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Riff Tone

(Nice Dream)

Radiohead

Guitarrock1990s

Original Gear

GuitarFender Telecaster (likely 1980s-90s, Ed O'Brien's main guitar for The Bends era)
AmpMesa/Boogie DC-5 Combo

Amp Settings

gain0
bass6

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Effects & Signal Chain

Notes

Studio recording, 1994-1995. Ed O'Brien used two Mesa/Boogie combos for The Bends sessions, one set clean and one set for heavier tones. For the riff section of '(Nice Dream)', the clean amp was likely used. No evidence of Jonny Greenwood's gear being the primary guitar for the riff; Ed's Telecaster and Mesa/Boogie are most cited for rhythm/riff sections on The Bends. No explicit pedalboard evidence for this section.

Tone Character(10)
lush and ambientclean and shimmeringslightly compressedopen and airyclear note separationsubtle warmthgentle attacknot saturatedstudio cleansubtle amp reverb

Difficulty

The riff requires clean, even strumming and careful chord voicings to maintain the ambient, lush sound. While not technically advanced, the tone and dynamics demand precision and subtlety.

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