Edge and his Gibson ES 330 TD

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Edge and his Gibson ES 330TD

The TD means thinline and dual pickups. If single pickup models would be a ES 330T

I am not sure when Edge got this guitar. Could have been something he got during the Joshua Tree tour?

I first saw of this guitar was photos from the Achtung Baby sessions and the Zoo tours.

"One"​

U2 - One in Top of the Pops 1992 - YouTube

It seems that Edge had taken a particular liking to this guitar as it did end up making appearances in the "One", "Even Better Than The Real Thing" and "Who's Gonna Right Your Wild Horses" videos.

"One"​

One (director's cut) U2 by Anton Cobijn 1992 - YouTube

"...Real Thing"​

U2 - Even Better Than The Real Thing - official video - YouTube

"...Wild Horses"​

U2 - Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses HQ - YouTube



By Popmart "One" was played on a Gretsch Country Gentleman and the ES-330TD seemed to have fallen out of favor, although it was used for "Holy Joe" at the Popmart tour launch at K-Mart

"Holy Joe"​

U2 Holy Joe Live KMart - YouTube

And it was also used for "Please" during the Euro MTV Awards

"Please"​

U2 Please 1997 MTV Video Music Awards - YouTube

And it was also seen in the "Staring At The Sun" video

"Staring At The Sun"​

U2 - Staring At The Sun - YouTube


Anyone have more pictures of Edge with this guitar? I only have a few. I was wondering of others have more.

 

[silkensky]

Is this one of the guitars presumably lost in the Hanover Quay flood some years back? Haven't seen it since the Pop era and I assume the Casino he has now is its replacement. I reckon he used the ES-330 on more than a couple Achtung Baby songs. A P90 equipped hollowbody + SDD3K + AC30 = tone heaven.

 

[breathe]

I have seen edge use it on one tree hill on joshua tree tour.

 

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I have seen edge use it on one tree hill on joshua tree tour.

Edge used a Gibson 335 for "One Tree Hill" during the Joshua Tree tour, not a Gibson ES330TD.

Check the video. About 1:43 into it, you can see the nickel covers of the ES-335's humbucker pickups, not the black plastic covers of the `59 330TD.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfKhVV-7lxI

 

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