Riff Tone
Blow Out
Radiohead
Guitarrock1990s
Original Gear
GuitarFender Telecaster (likely 1980s/early 90s Japanese or American Standard, as used by Jonny Greenwood in early Radiohead)
AmpFender Twin Reverb (Silverface or Blackface era, as commonly used by Jonny Greenwood in early 1990s studio recordings)
PickupsSingle-coil (Fender Telecaster stock pickups, likely ceramic or Alnico V)
Amp Settings
gain6
bass6
mid6.5
treble6.5
reverb2.5
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
overdriveBoss Boss SD-1 Super OverDrive
Notes
Studio recording, Pablo Honey sessions (1992-1993). Gear inferred from era-specific interviews and forum consensus for early Radiohead. No direct evidence for alternate guitars/amps on this track. No evidence of live-specific gear for this section.
Tone Character(10)
crunchy and saturatedraw and bitingbright top enddynamic and touch-sensitiveslightly compressedopen and ambientroomy, natural reverbamp-driven overdrivenot heavily processedclassic alternative rock edge
Difficulty
The riff requires intermediate skill due to its dynamic strumming, control of amp-driven crunch, and muting techniques to manage feedback and noise.
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Telecaster (likely 1980s/early 90s Japanese or American Standard, as used by Jonny Greenwood in early Radiohead)
AmpFender Twin Reverb (Silverface or Blackface era, as commonly used by Jonny Greenwood in early 1990s studio recordings)
PickupsSingle-coil (Fender Telecaster stock pickups, likely ceramic or Alnico V)
Amp Settings
gain6
bass6
mid6.5
treble6.5
reverb2.5
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
overdriveBoss Boss SD-1 Super OverDrive
Notes
Studio recording, Pablo Honey sessions (1992-1993). Gear inferred from era-specific interviews and forum consensus for early Radiohead. No direct evidence for alternate guitars/amps on this track. No evidence of live-specific gear for this section.
Tone Character(10)
crunchy and saturatedraw and bitingbright top enddynamic and touch-sensitiveslightly compressedopen and ambientroomy, natural reverbamp-driven overdrivenot heavily processedclassic alternative rock edge
Difficulty
The riff requires intermediate skill due to its dynamic strumming, control of amp-driven crunch, and muting techniques to manage feedback and noise.
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