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Riff Tone
Bullet Proof ... I Wish I Was
Radiohead
Guitarrock1990s
Original Gear
GuitarFender Telecaster (likely Jonny Greenwood's main guitar for The Bends era)
AmpVox AC30 (studio recording, The Bends era typical amp for Greenwood/O'Brien)
Amp Settings
gain4
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 1994-1995, The Bends album. No evidence of synths; all ambient textures are guitar-based. Gear inferred from era and forum consensus, as no direct studio documentation for this song's riff section exists.
Tone Character(10)
glassy and ambientslightly dark and vulnerableclean with edge-of-breakup warmthshimmering chorus effectlush reverb tailcompressed sustainsmooth attacknot harsh or brittleatmospheric and peacefulsubtle modulation movement
Difficulty
The riff is simple in terms of fretting and picking, but requires control over dynamics and effect blending to achieve the atmospheric, glassy tone.
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Telecaster (likely Jonny Greenwood's main guitar for The Bends era)
AmpVox AC30 (studio recording, The Bends era typical amp for Greenwood/O'Brien)
Amp Settings
gain4
bass6
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 1994-1995, The Bends album. No evidence of synths; all ambient textures are guitar-based. Gear inferred from era and forum consensus, as no direct studio documentation for this song's riff section exists.
Tone Character(10)
glassy and ambientslightly dark and vulnerableclean with edge-of-breakup warmthshimmering chorus effectlush reverb tailcompressed sustainsmooth attacknot harsh or brittleatmospheric and peacefulsubtle modulation movement
Difficulty
The riff is simple in terms of fretting and picking, but requires control over dynamics and effect blending to achieve the atmospheric, glassy tone.