Riff Tone

I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For (Lillywhite Alternate Mix '87)

Guitarrock1980s

Original Gear

Guitar1983 Fender Stratocaster (Edge's main Strat for Joshua Tree sessions)

AmpVox AC30 (1964 Top Boost, studio recording)

PickupsFender single-coil pickups (stock 1980s Stratocaster)

Amp Settings

gain4

bass5

mid6

treble7

reverb3.5

presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

delayElectro-Harmonix Electro-Harmonix Deluxe Memory Man

compressionUnknown Compressor pedal (model unknown)

Notes

Studio recording, 1987, Lillywhite Alternate Mix. The Edge is known to have used his 1983 Stratocaster and Vox AC30 for the Joshua Tree sessions. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for this specific mix/section.

Tone Character(10)

chiming and percussivebright and glassymildly overdriven with claritydistinct rhythmic delay repeatsopen and airyarticulate single-note linesslightly compresseddynamic and responsivemodest sustainnot heavily saturated

Difficulty

The riff requires accurate timing to lock in with the dotted 8th delay, as well as clean, percussive picking and dynamic control to maintain clarity with the effects.

Sources

Amp Settings for "Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" by U2 A Study of The Edge’s Guitar Delay (U2)How to Sound like The Edge... On a Budget - That Delay Pedal

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