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Riff Tone
Numb
U2
Guitarrock1990s
Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster (likely 1970s or early 1980s, as used by The Edge in the Zooropa era)
AmpVox AC30 (studio recording, 1992-1993 Zooropa sessions)
Amp Settings
gain4
bass5.5
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Notes
Studio recording for 'Numb' (Zooropa, 1993). The Edge is known for using a Stratocaster into a Vox AC30 for this era. No direct evidence of alternate guitars or amps for this riff section. Settings estimated based on genre, era, and typical Edge rig.
Tone Character(10)
tight, percussive attackbright and glassymodulated shimmerpronounced rhythmic delayslightly compressed cleancrisp, staccato pickingclear note separationminimal drivesignature U2 rhythmic delay texturedistinct rhythmic chime
Difficulty
The riff is not technically complex but requires tight timing, clean picking, and careful synchronization with the delay effect to achieve the signature U2 sound.
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster (likely 1970s or early 1980s, as used by The Edge in the Zooropa era)
AmpVox AC30 (studio recording, 1992-1993 Zooropa sessions)
Amp Settings
gain4
bass5.5
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Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording for 'Numb' (Zooropa, 1993). The Edge is known for using a Stratocaster into a Vox AC30 for this era. No direct evidence of alternate guitars or amps for this riff section. Settings estimated based on genre, era, and typical Edge rig.
Tone Character(10)
tight, percussive attackbright and glassymodulated shimmerpronounced rhythmic delayslightly compressed cleancrisp, staccato pickingclear note separationminimal drivesignature U2 rhythmic delay texturedistinct rhythmic chime
Difficulty
The riff is not technically complex but requires tight timing, clean picking, and careful synchronization with the delay effect to achieve the signature U2 sound.