Graham Coxon Gear Guide
Graham Coxon’s Telecasters, Marshall-era Blur rigs and extensive Boss, fuzz, filter and modulation effects.
A quick-reference inventory of guitars, amplification, effects and recording-period associations. Exact equipment varies by song, session, venue and tour.
Guitars
| Gear / reference | Details | Era / use |
|---|---|---|
| Fender Telecaster ’52 Reissue | A long-running Coxon guitar and stripped-back workhorse. | Blur era |
| Customized 1968 Telecaster | Modified with a Gibson-style humbucker in the neck position. | Blur era |
| Fender Graham Coxon Telecaster | Signature model based on his modified Tele preferences. | Signature model |
| Fender Stratocaster | Alternative single-coil instrument for selected tracks. | Selected use |
| Gibson Les Paul | Humbucker guitar for thicker overdubs and leads. | Selected use |
| Epiphone Casino | Hollow-body guitar for different clean and driven colors. | Selected use |
| Acoustic guitars | Used for songwriting and layered studio parts. | Studio |
Amplifiers
| Gear / reference | Details | Era / use |
|---|---|---|
| Marshall amplifiers | Long-running stage amp platform through much of Blur’s career. | 1990s onward |
| Fender amplifiers | Cleaner alternative tone in studio and later rigs. | Selected sessions |
| Vox AC30 | Chime-rich amp color for selected tracks. | Selected use |
| Amp breakup | Coxon has discussed questioning the Marshall-heavy setup while retaining its core sound. | Recent era |
Effects
| Gear / reference | Details | Era / use |
|---|---|---|
| Boss BF-2 Flanger | Modulation effect used in Blur-era board histories. | Selected songs |
| Boss CS-3 Compressor/Sustainer | Compression and sustain control. | Board history |
| Boss DD-3 Digital Delay | Short digital repeats and ambience. | Board history |
| Boss DM-2 Analog Delay | Warmer repeats for selected parts. | Board history |
| Boss OD-3 Overdrive | Additional amp push and grit. | Board history |
| Boss PN-2 Tremolo/Pan | Stereo tremolo and panning textures. | Selected use |
| Boss RV-5 Reverb | Digital ambience. | Board history |
| Boss VB-2 Vibrato | Pitch modulation for unstable textures. | Selected use |
| Pro Co RAT and Shin-Ei FY-2 | Distortion and fuzz colors in documented pedalboard lists. | Selected use |
| EHX HOG / Holy Grail | Harmonic generation, octave textures and reverb. | Selected use |
| Line 6 FM4 Filter Modeler | Synth-like filter sounds. | Selected use |
| Akai Headrush E2 | Echo and looping textures. | Selected use |
Song references
| Gear / reference | Details | Era / use |
|---|---|---|
| There’s No Other Way | Telecaster-driven indie guitar tones. | 1991 |
| For Tomorrow | Layered clean and distorted guitar parts. | 1993 |
| Girls & Boys | Bright rhythm parts with effects-shaped studio texture. | 1994 |
| Song 2 | High-energy distorted guitars and direct arrangement. | 1997 |
| Coffee & TV | Fuzz, modulation and layered guitar tones. | 1999 |