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What guitar does The Edge play?

The Edge was seen using a natural 1976 Gibson Explorer, a black 1973 Stratocaster on Where the Streets Have No Name and a 1964 Vox AC30 Top Boost, with Korg SDD delays. For U2's Sphere shows he said he switched to Universal Audio Ruby, Dream and Woodrow amp pedals.

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What guitar gear The Edge uses: a sourced gear guide

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What guitar does The Edge play?

A natural 1976 Gibson Explorer, which his tech calls one of the most important parts of his sound, and a black 1973 Stratocaster for Where the Streets Have No Name and Bad, plus Les Pauls, Gretsch Country Gentlemen, Rickenbacker 330-12s and Telecasters.

What amp does The Edge use?

His 1964 Vox AC30 Top Boost, which Dallas Schoo said is probably more important to him than any guitar, plus 1950s Fender Tweed Deluxes and a mid-1950s Fender Harvard. For the Sphere residency in 2023 he switched to Universal Audio Ruby, Dream and Woodrow amp pedals with Fractal Axe-Fx units.

What delay does The Edge use?

Schoo said about 80 percent of the echoes on the 360 tour came from his own Korg SDD delays, alongside TC Electronic 2290s, Line 6 DM4s and AMS units.

What pedals does The Edge use?

On the 360 tour his list included a Digitech Whammy, a Cry Baby rack wah, Death By Audio Fuzz Gun and Harmonic Transformer, an Electro-Harmonix POG, a Boss CS-3 compressor and a Durham Sex Drive.

What strings does The Edge use?

His tech listed D'Addario EXL sets from .010 to .052 on electrics and D'Addario and Martin bronze sets on acoustics.

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The Edge (David Evans) is U2's guitarist, known for the delay-driven chime of Where the Streets Have No Name, With or Without You and Beautiful Day. This guide covers his Explorer, Strats, Les Pauls and other guitars, his 1964 Vox AC30 and Fender Deluxes, his delays and pedals, and the Universal Audio amp pedals he switched to for the Sphere, from his tech Dallas Schoo and his own words.

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