Originally posted by AAV711[..]
Do you know for which songs specifically he deviated from his Vox? I'm sure Elevation on Elevation tour, but do you know any others? Any idea which amp models he's using?
On stage and in the studio might vary. And while he may have used a Fender Bassman in the studio, for a particular track, he might be using a Fender Bassman model on the Line 6 Pod on stage.
For ATYCLB, Edge said that a lot of the distortion tones were from a 1970's Hi-Watt combo amp, while many of the clean were from a Fender Bassman.
Per The Edge in Guitar Player magazine [January 2001]}
"The intro to 'Elevation' was the GIbson SG - "an old fuzz of Daniel's (Kay Fuzz) - Fender Bassman".
When asked What's that huge distortion sound that bearges in during the main riff?, The Edge answered: "That's the Hi-Watt".
When asked HOw did you get the lovely clean tones on "Stuck In A Moment" and "In A Little While?" The Edge answered: "I Have a great `50's Strat, and I plugged it straight into the Bassman."
"Walk On" is "...a white Les Paul that I've had for a long time (the auctioned 1975) through the AC30. The solo on that tune is my Gibson Explorer through the AC30"
The (slide) olo on "Kite" was " `64 Gretsch Country Gentleman into a cool fuzzbox - an Ampeg Scrambler - and a Vox AC30"
AS FOR POP:
Per Flood - Guitar World magazin [September 1997]:
"Flood estimates that 70 percent of the guitar sounds on Pop were generated through a Vox AC30 amp: "Edge loves the AC30's; he has them coming out his ears. He's also got a Randall and a Fender Bassman that we used. And very occaxsionally, for something differenct, we'd try a Mesa/Boogie or a Marshall."
Per Dallas Schoo (same 1997 article):
"The Edge has a pair of Randall RG80 combos that he uses for his "Crunch" tones. (These amps were used during the ZOO and POPMART tours)
I will see what else I can find in my archives...
