With or Without You — Guitar Tone

Amp settings (0–10)

Community-researched baseline. Your rig is different — ToneAdapt re-dials every knob for your specific guitar, amp and pickups.

Original gear

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Pickups

Position 2 (bridge + middle)

Effects / signal chain

delay, reverb, sustainer

Tone character

ethereal and sustained, bright and glassy, chimey clean, lush ambient delay, clear articulation, minimal amp breakup, spacious and atmospheric, smooth sustain, no audible overdrive, modulated digital delay repeats

Recording context

studio

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Sources

• U2 guitarist The Edge on his game-changing guitar approach on The Joshua Tree | Guitar World
• Classic U2 interview: 'Edge is very guitar-specific – last night he used 21 different guitars for 24 songs' | MusicRadar
• [GEAR] The Edge's guitar sound - Reddit

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