GuitarCleanRiff
Adventure of a Lifetime Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Coldplay
Coldplay · 2010s+ · rock
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Fender Telecaster (likely 72 Thinline Reissue, maple neck, as used by Jonny Buckland in this era)
Pickups
Fender Wide Range Humbuckers
Amp
Fender Hot Rod DeVille 212
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording, 2015. Guitar and amp confirmed for this era and song by multiple sources. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for the riff section. Pedalboard evidence from Equipboard and live/studio overlap.
Amp Settings
Mids6.5
Bass5
Gain3.5
Reverb3
Treble7
Presence6
Effects Chain
- Line6 DL4 Delay Modeler · delay
- Compressor pedal (model unknown) · compression
Fender Telecaster → Compressor pedal (model unknown) → Line6 DL4 Delay Modeler → Fender Hot Rod DeVille (spring reverb on)
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Tone Character
- bright and articulate
- tight and percussive
- clean, glassy attack
- spacious with rhythmic delay repeats
- slightly compressed
- crisp top-end
- modern pop-funk clarity
- minimal breakup
- distinct note separation
- dynamic, responsive to picking