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Our first post, exactly ten years ago today o.OBack when...
Our first post, exactly ten years ago today o.OBack when deadairspace looked like this.It’s still hard to believe what tkog has grown into! And for that, we really have to thank everyone who’s read,...
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What controller does Jonny Greenwood have on his wrist during the Chicago...
The device Jonny used at the Chicago Metro show is an electronic finger massager. It’s very similar, but not identical, to one patented by the Sharper Image in 1991. You can find the patent here, which...
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Is Jonny playing his french connection single handedly, without using its...
That’s correct – it’s also mentioned in the section for the Analogue Systems French Connection on Jonny’s page. The switches on the French Connection’s panel allow it to be configured as a standard...
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In The Numbers: Jonny, Thom, and a CR78 (filmed on location in Tarzana,...
What you see is what you get with that one: two guitars tuned CGCFAD plugged into Vox Normal channels. Worth noting that in most Vox amps the Normal channel cuts way less lows than the more famous Top...
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Thom, Tom, and Jonny’s Gear for ‘The Smile‘ Glastonbury Stream
Jonny, Tom, and Thom.Thom’s GearMicrophoneElectro-Voice RE20Guitar1960s Gibson SG in Cherry finishNigel’s 1950s Fender Telecaster in Sunburst finishBass GuitarFender Mustang in White...
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In the most recently streamed Radiohead concert (from the Amnesiac tour), I...
From 2000 to 2003, Phil used a Clavia Ddrum4 sampler with a combination of Ddrum4 trigger pads and Ddrum4 triggers on his acoustic kick and snare drums (see his page for more info on his setup at the...
View ArticleCurious question: Which keyboard instrument (synthesizer or piano) is being...
That instrument is the Ondes Martenot. You can read some of our writing about it here.
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Do you know exactly what is going with Jonny's looping on live versions of...
Jonny’s ondes Martenot on performances of How to Disappear Completely is improvised, but in a consistent way to fit the structure of the song. Jonny almost always records loops at the same parts of the...
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What keyboard does Jonny use in In Rainbows Live From the Basement on...
On the From The Basement version of Myxomatosis, Jonny used a Roland PC-200MKII and a Fatar Keys CMS-61. He plays synth-bass on the Roland with his right hand, and chords on the Fatar with his left...
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Ed’s Secret Flanging on Radiohead’s ‘The Bends‘
Aside from an Electric Mistress used briefly in 1997, flangers were one of the only effects absent from Ed’s pedalboards in the 90s and 2000s. So it was a bit of a surprise when Ed added an MXR Flanger...
View ArticleHi! I’m just wondering, do you guys know what kind of pickups Thom would have...
Thom’s current Gibson SGs are vintage guitars from the 1960s. In the case of his No1 SG from 1964, the only change appears to be the removal of the tremolo arm. So the pickups are originals.
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Could you get tones similar to Jonny’s bell-like sound on Nude if using an...
Jonny’s tone on Nude is all in the way he finger-picks. He plays pretty gently on that song, which gives a darker sound. And with the natural compression of the amp and subsequent compression from...
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Jonny Greenwood’s ondes Martenot Tone
Jonny losing himself in a performance of Messiaen’s Vocalise Etude at RHK Dublin in 2015. Photo by Isabel Thomas for The Thin Air.Written in response to the following anonymous question:Hi TKOG! When...
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What amp settings does Jonny use for his Vox AC30?
On the Dave Petersen AC30s the band favored in the 2000s, the only controls are volume for each channel:You can see the sparse control panels of Thom’s Dave Petersen AC30s in this photo from the Beacon...
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hey, big time fan, lately i’ve tried to cover all i need, taking the live...
Not only is Ed’s Fernandes Native Pro guitar detuned, it’s only got three strings! All are of the same high gauge, and tuned to the same note. In the photo above, he’s playing a C by fretting at the...
View ArticleIn Decks Dark at about 1:24, is that some sort of choir/woman singing or is...
The main thing you’re hearing is the London Contemporary Orchestra’s female chorus (as credited in the album’s liner notes). But given how many instruments are playing in unison with the melody (piano...
View ArticleHow does Jonny uses his effects in glitchy parts as in Airbag pre-2003 or...
There’s plenty written on both of those, please check the tags for Airbag and Feral.Also note you can navigate through the pages of the tag using the navigation bar at the right. Or you can just edit...
View ArticleHey, just wondering if the Weird Fishes arpeggios would be classified as...
No. Generally speaking, an arpeggio is just a chordal harmony that’s “broken”, so the notes aren’t always played simultaneously. Imagine how Weird Fishes would sound if Ed just strummed on every eighth...
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re: Ed on Myxomatosis. If I recall correctly, during the AMSP Tour he played...
Note: this question references this past question.Starting with the 2016, the band tried to streamline their touring setup. Ed brought a lot fewer guitars than on the past few tours, and as you...
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