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Riff Tone
New Year's Day
U2
Guitarrock1980s
Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster (Black, likely 1973 model)
AmpVox AC30 Top Boost (early 1980s studio model)
Amp Settings
gain4.5
bass4
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Notes
Studio recording, 1982-1983 for the album 'War'. The Edge used his black Stratocaster for the main riff. Amp is confirmed as Vox AC30 Top Boost for this era and song. No evidence of other guitars or amps for the riff section.
Tone Character(10)
dry and rawgritty and nastybright and articulatealmost no basschimey and percussiveslightly overdriventight and rhythmiccutting high-endmodulated delay repeatsclear attack
Difficulty
The riff requires tight timing to sync with the delay repeats, clean percussive picking, and careful muting to keep the sound articulate and free of unwanted noise. Moderate technical challenge for intermediate players.
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster (Black, likely 1973 model)
AmpVox AC30 Top Boost (early 1980s studio model)
Amp Settings
gain4.5
bass4
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 1982-1983 for the album 'War'. The Edge used his black Stratocaster for the main riff. Amp is confirmed as Vox AC30 Top Boost for this era and song. No evidence of other guitars or amps for the riff section.
Tone Character(10)
dry and rawgritty and nastybright and articulatealmost no basschimey and percussiveslightly overdriventight and rhythmiccutting high-endmodulated delay repeatsclear attack
Difficulty
The riff requires tight timing to sync with the delay repeats, clean percussive picking, and careful muting to keep the sound articulate and free of unwanted noise. Moderate technical challenge for intermediate players.