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Adventure of a Lifetime Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Coldplay
Coldplay · 2010s+ · rock
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Fender Classic Series '72 Telecaster Thinline
Pickups
Wide Range Humbuckers (Fender reissue, likely stock on Thinline)
Amp
Fender Hot Rod DeVille 2x12 Combo
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording, 2015 (A Head Full of Dreams era). Guitar and amp confirmed by multiple sources for Jonny Buckland's studio work. Pedalboard and effects inferred from Equipboard and forum posts referencing the album sessions. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for this specific riff section.
Amp Settings
Mids6.5
Bass6
Gain3.5
Reverb4
Treble7
Presence6
Effects Chain
- Origin Effects Cali76 Compact Deluxe · compression
- Strymon Mobius · modulation
- TC Electronic 2290 Dynamic Digital Delay · delay
Fender Telecaster Thinline → Cali76 Compressor → Strymon Mobius (Chorus) → TC Electronic 2290 Delay → Fender Hot Rod DeVille (spring reverb on)
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Tone Character
- bright and articulate
- percussive and chimey
- slightly compressed
- modulated shimmer
- clear note separation
- tight low end
- glassy highs
- dynamic response
- touch of reverb for space
- funk-inspired clean