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Riff Tone
Black Star
Radiohead
Guitarrock1990s
Original Gear
GuitarFender Telecaster (likely 1980s/early 90s, as used by Jonny Greenwood on The Bends)
AmpFender Eighty-Five (solid state combo, used for distortion on The Bends era)
Amp Settings
gain5.5
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 1994-1995. Gear inferred from The Bends-era interviews and forum consensus. No direct evidence of pedals for the riff section; Greenwood's Telecaster and Fender Eighty-Five amp are widely cited for this album's rhythm tones.
Tone Character(10)
crunchy and dynamicbright and articulatetight, punchy attackslightly gritty edgeclear single-coil presenceopen, airy chordsmodest amp reverbpresent upper midsdistinct Telecaster snapnot heavily saturated
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, syncopated rhythm playing with dynamic picking and clean chord articulation at a crunchy gain level, making it moderately challenging for intermediate players.
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Telecaster (likely 1980s/early 90s, as used by Jonny Greenwood on The Bends)
AmpFender Eighty-Five (solid state combo, used for distortion on The Bends era)
Amp Settings
gain5.5
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 1994-1995. Gear inferred from The Bends-era interviews and forum consensus. No direct evidence of pedals for the riff section; Greenwood's Telecaster and Fender Eighty-Five amp are widely cited for this album's rhythm tones.
Tone Character(10)
crunchy and dynamicbright and articulatetight, punchy attackslightly gritty edgeclear single-coil presenceopen, airy chordsmodest amp reverbpresent upper midsdistinct Telecaster snapnot heavily saturated
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, syncopated rhythm playing with dynamic picking and clean chord articulation at a crunchy gain level, making it moderately challenging for intermediate players.