2008>2011 era

Adam Clayton: Stage and Studio

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2008>2011 era - gear

AMPLIFIERS & CABINETS:

AGUILAR:

- (3) Aguilar db750 [amp heads] (During the recording and early 360 tour.) [Discontinued: March 23, 2009]

http://www.aguilaramp.com/products_amplifiers_db750.htm

- (3) Aguilar db751 [amp heads] (He switched to the 751 head Fall 2009.)

http://www.aguilaramp.com/products_amplifiers_db751.htm

- (3) Aguilar db410 [4 x 10" speakers cabinet]

http://www.aguilaramp.com/products_cabinets_db410.htm

- (3) Aguilar db115 [1 x 15" speaker cabinet]

http://www.aguilaramp.com/products_cabinets_db115.htm

Aguilar DB 751

Aguilar DB410

Aguilar DB 115

BASS GUITARS:

EPIPHONE:

- Epiphone - Rivoli - vintage uncertain - tobacco finish

- Epiphone - Rivoli - vintage uncertain - natural finish [Get On Your Boots during U2:360 tour]

FENDER:

- Fender - Jazz Bass - vintage uncertain - burgundy mist finish: Seen during the (French TV) Grand Journal performance of "Get On Your Boots".

- Fender - Jazz Bass - vintage uncertain - gold sparkle finish

- Fender - Jazz Bass - vintage uncertain - red finish [Bad during U2:360 tour, Walk On" Denver 2011]

- Fender - Jazz Bass - vintage uncertain - purple sparkle finish - [I've heard that Fender Custom Shop built this bass for Adam but I've not yet seen evidence of him using it.]

- Fender - Precision Bass - vintage uncertain - gold sparkle finish

- Fender - Precision Bass - vintage uncertain - purple sparkle finish - [Breathe (on SNL), No Line On the Horizon, I'll Go Crazy [Remix]

- Fender - Precision bass - vintage uncertain - amber/gold finish: Seen during the Echo Awards (Germany) performance of "Get On Your Boots".

- Fender - Precision Bass - vintage uncertain - Either blue or purple... exact finish uncertain w/white pickguard: Seen in footage on "The Culture Show during an in-studio performance of "No Line On The Horizon".

- Fender - Precision Bass - vintage uncertain - white: Seen in footage during the (French TV) Grand Journal performance of "Breathe".

GIBSON:

- GIBSON - Les Paul Recording Signature - 1973 to 1979 (Exact vintage forthcoming) - gold finish: "Mysterious Ways" during U2:360 tour.

- GIBSON - RD Artist bass - 197x-198x - natural finish: "Magnificent" during 2009/2010 and early 2011 U2: 360 tour dates.

- GIBSON - Thunderbird Bass - vintage uncertain - tobacco finish: (Seen in studio pics during NLOTH sessions.)

- GIBSON - Triumph / Les Paul Recording bass - 197x-198x - white finish: Used during "One" during some U2:360 shows)

WARWICK:

- WARWICK Reverso (Prototype 1) - 2009 - natural finish // 2-pickups/4 knob

- WARWICK Reverso (Prototype 2) - 2009- natural finish // 2-pickups/4 knob (2 black chickenhead knobs)

- WARWICK Reverso (Prototype 3) - 2009- natural finish // 2-pickups/3 knob

- WARWICK Reverso (Production model) - 2009 - natural finish // 1-pickups/2 knob (Qty: 2)

- WARWICK Reverso - 2010 - 3-layered Gold finish // 1-pickups/2 knob

- WARWICK Reverso - 2010 - 3-layered Gold finish // 1-pickups/2 knob(Ziricote wood)

- WARWICK Reverso - 2010 - 3-layered Gold finish // 1-pickups/2 knob (reversed headstock)

- WARWICK Reverso - 2011- Candy Apple Red finish // 1-pickups/2 knob

- WARWICK Star Bass II - 2010 - 3-layered Gold finish // 1 Pickup

- WARWICK Star Bass II - 2010 - 3-layered Gold finish // 2 Pickup

- WARWICK - Streamer Stage I- 200x - dark brown: "Electrical Storm"

- WARWICK - Streamer Stage II - 200x - birdseye maple (Heavily customized)

- WARWICK - Streamer $$ - 2009 - gold sparkle [First seen at the 11/05/2009 show at Brandenberg Gates.]

U2: 360 tour - Aguilar Amps and Cabinets

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"So there I was, fifteen years old, with a dark brown Ibanez-copy bass guitar and no amp. I had no idea what I was supposed to do with it. Absolutely none. Not a clue. It just sounded good to me." - Adam Clayton