Coldplay – Ghost Stories
The music gear and equipment used by the artists, producers, engineers, and more involved in the making of the 2014 album Ghost Stories.
Music from Ghost Stories
Gear Used On Ghost Stories
Explore the instruments, equipment, software, and production tools used in the making of Coldplay – Ghost Stories (2014). Click more on each item to see exactly how it was used.
Jonny Buckland
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Amplifiers used by Jonny Buckland on Ghost Stories
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Jonny's guitar tech has stated that for the Ghost Stories live record, most of Jonny's audible signal was coming from a Kemper Amp Profiler rather than the visible Silvertone 1484. Source here.
Guitars used by Jonny Buckland on Ghost Stories
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Fender Mustang Electric Guitar
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Throughout this 2014 TV special, taken highlighting the creation of Coldplay’s “Ghost Stories” album, we can see Johnny with what looks to be an early 1960s, pre-CBS Fender Mustang in Olympic white.
Chris Martin
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Keyboards and Synthesizers used by Chris Martin on Ghost Stories
Kawai K300-ATX2 Upright Hybrid Piano
This hybrid piano replaces the Yamaha DYUS1E3 used during the "Ghost Stories" era. Looking at it first glance (especially with the decoration to match with the theme of "A Head Full of Dreams"), it looks exactly like the Yamaha upright. But when the camera zooms in on Chris Martin playing it, you can see "K300-ATX2" in the top right corner, instead of "DYUS1E3". It was first used on their appearance of TFI Friday (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bg4u6X7Ujtw around the 2:26 mark), and has been used since.
Guitars used by Chris Martin on Ghost Stories
Fender Telecaster American Vintage 52'
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In this photo taken from the Ghost Stories recording sessions, we see Chris playing an early 1950s style blackguard Fender Telecaster in blonde, likely to be an AVRI or similar reissue model.
Will Champion
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Drum Sets used by Will Champion on Ghost Stories
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At 0:07 in this video, Will Champion can be seen using a Roland SPD-SX Sampling Pad.