back-up to the 1965 version of the same guitar, mentioned above).
- 196X Gretsch Double Anniversary (Tobacco Burst finish. Built in the 1960's. Seen in the video to the song, Please from the Pop album).
- 19XX Gretsch Silver Jet (Silver finish. Seen on the Lemon video from the Zooropa album).
- 1966 Gretsch White Falcon 6137 (White finish. Built in 1966. Used on Van Diemen's Land from the Rattle and Hum album).
- 2000 Gretsch “Irish Falcon” 6136 (10 of these guitars were specially commissioned by Bono in 2000 for the Elevation tour, of which he chose one. This is a Cadillac Green version of the White Falcon. Inscription on the pickguard reads “The goal is soul”. Used on the song Walk On from the album, All That You Can't Leave Behind . Used by Bono on the Elevation Tour. One of the other nine guitars now resides in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Exhibition in Cleveland, Ohio).
(Thanks to Fender Europe for the complete Fender and Gretsch list!)
Stompbox Effects
- Electro Harmonix Deluxe Memory Man
- Boss SD-1
- Boss DS-2
Rack Effects
- Korg SDD 3000
- TC Electronix ???
- Line 6 Distortion Modeler (custom made)
- Line 6 Pod XT Pro (2 used, seen on Vertigo tour)
Amps
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I'm tired of writing, now but you get the idea.
Guitars
- 19XX Gibson Explorer
- 19XX Gibson Les Paul Custom (cream/faded to yellow)
- 19XX Gibson Les Paul Goldtop (gold/cream pickguard, showed up at Popmart era)
- 19XX Gibson Les Paul (mirrored, used in Pop promo stuff)
- 19XX Rickenbacker 330/12 (red sunburst/white pickguard, showed up around Zoo TV)
- XXXX Rickenbacker 330/12 (black/white pickguard, seen on Boston DVD)
- XXXX Rickenbacker 330/12 (natural/white pickguard, showed up on Vertigo tour)
- 1957 Fender Stratocaster (Sunburst finish with a white pickguard. Used on Rattle and Hum Video. Used on the album, The Unforgettable Fire, particularly I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For and Pride (In The Name of Love). Also for the Popmart and Elevation live tours).
- 1964 Fender Stratocaster (Natural finish. Built in 1964. Used on the Unforgettable Fire album and on Stuck In a Moment You Can't Get Out Of).
- 1964 Fender Stratocaster (Black with a white pickguard)
- 1979 Fender Stratocaster (Black with a black pickguard. Serial number S916792. Built in 1979. Used throughout The Edge's career, including the Joshua Tree album, the Rattle and Hum film, the Boy tour, An Cat Dubh, I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For, I Threw a Brick Through a Window, Into the Heart and Pride).
- 1970's Fender Stratocaster (Sunburst finish, large headstock)
- 198X Fender Stratocaster (Black with a white pickguard. Early 80's model. Now resides in the Hard Rock Café).
- XXXX Fender Stratocaster (Black with a black pickguard. Used on the Joshua Tree album and tour).
- 1976 Fender Stratocaster (Black with a black pickguard. Built in 1976 and modified on a number of occasions. This is the Edge's main Strat, used on several albums and tours).
- 197X Fender Stratocaster (Black with a white pickguard. Large Headstock Early-seventies model. Used on the Joshua Tree tour).
- Eric Clapton Signature Stratocaster (Cream finish with Lace Sensor pickups. Built in 1989. Used on Rattle and Hum album and Lovetown Tour).
- Eric Clapton Signature Stratocaster (Red finish with a white pickguard. Built in 1989. Used on Rattle and Hum album and Lovetown Tour).
- Eric Clapton Signature Stratocaster (Pewter finish with white Moto pickguard. Used on the Zoo-TV and Zooropa tours).
- “The Strat®” (Black with a black pickguard. This discontinued model was used on the performance of Helter Skelter on Rattle and Hum).
- XXXX Fender Telecaster (Blue Sparkle finish. Used on How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb).
- 19XX Fender Telecaster (Natural finish with a white pickguard. Used on the Unforgettable Fire sessions).
- 19XX Fender Telecaster (Natural finish with a Bigsby® tremolo. Used on the Pop album).
- 197X Fender Telecaster (Candy Apple Red finish. ‘70's model. Used by Bono on the Pop Mart Tour).
- 199X Fender Telecaster (Custom Silver Sparkle finish. Made in the 1990's. Used by Bono on the Popmart tour).
- 1999 Fender Telecaster (White with white pearloid pickguard. Made in Japan in 1999. White with white binding and white matching headstock. Used for Sunday Bloody Sunday during the Elevation tour).
- XXXX Fender Telecaster (green/white pickguard, used on Brooklyn show)
- 197X Fender Telecaster Deluxe (Black. Built in the 70's. Played on Rattle and Hum . Also used by Bono on the track, When Love Comes to Town in the official Rattle and Hum video).
- XXXX Fender Jaguar (Blue with white pickguard. Seen on the video to Electrical Storm).
- 19XXX Fender Lead II (Discontinued model from 1979-82. Black with black pickguard. Used on Boy Tour and Boy album track, A Day Without Me)
- 19XX Fender Stratocaster (black/white pickguard customized w/Infinite Guitar, used during Zoo TV era)
- 19XX Epiphone Hollowbody (???, used on Brooklyn show)
- 1958 Gretsch Chet Atkins 6119 (Red finish. Used on the Popmart tour and on the song Gone from the Pop album. Also used extensively by Bono on the Popmart tour and on U2's Tibetan Freedom concert).
- 1959 Gretsch Country Club 6196 (Cadillac Green finish. Rumoured to have once belonged to Neil Young. Used on several live shows and recording sessions from the mid-90's to the present day. Used by Bono to compose the song, Falling At Your Feet).
- 1965 Gretsch Country Gentleman (Brown finish. Used on the Pop album tracks, Please and Discothèque and on the song, Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of from the album, All That You Can't Leave Behind).
- 1967 Gretsch Country Gentleman (Brown finish. Used on the Popmart tour and on the song Please from the Pop album. Used as a back-up to the 1965 version of the same guitar, mentioned above).
- 196X Gretsch Double Anniversary (Tobacco Burst finish. Built in the 1960's. Seen in the video to the song, Please from the Pop album).
- 19XX Gretsch Silver Jet (Silver finish. Seen on the Lemon video from the Zooropa album).
- 1966 Gretsch White Falcon 6137 (White finish. Built in 1966. Used on Van Diemen's Land from the Rattle and Hum album).
- 2000 Gretsch “Irish Falcon” 6136 (10 of these guitars were specially commissioned by Bono in 2000 for the Elevation tour, of which he chose one. This is a Cadillac Green version of the White Falcon. Inscription on the pickguard reads “The goal is soul”. Used on the song Walk On from the album, All That You Can't Leave Behind . Used by Bono on the Elevation Tour. One of the other nine guitars now resides in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Exhibition in Cleveland, Ohio).
(Thanks to Fender Europe for the complete Fender and Gretsch list!)
Stompbox Effects
- Electro Harmonix Deluxe Memory Man
- Boss SD-1
- Boss DS-2
Rack Effects
- Korg SDD 3000
- TC Electronix ???
- Line 6 Distortion Modeler (custom made)
- Line 6 Pod XT Pro (2 used, seen on Vertigo tour)
Amps
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I'm tired of writing, now but you get the idea.