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Riff Tone
Bones
Radiohead
Guitarrock1990s
Original Gear
GuitarEarly Nineties Fender Telecaster Plus
AmpFender Eighty-Five (late 1980s solid-state combo, 1x12 Eminence speaker)
Amp Settings
gain8
bass6.5
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Notes
Studio recording, 1995 (The Bends). Settings and pedals confirmed for this era and album. Riff section likely uses bridge pickup and distortion pedal. No evidence of live/touring substitutions for this recording.
Tone Character(10)
aggressive bursts of distortiontight, percussive attackharsh, warbling octave-up texture (Whammy)raw and bitingmid-heavy, saturated drivearticulate, cutting bridge pickup sounddense, compressed distortionminimal ambience (dry, no reverb)slightly synthetic, 90s solid-state edgedynamic, responds to picking intensity
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, aggressive picking and control of the Whammy pedal for the octave-up effect, as well as maintaining note clarity through heavy distortion. While not technically advanced, the combination of effects and dynamics makes it moderately challenging.
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Original Gear
GuitarEarly Nineties Fender Telecaster Plus
AmpFender Eighty-Five (late 1980s solid-state combo, 1x12 Eminence speaker)
Amp Settings
gain8
bass6.5
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 1995 (The Bends). Settings and pedals confirmed for this era and album. Riff section likely uses bridge pickup and distortion pedal. No evidence of live/touring substitutions for this recording.
Tone Character(10)
aggressive bursts of distortiontight, percussive attackharsh, warbling octave-up texture (Whammy)raw and bitingmid-heavy, saturated drivearticulate, cutting bridge pickup sounddense, compressed distortionminimal ambience (dry, no reverb)slightly synthetic, 90s solid-state edgedynamic, responds to picking intensity
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, aggressive picking and control of the Whammy pedal for the octave-up effect, as well as maintaining note clarity through heavy distortion. While not technically advanced, the combination of effects and dynamics makes it moderately challenging.