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BASS GUITARS

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Epiphone - Rivoli - 19xx - natural finish

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Fender - Precision - Xxxx - custom purple sparkle finish

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Gibson - Triumph - 197x - white finish

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Warwick - Stryker - Xxxx - natural finish

U2: 360 Bass guitars:
  • Epiphone Rivoli - natural finish: Get On Your Boots
  • Fender Jazz - gold sparkle: Walk On, Beautiful Day
  • Fender Jazz (196x) - red: Bad
  • Fender Precision - gold sparkle: Vertigo, Where The Streets Have No Name, No Line On The Horizon (most Europe, some US dates)
  • Fender Precision - purple sparkle: Breathe (on SNL), No Line On the Horizon, I'll Go Crazy [Remix]
  • Fender Precision - white with tortoise pkgrd: With Or Without You, Moment of Surrender, I Still Haven't Found...,
  • Gibson Les Paul Signature Bass - gold finish: Mysterious Ways
  • Gibson Triumph Recording Bass - white finish: One
  • Gibson RD Artist - natural finish: Magnificent
  • Warwick Streamer Stage One - Electrical Storm
  • Warwick Styker - natural finish: Breathe, Sunday Bloody Sunday, Pride (Zabreb 8/9/09)

* A Bit About Adam's Bass Guitars *

* Adam Clayton Visit to Lakland bass guitars 2005 *

AUERSWALD | Bass Guitars
  • AUERSWALD // A. Clayton Custom - fretted // 199x // yellow // (may be more than 1 in qty)
  • AUERSWALD // A. Clayton Custom - fretlessted // 199x // yellow // (may be more than 1 in qty)

EPIPHONE | Bass Guitars
  • EPIPHONE // Rivoli // 19xx // natural finish
  • EPIPHONE // Rivoli // 19xx // tobacco sunburst

FENDER | Bass Guitars
  • FENDER // Jazz Bass // 19xx // white finish w. black pick guard [This bass was auctioned by Julien's Auction's in NY on April 21, 2007 to benefit Music Rising - www.musicrising.org]
  • FENDER // Jazz Bass // 196x // burgundy mist finish [seen in U2.com studio footage - 2008]
  • FENDER // Jazz Bass // 1961 // tobacco finish [customised w/1970's Jazz maple neck with block markers]
  • FENDER // Jazz Bass // 1964 // Sherwood Green finish [customised w/1970's Jazz maple neck with dot markers]
  • FENDER // Jazz Bass // 1965 // Shoreline Gold finish [customised w/1970's Jazz maple neck with block markers]
  • FENDER // Jazz Bass // 1966 // candy apple red finish
  • FENDER // Jazz Bass // 1966 // tobacco finish [customised w/1970's Jazz maple neck with block markers]
  • FENDER // Jazz Bass // 1972 // This bass was originally tobacco finished. It was later stripped to it's natural wood finish and the dark pick guard changed to white pearl. [This bass was auctioned by Julien's Auction's in NY on May 31, 2008 to benefit Music Rising - www.musicrising.org]

  • FENDER // Precision Bass // 19xx // black finish w/white pickguard // (Seen in picture of Boy and Pre-Boy era)
  • FENDER // Precision Bass // 19xx // dark purple finish // (Seen in video footage from The Culture Show, of Adam playing this during "No Line On The Horizon".)
  • FENDER // Precision Bass // 19xx // gold metallic finish w/red tortoise pickguard // (Seen in "I Believe In Father Christmas" video and used for "Get On Your  Boots" at the 2009 Echo Awards in Germany)
  • FENDER // Precision Bass // 19xx // burgundy mist finish // (Seen in U2.com videos of NLOTH sessions)
  • FENDER // Precision Bass // 19xx // gold sparkle finish // (Used during U2:360 tour)
  • FENDER // Precision Bass // 19xx // purple sparkle finish (Used during U2:360 tour)
  • FENDER // Precision Bass // 196x // Sherwood Green finish [Rosewood fretboard.] // (Seen in 'No Line On the Horizon' session video footage - http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2009/feb/15/u2-no-line-on-the-horizon )
  • FENDER // Precision Bass // 1972 // white finish w. tortoise pick guard.
  • FENDER // Precision Bass // 1972 // tobacco finish.
  • FENDER // Precision Bass // 1973 [I have a ’73 Precision Bass that I’ve used since day one. I used to think, This is the old work horse—old faithful. I loved it. I still love it, and I play it all the time, but I try to branch out and play different instruments. I’m not so attached to any of the others]

