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I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For guitar tone

U2 · The Joshua Tree · 1987 · Rock

Clean

Clean Tone

AmpMarshall JCM800
GuitarFender Stratocaster
PickupBridge single-coil
GAIN3
BASS6
MID5
TREBLE5.5
PRESENCE4
REVERB4

SIGNAL CHAIN

  1. MXR Dyna Comp compressor
    Output 5.5 · Sensitivity 4.5
    Subtle glue — evens the attack without squashing dynamics.

Keep the pick attack light and let the chords breathe.

These are starting points, not gospel. Every amp is a little different, so let your ears do the last 10%.

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