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  1. After seeing the various awards shows, I noticed that Adam Clayton had some new amps. I was curious so I contacted Aguilar to find out what items of there's Adam was using and sent them off some pictures from the shows. Aguilar's response below:


    Hi Jeffrey,

    The rig Adam is using in those shots is a DB 750 amplifier with a DB 410 cabinet and a DB 115 cabinet (both cabinets in Classic Black). We appreciate you adding the links. They are as follows:

    http://www.aguilaramp.com/products_amplifiers_db750.htm

    http://www.aguilaramp.com/products_cabinets_db410.htm

    http://www.aguilaramp.com/products_cabinets_db115.htm

    I have not heard what equipment they will be using for the upcoming tour. If you check back in a couple of weeks I should have more info.

    Please let me know if there is anything else that we can help you with.

    Best Regards,
    David Avenius
    Chief Executive Officer
    Aguilar Amplification
  2. Pics from the BBC and gear stuff...

    Pics from BBC. Is that Indiana Jones playing bass! =O) Adam in a hat. That is different.

    Looks like Edge has a new (to him, or newly seen by us) Tweed Fender Blues Jr. amp, or perhaps he had the black Blues Junior from the Vertigo tour recovered?

    Looks like the Gretsch Country Gentleman is the guitar for "Magnificent". A Tele may have been on some of the song on the album but the solo (on the album) does sound very "Kite-like"; which was done with a Gretsch Country Gent. Also, he's seems to be using the custom made ring slide, instead of a regular tube slide for the solo on Magnificent.





  3. Originally posted by anstratdubh1979:Pics from the BBC and gear stuff...

    Pics from BBC. Is that Indiana Jones playing bass! =O) Adam in a hat. That is different.

    Looks like Edge has a new (to him, or newly seen by us) Tweed Fender Blues Jr. amp, or perhaps he had the black Blues Junior from the Vertigo tour recovered?

    Looks like the Gretsch Country Gentleman is the guitar for "Magnificent". A Tele may have been on some of the song on the album but the solo (on the album) does sound very "Kite-like"; which was done with a Gretsch Country Gent. Also, he's seems to be using the custom made ring slide, instead of a regular tube slide for the solo on Magnificent.

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    Awesome!

    At the rooftop concert, looked like Edge was using the Tele 72 RI he had in the Vertigo video for Boots, Vertigo, and Magnificent...nice!

    Also: We can see Adam's new cabs, but where is the amp head? Backstage? Like Bono's effect chain?
  4. Is there any chance for a person like me who doesn't understand music (completely) to learn to play a guitar? I might get one soon...
  5. Originally posted by yuri31:Is there any chance for a person like me who doesn't understand music (completely) to learn to play a guitar? I might get one soon...


    Yeah, definitely. Guitar is probably the easiest instrument to learn. Word of advice though: you will most likely not be able to play a number of Edge's guitar parts without the correct equipment and the U2 rhythm section behind you. What I mean is, even if you figure out the basic part you won't get it to sound exactly right without the right guitar, effects, amp, &c.

    If you decide to pick up guitar, the best way to improve I found was to get some music with simple enough guitar parts--Beatles, Oasis, any will do--and play along to the recordings. At the very least you'll have lots of fun
  6. Originally posted by AAV711:[..]

    Yeah, definitely. Guitar is probably the easiest instrument to learn. Word of advice though: you will most likely not be able to play a number of Edge's guitar parts without the correct equipment and the U2 rhythm section behind you. What I mean is, even if you figure out the basic part you won't get it to sound exactly right without the right guitar, effects, amp, &c.

    If you decide to pick up guitar, the best way to improve I found was to get some music with simple enough guitar parts--Beatles, Oasis, any will do--and play along to the recordings. At the very least you'll have lots of fun


    thanks for the encouragement

    A little question here. My dad's friend showed me yesterday a PC programme called Guitar Pro 5. A lot of useful things, plenty of songs in the songbook. How should I understand the numbers on tabs?
  7. Didn't Edge add a Marshall cabinet to his rig?
  8. Originally posted by yuri31:[..]

    thanks for the encouragement

    A little question here. My dad's friend showed me yesterday a PC programme called Guitar Pro 5. A lot of useful things, plenty of songs in the songbook. How should I understand the numbers on tabs?

    I'd suggest you to start with open chords and strumming. D major, A major, G major, C major, E major, e minor, a minor, etc. Uriah Heep's Lady in Black i.e. consists only of two chords. U2's I still haven't found what I'm looking for consists of only three chords.

    Alex
  9. Originally posted by yuri31:Is there any chance for a person like me who doesn't understand music (completely) to learn to play a guitar? I might get one soon...


    If I can learn - and I have - you can learn.

    Jump on in, the water's fine! Join in the guitar fun! Or bass fun. Or drumming fun....


  10. No. He has used one in the studio but I've not seen him using one lately.

    It's the same with the HiWatt amps. He's had HiWatt amps in the BD video and used them in the studio too but I've not seen him take them on tour.
  11. Originally posted by yuri31:[..]

    thanks for the encouragement

    A little question here. My dad's friend showed me yesterday a PC programme called Guitar Pro 5. A lot of useful things, plenty of songs in the songbook. How should I understand the numbers on tabs?


    The line shows you what string. The number shows what fret. Top string on the chord chart / tablature is the high (small) E string.

    Example: THIS would be an A chord

    e:----x----
    b:----2----
    g:----2----
    d:----2----
    a:----x----
    E:----x---


  12. Originally posted by AAV711:[..]

    Awesome!

    At the rooftop concert, looked like Edge was using the Tele 72 RI he had in the Vertigo video for Boots, Vertigo, and Magnificent...nice!

    Also: We can see Adam's new cabs, but where is the amp head? Backstage? Like Bono's effect chain?


    Yep, that was the Fender Telecaster Custom.

    Edge's appears to be a 1972 original (or at least from the 1970's era) and not a 'reissue' (RI).

    Lovely guitar. Wonder if he will take it on tour and use it more? Hmmm...
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