Hi! Do you know what is that acoustic guitar that Thom is using for this solo...
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View ArticleHi Kog! I just wanted to inform you that the tunning of Jonny's guitar in Ful...
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View ArticleWhat is exaclty Jonny's and Colin's role on live performances of Videotape?
This post features a description of Jonny, Colin, and Phil’s roles, along with a lengthy discussion of different “drum machine” techniques which Jonny has employed over the years.
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Hey there!!! How do the guys hook up their acoustics to play loud? I've seen...
Hello! During the 90’s, Thom mainly used electric-acoustic guitars. His favorite at the time was probably his Yairi Dy-88. He switched to using standard acoustic guitars with pickups, when the Lakewood...
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Hey friend, bit of a picky question here maybe, but at 4 seconds into...
Hello! You’re correct, Jonny is responsible for those noises. He started adding them to the Just intro in 1995, and did so at most performances for the next decade-and-a-half. As is often the case with...
View ArticleWhat are the pedals that Ed uses in Videotape? I suppose there's at least a...
Please refer to the article on Ed’s Ethereal/Atmospheric/Ambient Sounds for an explanation.
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Hello, I'm a Japanese fan of Radiohead. I have a question about Jonny...
Hello! Yes, Jonny removed the coil tap and added a momentary kill switch (an Apem 300 Series Momentary Push Button). Plank, Jonny’s tech, never stated whether the Lace Sensor Dually was wired in series...
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How does Thom achieve the difference in guitar tone in 2+2=5? He starts...
Hello! You are correct: on the studio version of 2+2=5, Thom uses two pedals in order to get two different tones: one for the “paying attention” section, and a second for the song’s final section. You...
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Hey TKOG! How likely do you think it'd be that Thom's No2 Casino is actually...
Hello! The two are very different vintage Casino’s. The finish on Ed’s Casino is in very good condition, while Thom’s No2 Casino is extremely tanned and faded. Additionally, the No2 Casino features an...
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Jonny has been wearing his guitar higher for songs like ful stop and the...
Jonny likely wears his guitar higher during those songs in order to make certain guitar parts easier to play. His fast, percussive taps during Present Tense are definitely made less difficult by...
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Why does Jonny switch his Volume Pedals from high to low impedance even...
Hello! It’s probably just because he doesn’t care. Jonny purchased his main FV-300H, which he used from late-1995 until 2011, after his original BOSS FV-100 was stolen in October 1995. Given his...
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Hey, do you know which pedal Jonny is using to make his telecaster sound like...
Since 2011, Jonny has used a Digitech Whammy WH4 for all pitch-shifting duties (prior to that, he used a Whammy WH1). For Bloom at Macerata, he used its 1-Octave Down pitch-shift mode. You can see...
View ArticleToday Ed’s new signature guitar, the EOB Sustainer Stratocaster,...
Today Ed’s new signature guitar, the EOB Sustainer Stratocaster, was officially released by Fender. In tandem with the announcement, Esquire released an interview with Ed which covers some of Ed’s...
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Photos by @claylancasterphoto and @iskradavid respectively. Both...
Photos by @claylancasterphoto and @iskradavid respectively. Both are from the Oakland show.Thom and Nigel’s 2017 TMB DJ SetupThis past week, Thom and Nigel played a set of “DJ” performances in support...
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The National Anthem - ondes Martenot PartsA while back, a reader...
The National Anthem - ondes Martenot PartsA while back, a reader asked for a transcription of the introductory ondes Martenot line which Jonny plays on the studio recording of The National Anthem, in...
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A photo of Micka Luna Jonny Greenwood and Alan Russell (the...
A photo of Micka Luna Jonny Greenwood and Alan Russell (the band’s live keyboard/laptop tech) at Radiohead’s studio, posted by Luna on his Instagram account. The trio are preparing Jonny’s Ondomo for...
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‘Scotch Mist’ + ‘Thumbs Down’ Radiohead Gear List
The Thumbs Down and Scotch Mist webcasts give us a special look at Radiohead’s In Rainbows right on the heels of the album’s release. Recorded and broadcast from Radiohead’s “canned applause” studio...
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Our new pedal, the tKoG Mini Glitch!Video and details to follow...
Our new pedal, the tKoG Mini Glitch!Video and details to follow tomorrow.
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