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Riff Tone
Lucky
Radiohead
Guitarrock1990s
Original Gear
GuitarFender Eric Clapton Signature Stratocaster
AmpUnknown (not specified in sources for this recording)
Amp Settings
gain5
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording for 'Lucky' (riff section), recorded in 1995 for The Help Album and later used on OK Computer. Ed O'Brien played the main riff with this guitar, using effects pedals for the signature sound. No explicit amp model or settings are given for the studio recording.
Tone Character(10)
ambient and etherealhigh-pitched ringingmodulated shimmerclear, bell-like attackspacious and atmosphericslightly gritty edgedistinctive pitch-shiftingnot heavily saturatedlush reverb tailairy and open
Difficulty
The riff requires intermediate skill due to the above-the-nut strumming, precise timing with effects, and maintaining clarity with multiple ambient pedals.
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Eric Clapton Signature Stratocaster
AmpUnknown (not specified in sources for this recording)
Amp Settings
gain5
bass6
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Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording for 'Lucky' (riff section), recorded in 1995 for The Help Album and later used on OK Computer. Ed O'Brien played the main riff with this guitar, using effects pedals for the signature sound. No explicit amp model or settings are given for the studio recording.
Tone Character(10)
ambient and etherealhigh-pitched ringingmodulated shimmerclear, bell-like attackspacious and atmosphericslightly gritty edgedistinctive pitch-shiftingnot heavily saturatedlush reverb tailairy and open
Difficulty
The riff requires intermediate skill due to the above-the-nut strumming, precise timing with effects, and maintaining clarity with multiple ambient pedals.