Riff Tone
Bones
Radiohead
Guitarrock1990s
Original Gear
GuitarEarly Nineties Fender Telecaster Plus
AmpFender Eighty-Five (late 1980s solid-state combo, 1x12 Eminence speaker)
PickupsLace Sensor Red-Red Dually (bridge), Lace Sensor Blue (neck)
Amp Settings
gain8
bass6.5
mid7.5
treble6.5
reverb1
presence5
Effects & Signal Chain
modulationDigiTech DigiTech Whammy WH-1
distortionMarshall Marshall Shred Master
Notes
Studio recording, 1995 (The Bends). Settings and pedals confirmed for this era and album. Riff section likely uses bridge pickup and distortion pedal. No evidence of live/touring substitutions for this recording.
Tone Character(10)
aggressive bursts of distortiontight, percussive attackharsh, warbling octave-up texture (Whammy)raw and bitingmid-heavy, saturated drivearticulate, cutting bridge pickup sounddense, compressed distortionminimal ambience (dry, no reverb)slightly synthetic, 90s solid-state edgedynamic, responds to picking intensity
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, aggressive picking and control of the Whammy pedal for the octave-up effect, as well as maintaining note clarity through heavy distortion. While not technically advanced, the combination of effects and dynamics makes it moderately challenging.
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Original Gear
GuitarEarly Nineties Fender Telecaster Plus
AmpFender Eighty-Five (late 1980s solid-state combo, 1x12 Eminence speaker)
PickupsLace Sensor Red-Red Dually (bridge), Lace Sensor Blue (neck)
Amp Settings
gain8
bass6.5
mid7.5
treble6.5
reverb1
presence5
Effects & Signal Chain
modulationDigiTech DigiTech Whammy WH-1
distortionMarshall Marshall Shred Master
Notes
Studio recording, 1995 (The Bends). Settings and pedals confirmed for this era and album. Riff section likely uses bridge pickup and distortion pedal. No evidence of live/touring substitutions for this recording.
Tone Character(10)
aggressive bursts of distortiontight, percussive attackharsh, warbling octave-up texture (Whammy)raw and bitingmid-heavy, saturated drivearticulate, cutting bridge pickup sounddense, compressed distortionminimal ambience (dry, no reverb)slightly synthetic, 90s solid-state edgedynamic, responds to picking intensity
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, aggressive picking and control of the Whammy pedal for the octave-up effect, as well as maintaining note clarity through heavy distortion. While not technically advanced, the combination of effects and dynamics makes it moderately challenging.
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