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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
Notes & Caveats
- No direct numeric amp settings found for this song/section; settings estimated based on typical Fender Hot Rod DeVille usage for clean funk/pop tones and genre/era.
- Pedal model (Line6 DL4) confirmed on Jonny Buckland's board for this era, but exact delay settings for this song are not published.
- Compressor pedal is likely but not confirmed by photo or explicit source for this song; included due to audible compression and genre conventions.
- Pickup position inferred from tone and live footage; not explicitly stated in sources.
- No evidence of chorus, flanger, phaser, or other modulation effects on the riff section.
- Settings cross-referenced with genre and era conventions for accuracy. Jonny Buckland's riff tone on 'Adventure of a Lifetime' is clean but percussive, with a funky, chimey attack and tight low end. The amp is set just above clean for slight breakup, with scooped bass, forward mids, and bright treble to cut through the mix, plus moderate presence and subtle reverb for clarity and space.