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Riff Tone
Street Spirit (Fade Out)
Radiohead
Guitarrock1990s
Original Gear
GuitarFender Telecaster (likely 1990s American Standard, as used by Ed O'Brien and Jonny Greenwood on The Bends era)
AmpVox AC30 (likely 1960s or 1990s reissue, as used by Radiohead in studio for The Bends)
Amp Settings
gain2.5
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 1994-1995. Double-tracked clean guitars. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for the riff section. No confirmed pedal use for the main riff, but compression is likely. Tuning is slightly flat of standard (per multiple forum sources).
Tone Character(10)
bright and chimingarticulate and percussiveclear note separationcompressed cleanslightly glassy highsminimal breakupdynamic and responsiveairy and openslightly flat tuningdouble-tracked for width
Difficulty
The riff requires accurate, even picking and precise timing to maintain clarity and articulation, especially when double-tracked. The clean tone exposes any mistakes, making it technically demanding.
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Telecaster (likely 1990s American Standard, as used by Ed O'Brien and Jonny Greenwood on The Bends era)
AmpVox AC30 (likely 1960s or 1990s reissue, as used by Radiohead in studio for The Bends)
Amp Settings
gain2.5
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 1994-1995. Double-tracked clean guitars. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for the riff section. No confirmed pedal use for the main riff, but compression is likely. Tuning is slightly flat of standard (per multiple forum sources).
Tone Character(10)
bright and chimingarticulate and percussiveclear note separationcompressed cleanslightly glassy highsminimal breakupdynamic and responsiveairy and openslightly flat tuningdouble-tracked for width
Difficulty
The riff requires accurate, even picking and precise timing to maintain clarity and articulation, especially when double-tracked. The clean tone exposes any mistakes, making it technically demanding.