Something Just Like This amp settings — Zoom G1X Four
The The Chainsmokers & Coldplay guitar tone for “Something Just Like This”, dialed in for a Zoom G1X Four with a Yamaha Pacifica 112V. Studio version, Memories...Do Not Open (2017) / Kaleidoscope EP — Jonny Buckland's signature rhythmic lead and drop melody
Fender Stratocaster into Fender '65 Twin Reverb / Divided by 13 amps with digital delay (Line 6 DL4 / TC Electronic 2290) and light transparent overdrive (Ibanez TS9 / Klon Centaur)
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 3 |
| Bass | 5 |
| Mid | 6 |
| Treble | 7 |
| Reverb | 5 |
| Master | 7 |
01Comp (Compressor block)
G1X Four onboard dynamics block to add snap and sustain
02TS Drive (Tube Screamer block)
G1X Four drive block set as a clean mid-boost for note definition
03Delay (Digital Delay block)
Set delay time to 437ms (dotted 8th note at 103 BPM)
04HD Hall (Reverb block)
G1X Four reverb block placed post-amp for spacious pop atmosphere
The Yamaha Pacifica 112V single coils in position 4 (neck+middle) provide the exact glassy quack of Jonny Buckland's Stratocaster. The Zoom G1X Four FD TWIN model delivers pristine headroom, so the TS Drive is dialed with minimal gain purely to push the upper midrange and sustain. Dotted-eighth delay synchronized to 103 BPM is essential to locking the rhythmic drop melody in place.
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