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Riff Tone
Banana Co
Radiohead
Guitarrock1990s
Original Gear
GuitarFender Telecaster (likely early 90s, Jonny Greenwood's main guitar at the time)
AmpFender Deluxe 85 (red knob, solid state)
Amp Settings
gain5.5
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 1993-1994 era. Gear confirmed for 'Banana Co' riff section by forum sources. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for this section.
Tone Character(10)
warm, slightly gritty Telecaster tonearticulate, jangly attackslight breakup, not high-gainclear note definitionbig and overwhelming soundclassic 90s Radiohead clean-to-crunch sounddynamic response to pickingcrunchy but not saturatedopen, airy chord voicingstouch of solid-state edge
Difficulty
The riff requires clean chord changes and dynamic picking for articulation, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast playing, making it accessible to intermediate players.
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Telecaster (likely early 90s, Jonny Greenwood's main guitar at the time)
AmpFender Deluxe 85 (red knob, solid state)
Amp Settings
gain5.5
bass6
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 1993-1994 era. Gear confirmed for 'Banana Co' riff section by forum sources. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for this section.
Tone Character(10)
warm, slightly gritty Telecaster tonearticulate, jangly attackslight breakup, not high-gainclear note definitionbig and overwhelming soundclassic 90s Radiohead clean-to-crunch sounddynamic response to pickingcrunchy but not saturatedopen, airy chord voicingstouch of solid-state edge
Difficulty
The riff requires clean chord changes and dynamic picking for articulation, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast playing, making it accessible to intermediate players.