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I wholeheartedly agree. I hate to say it, but Edge’s playing hasn’t been amazing on the last two albums (and the best riffs he “sampled”/stole from Haim and One Republic). It’s really Adam (and Larry) who have stood out to me. Both have continued to be creative and fresh. In other news, I...

So I just saw U2 in DC with a couple friends of mine who both play bass. Had to endure the “Doesn’t he just play eighth notes and the root?” nonsense about Adam. Of course I tried to defend him and say there’s more than just WOWY. I ended up putting together a playlist of what I think are his...

I was watching a video of With or Without You from this tour, and it looked like Adam was playing his old Ibanez bass (like the same one from the Red Rocks video). It's hard to tell, but it's definitely not a Fender, and I don't think it's a Warwick either. Looks like the headstock says Ibanez...

It may have only been for the opening part of MW... To be honest I stopped watching him and watched the band.

Saw a recent show in New York and noticed Dallas was running Edge's expression pedals for EBTTRT and Elevation, which I expected. I was surprised, however, to see that he was also rocking one during Mysterious Ways. I assumed Edge had an AutoWah, but maybe not? Anyone know anything about this? I...

Hey all! I ordered a TC Electronic Nova System, which should be in tomorrow, and I'm excited to try and get some U2 tones out of it. I had a M13, but to me the drives were too digital sounding. Hoping the analog drives in the Nova will be better. Does anyone have any experience with this unit...

Been a while since I've been on here... Does anyone know where in his signal path Edge puts his wah? Conventional wisdom says to put the wah before ODs, but I thought I remembered reading somewhere (maybe here) that Edge put his afterward. With a racked wah, he can probably move around the...

Song's been stuck in my head... To me, the main riff sounds like it's on a Strat. You're right, there's also some flanging going on. The reverb could be the R1000, but it could also have been recorded in Slane Castle and have the natural reverb of the ballroom. All this is speculation, of...

Hey guys, I'm getting tickets for the U2 show in Baltimore and have a question. Has anyone either had or heard of someone having their view blocked by the legs of the claw? If so, how bad was it? At Baltimore those seats seem to be closer to the stage, and almost more of a side-view than a...

I agree, although I saw UF and I think they played a snippet of "Living on a Prayer" during Vertigo (very Bono-like) which was kinda fun. But overall, they were pretty faithful to the originals.

Maybe I'm wrong, but I always assumed they were run by Joe at the FOH. I don't see any reverb units, and I think Bono would run his voice through something a little bit higher-end than a DM4 Pro. I think Joe has Yamaha SPX-series stuff at FOH as well as Korg SDD-series delays. I really think...

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It's funny to me to think of Bono as having a complex rig. He hardly plays guitar, and when he does it's (a) barely audible and (b) typically pretty clean. I guess he has distorted guitars, but I always thought of them as just a cranked AC30 overdrive. I sort of remember reading/hearing...

So I'm about to replace the tubes in my AC30, and I have two questions: 1. What does Edge use? I think I remember reading somewhere that he used NOS Mullards, but they're fairly expensive. So... 2. What alternative tubes would you recommend? (Also, out of curiosity, how often do you find...

I think the riff in Magnificent is one of Edge's best. I remember hearing it for the first time and thinking, "Holy crap, this is the best riff he's written since Streets!" Maybe not, but it's still one hell of a riff with a great tone. What effects do you think Edge is using for the different...

I've been looking at getting an M5. One question: what kind of power supply does it take? Could I power it with a Pedal Power 2 or something similar?

One of my all time favorite U2 songs. Wish it had been included on TUF. Hauntingly beautiful... It's a really lush guitar sound; any idea what Edge is using to get it? It sounds to me like he's using chorus, but maybe he just put a lot of mod on the delay. I also can't decide what kind of...

@eventide, are they run in series or parallel?

During the 80s, Larry had a drum to the right of his racked tom (where many drummers put another tom). It looks like a sort of snare, but does anyone know what it was/what it was used for? I assumed it was the snare he used at the beginning of Streets (from PopMart through Vertigo he had a snare...

Rediscovering the forum has really killed any productivity I may have had. I am learning a lot though... Does anyone know what pickups are in Edge's Les Pauls? I assume they're different since he uses different LPs for different songs. The ones that come to mind are: Goldtop Custom White...

The Hot Tubes was what I was thinking of. I actually forgot about the Randalls, but it could have been them as well...

What pedal is Edge using for overdrive on Last Night on Earth? I sort of remember reading something about an EH pedal, maybe the English Muff'n? Does anyone know?

The TC Flashback looks really cool. That will definitely get you some good Edge tones.

Does Edge have two delays going for Pride? If you listen to the beginning of Pride on the Vertigo DVD (Chicago), it sounds like he has two. I also think I read somewhere that he does that. Does anyone know what the two times are and if they're run in stereo or parallel? Also, any other songs...

I used to have a Boss DD-20 and I loved it. Now I have an M13, but I'm probably going to go back to the DD-20. The tap tempo is more accurate IMO, and I like that you can see the actually time in ms you tapped (this helps you make sure you're in the right ballpark and allows for more precise...