HBK-79 Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 Hello Coldplayers! I could really use some insight from any guitar gurus here on Coldplaying. I'm a giant fan of the "ringing", "chiming", and "jangling" guitar sound that is the trademark style of Coldplay and U2. I know Jonny mostly plays Fender guitars, and so does The Edge. However, The Edge also uses Gibson guitars. In fact, The Edge usually plays a Gibson Explorer (an axe mostly seen in hard rock music) during live performances of Beautiful Day, and that characteristic U2 tone can still be heard. I own a Gibson Les Paul Standard and my friend owns a Paul Reed Smith (I don't know which model). Could I still nail the trademark Coldplay sound or U2 sound using a PRS guitar and a Gibson guitar? I know PRS guitars and Gibson guitars have humbuckers, and Fender Strats have single-coils. But Jonny's favorite Fender Thinline Telecaster has humbuckers. So I think the PRS sound vs. Gibson sound vs. Fender sound shouldn't be that different. I'm not at all a guitar-playing expert. Any advice from Coldplayer guitarists here would be appreciated. Thanks guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MosesTheMarshmallow Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 I can't answer for sure but... 1. Jonny often uses a Les Paul for live performances on Violet Hill and it's very crunchy and great. 2. Achieving the effects is as much about the effects as it is the guitar --> figure out the right combo of overdrive, reverb, and delay to get to what you need. For instance, running most anything into a Boss RV5 reverb on its Modulate mode is highly likely to get you close to Lovers in Japan. 3. Jonny also uses a Fender Stratocaster for much of MX and the MX tour, and the Edge uses the strat a lot (such as on Where the Streets Have No Name). Not sure how a Start compares to a PRS or Les Paul, but it's just something to throw in there for your consideration. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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