Riff Tone
Prove Yourself
Radiohead
Guitarrock1990s
Original Gear
GuitarFender Telecaster Plus (Tobacco Burst, Honda sticker, early 90s)
AmpMarshall JCM900 (likely, based on era and Radiohead's Pablo Honey sessions)
PickupsLace Sensor single coils (Red in bridge, Blue in neck, Silver in middle; likely bridge pickup for riff)
Amp Settings
gain6
bass6
mid7
treble7
reverb2
presence5.5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, Pablo Honey album (1992-1993). Guitar and amp inferred from era-accurate photos, interviews, and Radiohead's known studio setup for this album. No evidence of pedals or effects for the riff section; Jonny Greenwood's pedalboard was minimal at this time.
Tone Character(10)
aggressive and bitingbright and cuttingraw and unpolishedtight and percussiveslightly gritty crunchdynamic pick attackclear single-coil articulationminimal studio polishno audible effectsearly 90s alternative rock edge
Difficulty
The riff requires energetic, precise strumming and dynamic control, but uses basic chord shapes and no advanced techniques.
Sources
Create an account to adapt this tone to your gear
Create Free AccountGuitarrock1990s
Original Gear
GuitarFender Telecaster Plus (Tobacco Burst, Honda sticker, early 90s)
AmpMarshall JCM900 (likely, based on era and Radiohead's Pablo Honey sessions)
PickupsLace Sensor single coils (Red in bridge, Blue in neck, Silver in middle; likely bridge pickup for riff)
Amp Settings
gain6
bass6
mid7
treble7
reverb2
presence5.5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, Pablo Honey album (1992-1993). Guitar and amp inferred from era-accurate photos, interviews, and Radiohead's known studio setup for this album. No evidence of pedals or effects for the riff section; Jonny Greenwood's pedalboard was minimal at this time.
Tone Character(10)
aggressive and bitingbright and cuttingraw and unpolishedtight and percussiveslightly gritty crunchdynamic pick attackclear single-coil articulationminimal studio polishno audible effectsearly 90s alternative rock edge
Difficulty
The riff requires energetic, precise strumming and dynamic control, but uses basic chord shapes and no advanced techniques.
More Radiohead tones
- Creep (Acoustic) · riff
- Creep · riff
- Just · riff
- My Iron Lung · riff
- Bodysnatchers · riff
- Let Down · riff
- No Surprises · riff
- Weird Fishes / Arpeggi · riff
- Let Down · riff
- Man of War · riff