Stingray sighting - U2?

[Eggman]

Found this picture on the U2 site. I thought Adam Clayton only played old Jazzes or Laklands. Appears to be a Stingray in his hand!!

 

[r goldsmith]

My eyesight isn't that good. Nevertheless, I hope you're right !

 

[oli@bass]

What is the context of that pic? Did they play in a church?

 

[RobertB]

Yeah, I thought so too. But I was listening to Joshua Tree again lately & swore I heard a Ray in one tune, for sure.

 

[Resolute]

What is the context of that pic? Did they play in a church?

Looks like they may be recording (?) .... maybe just recoding their practice as well. I remember reading that they record (or did at one point) every practice because they were never sure what might come out of it.

 

[Eggman]

What is the context of that pic? Did they play in a church?

Website says its their recrding studio in Dublin.

 

[Smallmouth_Bass]

A church as a personal recording studio? Ah, if money were no object!

I've never seen Adam Clayton with a MM in hand either. Pretty cool!

 

[jlepre]

The pick guard and single humbucker are a dead giveaway.

 

[douglasspears]

I think that's a very old picture. I believe they recorded Unforgettable Fire in a castle (Slane Castle) in Ireland, and I believe that's what this photo is from, not sure though.

They released a live DVD from a concert they played outside that castle years later, and I believe there was some footage from the recording sessions and this looks familiar from that. We have the DVD, It'll be a good time to dig it out and watch it again.

 

[ScottyBoy]

Picture is not that old - Adam has greyish hair - as mentioned earlier its taken in their Dublin base from How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb rehersals/recording

I think that's a very old picture. I believe they recorded Unforgettable Fire in a castle (Slane Castle) in Ireland, and I believe that's what this photo is from, not sure though.

They released a live DVD from a concert they played outside that castle years later, and I believe there was some footage from the recording sessions and this looks familiar from that. We have the DVD, It'll be a good time to dig it out and watch it again.

 

[Resolute]

Picture is not that old - Adam has greyish hair - as mentioned earlier its taken in their Dublin base from How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb rehersals/recording

I was going to say I don't think Slane's chapel looks like that.

 

[Rod Trussbroken]

The pick guard and single humbucker are a dead giveaway.

Also the crescent moon control plate

 

[Smallmouth_Bass]

Yeah, I think Slane is much bigger than that. Bono was sporting the super-mullet with a bit of skunk stripe at the time of The Unforgettable Fire too. It looks to be relatively recent.

 

[Mr Light]

Looks like a MusicMan to me...

 

[BrandonS]

Definitely a Stingray... I've blown it up and sharpened it best I could, for such a small image. Definitely an SR4H!

by the way, a good friend lovingly refers to my SR4H as the "mother-of-toilet-seat bass"

 

[oli@bass]

Would be interesting to know what songs were recorded with that StingRay. I always had the impression that some of Adam Clayton's sounds were "'rayish".

 

[DanTheMan]

I've never seen Adam with a MM bass before either. Hopefully we'll see/hear more of it in the future...
Definitely not Unforgettable Fire period, Bono was sporting an impressive mullet during that time, if it's possible to be impressed by a mullet... Adam looks much older too.

Yeah, I thought so too. But I was listening to Joshua Tree again lately & swore I heard a Ray in one tune, for sure.

Which song was that RobertB? I'll have to listen to it again, I'm intrigued...

 

[DTG]

hmmm the last time we where out i told him he should be playing a stingray.....mind you i didn't think he would rush out and buy one

 

[douglasspears]

yeah, I watched the Slane Castle DVD this weekend, the picture in question is defintely a LOT more recent than the Slane Caste/Unforgettable Fire sessions. Couldn't believe how young those guys looked back then!?!

 

[Mr Light]

Speaking of hidden Stingray usage...

I'm listening to The Cure's Lullaby in headphones... Hmmm, sounds like a 'Ray to me!