Good afternoon! With love from friendly Russia! On your page, it is said that...
Hello there! In live performances, you can often hear Jonny tune down the D string at the start of Bodysnatchers and other songs (though on most bootlegs you’ll have to listen to the end of the...
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What are the units sitting on top of Jonnys modular system during the...
Hello. That’s where he’s kept his laptop setup since 2003. You can read about on the “Computers and Software” section of his page.It’s an Apple Macbook Pro, Metric Halo Mobile I/O 2882, Kenton...
View ArticleHowcome the Idioteque beat sounds so different on the album and live? It...
You’re quite right, it’s all in the production! Jonny switched to using a simplified modular setup in 2008, but before that he likely used the exact same Analogue Systems RS8000 which he used on the...
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I need to find an amazing crash cymbal and the one Phil uses in The National...
Hello. During the sessions for Kid A and Amnesiac, Phil used Zildjian K 15” Thin Crash and a K 16” Crash. He actually used these cymbals through touring for In Rainbows almost a decade later, so he...
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The National Anthem drums were not actually recorded during the Kid A...
I totally forgot about that o.O I’ll update the previous answer to match.Phil’s main kit for OK Computer was the Premier Rosewood/Cherry-red XPK Laquer Drum Kit. However, he was using at least some...
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Ed O'Brien’s Ethereal/Atmospheric/Ambient Sounds
View ArticleHello! First of all, great website! I just wanted to ask if Thom was actually...
Hello there! You’re totally right, he is using it as a delay with a ton of feedback, rather than as a looper as I previously thought. Thanks for writing in, I’ll update his page.
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Ed O'Brien's Ethereal/Atmospheric/Ambient Sounds
thekingofgear: I’ve gotten a lot of questions about how Ed does what he does. Initially spurred on by the following question, I’ve written something with a wider scope and decided to make it a...
View Articlewhat is it under the jonny's head rush??
Just some block of wood or plastic to raise it above the level of the other pedals, so that he can stomp on it without accidentally kicking the knobs of the SD1 or OD3 in front of it.
View ArticleHow does Thom loop his piano and make it all sparkly for Bloom in Paris?
http://thekingofgear.com/post/137889176215/thom-yorkes-pathway-to-paris-setup-from-left-toPiano is sparkly because that’s how the particular piano sounds.
View ArticleWhat are those holes under pickups on Ed's Sustainer Strat No.1 for? If it's...
Hello! I don’t think that I’ve discussed them. Those are actually a pair of two-way switches which are part of the Fernandes Sustainer System. One turns the Sustainer on and off, and the other switches...
View Articlewhat is that upright mixer nigel is using in junun? any ideas?
It’s some sort of custom API console.It’s either ancient or it’s a special build - all of the “modules” are API, but they aren’t ones that you can buy on their own (at least anymore). I suspect that...
View ArticleDo you know what the thing Johny uses to manipulate Thom's voice in live...
Check his page. It’s a Korg Kaoss Pad KP1.
View ArticleDo you think the bassline on Judge, Jury, Executioner was a bass guitar? It...
I’m fairly sure that it’s a Thom vocal sample layered over Flea’s bass-line.
View ArticleIs the secret to jonnys bell-like tone on "nude" really so simple as just hot...
Gear-wise, it’s a Lace Blue neck pickup into a clean Vox AC normal channel. However, the fact that he’s finger picking and the place on the guitar that he picks also contribute to his tone. If he was...
View ArticleWhat's the deal with the shifting drum sound on Scatterbrain? For example...
Hello there. The beat is all acoustic drums. Each drum sound is likely run through a compressor to keep its volume fairly constant, and is EQ’d individually at least a little. They are also all panned...
View ArticleHey TKOG! Just a little question, do you know what's the sample/sound in The...
Hello! A lot of the background noises on that track were made by Jonny running his transistor radio through his pedalboard (as he does in live performance). The particular “sample” that you mention was...
View ArticleHello, KOG! Have you seen photos from Junnun concert on 11th march that...
Hello! I’ll make a longer post about the show, but the pedal that you’re referring to is a Boss TU3 (or TU2) tuner. Also, I would guess OD3 rather than SD1.
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Last week, Dan from TheGigRig posted some photos on their...
Last week, Dan from TheGigRig posted some photos on their facebook page of Ed’s new pedalboard for Radiohead’s 2016 Tour.Here is a full alphabetized list of all pedals that Ed is using (not including...
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Hello! His primary DAW has always been Pro Tools, though be aware that The King of Limbs was recorded on a custom (Ableton-like) DAW built in Max. Jonny also primarily uses it.
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