Riff Tone

The Tourist

Radiohead

Guitarrock1990s

Original Gear

GuitarFender Telecaster Plus (early 1990s, Red-Red Dually bridge and Blue neck Lace Sensor pickups)

AmpMarshall Shred Master (pedal) into Fender Eighty-Five combo amp

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

Amp Settings

gain5.5

bass6

mid7

treble6.5

reverb1.5

presence5

Effects & Signal Chain

distortionMarshall Marshall Shred Master

delayBoss Boss RE-20 Space Echo

Notes

Studio recording, 1996-1997 (OK Computer sessions). Greenwood's Telecaster Plus into Marshall Shred Master pedal, then into Fender Eighty-Five amp. Evidence from OK Computer gear rundowns and pedalboard photos. No evidence of live rig or alternate guitars for this section.

Tone Character(10)

crunchy and articulatebright upper midstight low enddry, unprocessed soundmoderate sustainslight compression from distortion pedalclear note separationno audible modulation or reverbdynamic response to pickingclassic alternative rock bite

Difficulty

The riff requires clean chord changes and dynamic picking to maintain clarity and articulation at a slow tempo, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast passages.

Sources

The Gear of Radiohead's "OK Computer"Jonny Greenwood's Gear : r/radiohead

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