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Riff Tone

Adventure of a Lifetime

Coldplay

Guitarrock2010s+

Original Gear

GuitarFender 72 Thinline Telecaster (likely reissue, as used by Jonny Buckland on this era's studio recordings)
AmpFender Hot Rod DeVille 212 combo

Amp Settings

gain3.5
bass5.5

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Effects & Signal Chain

Notes

Studio recording, 2015 (A Head Full of Dreams era). Jonny Buckland is confirmed to use a 72 Thinline Telecaster and Fender Hot Rod DeVille for this era. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for this specific song's riff section. Pedals and effects inferred from both forum discussion and audible analysis.

Tone Character(10)
bright and articulatetight, percussive attackchimey highscompressed and snappyslightly gritty edge-of-breakupambient, modulated reverb taildynamic funk rhythm clarityclean but not steriledistinct Telecaster twangstudio-polished

Difficulty

The riff requires intermediate-level funk rhythm technique, precise timing to match delay repeats, and dynamic control for a clean, percussive sound.

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