Riff Tone

Videotape

Radiohead

Guitarrock2000s

Original Gear

GuitarFender Stratocaster (Ed O'Brien, likely 1980s-90s model)

AmpVox AC30 (studio recording, In Rainbows era, typical for Ed O'Brien)

PickupsSingle-coil (Fender stock Strat pickups, likely neck or neck+middle position)

Amp Settings

gain0

bass5.5

mid6.5

treble6.5

reverb4.5

presence5

Effects & Signal Chain

delayUnknown Delay pedal (model unknown)

reverbUnknown Reverb pedal (model unknown)

Notes

Studio recording, 2006-2007 (In Rainbows sessions). No direct evidence for exact guitar/amp, but Ed O'Brien is known for using a Stratocaster into a Vox AC30 for clean, ambient tones on this album. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for this specific song/section.

Tone Character(10)

clean and ambientlush, overlapping delay trailssmooth and sustainedethereal and atmosphericsoft attack, no harshnessclear single-coil articulationspacious, reverberant textureno audible distortion or crunchwarm, rounded highssubtle dynamic swells

Difficulty

The riff requires careful timing and control to achieve the lush, overlapping ambient effect, but the fretting and picking techniques themselves are not technically demanding.

Sources

Videotape from the basement : r/radiohead Radiohead – In Rainbows - Gear & Equipment Used on the ...

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