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2008>2010 era - gear

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Warwick - Stryker - Xxxx - natural finish

AMPLIFIERS & CABINETS:

AGUILAR:
(3) Aguilar db750 [amp heads]

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]
- 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 U2: 360 tour.
  • GIBSON - Thunderbird Bass - vintage uncertain - tobacco finish: Seen in studio pics during NLOTH sessions.
  • GIBSON - Triumph / Les Paul Recording bass - 197x-198x - white finish: "One" during some U2:360 shows.

WARWICK:
  • WARWICK - Streamer Stage I- 200x - dark brown: "Electrical Storm"
  • WARWICK - Streamer Stage II - 200x - birdseye maple
  • WARWICK - Streamer $$ - 2009 - gold sparkle [First seen at the 11/05/2009 show at Brandenberg Gates.]
  • WARWICK Stryker - 200x - natural finish // 2-pickups/4 knob/ reverse-body
  • WARWICK Stryker - 200x - natural finish // 2-pickups/4 knob (2 black chickenhead knobs) / reverse-body
  • WARWICK Stryker - 200x - natural finish // 2-pickups/3 knob/ reverse-body
  • WARWICK Stryker - 200x - natural finish // 1-pickups/2 knob/ reverse-body [First seen at the 11/05/2009 show at Brandenberg Gates.]

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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