Guitar Question

illmatic630 · 26-07-2008, 11:48 PM

during the concert...i noticed the johnny was using more than one guitar. do u need more than one guitar to play all of coldplay's songs or is it possible with one?

Tnspieler1012 · 27-07-2008, 12:07 AM

Johnny uses multiple guitars mainly because he uses different tunings for different songs and he likes utilizing different tones from different guitars. but while he has multiple guitars, most of them are fender thinline telecasters and sound roughly the same (although his brown walnut tele has a higher action for easier sliding). Jonny will occasionally bring in his old jazzmaster because of it's unique tone for tracks like chinese sleep chant and how you see the world. For violet hill he also brings in a Gibson Les Paul for a different sustained tone, and he performs/performed daylight with Chris's 12-string.

But that aside, you don't need a les paul to play violet hill or a jazzmaster to play chinese sleep chant...you can play pretty much every coldplay song with a standard guitar (given you adjust the tuning accordingly). BTW, welcome aboard the coldplaying wagon!

illmatic630 · 27-07-2008, 02:54 AM

oh all right.......thank for the help

PianoRocker · 27-07-2008, 03:06 AM

Indeed! You can play Coldplay on all guitars!

I've recorded this(Don't Panic) a while ago on a very low-budget guitar.
(sorry about all those mistakes in it)
And it sounds good!

Linkie: http://www.stuff4all.nl/mp3/Dont%20Panic%20Guitar.mp3

fakfak · 27-07-2008, 04:32 AM

"...performs/performed daylight with Chris's 12-string."

On the 2007 Latin American tour, he played Daylight on his Walnut Thinline, so that goes to show you the guitar is of secondary importance to many other factors in playing a song.

bearcat1229 · 27-07-2008, 05:02 PM

As has been said before, its usually a matter of the tuning. Instead of re-tunning one guitar multiple times he just has multiple guitars with different tunings. Other artists will use a different guitar based on the guitar properties as compared to how the song is played, and even some use different guitars simply for the "feel" or "aesthetic" value towards the song itself. You can do that if you make lots of money....lol

a_face_of_light · 27-07-2008, 05:24 PM

I'm a beliver in being able to get the desired tones from most guitars, if you have the right effects etc it's not that hard, I've got one of the new VG Stratocasters which makes changing tone very very simple

fakfak · 01-08-2008, 08:31 PM

I tend to agree with that. The only exception being the age old single coil vs. humbucker divide which IMHO is one of the very few legitimate things that drastically alter/limit a guitar's potential tone.

I guess I also believe in ergonomics, some guitars are simply more easy to play for some people because of factors like shape, weight, neck size etc. (which IMHO is also a hugely overlooked factor for a lot of people in deciding what guitar to play.)

26-07-2008, 11:48 PM	#1
illmatic630 Coldplayer Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 14 Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Guitar Question during the concert...i noticed the johnny was using more than one guitar. do u need more than one guitar to play all of coldplay's songs or is it possible with one?

27-07-2008, 12:07 AM	#2
Tnspieler1012 Come On, Let's Go Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 12,315 My Mood: Location: Prague, Czech Republic Gender: Country: Chat posts: 2 Thanks given: 66 Thanked 146 Times in 93 Posts	Johnny uses multiple guitars mainly because he uses different tunings for different songs and he likes utilizing different tones from different guitars. but while he has multiple guitars, most of them are fender thinline telecasters and sound roughly the same (although his brown walnut tele has a higher action for easier sliding). Jonny will occasionally bring in his old jazzmaster because of it's unique tone for tracks like chinese sleep chant and how you see the world. For violet hill he also brings in a Gibson Les Paul for a different sustained tone, and he performs/performed daylight with Chris's 12-string. But that aside, you don't need a les paul to play violet hill or a jazzmaster to play chinese sleep chant...you can play pretty much every coldplay song with a standard guitar (given you adjust the tuning accordingly). BTW, welcome aboard the coldplaying wagon! __________________ "So I wanna live in a wooden house, where making more friends would be easy, I wanna live where the sun comes out..." Quote: Originally Posted by Karencorpse;4818717 Tnspieler1012 seams like a very interesting guy who has lots of interesting things to talk about and great things to do with her. Quote: Originally Posted by eff-exx;5237716 You're like the ultimate post-rocker in this forum. Quote: Originally Posted by Til_Kingdom_Come;5509315 Ha Ha!!! I guess you suck at geography as well as Rock music!!

27-07-2008, 03:06 AM	#4
PianoRocker a.k.a stephanbass Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 9,684 My Mood: Location: Antwerp Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Indeed! You can play Coldplay on all guitars! I've recorded this(Don't Panic) a while ago on a very low-budget guitar. (sorry about all those mistakes in it) And it sounds good! Linkie: http://www.stuff4all.nl/mp3/Dont%20Panic%20Guitar.mp3 __________________ Twitter = YouTube = Facebook = Hyves = Last.fm 3 10 08 \| ~Coldplay~ \| 9 9 09 I ♥ Ellen! >> www.StephanHondeveld.com <<

27-07-2008, 02:54 AM	#3
illmatic630 Coldplayer Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 14 Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	oh all right.......thank for the help

27-07-2008, 04:32 AM	#5
fakfak Coldplayer Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,917 My Mood: Location: Illinois Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 142 Thanked 94 Times in 79 Posts	"...performs/performed daylight with Chris's 12-string." On the 2007 Latin American tour, he played Daylight on his Walnut Thinline, so that goes to show you the guitar is of secondary importance to many other factors in playing a song.

27-07-2008, 05:02 PM	#6
bearcat1229 Coldplayer Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 243 Location: La Crosse, WI Gender: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	As has been said before, its usually a matter of the tuning. Instead of re-tunning one guitar multiple times he just has multiple guitars with different tunings. Other artists will use a different guitar based on the guitar properties as compared to how the song is played, and even some use different guitars simply for the "feel" or "aesthetic" value towards the song itself. You can do that if you make lots of money....lol

27-07-2008, 05:24 PM	#7
a_face_of_light Coldplayer Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 3,869 Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	I'm a beliver in being able to get the desired tones from most guitars, if you have the right effects etc it's not that hard, I've got one of the new VG Stratocasters which makes changing tone very very simple

01-08-2008, 08:31 PM	#8
fakfak Coldplayer Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,917 My Mood: Location: Illinois Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 142 Thanked 94 Times in 79 Posts	I tend to agree with that. The only exception being the age old single coil vs. humbucker divide which IMHO is one of the very few legitimate things that drastically alter/limit a guitar's potential tone. I guess I also believe in ergonomics, some guitars are simply more easy to play for some people because of factors like shape, weight, neck size etc. (which IMHO is also a hugely overlooked factor for a lot of people in deciding what guitar to play.)