Solo Tone
Fake Plastic Trees
Radiohead
Guitarrock1990s
Original Gear
GuitarFender Telecaster Plus
AmpMesa Boogie Trem-O-Verb combo
PickupsLace Sensor single coils (Red at bridge, Blue at neck)
Amp Settings
gain5.5
bass6
mid7
treble6.5
reverb4
presence5.5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 1994-1995, The Bends sessions. Jonny Greenwood played the solo. Gear confirmed for album era, not live. No direct evidence of pedal use for this solo, but amp distortion is likely. No evidence of effects loop.
Tone Character(9)
singing sustaindynamic and touch-sensitiveopen and airy distortionslightly gritty edgeclear note separationnot overly compressedresponsive to picking dynamicscrunchy but not high-gainarticulate lead voice
Difficulty
The solo requires intermediate technique, with expressive bends and dynamic phrasing, but does not involve advanced speed or complex fingerings.
Sources
This tone has been researched 2 times by the community
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Telecaster Plus
AmpMesa Boogie Trem-O-Verb combo
PickupsLace Sensor single coils (Red at bridge, Blue at neck)
Amp Settings
gain5.5
bass6
mid7
treble6.5
reverb4
presence5.5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
This tone has been researched 2 times by the community
Notes
Studio recording, 1994-1995, The Bends sessions. Jonny Greenwood played the solo. Gear confirmed for album era, not live. No direct evidence of pedal use for this solo, but amp distortion is likely. No evidence of effects loop.
Tone Character(9)
singing sustaindynamic and touch-sensitiveopen and airy distortionslightly gritty edgeclear note separationnot overly compressedresponsive to picking dynamicscrunchy but not high-gainarticulate lead voice
Difficulty
The solo requires intermediate technique, with expressive bends and dynamic phrasing, but does not involve advanced speed or complex fingerings.
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