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  1. Oh HELL yeah! A lovely tobacco Gretsch Double Anniversary. Look to be similar if not THE one from the "Please" video.



    Still trying to decipher what acoustic 12-string that is being used. It appears "Martin" like... but I am not 100% sure. Anyone have a good piccy a bit more up close - with the headstock?

    Maybe Edge is playing Mysterious Ways on the 12-string acoustic in the picture I posted? Pictured at the right in the pic?
  2. Originally posted by WojBhoy:Catching a few clips of the rehearsals from Barca, couple of things have come to my attention -

    a) SBS has been moved up a notch to Am from Abm of recent years
    b) Mysterious Ways sounds like it's just being played on an acoustic but still possibly through the same setup? i.e. the only change is the guitar itself and a small change in how Edge plays the middle 8
    c) Ultra Violet has been moved up to E from its traditional Eb of the good old ZooTV days, not to mention the way Edge plays the intro. - still sounds like he's playing through the Explorer.
    d) MoS is in Abm, as opposed to Am on the album.

    Anyone else made any observations (assuming you're not denying yourselves the luxury of any previews?) re. the rehearsals? Obviously it's difficult to make anything substantial based on sound alone but it isn't impossible


    actually SBS was played in Am on the vertigo tour.
  4. Right, well, first to say WOW amazing show.

    Secondly, a couple of observations from vids Nick uploaded from Gerard's stream;

    a) that lovely sunburst Gretsch above was used for Moment of Surrender (you can notice if you look closely on the videos at the Claw's LED screen shizzle) - if it wasn't that, it was the Casino but I'm almost positive it's the Gretsch
    b) Edge dropped the Explorer for UV! he's now got a Strat for the job which, it must be said, filled in just as well and sod it, I'd rather he played Ultra Violet on a Strat than not at all!
    c) Adam played GOYB using a big old Epiphone looking job, similar if not the same as that on the vid.
  5. Originally posted by WojBhoy:Right, well, first to say WOW amazing show.

    Secondly, a couple of observations from vids Nick uploaded from Gerard's stream;

    a) that lovely sunburst Gretsch above was used for Moment of Surrender (you can notice if you look closely on the videos at the Claw's LED screen shizzle) - if it wasn't that, it was the Casino but I'm almost positive it's the Gretsch
    b) Edge dropped the Explorer for UV! he's now got a Strat for the job which, it must be said, filled in just as well and sod it, I'd rather he played Ultra Violet on a Strat than not at all!
    c) Adam played GOYB using a big old Epiphone looking job, similar if not the same as that on the vid.


    Was it THIS Gretsch? Gretsch Double Anniversary


    Which Strat did he use for UV? Colour?

    Was it the natural finish or the tobacco finish Epiphone Rivoli?

  6. a) from what I saw, yes
    b) can't be sure, looked black with a white pickguard but I'm not certain
    c) I'd be tempted to say tobacco, I'll try find the corresponding YT links
  9. ACTUALLY... "UltraViolet" looks like a Fernades RetroRocket.


  10. Which would make sense when you think WOWY follows on...and I think I can cope a little bit more 'cause it's still a slightly different guitar to a Strat. Don't get me wrong, I like Strats, but I just don't think they suit Ultra Violet...don't ask me why lol.

    EDIT - another thing to note, ISHFWILF is in Bb these days, if memory serves it was A for a good while during Elevation and Vertigo?

    EDIT (2) - Unknown Caller is a Les Paul tune by the looks of it #

    EDIT (3) - TUF - what tuning does Edge put the old Tele. in? I'm guessing it's something like up a step so it's something like standard F?
  11. Here's what I've worked out via YouTube bits so far... more to come

    1.Breathe - EPIPHONE CASINO 1962

    2.No Line On The Horizon - EPIPHONE CASINO 1962

    3.Get On Your Boots - BLONDE TELECASTER 1966

    4.Magnificent - GRETSCH COUNTRY GENTLEMAN

    5.Beautiful Day - GIBSON EXPLORER

    6.I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For - FENDER STRATOCASTER(not sure which one yet). ADAM=white Fender Precision bass

    7.Angel Of Harlem - (Edge) GIBSON EXPLORER, (Adam) FENDER JAZZ [gold spark

    8.In A Little While - GIBSON EXPLORER

    9.Unknown Caller - GIBSON LES PAUL CUSTOM

    10.The Unforgettable Fire -

    11.City Of Blinding Lights - GRETSCH COUNTRY GENTLEMAN

    12.Vertigo - BLONDE TELECASTER 1966

    13.Crazy Tonight - (looked like he was playing BLONDE TELECASTER 1966 - judging by the one crap video clip I saw)

    14.Sunday Bloody Sunday - (so I"ve been told... FENDER STRATOCASTER (think it was the familiar 3-tone burst one used for Pride on previous tours)

    15.Pride (In The Name Of Love) - FENDER STRATOCASTER (think it was the familiar 3-tone burst one used for Pride on previous tours)

    16.MLK -

    17.Walk On / You'll Never Walk Alone (snippet) - GIBSON LES PAUL CUSTOM

    Encore(s):

    18.Where The Streets Have No Name - "Blackie # 1" FENDER STRATOCASTER - black with black pickguard

    19.One -

    20.Ultra Violet (Light My Way) - Appears to be FERNANDES RETROROCKET

    21.With Or Without You - Appears to be FERNANDES RETROROCKET

    22.Moment of Surrender - GRETSCH DOUBLE ANNIVERSARY
  12. TUF - what tuning does Edge put the old Tele. in? I'm guessing it's something like up a step so it's something like standard F?

    Unless he's playing it diffent from before, the guitar is his own tuning... not standard or Eflat.

    This from the 1985 Guitar Player magazine article:

    You seem to change guitars a lot. Is this due to different tunings?

    It's really because each song suggests to me a different guitar sound. The strange tunings that I have are for the lap steel and the Fender Telecaster. The Tele has a very odd one that I made up: F, A, D, D, G, D. As I was putting down some guitars on The Unforgettable Fire, I was having a little bit of difficulty coming out with something I was pleased with. So I decided as a radical change of approach to just tune the guitar up to the notes that seemed right. It was pure chance, but it does sound a beautiful chord in relation to the song. I play "Unforgettable Fire" onstage with the Tele and an E-Bow. I used E-Bow for another few tracks that didn't make the album. It's an interesting device, but it tends to make everything sound the same. So whether or not you get a nice, pleasant effect or that same whiny sound is really down to how you treat your sound after the guitar. [Ed. Note: The E-Bow is a small, hand-held electromagnetic bowing device for guitar.]


    The whole article is here:
    http://u2-atomic-articles.tripod.com/id7.html
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