Riff Tone
Go to Sleep
Radiohead
Guitarrock2000s
Original Gear
GuitarFender Telecaster (likely Jonny Greenwood's main Telecaster, maple neck, single coils)
AmpVox AC30 (studio recording, 2002-2003 era)
PickupsSingle-coil (Fender Telecaster stock pickups)
Amp Settings
gain6
bass6.5
mid6.5
treble5
reverb1.5
presence5.5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording for 'Hail to the Thief' (2002-2003). Jonny Greenwood is credited for the riff section, typically using his Telecaster through a Vox AC30. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for this section. No explicit evidence of pedals for the riff; glitch effects are more prominent in the solo/outro.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveslightly gritty edgebright but not harsharticulate single-note claritydynamic response to pickingpresent midrangecontrolled low endclassic Vox chimeno audible modulation or delaycrunchy but not high-gain
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, syncopated picking, precise muting, and adaptation to shifting time signatures, making it moderately challenging for intermediate players.
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Telecaster (likely Jonny Greenwood's main Telecaster, maple neck, single coils)
AmpVox AC30 (studio recording, 2002-2003 era)
PickupsSingle-coil (Fender Telecaster stock pickups)
Amp Settings
gain6
bass6.5
mid6.5
treble5
reverb1.5
presence5.5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording for 'Hail to the Thief' (2002-2003). Jonny Greenwood is credited for the riff section, typically using his Telecaster through a Vox AC30. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for this section. No explicit evidence of pedals for the riff; glitch effects are more prominent in the solo/outro.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveslightly gritty edgebright but not harsharticulate single-note claritydynamic response to pickingpresent midrangecontrolled low endclassic Vox chimeno audible modulation or delaycrunchy but not high-gain
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, syncopated picking, precise muting, and adaptation to shifting time signatures, making it moderately challenging for intermediate players.
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