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Riff Tone

Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me

U2

Guitarrock1990s

Original Gear

GuitarGibson Les Paul Custom (mid-1970s, black, likely with stock humbuckers)
AmpVox AC30 (US-made, late 1960s, with Celestion Alnico Blue Bulldogs)

Amp Settings

gain6.5
bass6

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Effects & Signal Chain

Notes

Studio recording, 1994-1995. Gear confirmed by U2 tech Dallas Schoo and era-specific interviews. The Edge is known to use his Les Paul Custom for the riff section of this track, through his signature Vox AC30. Effects chain includes heavy use of Whammy and Lovetone Big Cheese fuzz for this song's riff. Settings are estimated based on typical Edge studio rig and genre/era.

Tone Character(10)
fuzzed-out, synth-like leadoctave-shifting riffcompressed and sustainingaggressive, saturated fuzztight and percussive attackbright but thickmodulated delay trailsslightly scooped midsharmonic overtonesprocessed, modern rock edge

Difficulty

The riff requires tight rhythmic accuracy, creative use of the Whammy pedal for pitch shifts, and control over a saturated fuzz tone, making it moderately challenging for intermediate players.

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