The Edges guitars and effects

Originally posted by wtshnnfb01What the hell does F.O.A.D. mean? No matter. You can do it man. Just tell him you need to know, to impress other U2 fans.

Originally posted by wtshnnfb01I dont suppose you know what year his tobaccoe sunburst 335 is? Also, does he use it on anything other than One Tree Hill?

Originally posted by WojBhoyAnother question for our resident Edge expert (i.e. that means you Jeff! ) - did Edge record the main guitar part of The Fly on his cream LP custom? I know he "plays" it on the video (and the Elevation versions), just wondered whether he also recorded it on that...considering he played ZooTV versions on a Fender and Vertigo versions on the Line 6 Variax acoustic...

Any thoughts?

Originally posted by anstratdubh1979[..]

It's hard to say... I've not asked Dallas or Edge about that yet. It is on the laundry list of questions. And I've not read which guitars were used for that in any of the guitar magazine interviews.

It's also possible that some of the parts were the LP Custom and others another guitar. As most songs have more than one guitar track, they also have more than one guitar used.

As for The Fly video... the Les Paul Custom that is in The Fly video is not the 1975 LP Custom that was auctioned, it looks more like the other LP Custom (rumoured to be a 1973).

PIccy below from The Fly shoot:

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Here's the 10973 (vintage unconfirmed) during Zoo Station on the Vertigo tour:
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The piccy below this is the 1975 Gibson LP Custom that The Edge auctioned last year:

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How to tell the two apart in pictures? The 1975 that was auctioned had gold knobs. The 1973(?) has black knobs. The 1973 was still pretty much white then. It's since faded to cream, as is the norm with white Gibsons. (Has to do with their finishing process)

ZOO TV version of The Fly was on the charcoal (Rene' Castro painted) 1989 Fender Eric Clapton Stratocaster. LOVE that guitar. I have a 1998 just like it - minus the Rene' Castro paint job.

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And yes, the Vertigo tour was the Line 6 Variax 700 acoustic. Mostly the black one with the red Vertigo stickers... although if you look closely in the U2-3D movie... some shots during The Fly are the silver sparkle Line 6 Variax 700 (normally used for "Love And Peace") and some of the shots are of the black one; normal as the movie was shot from various shows.

Originally posted by anstratdubh1979[..]

It's hard to say... I've not asked Dallas or Edge about that yet. It is on the laundry list of questions. And I've not read which guitars were used for that in any of the guitar magazine interviews.

It's also possible that some of the parts were the LP Custom and others another guitar. As most songs have more than one guitar track, they also have more than one guitar used.

As for The Fly video... the Les Paul Custom that is in The Fly video is not the 1975 LP Custom that was auctioned, it looks more like the other LP Custom (rumoured to be a 1973).

How to tell the two apart in pictures? The 1975 that was auctioned had gold knobs. The 1973(?) has black knobs. The 1973 was still pretty much white then. It's since faded to cream, as is the norm with white Gibsons. (Has to do with their finishing process)

ZOO TV version of The Fly was on the charcoal (Rene' Castro painted) 1989 Fender Eric Clapton Stratocaster. LOVE that guitar. I have a 1998 just like it - minus the Rene' Castro paint job.

And yes, the Vertigo tour was the Line 6 Variax 700 acoustic.

Originally posted by wtshnnfb01Why dont you just ak Dallas for his email? I doubt he would give it, but if he did, we could have answers on demand.