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Riff Tone
Mysterious Ways
U2
Guitarrock1990s
Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster (likely 1970s or 1980s, as used by The Edge on Achtung Baby sessions)
AmpVox AC30 (main studio amp for Achtung Baby era, confirmed for Mysterious Ways sessions)
Amp Settings
gain5.5
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 1991, Achtung Baby sessions. The Edge used a Stratocaster into a Vox AC30, with the Korg A3 multi-effects processor for the signature modulation/filter sound. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for the riff section in the studio recording.
Tone Character(10)
percussive and funkybright and chimeymodulated, swirling filter effecttight and compressedquacky envelope filterclean with slight edge-of-breakupharmonically rich modulationgroovy, syncopated rhythmpresent upper mids and trebleprocessed, studio-polished
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, syncopated rhythm playing with precise muting and dynamic control, especially challenging when combined with the pronounced envelope filter and modulation effects.
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster (likely 1970s or 1980s, as used by The Edge on Achtung Baby sessions)
AmpVox AC30 (main studio amp for Achtung Baby era, confirmed for Mysterious Ways sessions)
Amp Settings
gain5.5
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 1991, Achtung Baby sessions. The Edge used a Stratocaster into a Vox AC30, with the Korg A3 multi-effects processor for the signature modulation/filter sound. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for the riff section in the studio recording.
Tone Character(10)
percussive and funkybright and chimeymodulated, swirling filter effecttight and compressedquacky envelope filterclean with slight edge-of-breakupharmonically rich modulationgroovy, syncopated rhythmpresent upper mids and trebleprocessed, studio-polished
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, syncopated rhythm playing with precise muting and dynamic control, especially challenging when combined with the pronounced envelope filter and modulation effects.