Jonny Buckland

Infobox musical artist

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Name = Jonny Buckland
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Background = solo_singer
Born = birth date and age|1977|9|11|df=y
Islington, London, England
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Instrument = guitars, vocals, keyboards
Genre = Alternative rock
Occupation = Guitarist, Musician
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Label = Parlophone, Capitol
Associated_acts = Coldplay
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Notable_instruments = Fender Thinline Telecaster
Fender Jazzmaster
Gibson ES-335

Jonathan Mark Buckland (born 11 September 1977), known as Jonny Buckland, is the lead guitarist of the band Coldplay.

Early life

Buckland was born in Islington, London, and lived there until the age of four, when his family moved to Pantymwyn, North Wales. He was encouraged to enter the music scene by his elder brother, Tim, who is a big fan of My Bloody Valentine. Buckland started playing the guitar at the age of eleven, after being spurred on by The Stone Roses. Buckland attended Alun School in the Welsh town of Mold; moving on to study astronomy and mathematics at University College London, where he also met his future band mates and formed Coldplay.

Buckland's musical influences include Ride, George Harrison and Jimi Hendrix. He is noted for his sparse arrangements and use of slide. His stylistic chiming/ringing sound (evident in Coldplay's single "In My Place", for example) has led to many comparisons with the playing of U2's The Edge.Fact|date=June 2008

olo work

Buckland has guested on Ian McCulloch's solo album "Slideling" and made a cameo appearance with band mate Chris Martin in the film "Shaun of the Dead".

Personal life

Chris Martin often refers to him as "Jonny Boy" during live concerts, particularly if Buckland is about to do a solo or a long riff. Martin has said, "There would be no Coldplay music without Jonny Buckland.”Fact|date=June 2008 The affection between Martin and Buckland is often evident during live concerts and interviews, always with tongue firmly in cheek. Buckland is the godfather of Martin's daughter, Apple, the other being Simon Pegg.

He lives in London with his long-term girlfriend, jewellery maker Chloe Lee-Evans. They have a child together. [cite news|url=http://digital.spin.com/spin/200807/|title=Shine|last=Gross|first=Michael Joseph|date=July 2008|work=Spin|publisher="spin.com"|accessdate=2008-10-06|format=Web]

Gear

Amps:

* 2 x Fender Hot Rod DeVille 212 Combos
* 1 x Fender Twin Reverb used on 'Parachutes'

Guitars:

* Vintage Fender Jazzmaster Probably 1970s era; it has perloid inlays in the fretboard.
* Reissue Fender Jaguar This guitar is used mainly "Yellow", "Shiver" and "Viva la Vida'" (as shown in the 2008 iTunes commercial). No other songs have been played on it.
* 4 Vintage Fender Thinline Telecasters:
* 1 Sunburst 1974
* 1 Black 1977; in use since the start of the "X&Y" tour in 2005.
* 1 Walnut 1974; used mainly for slide work.
* 1 Natural 1972; in use since the "X&Y" tour started in 2005.
* Jerry Donahue Lake Placid Blue Japanese Fender Telecaster (x2). The Jerry Donahue Telecaster is considered by some to be the best version ever made.Fact|date=June 2008 It has a 5-way switch like a Stratocaster, and a Strat pick-up in the neck position. Buckland used one of these on the "Parachutes" tour as his main guitar. He also used it for "God Put a Smile Upon Your Face" ("Live 2003" DVD).
* Vintage Gibson ES-335 Used on tracks like "A Rush of Blood to the Head" , "In My Place" (video), "Shiver" (Glastonbury 2002), and "Life Is for Living".
* Rickenbacker 6 String (Has only ever been used live to play "Daylight")
* 000C-15E Martin Acoustic
* Custom Gibson Les Paul (shown in live performances, Violet Hill)

Pedals:

* Boss TU2 tuner
* Pro Co RAT Vintage Rat distortion
* Boss TR2 tremolo
* Boss RV3 reverb
* Boss DD5 delay
* Dunlop Cry Baby Deluxe wah
* MXR Micro Amp
* Line 6 DL4 delay (x2)
* Colorsound Tonebender fuzz
* Pedalboard designed by Mike Hill

Rack Units

* TC Electronic 2290 Delay
* Lexicon MPX G2
* Korg DTR1

Other:

* Ebow Jonny has been using the Ebow on songs like Spies and Amsterdam

References

External links

* [http://www.coldplay.com Official site]
* [http://community.livejournal.com/_jonnybuckland/ Jonny Buckland LiveJournal Community]
* [http://whataboutjonbuckland.tk/ Official Fansite]
* [http://www.visitmold.com Official Mold Site]
* [http://www.blender.com/TalesFromTheStudio/Blender-Blog/blogs/1168/26581.aspx Tales from the Studio] with Jonny Buckland
* [http://www.alunschool.co.uk/ Alun School Web Site]