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Riff Tone
The Tourist
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Guitarrock1990s
Original Gear
GuitarFender Telecaster Plus (early 1990s, Red-Red Dually bridge and Blue neck Lace Sensor pickups)
AmpMarshall Shred Master (pedal) into Fender Eighty-Five combo amp
Amp Settings
gain5.5
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 1996-1997 (OK Computer sessions). Greenwood's Telecaster Plus into Marshall Shred Master pedal, then into Fender Eighty-Five amp. Evidence from OK Computer gear rundowns and pedalboard photos. No evidence of live rig or alternate guitars for this section.
Tone Character(10)
crunchy and articulatebright upper midstight low enddry, unprocessed soundmoderate sustainslight compression from distortion pedalclear note separationno audible modulation or reverbdynamic response to pickingclassic alternative rock bite
Difficulty
The riff requires clean chord changes and dynamic picking to maintain clarity and articulation at a slow tempo, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast passages.
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Telecaster Plus (early 1990s, Red-Red Dually bridge and Blue neck Lace Sensor pickups)
AmpMarshall Shred Master (pedal) into Fender Eighty-Five combo amp
Amp Settings
gain5.5
bass6
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 1996-1997 (OK Computer sessions). Greenwood's Telecaster Plus into Marshall Shred Master pedal, then into Fender Eighty-Five amp. Evidence from OK Computer gear rundowns and pedalboard photos. No evidence of live rig or alternate guitars for this section.
Tone Character(10)
crunchy and articulatebright upper midstight low enddry, unprocessed soundmoderate sustainslight compression from distortion pedalclear note separationno audible modulation or reverbdynamic response to pickingclassic alternative rock bite
Difficulty
The riff requires clean chord changes and dynamic picking to maintain clarity and articulation at a slow tempo, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast passages.