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Originally posted by RattleandHum1988:[..]

Yep. In 93 he played it with his Gibson Les Paul Custom - the one that he sold a while back in the auction - but now he has a carbon copy of it that he uses for songs like Walk On, Unknown Caller, etc.

What he uses for Zooropa these days is the Gretsch Country Gentlemen, the same guitar he uses for City of Blinding Lights and Magnificent. It has a great tone for the song in my opinion!

Thanks. That is what I thought he was using but I couldn't tell. I love the way that guitar sounds too. Zooropa sounded great.

anstratdubh1979

14 years

Look familiar?

The picture is from "Pride..." from the July 23rd show in Minneapolis, MN.

I am not 100% sure (need to see some more photos) but it looks to be that Edge was using his 1959 ("Stuck In A Moment...") Stratocaster.

I first learned of the guitar from seeing it in Point Depot photos, from the 'Rattle And Hum' rehearsal and recording sessions.

Legend has it that particular Strat was THE guitar used for "a lot of the anthems in the late 1980's. (Perhaps things like "I Still Haven't Found...", "All I Want Is You"?).

If that is the "Stuck" Stratocaster, it becomes more intriguing. I remember Edge saying that he'd promised Dallas to never take that guitar out on tour as that guitar was very special. Both felt it had a lot of 'mojo'. But for the Elevation tour they did take it out as it was THE sound of "Stuck...".

That said, I'd not seen it used in 10 years... until possibly last Saturday in MN.

And if it was that Strat, the more interesting thing would be they bring it out to a show... and it pours down rain! But you can see in the videos below, he stayed under the umbrella for most of the song.

Clips of "Pride..." from MN

‪U2 - Pride (In The Name Of Love) (Minneapolis 2011) - 13 of 21‬&rlm; - YouTube

‪U2 - "Pride (In The Name Of Love)" - Minneapolis, 7-23-11‬&rlm; - YouTube

‪U2 @ TCF Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, MN 7/23/11 Pride (In the Name of Love)‬&rlm; - YouTube

‪U2 performing "Pride (In The Name Of Love)" @ TCF Bank Stadium 07-23-11‬&rlm; - YouTube

‪U2 @ TCF Stadium, "Pride (In the Name of Love)"‬&rlm; - YouTube

And while he did use this guitar for Pride he was back to the 1968 tobacco Stratocaster for "Sunday Bloody Sunday" (MN)

‪U2 (1080HD) - Sunday Bloody Sunday - Minneapolis - 2011-07-23 - TCF Bank Stadium - 360 Tour‬&rlm; - YouTube

anstratdubh1979

14 years

Looks like Music Rising Les Paul # 3. This one with more yellowish green and
blue in it. (Perhaps the backup to the more purple one and the more pinkish one?

Looks like The Edge used it for "Until The End Of The World" in Pittsburgh.

BelgianBono

14 years

I forgot to post it, but 3 weeks ago I finally bought my first guitar !

It's a Hudson HD1DX deluxe (at least that's what it says)...
http://www.google.be/imgres?q=HUDSON+HD1DX+DELUXE+ACOUSTIC+GUITAR&um=1&hl=nl&sa=N&rlz=1R2SMSN_nl&tbm=isch&tbnid=MYmBTD54xFlL5M:&imgrefurl=http://www.keymusic.com/product/Hudson-HD1DX-Deluxe-Acoustic-Guitar-Pack-Sunburst-Gloss&docid=SyO750_Sjf0z6M&w=623&h=1600&ei=79oxTsJwiqA6_MjR1gs&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=175&vpy=123&dur=1446&hovh=360&hovw=140&tx=90&ty=318&page=1&tbnh=216&tbnw=84&start=0&ndsp=29&ved=1t:429,r:16,s:0&biw=1600&bih=604

I found it more easy to play, or at least less hard to push down the strings, than some other guitars so...

But it's hard to learn you know. Im training my fingers to make some chords (C, D, G, A, Am, E, Em, F), which works, but changing between them isn't going very fast yet

Wonderwall is sounding well though

If you guys have any tips for a beginner like me, I'd like to hear it

jofice

14 years

Originally posted by BelgianBono:I forgot to post it, but 3 weeks ago I finally bought my first guitar !

It's a Hudson HD1DX deluxe (at least that's what it says)...

I found it more easy to play, or at least less hard to push down the strings, than some other guitars so...

But it's hard to learn you know. Im training my fingers to make some chords (C, D, G, A, Am, E, Em, F), which works, but changing between them isn't going very fast yet
Wonderwall is sounding well though

If you guys have any tips for a beginner like me, I'd like to hear it

Nice first guitar Glenn

Sounds like you're doing things right though. Main tip is perseverance, practice and patience. It will come eventually

Genaro92U2

14 years

Does anybody know have the tabs for how Edge plays Stand By Me (full 360 version) ?? I already know how to play Still Haven't Found and would love to merge the 2 <3 If anyone could send tabs my way I'd appreciate it!

PEDRO67

14 years

I pick up my Electro Harmonix Deluxe Memory Man tomorrow

WojBhoy

14 years

Originally posted by Genaro92U2:Does anybody know have the tabs for how Edge plays Stand By Me (full 360 version) ?? I already know how to play Still Haven't Found and would love to merge the 2 <3 If anyone could send tabs my way I'd appreciate it!

No tab to hand mate, but it's pretty much just bar chords from what I remember, all played with the capo on

anstratdubh1979

14 years

Originally posted by Genaro92U2:Does anybody know have the tabs for how Edge plays Stand By Me (full 360 version) ?? I already know how to play Still Haven't Found and would love to merge the 2 <3 If anyone could send tabs my way I'd appreciate it!

Not sure of any difference in the 360 version but - from www.u2station.com

Stand By Me
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Stand By Me- Used on Popmart Tour as a part of
I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
Tabbed by Greg at GRouleau@juno.com

ALL THESE CHORDS ARE PALM MUTED!
A F#m
When the night is cold, and the land is dark
D E7 A
and the moon is the only light we'll see
A F#m
no I won't be afraid tough I won't be afraid
D E7 A
just as long as you stand, stand by me
D E7 A
So darlin' darlin' stand by me, oh stand by me
D E7 A
stand by me, stand by me, stand by me.

While the Edge is playing that Adam's doin this:
G
D
A 233 233 320 0 00 0 0 233
E 3 3 3 311 33 3

Mr_Trek

14 years