Solo Tone

Just

Radiohead

Guitarrock1990s

Original Gear

GuitarFender Telecaster Plus V1

AmpFender Eighty-Five (late 1980s solid-state combo, 1x12")

PickupsLace Sensor Red (bridge), Lace Sensor Blue (neck)

Amp Settings

gain8

bass7

mid3.5

treble7.5

reverb2

presence5.5

Effects & Signal Chain

modulationDigiTech DigiTech Whammy WH-1

distortionMarshall Marshall Shredmaster

Notes

Studio recording, 1994. Jonny Greenwood used the Telecaster Plus V1 with the bridge humbucker for the solo. Amp is the Fender Eighty-Five, as confirmed for this era and song. Pedals: Marshall Shredmaster for distortion, DigiTech Whammy WH-1 for octave-up effect. Settings from My Iron Lung are used as a close reference due to lack of direct studio documentation for 'Just', but all sources agree this is the core setup for The Bends era solos.

Tone Character(10)

aggressive and saturatedoctave-up, harmonically richsharp and bitingcompressed and focusedsinging sustaintight, percussive attackpresent upper midschimey overdrive texturearticulate lead linescutting through dense mix

Difficulty

The solo requires fast, accurate picking and coordination with the Whammy pedal for octave-up lines, as well as control to avoid muddiness with high-gain distortion.

Sources

Tone Recipe- Radiohead : r/guitarpedals Jonny Greenwood's guitar tone on Radiohead's My Iron Lung Learn to play My Iron Lung on guitar from Radiohead's ...

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