Where the Streets Have No Name
U2, 1987, from The Joshua Tree. Solo by The Edge.
Edge's shimmering dotted-eighth delay arpeggio builds one of rock's great intros, pure guitar as atmosphere.
Where the Streets Have No Name by U2 is #12 in our ranking of the best U2 guitar solos. The solo is played by The Edge and the song was released in 1987.
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Who played the guitar solo on Where the Streets Have No Name?
The Edge played the solo on U2's Where the Streets Have No Name (1987).
What guitar was used on the Where the Streets Have No Name solo?
A fender stratocaster through a Vox AC30 amp, according to widely reported accounts.