U2 The Unforgettable Fire recording gear

 Instruments

 

Larry Mullen Jr. (drums):

·      Yamaha 9000 series kit:

o  24” bass drum

o  6x14” snare

o  18” floor toms

o  16” floor toms

o  14” rack toms

o  31 x 13” Ludwig piccolo snare

o  Cymbals (Paiste)

§  18” 2002 heavy crash

§  2 x 18” Rude

§  20” rude

§  20” 2002 china

§  14” sound edge hi-hat

·      Assorted Latin percussion instruments?

 

Adam Clayton (basses & amps):

·      Fender Jazz

·      Fender Precision

·      Ampeg SVT /w eight 10” speakers

·      BGW 750-watt amp /w Harbinger cabinet housing one 15” speaker and two horns

 

The Edge (guitars, amps & effects):

·      Fender Stratocaster

·      Fender Telecaster (stock)

·      Gibson Explorer guitars

·      Vox AC30 amp

·      Fender Bassman amp /w two 12” speakers

·      Yamaha CP70 piano

 

Bono:

·      Fender lead II guitar?

·      Roland JC-120 amp?

 

Brian Eno:

·      Yamaha DX7 synth

·      Yamaha CP70 piano

 

Studio gear

 

Microphones:

·      Neumann U47 (Bono vocals)

·      Neumann U67 (Bono vocals)

·      AKG C-12 (Bono vocals)

·      Beyer 88 (Edge guitar amps)

·      Neumann U87 (bass)

·      Electro-voice RE20 (kick, bass guitar amp)

·      AKG 414 (snare)

·      AKG stereo mic (overheads)

·      AKG 452s (toms)

 

Tape machines/consoles:

·      Effanel 24-track (Slane castle)

·      Otari MTR90 mk2 24-track (Windmill Lane)

·      SSL 4000 E-series (mixing)

 

Reverbs/additional effects etc.

·      Universal Audio LA-2A compressor

·      Lexicon Prime Time delay

·      Lexicon 224 reverb

·      AMS DMX 15-80S delay

 

 

References:

International Musician And Recording World, December 1984 (US issue): https://www.atu2.com/news/pluck-of-the-irish.html

 

https://u2start.com/topic/3991/1236/12/

 

http://u2-atomic-edge.tripod.com/id69.html

http://web.archive.org/web/20200617225015/https://www.moderndrummer.com/article/august-1985-u2s-larry-mullen-jr/

https://www.gearslutz.com/board/q-a-with-kevin-killen/107676-u2-shimmer-effect-quot-4th-july-quot.html#post1112956