Riff Tone

Motion Picture Soundtrack

Radiohead

Guitarother2000s

Original Gear

GuitarFender Telecaster Deluxe (likely black, as seen in 1997-2000 era studio/live photos)

AmpFender '65 Twin Reverb

PickupsFender Wide Range Humbuckers

Amp Settings

gain0

bass5.5

mid6.5

treble6.5

reverb6.5

presence5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, year 2000 (Kid A sessions). No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for this song's riff section. No evidence of pedal use for the main riff; synths and effects dominate the arrangement, but the guitar part is clean and minimal.

Tone Character(10)

clean and transparentlush studio reverbsubtle and atmosphericminimalist guitar presencesoft attack, likely fingerstyleethereal, blends with synthsno audible overdrive or fuzzno palm mutingambient, dreamy textureguitar sits behind harp and synth layers

Difficulty

The riff is technically simple, requiring clean playing and subtle dynamics to blend with the ambient arrangement, but presents no advanced technical challenges.

Sources

Thom Yorke's Guitars, Keyboards, Amps, Pedals & Other Gear Radiohead – Kid A - Gear & Equipment Used on the Album Thom Yorke's Guitars, Keyboards, Amps, Pedals & Other Gear

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