Charlie Brown (Live) amp settings — Line 6 HX Effects
The Coldplay guitar tone for “Charlie Brown (Live)”, dialed in for a Line 6 HX Effects with a Fender Jimi Hendrix Stratocaster. Live, Mylo Xyloto Tour / Live 2012 (lead riff)
Fender Telecaster Thinline / Jazzmaster into Fender '65 Twin Reverb / Divided by 13 amps with Line 6 DL4, Fulltone Fulldrive 2, and digital reverb
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 2 |
| Bass | 5 |
| Mid | 6 |
| Treble | 7 |
| Reverb | 0 |
| Master | 8 |
01HX Effects (Minotaur Block)
Klon-style transparent drive block for edge-of-breakup bite
02HX Effects (Simple Delay Block)
Set tempo to dotted-eighth note subdivisions (~138 BPM)
03HX Effects (Plate Reverb Block)
Creates Jonny Buckland's shimmering arena ambience
The Hendrix Strat's reverse-angled bridge and middle single coils provide the chime and low-end clarity needed for Buckland's signature ostinato riff. The HX Effects acts as the complete processor, using the Minotaur transparent overdrive block to recreate his chimey clean-crunch platform without muddying the delay repeats. Leave the external JHS pedal bypassed since the internal drive block provides the required transparent push.
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