Adam Clayton's Amplifiers

“For this tour Adam [Clayton] has simplified his whole setup,” Eiriksson continues. “We have ditched the bass subs and only have an Ampeg B15 on stage. There are a couple extra DIs and another amp selection running under the stage, but they are only used when needed for different flavors on particular songs.” - See more at: http://www.mixonline.com/news/tours/all-access-u2-innocence-experience-tour-2015/424970#sthash.JZS6LYok.dpuf

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“We are incredibly excited to have Adam playing through our Tone Hammer ®500 head and SL 112 cabinets,” comments Dale Titus, Aguilar Amplification’s Sales & Marketing Manager.

“To have Adam now playing through our Tone Hammer ® 500 is further validation that even though it only weighs four pounds,” adds Dale Titus, “the Tone Hammer ® 500 provides a massive sonic experience.

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In the "Happy Christmas" article on U2's official website, an Ampeg B15S bass combo amplifier is visible behind the Joshua Christmas tree, indicating its use by Adam Clayton.

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According to this transcription of a February 1982 issue of U2 Magazine, "Adam uses two Ibanez Musician basses, one with an active pre-amp built in, the other standard, although he often seems to play the standard instrument throughout. This was fed direct into an Ampeg SVT400 watt 8x10 bass stack with no effects units or other gadgetry at all. This was both DI'ed and miked using a Sennheiser MD421."

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Adam is using 2 of these during the innocence + experience tour.

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“We are incredibly excited to have Adam playing through our Tone Hammer ®500 head and SL 112 cabinets,” comments Dale Titus, Aguilar Amplification’s Sales & Marketing Manager.

On U2’s recent 3-year U2360° World Tour Adam was backed up by a full complement of Aguilar DB 751 heads and an impressive wall of Aguilar cabinets, bringing Aguilar’s sound to over 50 countries.

“To have Adam now playing through our Tone Hammer ® 500 is further validation that even though it only weighs four pounds,” adds Dale Titus, “the Tone Hammer ® 500 provides a massive sonic experience.

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In this article at Bass Musician Magazine's website, it is explained that Adam played through a pair of DB 750 heads on U2's 360 Tour.

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In this article from the Bass Musician Magazine website, it is explained that Adam used two DB 410 cabinets during U2's 360 Tour.

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He's using this cab for the Innocence + Experience Tour, the mic is a Sennheiser MD 421.

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Listed on Adam's official Ashdown artist page.

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In this scan of an article from the January 2006 issue of Bass Player magazine, the "Signal Chain" section indicates that Adam was using two 900 EVO II heads at the time of recording and touring for U2's album How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb.

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Listed on Adam's official Ashdown artist page.

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In this article from the Bass Musician Magazine website, it is explained that Adam played through two DB 115 cabinets during U2's 360 Tour.

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Adam presented his custom Fender bass amp on March 2023, with a Youtube video presenting it[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QdgXjo1ZC8]

He has played it as his main amp during U2 Sphere resicency in Las Vegas.

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