Solo Tone

Fix You

Coldplay

Guitarrock2000s

Original Gear

GuitarFender '72 Thinline Telecaster

AmpMarshall amplifier (exact model unknown, likely JCM series or similar)

PickupsFender Wide Range Humbuckers

Amp Settings

gain2.5

bass6

mid6.5

treble6.5

reverb5

presence5.5

Effects & Signal Chain

delayUnknown Delay pedal (model unknown, likely Boss DD-3 or Line 6 DL4)

reverbUnknown Reverb pedal (model unknown, possibly amp reverb or Boss RV-5)

Notes

Studio recording, 2005. Gear confirmed for studio use on 'Fix You' era; settings estimated due to lack of direct numeric data. Clean tone for solo section. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for this section.

Tone Character(10)

clean and ambientlush reverbclear and articulatechimey highssustained single notesethereal and atmosphericwide stereo imagetelecaster clarityno audible distortionsoft attack

Difficulty

The solo requires clean, sustained notes with precise timing to match the delay repeats and careful dynamic control for a soft, expressive attack, but does not involve advanced technical challenges.

Sources

Coldplay guitar tone? - forum topic | Ultimate Guitar Jonny Buckland's Guitars, Amps, Pedals & Other Gear | Equipboard

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