Graham Coxon
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You can see Graham's bass Vi at 1:17:42, it's white with custom made red stickers.
There is a picture on the burns site showing him play it
“Jam pedals inspire.. they show you new avenues to explore. I love pedals that have a strong personality – that somehow take the pressure off me and cause the guitar to become the boss.the results are usually far more interesting than relying on my own will. Red muck has the “it’s gonna get crazy If I push that” button. I love that it feels dangerous to step on a button that will wreak havoc and take the control from me and into the hands of a small metal box full of wires. I don’t always like to be in control.. jam pedals satisfy the need to relinquish control – to just jump out of the norm without a parachute.”
In these stills from recording "The Magic Whip", Coxon's pedalboard is shown, with T-Rex Mudhoney II being visible.
In this GIF Graham uses Gibson ES-335 "Liquid Amber"
As seen in this Guitar Geek rig diagram, Coxon used a Boss BF-2 in 1993.
Coxon used his black Hayman 1010 in the video for "Song 2". His is black unlike the natural one submitted.
When asked about his Roland Gaia in this interview, Graham says, "We use that live too. It does everything. I don’t know much about synths but I was looking at that one closely so it was great that Lucy in my band got it. That’s our synth!"
Coxon's playing makes significant use of effects pedals such as distortion, delay (a significant example being "Essex Dogs") and flange (as heard in the pre-chorus of Girls & Boys). He uses a custom made Mike Hill pedalboard which over the years has included: Akai Headrush E2, Boss BF-2 Flanger, Boss CS-3 Compressor/Sustainer, Boss DD-3 Digital Delay, Boss DM-2 Analogue Delay, Boss OD-3, Boss NS-2 Noise Suppressor, Boss PN-2 Tremolo/Pan, Boss RV-5 Digital Reverb, Boss TR-2 Tremolo, Boss TU-2 Tuner, Boss VB-2 Vibrato, DOD Punkifier, Electro-Harmonix HOG, Electro-Harmonix Holy Grail, Line 6 FM4 Filter Modeller, ProCo RAT, Shin-Ei FY-2 Companion Fuzz, T-Rex Mudhoney Distortion. (Wikipedia)
In these stills which show Blur recording "The Magic Whip", Coxon's pedalboard is seen, with Wattson Super Fuzz being there.
Dan Steinhardt (from That Pedal Show) posted a picture of that pedal on a board on instagram, mentioning it was build for Graham: "A few tweaks but finished this #pedalboard and delivered it to its new home with none other than #grahamcoxon huge thanks to Joe@thegigrig for being a superstar and helping me get this done"
Dan Steinhardt (from That Pedal Show) posted a picture of that pedal on a board on instagram, mentioning it was build for Graham: "A few tweaks but finished this #pedalboard and delivered it to its new home with none other than #grahamcoxon huge thanks to Joe@thegigrig for being a superstar and helping me get this done"
"The Magic Whip: Made in Hong Kong" is a short documentary about Blur's The Magic Whip. At 15:00, for example, Graham is playing a Fender Telecaster Custom. It can also be seen in this picture: https://i.pinimg.com/236x/18/b8/a0/18b8a0dcb45c60ee39b3a53b1db207cf--graham-coxon-guitar.jpg.
Graham talks about how he uses it at minute 10:27…
Audient's video on Graham Coxon shows his home studio where he appears to use a Warm Audio WA-87 all throughout the video for vocals and percussion.
In this video, Mr. Graham Coxon can be seen playing a Fender Roosevelt Resonator Guitar in a Blur's live performance at The Chris Evans Breakfast Show (BBC Radio 2).
In this photo, Graham Coxon can be seen playing a Martin OM-28.
A Nobels ODR-1 can be seen at 0:39.
Coxon's playing makes significant use of effects pedals such as distortion, delay (a significant example being "Essex Dogs") and flange (as heard in the pre-chorus of Girls & Boys). He uses a custom made Mike Hill pedalboard which over the years has included: Akai Headrush E2, Boss BF-2 Flanger, Boss CS-3 Compressor/Sustainer, Boss DD-3 Digital Delay, Boss DM-2 Analogue Delay, Boss OD-3, Boss NS-2 Noise Suppressor, Boss PN-2 Tremolo/Pan, Boss RV-5 Digital Reverb, Boss TR-2 Tremolo, Boss TU-2 Tuner, Boss VB-2 Vibrato, DOD Punkifier, Electro-Harmonix HOG, Electro-Harmonix Holy Grail, Line 6 FM4 Filter Modeller, ProCo RAT, Shin-Ei FY-2 Companion Fuzz, T-Rex Mudhoney Distortion. (Wikipedia)
Coxon's playing makes significant use of effects pedals such as distortion, delay (a significant example being "Essex Dogs") and flange (as heard in the pre-chorus of Girls & Boys). He uses a custom made Mike Hill pedalboard which over the years has included: Akai Headrush E2, Boss BF-2 Flanger, Boss CS-3 Compressor/Sustainer, Boss DD-3 Digital Delay, Boss DM-2 Analogue Delay, Boss OD-3, Boss NS-2 Noise Suppressor, Boss PN-2 Tremolo/Pan, Boss RV-5 Digital Reverb, Boss TR-2 Tremolo, Boss TU-2 Tuner, Boss VB-2 Vibrato, DOD Punkifier, Electro-Harmonix HOG, Electro-Harmonix Holy Grail, Line 6 FM4 Filter Modeller, ProCo RAT, Shin-Ei FY-2 Companion Fuzz, T-Rex Mudhoney Distortion. (Wikipedia)
At 21:51 while playing the song Ghost Ship in this video of Blur Live in Hong Kong 2015, Graham Coxon can be seen playing a sunburst Fender Telecaster with rosewood fingerboard.
In his appearance on That Pedal Show, Graham Coxon is seen playing a Fender Telecaster Midnight Blue.
According to his stills from recording of the "Magic Whip", Coxon also has the Boss TR-2 tremolo pedal on his board.
In a tweet, Graham Coxon expressed his admiration for the Seymour Duncan Palladium Gain Stage, indicating it was a pivotal addition to his pedalboard setup.
Graham´s new Pickup Booster from Seymour Duncan
Graham posted on twitter he has a new guitar from Gray Guitars
Dan Steinhardt (from That Pedal Show) posted a picture of that pedal on a board on instagram, mentioning it was build for Graham. Although you can't clearly read the name, Dan says it is a TC Electronic Alter Ego v2.
Dan Steinhardt (from That Pedal Show) posted a picture of that switching system on a board on instagram, mentioning it was build for Graham: "A few tweaks but finished this #pedalboard and delivered it to its new home with none other than #grahamcoxon huge thanks to Joe@thegigrig for being a superstar and helping me get this done"
An EHX Micro Q-Tron can be seen at 0:45.
“Fender just gave me a Lake Placid Blue 60s Telecaster from their new American Original series that I’ll take with me. It’s beautiful. It’s bound like an old Custom and it’s got a slightly deeper neck [profile]. I got used to the 60s necks on Teles, although I did play the ’52 reissue [American Vintage series] throughout Blur, which had quite a big neck and was really heavy.”
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Discography
The Sky Is Too High
1998
The Golden D
2000
Crow Sit On Blood Tree
2001
The Kiss Of Morning
2002
Happiness In Magazines
2004
Love Travels At Illegal Speeds
2006
The Spinning Top
2009
A+E
2012
The End Of The F***ing World (Original Songs and Score)
2018
The End of The F***ing World 2 (Original Songs and Score)
2019
Superstate
2021
The WAEVE
2023
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