Riff Tone
Fake Plastic Trees
Radiohead
Guitarrock1990s
Original Gear
GuitarFender Telecaster (likely Jonny Greenwood's main Telecaster, 1994-1995 studio era)
AmpVox AC30 (studio recording, The Bends era, 1994-1995)
PickupsSingle-coil (Fender Telecaster stock pickups, likely bridge position for distorted riff)
Amp Settings
gain4.5
bass5.5
mid7
treble7
reverb4
presence5.5
Effects & Signal Chain
overdriveUnknown Overdrive pedal (model unknown, possibly Boss SD-1 or Ibanez TS9)
Notes
Studio recording, 1994-1995. Jonny Greenwood is known to use his Telecaster and Vox AC30 for The Bends sessions. No direct evidence of alternate guitars or amps for the distorted riff section. No evidence of live/touring substitutions.
Tone Character(10)
dynamic and touch-sensitivecrunchy, open chord attackbright and articulateslightly compressedclear note separationclassic Britpop crunchresponsive to picking dynamicsnot overly saturatedcutting upper midsamp-like overdrive
Difficulty
The riff is not technically complex but requires dynamic control and precise timing to maintain clarity and articulation through the crunchy, open-chord sections.
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This tone has been researched 2 times by the community
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Telecaster (likely Jonny Greenwood's main Telecaster, 1994-1995 studio era)
AmpVox AC30 (studio recording, The Bends era, 1994-1995)
PickupsSingle-coil (Fender Telecaster stock pickups, likely bridge position for distorted riff)
Amp Settings
gain4.5
bass5.5
mid7
treble7
reverb4
presence5.5
Effects & Signal Chain
overdriveUnknown Overdrive pedal (model unknown, possibly Boss SD-1 or Ibanez TS9)
This tone has been researched 2 times by the community
Notes
Studio recording, 1994-1995. Jonny Greenwood is known to use his Telecaster and Vox AC30 for The Bends sessions. No direct evidence of alternate guitars or amps for the distorted riff section. No evidence of live/touring substitutions.
Tone Character(10)
dynamic and touch-sensitivecrunchy, open chord attackbright and articulateslightly compressedclear note separationclassic Britpop crunchresponsive to picking dynamicsnot overly saturatedcutting upper midsamp-like overdrive
Difficulty
The riff is not technically complex but requires dynamic control and precise timing to maintain clarity and articulation through the crunchy, open-chord sections.
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