I'm very surprised no one has ever posted a YouTube video of this being done. With Or Without You by U2 is a very interesting song for ordinary guitarists to play.
On YouTube, I've seen most guitarists use an EBow when attempting to cover With Or Without You. Other guitarists use Strats that have been professionally outfitted with some sort of sustainer system.
For live performances of With Or Without You, The Edge himself (I think) uses a custom shop Fender Strat with a Fernandes Sustainer installed.
Then I learned that Radiohead's Ed O'Brien came out with his signature Fender Strat.
His Strat already has a Fernandes Sustainer single-coil configured at the neck position.
Could I use the Fender EOB Sustainer Strat to play With Or Without You?
I have yet to get my hands on the EOB Strat itself. I just wanted to get everyone else's opinion first.
The last thing I want to do is to have my Fender Classic Series 70s Strat modded. Thus, I'm under the impression that maybe the EOB Strat will do the trick.