Guy Berryman

This image from mixonline.com reveals he plays a Fender Precision Bass, Rosewood Fingerboard, 3-Color Sunburst. A few other images around the web of him with this same bass show he may have changed the pickguard to a White Pearl color one, although the pickguard is often custom art to match whatever on-stage artwork Coldplay has going on (such as in the source photo). Guy was asked about his bass guitar in this interview (http://www.coldplay.com/newsdetail.php?id=135), and to which he responded, "It's a Fender Precision Bass. I have flirted with others, but you always go back to the one you love."

In this picture, Guy Berryman is using the Fender Sean Hurley Signature 1961 Precision Bass for live work.

In the source from Worldsmusic-import, Guy Berryman is shown using a Fender Nate Mendel Signature Precision bass guitar.

In this video you can see Guy with this item. He recalls that loves his Bass because it's reliable and he has had it at the beginning of the band in 1996. It's got a great sound and just right for the amazing Guy Berryman from Coldplay. This would be considered his signature bass.

Guy's said that this was one of the first "proper" bass guitars he bought after joining Coldplay. It was affectionately known by band and crew as the "Ford Escort Bass" or "Boy Racer Blue" due to its distinctive paint job. The bass can be seen clearly in the "Shiver" video and was used throughout the early touring days.

In Coldplay's End of Decade Clearout Sale catalogue, in 2010, a Fender '72 Telecaster Deluxe can be seen as Lot 30. In the photo accompanying the lot, Guy can be seen playing the guitar.

Throughout the video the Prophet 6 is shown and at the 3:20 mark Chris Martin says Guy is the band member who programs the synths.

Guy Berryman's Martin Steel-String Backpacker Acoustic Guitar can be seen in Coldplay's End of Decade Sale catalogue. The details of the item are the following:

"This Martin travel guitar has been widely used by Guy, on the road and in hotel rooms. This item comes with a certificate of authenticity, signed by the entire band."

Throughout this video, Guy can be seen playing a Gibson J-45 acoustic guitar. It can be seen particularly well at around 0:34 and 2:22.

At around 1:00:23 in this video, Guy Berryman can be seen playing a white Fender Mustang Bass. This bass has only ever been used a few times by Guy, this concert being one it's rare appearances.

Used on "Hymn for the Weekend", as mentioned by A Head Full of Dreams co-producer Rik Simpson in this March 2016 Sound on Sound interview.

"The ‘KEGuyEndProphet’ track is a Prophet 12 played by Guy [Berryman] and it has an EastWest Quantum Leap Spaces reverb on it, which is one of my favourites."

Throughout this performance of Christmas Lights, Guy can clearly be seen playing a Hofner 500/1 Bass. Which was popularised by The Beatles and Paul McCartney.

"This is a Fender Precision bass with sunburst finish, played by Guy in the earliest days of the band. A total one-off, this was modified to include a strange but wonderful alternative pickup." - From Coldplay's end of decade clearout sale catalog where they auctioned off their gear.

At 3:04 and 3:19 of this video, Guy can be seen playing a Prolight Laser Harp.

Both Guy and Johnny have been using Nash Guitar's recently. Guy has been using a Nash PB-63 while touring A Head Full of Dreams and during the Everyday Life gigs. He has one Candy Apple Red one as well as a custom painted one while touring Everyday Life.

In this photo, Guy Berryman can be seen using Dunlop Tortex .73 picks.

This bass made an appearance in the "In My Place" video, however it was never used during touring. The headstock can be seen up close at 2:00. Confirmation of this can be found in this document originally posted on Coldplay's official site.

In this photo, Guy Berryman can be seen using a red/pink coloured Fender Jazz Bass.

Person who uploaded this video actually played Berryman's RMI Harmonic Synthesizer. This very synth came to the person for servicing, but he also took a video of playing the very synth. The person confirms this in the comments' section.

At 0:48 and 1:57 of this video, Guy can be seen playing a traditional Asian dulcimer called a Yangqin. The same instrument can be seen at 3:15 in this interview with the band in 2008.

Guy listed "2 x Ampeg Classic" amongst his equipment in a self published E-Zine in 2003.

In this photo from 2010, Guy can be seen playing a Rickenbaker 4003.

He can be seen playing this bass guitar.

Throughout this video the Eventide H-9 is shown in Coldplay's studio "The Bakery" and at the 3:20 mark of this video Chris Martin says Guy Berryman programs the bands synths

In this Coldplay music video, at 0:21 and 2:35, Guy Berryman's Fender Jaguar Bass can be clearly seen.

Guy can be seen playing a Rover RM-75 F Mandolin through this video. Guy played several mandolins throughout the Viva La Vida tour, this being one of them. It can be seen up close at 2:25.

Throughout this video, Guy can be seen playing a Gibson ETG 150 Tenor Guitar. The guitar was used exclusively for the song "Don Quixote", an unreleased song played on the Latin American leg of the Viva La Vida tour. This was one of the rare times Guy played lead guitar in a show.

The Juno 6 is shown throughout this video and at the 3:20 mark of the video Chris Martin says Guy Berryman programs the bands synths

Mentioned by mixing engineer Michael Brauer as being used on "Violet Hill" in this Sound on Sound interview about the production of Viva la Vida & Death and All of His Friends.

Bass: EAR 660, Altec 436B, Dbx 160, Akai S612, Moog MKPE

"The bass was interesting. I had the same bass track coming back on two channels, and on one of them I had the EAR 660 compressor, going into an Altec 436B compressor, going into my Moog MKPE three–band parametric EQ, all going via the inserts. That channel was for the low end, giving the sound its fullness. On the other channel I had a Dbx 160, crushing heavily, with the bottom end taken out. That gave the bass its punch and mid-range. I also sent the basses to an Akai S612 sampler. A friend of mine turned me on to doing this. I don't use it as a sampler, but as a distortion device. If you put the Akai in microphone mode and you overload it, you get really nice warm distortion that you don't really notice, but it sounds good. If I want something more vicious than the Akai, I'll use the [Thermionic Culture] Culture Vulture instead, which I feel is one of the best pieces of equipment for adding some attitude. It's great for when tracks are recorded too cleanly. Finally the basses, like the drums, went through Bus B in my multi–bus compression setup, which consists of Distressors going into my Avalon E55 EQ."

Mentioned by mixing engineer Michael Brauer as being used on "Violet Hill" in this Sound on Sound interview about the production of Viva la Vida & Death and All of His Friends.

Bass: EAR 660, Altec 436B, Dbx 160, Akai S612, Moog MKPE

"The bass was interesting. I had the same bass track coming back on two channels, and on one of them I had the EAR 660 compressor, going into an Altec 436B compressor, going into my Moog MKPE three–band parametric EQ, all going via the inserts. That channel was for the low end, giving the sound its fullness. On the other channel I had a Dbx 160, crushing heavily, with the bottom end taken out. That gave the bass its punch and mid-range. I also sent the basses to an Akai S612 sampler. A friend of mine turned me on to doing this. I don't use it as a sampler, but as a distortion device. If you put the Akai in microphone mode and you overload it, you get really nice warm distortion that you don't really notice, but it sounds good. If I want something more vicious than the Akai, I'll use the [Thermionic Culture] Culture Vulture instead, which I feel is one of the best pieces of equipment for adding some attitude. It's great for when tracks are recorded too cleanly. Finally the basses, like the drums, went through Bus B in my multi–bus compression setup, which consists of Distressors going into my Avalon E55 EQ."