# Sunday Bloody Sunday guitar solo

> The Edge's guitar solo on Sunday Bloody Sunday by U2 (1983) starts at about 3:15. From the album War. Played on a Gibson Explorer through a Vox AC30 amp.

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U2, 1983, from *War*. Solo by *The Edge*.

Edge's chiming, military-precise figure and percussive string scrapes form an 'electric Irish jig' over Larry Mullen's march.

Sunday Bloody Sunday by U2 is #7 in our ranking of the best U2 guitar solos. The solo is played by The Edge and the song was released in 1983.

## In our lists

- [The Best U2 Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/u2-guitar-solos/) — #7
- [The Best The Edge Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/the-edge-guitar-solos/) — #8

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on Sunday Bloody Sunday?

The Edge played the solo on U2's Sunday Bloody Sunday (1983).

### What guitar was used on the Sunday Bloody Sunday solo?

A gibson explorer through a Vox AC30 amp, according to widely reported accounts.

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