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Coldplay - Jonny Buckland Guitar Gear Rig and Equipment
Who Plays What - Who Plays What
Tuesday, 06 January 2009 14:06

Jonny Buckland, is the lead guitarist in the popular band Coldplay. Buckland is originally from England. His guitar rig is decent size and has a fair amount of pedals.

Let's look at some of the gear and equipment that has been seen in Jonny's Coldplay guitar rig.

Jonny Buckland live on guitar

CoolClick the gear images for more info and specs at Musician's FriendCool

 

Guitars
- Fender Jazzmaster (vintage)

Fender '62 Jazzmaster Electric Guitar 3-Tone Sunburst Brown Shell Pickguard

- Fender Jaguar (Reissue)

Fender '62 Jaguar Electric Guitar 3-Tone Sunburst Brown Shell Pickguard


- Fender Thinline Telecasters (sunburst '74, black '77, walnut '74, natural '72)

Fender Classic Series '72 Telecaster Thinline Electric Guitar Natural


- Jerry Donahue Lake Placid Blue Japanese Fender Telecaster
- Gibson ES-335

Gibson Custom ES-335 Dot Figured-top electric guitar with Gloss Finish Vintage Sunburst


- Rickenbacker
- 000C-15E Martin Acoustic
- Custom Gibson Les Paul
- Fender Stratocasters (seen in 2011)




Amps and Cabinets
- Fender Hot Rod DeVille 2x12 Combos (also a lot of hearsay that he has used the 4x10 combo also)

Fender Hot Rod DeVille 212 III 60W 2x12 Tube Guitar Combo Amp Black


- Fender Twin Reverb

Fender Vintage Reissue '65 Twin Reverb Guitar Amp

- Marshall Plexi



Effects and Rack
Note: We saw some pictures of Jonny's 2008 guitar rig, and have listed what we saw.

- Fulltone OCD pedal

Fulltone OCD Obsessive Compulsive Drive Overdrive Guitar Effects Pedal


- EHX Micro POG

Electro-Harmonix XO Micro POG Polyphonic Octave Generator Guitar Effects Pedal


- Pro Co RAT Vintage Rat distortion

Pro Co RAT2 Distortion Pedal


- Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer

Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer Effects Pedal


- Boss TU2 tuner (x2)

Boss TU-3 Chromatic Pedal Tuner


- HBE Power Screamer
- Boss RV3 reverb

Boss RV-5 Digital Reverb Effects Pedal


- MXR Phase 90

MXR M-101 Phase 90 Pedal


- Boss DD5 delay

Boss DD-7 Digital Delay Guitar Effects Pedal


- Line 6 DL4

Line 6 DL4 Delay Guitar Effects Pedal


- Ernie Ball Volume pedals

Ernie Ball 6166 Mono Volume Pedal


- Midi floor controller
- Voodoo Labs Ground Control

Digital Music Ground Control Pro MIDI Foot Controller


- TC Electronic 2290 Delay (x2)
- Line 6 Echo Pro (x2)
- Eventide H7600

Eventide H7600 Ultra-Harmonizer Effects Processor


- Ebow

EBow PlusEbow Electronic Bow for Guitar

Last Updated on Wednesday, 10 August 2011 15:39
 

Comments 

 
0 #15 RE: Coldplay - Jonny Buckland Guitar Gear Rig and Equipment — Joey 2011-12-30 21:55
Hi which shall i get ts9 modded or the whiteface rat?
many thanks
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+1 #14 RE: Coldplay - Jonny Buckland Guitar Gear Rig and Equipment — B 2011-12-29 18:17
Quoting Felix:
Hi there was just wondering what are the other most used things because i have a client who is after the coldplay sound for the guitars in his recording. I have the proco whiteface rat and the phase 90 but was wondering if the line6 was mandatory. Also does he use the ts9 much?
many thanks felix


I'm sure just about any other delay will do the trick, really, His sound mostly has to do with mic placement, recording tricks, etc.

I'm not exactly sure how much he uses his TS9, there are a few pictures online (search "Johnny buckland gear") that features what pedals/fx he used for certain songs in that particular gig.

You should be fine, as most of his sound comes from what you already have.
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0 #13 RE: Coldplay - Jonny Buckland Guitar Gear Rig and Equipment — Felix 2011-12-28 18:36
Quoting B:
I'm a big coldplay fan, unlike many. I'll tell you that he uses the line 6 DL4's more than anything else on his board. he has Four. Two for onstage, one backup, and one for looping. Second, his Phase 90, as heard in "Don't panic" and "Fix You", is tied for second with his RAT, which is NOT a RAT II, but a vintage as stated. it is used for pretty much any above-mild dirt heard in coldplay. for instance, he used it on heavy settings in "Violet Hill", accompanied by his EHX Polyphonic Octaver. Don't let the OCD Fool you, it was used to replace a MXR Micro amp. which basically states that it is used as a boost, as shown in pics of his rig. His Ebow is used on "amsterdam" and "spies" for those of you wondering.

Hi there was just wondering what are the other most used things because i have a client who is after the coldplay sound for the guitars in his recording. I have the proco whiteface rat and the phase 90 but was wondering if the line6 was mandatory. Also does he use the ts9 much?
many thanks felix
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0 #12 RE: Coldplay - Jonny Buckland Guitar Gear Rig and Equipment — Rocknroll20thcentry 2011-11-27 16:19
Quoting Egemen:
Do you know anything about the Mylo Xyloto pedal board and new equipments ?

