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Riff Tone
I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For (Lillywhite Alternate Mix '87)
U2
Guitarrock1980s
Original Gear
Guitar1983 Fender Stratocaster (Edge's main Strat for Joshua Tree sessions)
AmpVox AC30 (1964 Top Boost, studio recording)
Amp Settings
gain4
bass5
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Notes
Studio recording, 1987, Lillywhite Alternate Mix. The Edge is known to have used his 1983 Stratocaster and Vox AC30 for the Joshua Tree sessions. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for this specific mix/section.
Tone Character(10)
chiming and percussivebright and glassymildly overdriven with claritydistinct rhythmic delay repeatsopen and airyarticulate single-note linesslightly compresseddynamic and responsivemodest sustainnot heavily saturated
Difficulty
The riff requires accurate timing to lock in with the dotted 8th delay, as well as clean, percussive picking and dynamic control to maintain clarity with the effects.
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Original Gear
Guitar1983 Fender Stratocaster (Edge's main Strat for Joshua Tree sessions)
AmpVox AC30 (1964 Top Boost, studio recording)
Amp Settings
gain4
bass5
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Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 1987, Lillywhite Alternate Mix. The Edge is known to have used his 1983 Stratocaster and Vox AC30 for the Joshua Tree sessions. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for this specific mix/section.
Tone Character(10)
chiming and percussivebright and glassymildly overdriven with claritydistinct rhythmic delay repeatsopen and airyarticulate single-note linesslightly compresseddynamic and responsivemodest sustainnot heavily saturated
Difficulty
The riff requires accurate timing to lock in with the dotted 8th delay, as well as clean, percussive picking and dynamic control to maintain clarity with the effects.