March 15, 201016 yr I got to tell Jonny I bought one of his guitars and he was very excited about it. He promised to take extra special care of it until it could be sent to me. :D That is awesome! :) Jason
March 15, 201016 yr I'm so jealous Angie. Did he use it on the Viva tour or just the X&Y tour? He uses it back stage to warm up on the Viva tour and it's his back up on stage if needed. My guitar gets to see Coldplay naked in the dressing room every night. :smug: :laugh3:
March 15, 201016 yr He uses it back stage to warm up on the Viva tour and it's his back up on stage if needed. My guitar gets to see Coldplay naked in the dressing room every night. :smug: :laugh3: Just think Jonny could have played NAKED with it :sneaky:
March 15, 201016 yr Sorry it took so long as I have been away from home since 26th. We're just back :) It was surreal to see the last ever VIVA show on 11th as we were lucky to see them at first ever Viva show at Brixton Academy in London/UK way back in June, 2008 (which was pure luck as we discovered there was a concert while we were in London - D'OH) So we somehow managed to witness the opening and closing of an era :P It's amazing to see how things improved and changed inbetween these two dates ! Jason, it was amazing to see you guitar in action! I was very proud :) My gf has a couple not-so-hi-res photos and videos of it on her phone, but I'm sure you have tons of amazing shots of it thanks to internet! With each concert we've been to - I kinda kicked myself on missing out on VIVA items.. I really really want some VIVA stuff for my collection. :( I have yet to take proper pics of rest of the items, but here is a small teaser of Chris's first piano - Fender Rhodes! I'm getting a glass display case made for this so wait for proper photos of it on display. I haven't cleaned anything on it and never will. It still has all the spiderwebs inside and dirt outside lol. It also has some handwritten stuff on it, on many places on both the piano, and the flight case. Some might even be lyrics, but I have yet to verify as it's mostly black on black and green on black with some of the writings wiped making it really difficult to read. Amazing piece of music history, as this is the piano that Chris has moved to London with way back when he started school. As Chris claims, when the band were first getting to know each other, it was only because he owned this that Guy wanted to speak to him at all. :laugh3: This piano witnessed the whole band history. Early school days, Starfish days, "the" Coldplay and finally Coldplay :) Some of the earliest Coldplay songs were written on it, and Parachutes album was also recorded with this piano. Now this is my favorite part of the piano. This is what you see when you remove the top lid. Chris clearly marked his territory inside the piano. :D
March 15, 201016 yr I love the territorial marking! :lol: Wow, thank you for the pics, can't wait for more when it's on display! :awesome: Really cool! :thumbsup:
March 15, 201016 yr Now this is my favorite part of the piano. This is what you see when you remove the top lid. Chris clearly marked his territory inside the piano. :D That is just amazing. The writing makes it so personal :nice: As much as I'm jealous of you, I'm also glad that the piano went to someone who'll take care of it. A glass display case would be just perfect :)
March 15, 201016 yr "Chris owns this" I am laughing so hard right now! And for some reason, I'm not surprised, even though I don't really know him I'm thinking that suits his personality to a tee. That pedal is pretty nasty. But it is a few years old, so I suppose that's okay. :lol: I'm glad to hear that you plan to keep it "as is". I completely agree, that's the way to go! Congrats again Oz! (Oh, and I still owe you a rather goofy pic that you might appreciate... I have to take some measurements of it this week for a case so maybe I'll take it at that time. I'll have to put some text in the pic too, but... it'll be funny. At least, with my odd sense of humor it will be funny.)
March 15, 201016 yr @lo&loud- congrats on the incredible piano... it's so cool that that piano really did see the band become who they are! @NumbersGirl- I'm late to the party, but congrats on snagging the globe. That is something I would LOVE to have in my possession! And the "Parachutes" photo you took of it is amazing... I can only imagine how hard that shot was to get! Great work!
March 15, 201016 yr I haven't cleaned anything on it and never will. It still has all the spiderwebs inside and dirt outside lol. It also has some handwritten stuff on it, on many places on both the piano, and the flight case. Some might even be lyrics, but I have yet to verify as it's mostly black on black and green on black with some of the writings wiped making it really difficult to read. "They spun a web" for you... :lol:
March 15, 201016 yr @NumbersGirl- I'm late to the party, but congrats on snagging the globe. That is something I would LOVE to have in my possession! And the "Parachutes" photo you took of it is amazing... I can only imagine how hard that shot was to get! Great work! Thanks :nice: Yes it took awhile to get it just right... let's just say I'd like to make a "spinning globe" gif with all of the extra pics. :lol:
March 15, 201016 yr Just think Jonny could have played NAKED with it :sneaky: TexasluvsJonny: that is awesome; you deserve that guitar!!! :awesome: You are a very dedicated Coldplay/Jonny fan! I bet they were impressed by your dedication! (I'm not sure what I would do behind closed doors with Jonny's guitar:sneaky: hehehe)
March 15, 201016 yr Thanks for posting the pics, Oz. That piano is awesome! IMO one of the coolest pieces they auctioned. Love the writing inside! Congrats! Very cool too that you saw the first and last shows. Jason
March 16, 201016 yr :bigcry: I'm glad they got to real Coldplay fans other than rich spoiled bitches :dozey:
March 25, 201016 yr Yeah, I want to see her wearing Guy's jacket, too! Not sure if you saw this last week Jason... I made it just for you. :lol: http://www.coldplaying.com/forum/showpost.php?p=4045230&postcount=20
March 26, 201016 yr Yes, it is a great likeness! Jason Umm, yeah, somehow I doubt that. :tongue: Interesting note though, I was just watching the "World Stage" show that was recorded in Japan, and I noticed that Chris was using the Viva guitar during the B-stage techno GPASUYF performance. He probably did that all the time and I just never really paid attention before.
March 26, 201016 yr That is actually a different guitar - it looks like Chris must have had one painted similarly, that he didn't use much (I've only seen it used on the B-Stage performances). If you compare side-by-side, you can see the differences: Jason
March 26, 201016 yr Aaahhhhhhh, yes I see now, you have very discerning eyes. And I suppose it's a good thing that they are different, because during the World Stage performance between the transition from GPASUYF to Talk, Chris just chucked the guitar on the ground. My first thought was, "oh, that poor guitar!"
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