Riff Tone

House of Cards

Radiohead

Guitarrock2000s

Original Gear

GuitarGibson SG Standard

AmpVox AC30

PickupsGibson humbuckers

Amp Settings

gain3.5

bass6

mid6.5

treble6

reverb5

presence5.5

Effects & Signal Chain

overdriveBoss Boss SD-1 Super OverDrive

reverbBoss Boss RV-3 Digital Reverb/Delay

delayRoland Roland RE-201 Space Echo

Notes

Studio recording, 2007 (In Rainbows sessions). Guitar and amp confirmed by multiple forum sources for this song/era. Pedals confirmed by Jonny Greenwood's own statements. Settings estimated based on typical use for this genre/era and lack of explicit knob values.

Tone Character(10)

warm and lushambient and spaceysmooth sustainfat and roundedsubtle overdriveclear note definitionrich harmonic contentslightly compressedtouch of tape delaynot heavily distorted

Difficulty

The riff is not technically demanding but requires careful control of dynamics and effects to achieve the lush, ambient tone and smooth transitions between clean and slightly overdriven sounds.

Sources

Radiohead House of Cards Tone : r/guitarpedals - Reddit Question about House Of Cards' Guitar : r/radiohead - Reddit How would I go about recreating the guitar tone from Radiohead's ...

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