IBANEZ | Bass Guitars
  • IBANEZ // Musician Bass // 198x // brown finish (could be the same as listed below)
  • IBANEZ // Musician Bass // 198x // brown finish w/active preamp
  • IBANEZ // Roadstar Bass // 19xx // white
  • IBANEZ // Roadstar II Bass // 19xx // black // [seen in Guardian/Observer.com video (link below) 2:00 & 2:23 into the video] - http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/video/2009/feb/15/u2-no-line-horizon

LAKLAND | Bass Guitars
  • LAKLAND // Bob Glaub signature // pre-2001 // natural finish
  • LAKLAND // Daryl Jones signature // 2005 // metallic green finish
  • LAKLAND // Daryl Jones signature // 2005 // gold finish
  • LAKLAND // Daryl Jones signature // 2005 // natural finish (2)
  • LAKLAND // Joe Osborn signature // pre-2001  // natural finish w/ black pickguard
  • LAKLAND // Joe Osborn signature // pre-2001  // natural finish w/ white pickguard
  • LAKLAND // Joe Osborn signature // pre-2001 // tobacco sunburst finish

MUSICMAN | Bass Guitars
  • MUSICMAN // Stingray 4-string Bass // 19xx // white finish
  • MUSICMAN // Stingray 4-string Bass // 19xx // [finish uncertain]

RICKENBACKER | Bass Guitars
  • RICKENBACKER // [model uncertain] // 19xx // firglo finish
  • RICKENBACKER // [model uncertain] // 19xx // black finish - 8-string bass. [seen on page 14 of Propaganda Issue 14]

WARWICK | Bass Guitars
  • WARWICK // Buzzard Bass // 200x // black finish [seen in U2.com video (link below)] - http://media.u2.com/flash/highlights/buzzard.swf
  • WARWICK // Stryker Bass // 200x // black finish [seen in Guardian/Observer.com video (link below) 2:32 into the video] - http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/video/2009/feb/15/u2-no-line-horizon
  • WARWICK // (reverse) Stryker Bass (# 1) // 200x // natural maple finish. [(2) sets of mirror/split pickups] - 3-way electronics w/passive mode. both pickups working.
  • WARWICK // (reverse) Stryker Bass (# 2) // 200x // natural maple finish. [(2) sets of mirror/split pickups] - 3-gold knobs in succession. 1-gold knob near neck. 3-way electronics w/passive treble/bass control.
  • WARWICK // (reverse) Stryker Bass (# 3) // 200x // natural maple finish. [(2) sets of mirror/split pickups] - Passive electronics, only. Volume knob. (2) chickenhead/peghead knobs for changing capacitors. Stacked trebel/bass knob. Only the neck pickup is working.
  • WARWICK // (reverse) Stryker Bass (# 4) // 2009 // natural maple finish. [(1) set of mirror/split pickups] - Completely passive. With volume and stacked treble/bass knob. [First seen during U2's appearance at the Nov 5th show at Berlin Brandenberg Gates.] (More information forthcoming).
  • WARWICK // Streamer Stage I // 200x // dark brown finish with mirrored pickups [seen during early U2:360 shows] - (More information forthcoming).
  • WARWICK // Streamer Stage II (heavily customized w/bigger body) // 200x // birdeye maple[seen during 2009-07-20 Amsterdam U2:360 show; used for "Sunday Bloody Sunday"] - (More information forthcoming).
  • WARWICK // StreamerStage $$ //  2009 // custom gold sparkle finish w/Seymour Duncan Vintage pickups (Wound personally by Seymour Duncan!) [First seen during U2's appearance at the Nov 5th show at Berlin Brandenberg Gates.] - (Per Warwick: "It is actually a custom Streamer $$, with maple fb wood, black block inlays, maple neck, swamp ash body, custom wired Seymour Duncan pickups, full passive electronics, but with a custom wiring. And a nice special Gold Flake finish).

WASHBURN | Bass Guitars
  • WASHBURN // [model uncertain] // 19xx // natural finish

ZON | Bass Guitars

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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