Riff Tone

Fake Plastic Trees

Radiohead

Guitarrock1990s

Original Gear

GuitarRickenbacker 330 (likely, as used by Jonny Greenwood on The Bends era for rhythm parts)

AmpVox AC30 (likely, as used by Jonny Greenwood and Ed O'Brien on The Bends studio sessions)

PickupsRickenbacker Hi-Gain single coils

Amp Settings

gain0

bass5.5

mid6.5

treble6.5

reverb4

presence5.5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 1994-1995. Guitar and amp inferred from era-accurate live/studio photos and typical band setup. No direct source confirms exact gear for the riff, but Rickenbacker 330 and Vox AC30 are strongly associated with Jonny's rhythm tone on The Bends.

Tone Character(10)

clean and chimingwarm and glassy highsopen and airyslightly compresseddynamic and touch-sensitivegentle reverb tailarticulate and clearlush chord voicingsnot heavily overdrivenambient, subtle sustain

Difficulty

The riff is based on open chords and gentle strumming, requiring dynamic control and subtlety but no advanced techniques.

Sources

Changes to their guitars from last time (night 1 observations) - Reddit Jonny Greenwood ka Gear : r/radiohead - Reddit The 40 best acoustic guitar songs of all time | MusicRadar

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