Riff Tone

India Rubber

Radiohead

Guitarrock1990s

Original Gear

GuitarFender Telecaster (likely early 90s, Jonny Greenwood's main studio guitar for B-sides)

AmpVox AC30 (likely, based on era and Radiohead's studio setup for B-sides)

PickupsSingle-coil (Fender Telecaster stock pickups, likely bridge position)

Amp Settings

gain4.5

bass5.5

mid6.5

treble6.5

reverb2.5

presence5.5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 1994-1995 B-side session; no direct evidence for pedals or alternate guitars for this track. Gear inferred from Jonny Greenwood's known studio rig for B-sides of this era.

Tone Character(10)

jangly and brightslightly gritty edge-of-breakuparticulate single-coil claritytight and percussive rhythmmodest sustaindynamic response to pickingminimal ambienceno heavy compressionno obvious modulationclassic Britpop/alt-rock attack

Difficulty

The riff requires tight, syncopated rhythm playing and dynamic picking for clarity, but does not involve advanced techniques or high speed.

Sources

My India Rubber Cover : r/radiohead Guitarist Guide: Jonny Greenwood : r/Guitar Bands that heavily use pedals but aren't ambient or post rock

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