I've got a feeling its like the current pedal board theres a picture down bellow in a comment link and probobly most of the guitars are probobly the new Fender Stratocasters
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+3 #11 RE: Coldplay - Jonny Buckland Guitar Gear Rig and Equipment — Egemen 2011-10-21 17:58
Do you know anything about the Mylo Xyloto pedal board and new equipments ?
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0 #10 Strings :S — Miike 2011-10-21 14:43
Anyone knows what brand of strings he use?? :sigh:
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+1 #9 Fender Hot Rod Deville — Yew Chon 2011-08-10 15:16
Can we get the amps he uses corrected? He doesn't use 4X10's he uses the smaller 2X12's. This is according to Buckland's guitar tech, Matt McGinn in his book 'Roadie'

Also according to the book he uses a Marshall Plexi, I assume for some of the 'heavier' songs in Viva La Vida.
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+6 #8 RE: Coldplay - Jonny Buckland Guitar Gear Rig and Equipment — Garrett Fairbanks 2011-06-09 20:56
Lately, as in a couple days ago, Jonny has been seen using a handful of stratocasters as his main guitars. As far as current effects - no idea.
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+1 #7 RE: Coldplay - Jonny Buckland Guitar Gear Rig and Equipment — B 2011-01-15 12:25
Quoting Egemen Akbaş:
What is the blue pedal in current board near the DD5.


That is a Guyatone Micro Chorus. I believe they are discontinued
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0 #6 RE: Coldplay - Jonny Buckland Guitar Gear Rig and Equipment — Egemen Akbaş 2010-12-19 12:45
What is the blue pedal in current board near the DD5.
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0 #5 RE: Coldplay - Jonny Buckland Guitar Gear Rig and Equipment — B 2010-11-11 21:19
Quoting B:
/Users/430334/Desktop/Other Stuff/Pictures/Guitar Pictures/Artist Pedalboards/coldplay_Guitar_Rig_Jonny_01.jpg

X&Y Board
/Users/430334/Desktop/Other Stuff/Pictures/Guitar Pictures/Artist Pedalboards/coldplay_fx.jpg

Viva Board:
/Users/430334/Desktop/Other Stuff/Pictures/Guitar Pictures/Artist Pedalboards/3771518248_6723d55a7d.jpg


Whoops!!!!

The pics don't show up here, lol. sorry for the inconvenience.

Here's the links:

Current Board:
3.bp.blogspot.com/.../...

X&Y Board
dolphinmusic.co.uk/.../coldplay_fx.jpg

Viva Board:
guitar-rigs.com/.../buckland-gear.jpg

Again, sorry for the inconvenience!
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0 #4 RE: Coldplay - Jonny Buckland Guitar Gear Rig and Equipment — B 2010-11-11 16:19
Also, his Fender Amps are 2x12, not 4x12. thanks!
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+1 #3 RE: Coldplay - Jonny Buckland Guitar Gear Rig and Equipment — B 2010-11-11 16:17
I'm a big coldplay fan, unlike many. I'll tell you that he uses the line 6 DL4's more than anything else on his board. he has Four. Two for onstage, one backup, and one for looping. Second, his Phase 90, as heard in "Don't panic" and "Fix You", is tied for second with his RAT, which is NOT a RAT II, but a vintage as stated. it is used for pretty much any above-mild dirt heard in coldplay. for instance, he used it on heavy settings in "Violet Hill", accompanied by his EHX Polyphonic Octaver. Don't let the OCD Fool you, it was used to replace a MXR Micro amp. which basically states that it is used as a boost, as shown in pics of his rig. His Ebow is used on "amsterdam" and "spies" for those of you wondering.

No longer on his board, but should be included in this section is his tonebender, forget the company name, but he used it in the "X&Y" Era board.

In his current board, he is using a Guyatone micro chorus.
Here's a few pics for the Uber users:

Current Board:
/Users/430334/Desktop/Other Stuff/Pictures/Guitar Pictures/Artist Pedalboards/coldplay_Guitar_Rig_Jonny_01.jpg

X&Y Board
/Users/430334/Desktop/Other Stuff/Pictures/Guitar Pictures/Artist Pedalboards/coldplay_fx.jpg

Viva Board:
/Users/430334/Desktop/Other Stuff/Pictures/Guitar Pictures/Artist Pedalboards/3771518248_6723d55a7d.jpg

Rock on Coldplay Fans!
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0 #2 Wow... Out of my budget... — Stan 2010-07-21 17:33
:woohoo: That Eventide 7600 processor is $3,995 before tax! That thing better be not only the best piece of equipment that makes his guitar sound the most amazing thing ever, it also better be an ATM machine that spits out money at him whenever he plays it!
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+1 #1 don\'t forget... — Robin 2010-01-02 18:37
By now, Jonny has got 7 to 8 Telecaster Thinline guitars. some of them are painted newly. but he recently sold some again! he had 2 Tele Donahues, a L.P.Blue one and a Black one. the latter one was also sold. the Gibson ES335 actually belongs to his band mate chris martin, but jonny also owns a "Gretsch Chet Atkins Gentlemen 6122-62" as seen at Glastonbury'05. his rickenbacker is a 360/12 model.
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