Hymn for the Weekend amp settings — Fender Blues Junior IV
The Coldplay guitar tone for “Hymn for the Weekend”, dialed in for a Fender Blues Junior IV with a Squier Classic Vibe 60s Stratocaster. Studio album track, A Head Full of Dreams (2015) — melodic clean arpeggios & ambient lead textures
Fender Stratocaster into vintage Fender/Divided by 13 tube amps with SSL console compression, stereo digital delay, Roland Dimension D chorus, and Lexicon ambient reverb (plus EBow on outro hook)
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 3 |
| Bass | 5 |
| Mid | 6 |
| Treble | 6 |
| Reverb | 7 |
| Master | 4 |
01Digital Delay (Boss DD-7 / DD-8)
RECOMMENDED — not currently owned; set for dotted-eighth or quarter-note ambient repeats
02Chorus / Dimension Mod (Boss CE-2W / Dimension C)
RECOMMENDED — not currently owned; emulates the studio Dimension D widening
The Blues Junior IV matches Jonny Buckland's Fender tube clean platform naturally, but with single coils we keep the Volume/Gain around 3 to retain pure headroom without edge-of-breakup grit. Middle EQ is boosted slightly to 6 to give the classic Strat in-between 'quack' body, while internal spring reverb is dialed up to 7 to approximate the deep studio ambient space without pedals. The amp has no presence control, so top-end sparkle is shaped directly via the treble knob. Outro lead: play sustained notes high on the neck, or use an EBow if available.
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