U2 & Guitar Gear: Q & A

Originally posted by WojBhoyCheers for the answers guys

To think all this talk of girlfriends giving guitars stemmed from a simple question about 11 O'Clock lol...

Harry wants an Explorer......perhaps he should get a girlfriend

Originally posted by WojBhoyHarry wants an Explorer......perhaps he should get a girlfriend

Originally posted by LikeASong[..] Maybe getting a girl you can be given a Explorer... But maybe having a Explorer you rock very hard and end getting a girl!!

Originally posted by anstratdubh1979An Strat Dubh !!!!

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Originally posted by LikeASong[..]Hhahahahahahha an Strat Dubh hahahahahaha

Originally posted by LikeASong[..]Hhahahahahahha an Strat Dubh hahahahahaha

PS. Which date is the picture of the 1st magazine (Edge gets U2 back on the early sound or whatever)?? I guess it refers to How To Dismantle, doesnt it?

Originally posted by anstratdubh1979The Guitar Player magazine cover that I posted, of Edge with the Explorer, is from the January 2001 issue of Guitar Player. SO that there would be the feature article that came out between the release of All That You Can't Leave Behind and the start of the Elevation tour.

...which is why, if you read the article, the information that have on what effect Edge would be using on the tour and the pics of his rack, were of Popmart and not the Elevation tour. (The article mentioning and the picture showing the Love Tone Big Cheese distortion on his rack... and that was ONLY used during the POP sessions and on the POPMART tour - thus far)

Originally posted by LikeASongLove this cream Telecaster, very a la Bruce Sprinsteen...

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Originally posted by anstratdubh1979[..]

The piccy of The Edge isn't a "Cream" Telecaster. That is the 1970's (reportedly 1971-1972) ash Telecaster that he used to play "The Unforgettable Fire" on... seen in the making of TUF video bits on the Slane DVD.

Edge used it, or one like it, for SOME Vertigo era shows.
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Edge mentioned that the guitar used for the recording of Vertigo was not the one used on tour and mentioned an older Telecaster. Perhaps the Ash (showing wood grain) was the one used? Yet - another question for Dallas!

Another piccy of The Edge playing The Unforgettable Fire:
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But normally the 1966 cream Tele was played for "Vertigo" for most of the Vertigo tour.
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For the "Vertigo" video, Edge was totin' his 1972 walnut finish Telecaster Custom. Custom's have a humbucker in the neck position.
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Edge seemed to have a brief "love affair" with this guitar but has turned to other Tele's since then. He also used this at the 2003 46664 show, playing it on Long Walk To Freedom.

Promo shows of "Vertigo" were played in his 1966 Lake Placid Blue Telecaster.
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