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Riff Tone
Motion Picture Soundtrack
Radiohead
Guitarother2000s
Original Gear
GuitarFender Telecaster Deluxe (likely black, as seen in 1997-2000 era studio/live photos)
AmpFender '65 Twin Reverb
Amp Settings
gain0
bass5.5
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Notes
Studio recording, year 2000 (Kid A sessions). No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for this song's riff section. No evidence of pedal use for the main riff; synths and effects dominate the arrangement, but the guitar part is clean and minimal.
Tone Character(10)
clean and transparentlush studio reverbsubtle and atmosphericminimalist guitar presencesoft attack, likely fingerstyleethereal, blends with synthsno audible overdrive or fuzzno palm mutingambient, dreamy textureguitar sits behind harp and synth layers
Difficulty
The riff is technically simple, requiring clean playing and subtle dynamics to blend with the ambient arrangement, but presents no advanced technical challenges.
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Telecaster Deluxe (likely black, as seen in 1997-2000 era studio/live photos)
AmpFender '65 Twin Reverb
Amp Settings
gain0
bass5.5
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, year 2000 (Kid A sessions). No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for this song's riff section. No evidence of pedal use for the main riff; synths and effects dominate the arrangement, but the guitar part is clean and minimal.
Tone Character(10)
clean and transparentlush studio reverbsubtle and atmosphericminimalist guitar presencesoft attack, likely fingerstyleethereal, blends with synthsno audible overdrive or fuzzno palm mutingambient, dreamy textureguitar sits behind harp and synth layers
Difficulty
The riff is technically simple, requiring clean playing and subtle dynamics to blend with the ambient arrangement, but presents no advanced technical challenges.