Riff Tone

Thinking About You

Radiohead

Guitarrock1990s

Original Gear

GuitarFender Telecaster Plus (early 1990s, likely maple neck, Lace Sensor pickups)

AmpFender Eighty-Five (solid-state combo, 1x12" Eminence speaker)

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

Amp Settings

gain4

bass5.5

mid6

treble6.5

reverb2

presence5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 1993-1994. No evidence of additional pedals or effects for the riff section. All sources and listening indicate a clean, bright Telecaster tone direct into the amp. No evidence of live rig or alternate gear for this section.

Tone Character(10)

bright and janglyclean and articulatepercussive attackminimal sustaincrisp high endtight low enddynamic responseslightly compressedclear note separationno audible effects

Difficulty

The riff requires steady, energetic strumming and clean articulation, but uses basic open chords and straightforward rhythm, making it accessible to most players with some experience.

Sources

Jonny Greenwood's guitar tone on Radiohead's My Iron Lung | Guitar World Why does The Bends have such good guitar tone?Attention: Guitar players : r/radiohead

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