Hi there, in Jonny’s composition ‘Loop’, is he using any effects other than...
On Loop, Jonny only uses the Akai Headrush as a looper. See this article for a full tab. The delay “trick” on Present Tense and the looping “trick” on Loop are the same trick. The basic principal is to...
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This isn’t a question, but I wanted to share my experience with a “Jonny...
Thank you for writing in! I see you’ve recreated the 1990s Fender Stat Plus Ultra, the sibling of the Tele Plus, though I’m sure you already knew that. Doubtless it sounds identical to a Tele Plus,...
View Articlehey there. before jonny acquired his glitch Max/MSP patch, how did he...
Check the tag for Airbag— you can find a few answers to this.
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Jonny’s Pedalboard for The Smile’s Production Rehearsals
Today,The Smile shared a rehearsal video of the song Thin Thing on their Instagram page. Jonny’s guitar setup is largely the same as for the Glastonbury and Instagram live streams, but there are some...
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why has jonny been using a boss dd-200 in the instagram live stream? what’s...
Most likely, it’s similar to when Jonny had a Boss SD-1 and a Boss OD-3 on his board for a brief period in 2006, before deciding on the OD-3. Or when he alternated between a Boss FV-300 and a Boss...
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The Smile’s Eurorack Synthesizer
A eurorack synthesizer has appeared in all of the The Smile’s rehearsal videos since December, but only the latest footage has revealed the guts of the synth. Originally kept on a shelf of its own, the...
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Thom’s new Guild Starfire II bass
A shot of Thom playing the new bass guitar during The Opposite.It’d be reasonable to expect Thom to play the same guitars at a show as he does during rehearsal, but clearly he likes to mix things up!...
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Thom Yorke’s Setup for The Smile’s Live Broadcasts from London
A shot from the second concert, with Thom singing Open The Floodgates through one of his Audio-Technica Artist Elite microphones.Vocal MicrophoneAudio-Technica Artist Elite AE6100 or AE4100Thom has...
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In the Smile songs, how does Jonny get such a great clean tone? I mean for...
It’s really just a traditional PAF-style humbucker into a clean, chimey Fender amplifier. Sure, there’s some extra dimension thanks to his Fender Super Reverb’s 4x10 cabinet, but that’s mainly felt in...
View ArticleHey KOG! Is it safe to assume that all of Radioheads vintage guitar pickups...
I would not say it’s safe to assume that. The band’s guitar tech Plank mentioned wax potting on his blog, calling it a fix for microphonic pickups. But he never mentions doing it to any of Radiohead’s...
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It is most likely that I’m wrong, so please do correct me, but I believe the...
Thank for writing in, that’s an interesting suggestion! Jonny seems happy to play modern instruments, so it’s certainly the kind of guitar he would use, especially since it came out just a few years...
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I’ve read somewhere that some “smaller tube amps” were used for the recording...
It was mainly Jonny who used small amps during the recording of In Rainbows. That said, Thom did use some mid-sized combos like a Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier Maverick 1x12 and a Selmer Truvoice TV12T...
View ArticleHi! Love the site! Real quick Q and I apologize if its posted somewhere and I...
As you suspected, “Treble 11” means Treble at 11 o'clock.
View ArticleDo you really think the Squier SP10 was recorded somewhere on In Rainbows? Do...
The Squier SP10 is clearly mic’d up the photograph included in that post. Whether any of those recordings made it onto the album is another question. They did use a wide range of gear over years of...
View ArticleHi, I have a quick question about Thom Yorke’s vocal effects on two songs. On...
Sing the “same” thing twice (taking plenty of liberties). Compress each take to bring out the sustain (1176 with slow attack and quick release). Pan both takes center. Apply a bit of stereo reverb to...
View ArticleHI ! Maybe this question has been asked before but i couldn’t find it :p What...
Answered in detail in this post (tab included).
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What guitar does Jonny use for Go To Sleep in the Musique plus Montreal 2003...
That is a Gibson ES-335. In most of the video, the finish looks like either “walnut” or “wine red”. But that might just be the lighting and video quality. In a couple closeups, the finish looks closer...
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Hi TKOG! Quick question, do you think Thom’s Gibson Les Paul Custom Black is...
No, there’s some notable differences between Thom’s Les Paul and Ed’s Les Paul. Ed’s guitar has white details and amber knobs. In addition, it seems to lack any inlays on the headstock, so it’s most...
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Stupid question but, DOD 400 settings for Just and My Iron Lung? (Borh during...
Jonny did not use a DOD 440 Envelope Filter for either of those songs. In fact, he didn’t start using a DOD 440 until around September 1995, when the band recorded Lucky. That’s about a year after they...
View ArticleHi TKOG! Quick question. Do you know the order of pedals for Thom’s electric...
The pedals are listed in their approximate signal order in our post listing all of his gear from that show.But note that only a handful are used with his electric guitar. He has six or seven signal...
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