The EdgePedalboard, 2018
The Edge toured eXPERIENCE + iNNOCENCE in 2018 with 22 devices: an onstage Whammy and a remote wah into a Bradshaw-controlled rack of three Axe-Fx II XLs, a Korg SDD-3000, three separately set Boss SD-1s, a TS9, a JHS Crayon, a B9 organ and more.
eXPERIENCE + iNNOCENCE programmable rack
Order evidence: No source publishes this sequence; the order is reconstructed
Inside the rig · 22 units
Pedal roles & evidence
How each unit fits The Edge's 2018 setup. Board-specific roles and the evidence behind each identification and position.
Reconstructed orderIdentity and position are evidenced separately. Reconstructed positions are not observed connections.
Pitch & Synth
DigiTech WH-1 Whammy
External loop
Role in this rig
Provides foot-controlled octave and harmony shifts from the onstage board.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Reconstructed
Filter & EQ
Custom Audio Electronics Remote Wah
Rack insert
Role in this rig
Keeps the audio path in the rack while Edge controls the sweep remotely from the stage.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Reconstructed
Multi-effects & Modeling
Fractal Audio Axe-Fx II XL
Rack insert
Role in this rig
Three identical units provide redundant and parallel programmable processing for the 2018 show.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Reconstructed
Multi-effects & Modeling
Fractal Audio Axe-Fx II XL
Rack insert
Role in this rig
Three identical units provide redundant and parallel programmable processing for the 2018 show.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Reconstructed
Multi-effects & Modeling
Fractal Audio Axe-Fx II XL
Rack insert
Role in this rig
Three identical units provide redundant and parallel programmable processing for the 2018 show.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Reconstructed
Gain
Custom Line 6 DM4 Pro
Rack insert
Role in this rig
Supplies repeatable modeled drive and fuzz programs inside the Bradshaw switching rack.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Reconstructed
Multi-effects & Modeling
Line 6 POD Pro
Rack insert
Role in this rig
Retains legacy modeled amplifier and effect patches required by specific U2 songs.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Reconstructed
Delay & Echo
Korg SDD-3000
Rack insert
Role in this rig
Delivers the bright preamp lift and rhythmic repeats that remain central to Edge's classic delay sound.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Reconstructed
Dynamics
Boss CS-2 Compression Sustainer
Switched loop
Role in this rig
Evens picked arpeggios and increases sustain before selected drive and delay programs.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Reconstructed
Gain
Boss FA-1 FET Amplifier
Switched loop
Role in this rig
Adds the clear FET level lift that has appeared in Edge's touring racks across multiple eras.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Reconstructed
Gain
Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer
Switched loop
Role in this rig
Adds a focused mid-forward overdrive voice as a switchable rack pedal.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Reconstructed
Gain
Boss SD-1 Super OverDrive
Switched loop
Role in this rig
Three separate units preserve distinct gain settings that the Bradshaw system can select per song.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Reconstructed
Gain
Boss SD-1 Super OverDrive
Switched loop
Role in this rig
Three separate units preserve distinct gain settings that the Bradshaw system can select per song.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Reconstructed
Gain
Boss SD-1 Super OverDrive
Switched loop
Role in this rig
Three separate units preserve distinct gain settings that the Bradshaw system can select per song.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Reconstructed
Gain
JHS Crayon
Switched loop
Role in this rig
Adds console-style preamp saturation ranging from open boost to ragged drive.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Reconstructed
Gain
sobbat DB-2 Drive Breaker
Switched loop
Role in this rig
Supplies a distinct Japanese drive voice carried forward from the earlier 360-degree touring rack.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Reconstructed
Gain
Fender Prototype Distortion
Switched loop
Role in this rig
Provides a private drive voice whose exact circuit and settings were not disclosed in the rundown.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Reconstructed
Pitch & Synth
Boss OC-3 Super Octave
Switched loop
Role in this rig
Adds sub-octave weight and polyphonic octave textures from a switchable rack loop.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Reconstructed
Modulation
Diamond VIB1 Vibrato
Switched loop
Role in this rig
Adds true pitch vibrato and chorus-like movement to selected clean and delayed sounds.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Reconstructed
Pitch & Synth
Electro-Harmonix B9 Organ Machine
Switched loop
Role in this rig
Transforms guitar into layered organ registrations for song-specific arrangement parts.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Reconstructed
Filter & EQ
DigiTech Synth Wah
Switched loop
Role in this rig
Creates envelope-following filter and synthetic vowel textures retained from earlier touring rigs.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Reconstructed
Multi-effects & Modeling
Line 6 M5 Stompbox Modeler
Switched loop
Role in this rig
Provides one additional programmable effect model per preset without expanding the analog rack.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Reconstructed
Documented equipment · Reconstructed order · Switchable effects loops
Longtime tech Dallas Schoo opens and identifies the 2018 rack for Premier Guitar. His independent 2009 MusicRadar interview corroborates the continuing use of the WH-1, remote wah, Korg SDD delay, custom DM4, POD Pro, FA-1, Synth Wah and Drive Breaker families. The rack is a programmable network rather than a permanent serial chain; the displayed order groups pitch/filter, processors, dynamics, drives and specialty effects without claiming a universal preset route. Three Axe-Fx II XL units and three SD-1 pedals are shown as separate placements. Controllers, expression-only pedals, volume pedals, tuners, power supplies, mixers, splitters and interfaces are omitted.
No source publishes this sequence. The units are ordered by conventional signal-chain practice, and any documented routing zone is kept as recorded.
Cited sources
MethodologyQuestions about The Edge's 2018 pedalboard
- What pedals did The Edge use in 2018?
- This dated entry lists 22 units: DigiTech WH-1 Whammy, Custom Audio Electronics Remote Wah, Fractal Audio Axe-Fx II XL, Fractal Audio Axe-Fx II XL, Fractal Audio Axe-Fx II XL, Custom Line 6 DM4 Pro, Line 6 POD Pro, Korg SDD-3000, Boss CS-2 Compression Sustainer, Boss FA-1 FET Amplifier, Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer, Boss SD-1 Super OverDrive, Boss SD-1 Super OverDrive, Boss SD-1 Super OverDrive, JHS Crayon, sobbat DB-2 Drive Breaker, Fender Prototype Distortion, Boss OC-3 Super Octave, Diamond VIB1 Vibrato, Electro-Harmonix B9 Organ Machine, DigiTech Synth Wah, Line 6 M5 Stompbox Modeler. This is the recorded inventory, not a claim that every connection or model identification is confirmed; see the evidence and routing notes.
- What order were The Edge's pedals in?
- The complete order is reconstructed, not observed. The layout follows the cited routing constraints and the archive's signal-chain convention where the sources are silent. See the diagram and routing notes for the separate paths and any unconfirmed connections.
- Is this The Edge's full guitar rig?
- No. This dated entry covers 22 units in the effects path, not every piece of gear The Edge owned or used. Floor pedals, rack units and routing devices are included only where recorded; omitted equipment and uncertain connections are explained in the notes. It is not a complete or current rig inventory.
- When and where was this pedalboard used?
- eXPERIENCE + iNNOCENCE tour, June 2018. Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia. This is the rig documented for that touring period, not a career-wide gear list.
- How does the archive know what was on this pedalboard?
- 2 cited sources, listed above with the date each was read, including Premier Guitar, MusicRadar. Among them a rig rundown and an interview. The units are recorded as documented equipment, and the page was last audited on 2026-07-18.