Coldplay

Fix You guitar tone settings.

X&Y · 2005 · Alternative

Explore Fix You by Coldplay: an example rig, amp settings and playing tips. Adapt the reference to your own supported gear with Amper.

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RECREATION

Electric guitar build

Bright, sustained guitar notes with space.

In your hands

Build the attack gradually and leave room for the repeating figure.

Evidence and sources

Amper practice recreation for the named guitar part or arrangement. Gain, EQ, pickup and effect choices are authored starting points, not documented artist settings or a verified recording rig. No track-specific recording evidence is claimed for this profile. Listening validation on physical gear is pending.

Reference tone

FREE TO EXPLORE

An authored example rig, not your matched settings or a documented artist preset.

Player II Telecaster→DD-8 Digital Delay→RV-6 Reverb→AC15C1

guitar · Fender

Player II Telecaster

Pickup selectorBridge single-coilWhy this setting?

Suggested pickup position for this part; a tonal choice, not a claim about the original session.

Volume10Why this setting?

Suggested volume position for this part. Compare at equal listening volume and adjust by ear.

Normalized 0-10 knob travel; not printed panel numbers

Tone8Why this setting?

Suggested tone position for this part. Compare at equal listening volume and adjust by ear.

Normalized 0-10 knob travel; not printed panel numbers

pedal · BOSS

DD-8 Digital Delay

E.Level2Why this setting?

Editorial starting point, not a measured reproduction. Compare at equal listening volume and adjust by ear.

Normalized knob travel 0-10. Effect level; mode-dependent.

Feedback3Why this setting?

Begin with restrained repeats; reduce if echoes build up.

Normalized knob travel 0-10. Repeat regeneration; mode-dependent.

Time3Why this setting?

Approximate knob travel only, not milliseconds. Adjust timing to the phrase by ear.

Normalized knob travel 0-10. Delay time; range depends on mode and tap division.

ModeStandardWhy this setting?

Editorial starting point, not a measured reproduction. Compare at equal listening volume and adjust by ear.

CarryoverOffWhy this setting?

Editorial starting point, not a measured reproduction. Compare at equal listening volume and adjust by ear.

Pedal switchEffect onWhy this setting?

Use a normal short press; check the indicator. Do not hold for tap, looping or special gestures.

Effect switching, tap tempo, Warp/GLT gestures or looper transport depend on mode.

Use mono INPUT A and OUTPUT A, Standard mode, and the ordinary effect on/off press. Match delay timing by ear; do not use Loop, Warp or GLT for this plan.

pedal · BOSS

RV-6 Reverb

E.Level2Why this setting?

Editorial starting point, not a measured reproduction. Compare at equal listening volume and adjust by ear.

Normalized knob travel 0-10. Reverb output amount.

Tone7Why this setting?

Editorial starting point, not a measured reproduction. Compare at equal listening volume and adjust by ear.

Normalized knob travel 0-10. Reverb tone; algorithm-dependent.

Time3Why this setting?

Editorial starting point, not a measured reproduction. Compare at equal listening volume and adjust by ear.

Normalized knob travel 0-10. Reverb duration; algorithm-dependent.

ModeHallWhy this setting?

Editorial starting point, not a measured reproduction. Compare at equal listening volume and adjust by ear.

Effect footswitchOnWhy this setting?

Engage this selected pedal for this section; match the bypassed loudness.

Use INPUT A and OUTPUT A for normal mono dry-plus-reverb sound. Do not use Input B alone, which produces wet-only output.

amp · VOX

AC15C1

Master volume2Why this setting?

Start with output at minimum, then raise toward this low starting position to suit your room; knob position is not loudness.

Normalized knob travel 0-10. Overall output.

Tone Cut3Why this setting?

Clockwise removes treble. A brighter target uses less Tone Cut; this is not a treble-boost control.

Normalized knob travel 0-10. Clockwise removes high frequencies; not a treble boost.

Tremolo depth0Why this setting?

Editorial starting point, not a measured reproduction. Compare at equal listening volume and adjust by ear.

Normalized knob travel 0-10. Modulation intensity.

Tremolo speed3Why this setting?

Editorial starting point, not a measured reproduction. Compare at equal listening volume and adjust by ear.

Normalized knob travel 0-10. Modulation rate.

Reverb level0Why this setting?

Editorial starting point, not a measured reproduction. Compare at equal listening volume and adjust by ear.

Normalized knob travel 0-10. Reverb mix.

Top Boost bass4Why this setting?

Editorial starting point, not a measured reproduction. Compare at equal listening volume and adjust by ear.

Normalized knob travel 0-10. Interactive low EQ.

Top Boost treble7Why this setting?

Editorial starting point, not a measured reproduction. Compare at equal listening volume and adjust by ear.

Normalized knob travel 0-10. Interactive high EQ.

Top Boost volume5Why this setting?

Editorial starting point, not a measured reproduction. Compare at equal listening volume and adjust by ear.

Normalized knob travel 0-10. Top Boost preamp drive.

Plug into the Top Boost input. There is no channel-selection switch. Top Boost Volume sets preamp drive; Master controls room output. If a footswitch is connected, enable reverb/tremolo only when the plan uses them.

Know the limits

Editorial recreation; these settings have not been listening-tested on your setup.
AC15C1 lacks separate middle controls; the target EQ cannot be matched independently.
Pickup output, speakers, room, and studio layering remain differences; the numeric mapping is not an acoustic calibration.
The song profile has no exact delay time, subdivision or repeat count. Delay settings are approximate and need adjustment by ear.
Hall is an editorial ambience choice; exact recorded reverb type and decay are not stored.
AC15C1 does not provide a modern high-gain channel. For heavy saturation, use an appropriate selected drive pedal; preamp gain alone may not reach the reference.
The displayed chain uses the amp input. Delay/reverb before an overdriven preamp will sound different from a post-drive studio effect; start with a low mix.

These are Amper recreation settings, not the artist’s exact knob positions. The example rig translates this named part’s stored gain, EQ, pickup and effect targets into verified hardware controls. Amper practice recreation for the named guitar part or arrangement. Gain, EQ, pickup and effect choices are authored starting points, not documented artist settings or a verified recording rig. No track-specific recording evidence is claimed for this profile. Listening validation on physical gear is pending.