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Hi, I have a full jonny-inspired board that I mainly use the Fender 85 with...
We addressed this question in detail in this post, though it sounds like you may have seen that.We rarely hear Jonny’s heavy distortion tone in isolation. There’s almost always a rhythm guitar, some...
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Hi. Do you know what that crazy fuzz pedal is that you can hear during the...
In the late-1990s, Thom switched between two pedals for acoustic guitar distortion: an original Tech 21 Sansamp and a ProCo Turbo Rat. His acoustic guitar pedal was kept to the left of his mic stand,...
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Is there any reason why Jonny uses his RV-5 before his space echo? Does he do...
To be clear, Jonny used a Boss RV-3 pedal back when he still toured with a Roland RE-201 Space Echo unit. Jonny stopped touring with the RE-201 in 2010, but he didn’t start touring with a Boss RV-5...
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what organ did radiohead use at their tent in dublin shows in 2000 for motion...
For Motion Picture Soundtrack in Dublin, Thom played a vintage Vox Super Continental organ (also known as the “Continental II”) through an Electro-Harmonix Micro Synthesizer pedal. Both are mentioned...
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Hi! I want to get closer to Radiohead sound. I have a 50’s Stratocaster with...
I understand why you want an easy answer. But you’re asking about the sound of three guitarists, each with a totally distinctive playing style, over the course of three decades. On our site you can...
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Jonny’s Super-Rare New Telecaster Guitar
ALTA screenshot of Jonny with Karrar Alsaadi (vocals), Yanic Taichman (oud), Dudu Tassa (bass), and others in footage of Ya Mughir al-Ghazala live at The Hamam (youtube).With Radiohead, Jonny uses his...
View ArticleJust curious, do you have live photos of Jonny playing his Gretsch Tennessee...
Any photo submissions (Gretsch or otherwise) are much appreciated, especially with exact dates included!
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Jonny’s Drum Machines with Dudu Tassa
A screenshot of Jonny from the Jarak Qaribakalbum teaser video.After seeing Jonny play Dudu Tassa’s super rare Fender “Nocaster”, you might expect Jonny to use a drum machine even rarer than the old...
View ArticleSuper excited for the next oxford drive batch!! i’ve been meaning to buy one...
Due to circumstances within our control, we need to delay the next batch until July, most likely July 12.
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Hi Thanks as ever for the awesome site. Quick question, any idea which...
On the summer 2023 Smile tour, Jonny is using a Toadworks true bypass box as a send/return loop for his laptop’s audio interface. The pedal itself is a simple mostly-passive box, just a footswitch, a...
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A photo of Jonny’s pedalboard from a November 2022 show in Anthem, DC...
Jonny about to stomp on a pedal during the Smile’s show at Auditorio Nacional in Mexico City in late-June 2023 (elamplimx).With Radiohead, Jonny is known for very slowly adding pedals to his setup....
View ArticleI have been dreaming about Thom’s “Reckoner” tone for years, and while the 64...
Unfortunately we haven't been able to contact them either. I'm sure you know, but for those who don't: "Telenordia" was the original company, but when it closed the original designer started building...
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hey man, i’ve been wondering about les paul style pickups i can get to...
The Gibson Humbucker is probably the most popular and most replicated pickup of all time. Officially, there was just one model from its introduction in 1957 until the 1990s. But Gibson made some tweaks...
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Official Color of Jonny’s No1 Tele Plus
Jonny picking through the intro of 2+2=5 Lollapalooza Berlin on September 11, 2016 (radiohead.com). The reddish outer ring is unusually prominent in this photo.For a while now, we’ve referred to the...
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Hello King of gear!!! i was watching the MTV beach house anyone can play...
That white enclosure on Jonny's board during the MTV Beach House performance is the Marshall Shredmaster clone that Plank built for Jonny in 1993. By the end of 1994, it was "flattened due to being...
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Recent Artist Page Updates
We’ve added six of Thom’s The Smile pedalboards to his page, so you no longer need to dig through the blog to find all that info.Thom’s keyboards page has been brought up to date, and some extra info...
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Updates to Jonny’s Guitars
First: Jonny rehearsing on his Gibson ES-125T at Radiohead’s studio, most likely in April 2022 (thesmile). Second: Jonny playing his vintage Gibson Les Paul Custom at The Smile’s show at Place Bell in...
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Updates to Thom’s Teles
Left: a rare photo of Thom playing a cream Fender Telecaster Standard at a gig in December 1992 — presumably a touring backup for his black Tele Standard (Q #179). Right: Thom holding his Fenix-brand...
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