There is this thing in Pulk/Pull and Mr. Magpie that sounds kinda like a...
You’re going to have to be a bit more specific than that. Could you give specific times in each song that it is heard?
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Signal chain is just a weird way of saying the connected path of his pedals. The signal is the output of the guitar, and so the chain of things(effects, laptops, whathaveyou) into which that signal...
View ArticleHi again. On the Jonny-FM Radio-guitar pedals Di box issue - If I want to run...
Yes, I believe that you could use that Duplex. Thom uses it so I’m sure that it’s good.You also might not need a direct box at all for the TV or Radio, but in every case it depends on the output of...
View Articlearound 2:53 till the end in Pulk/Pull and around 0:17 in Magpie it is.
It sounds to me like some sort of reversed, slowed down loop. It could be a loop of anything, to be honest, and with enough computer manipulation it won’t matter what you looped. It has a swell sort of...
View ArticleWhat is the effect used on vocals in "You and Whose Army"?
On “You And Whose Army?”, the muzzy vocal—which sounds like Morrissey sliding into a Temazepam coma—was an attempt to recapture the soft, warm, proto-doowop sound of 40s harmony group The Ink Spots....
View Articlethanks for all the infos youve provided. but to be honest reading your site...
You’re welcome for the info, but don’t stop experimenting. You now know many of Radiohead’s techniques. The thing is, that’s all been done already. You and Whose Army was thirteen years ago. These...
View ArticleThanks for answering my question about Ed's effects! I am getting a DL4 soon...
As ever with Ed, I don’t know the exact pedals because there are too many possibilities with his rig. But in itself shows that the exact pedals that he uses are not as important as the types of pedals,...
View ArticleSubmitted by Lucas Just wanted to clarify something. The mic on Jonnys AC30...
Submitted by LucasJust wanted to clarify something. The mic on Jonnys AC30 is not a Heil, at least I have never seen one used. The mic has been used on his amp live since the In Rainbows tour is an...
View ArticleHow does Thom get that guitar sound from the Atoms for Peace rehersal clip on...
That’s Mauro’s percussion.Pots and pans.
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Submitted by sedue16: Found this pic on Jonny’s Twitter account. Might...
Submitted by sedue16:Found this pic on Jonny’s Twitter account. Might be cool to add it to the collection and explain it. That’s a closeup of Jonny’s Idioteque modular.In addition to listing the...
View ArticleI am almost certain that Thom is quickly turning the knob on a...
I am almost certain that Thom is quickly turning the knob on a Digitech Whammy V, or possibly a Whammy IV.
View ArticleWondered if you knew what the guys used on amnesiac to create the drum...
According to Colin(source unknown),”The ‘kkkurrghh’ from Packt Like Sardines, that’s from Thom’s laptop. We just compressed messed-up loops.” He later stated that “…each song is different, like ‘Packt...
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Atoms for Peace Rehearsal Gear
Thom’s pedal setup is very similar to that which he used on the Radiohead tour. Three boards, one vocal and one guitar in front of him, and a third, smaller guitar board next to his fawn 60’s Vox AC30....
View ArticleJonny is colorblind, isn't he? so, how can he different his modular cable??
He doesn’t really seem to care about using individual colors for individual things, so it doesn’t really matter. However, being colorblind doesn’t mean that one cannot see any colors. He basically sees...
View ArticleWas there ever any comment from the band/plank as to why the intro to Planet...
None that I know of, but they’ve changed and refined their instrumental arrangements for that song repeatedly since 1995. And unless there’s an outlier, they haven’t even done the keyboard intro since...
View ArticleHey again. Has there ever been an interview or information regarding Thom and...
“Thom Yorke: I stand on my head for a bit and basically I’m completely on my own until five minutes before we go on, and then we’re all in a room together pacing up and down like wild animals and then...
View ArticleThom's Second Rickenbacker 330
Submitted by JulianActually Thom’s second Rickenbacker 330 does exist. In Toronto 2000. midway through The Bends, Thom’s string breaks, so he swaps the guitar for a second one. PS. I ADORE this blog. I...
View ArticleI've read here that Ed creates many of his sounds using many delays stacked...
You need to swell into the delays, using a either a volume pedal or your guitar’s volume knob, at least for the initial attack. (Watch this video. He fades in using his volume pedal, then switches to...
View Articlehey kingofgear, how are ya? your blog is awesome. I wanna know what kind of...
The main guitar on that track, played by Ed, doesn’t really have any effects on it. Rickenbacker 360 neck pickup, perhaps a little reverb, that’s all.Jonny is playing the same part as the guitar on...
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