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Riff Tone

Yellow

Coldplay

Guitarrock2000s

Original Gear

GuitarFender Stratocaster (likely late 90s/early 2000s, maple neck, stock single coils)
AmpFender Hot Rod DeVille 212 (studio recording, 2000)

Amp Settings

gain4
bass6

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Effects & Signal Chain

Notes

Studio recording for 'Yellow' (2000). Guitar is confirmed as a Fender Stratocaster via multiple sources. Amp is widely reported as a Fender Hot Rod DeVille 212, which was Jonny Buckland's main amp during the Parachutes era. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for the riff section in the studio recording.

Tone Character(10)
bright and chimeyslightly gritty edge-of-breakupclear, bell-like attackopen and airy highsmodest sustaindynamic and responsivesingle-coil claritysubtle ambient delaylight reverb washnot heavily compressed

Difficulty

The riff is moderately challenging due to its syncopated picking and the need for precise open-string voicings, but does not require advanced techniques or fast playing.

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