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Jonny's Amp from his most recent performance of Electric Counterpoint was...

I initially suspected a Fender Pro Reverb, but the size of the name label suggests Super Reverb. (Each word on the label on his amp is of equal length. Super and Reverb are close to same length,...

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I think they were talking about programming or whatever around it, and they...

Do you remember who said it? I’ve been going through everything recent on the Radiohead Interview Archive, but I can’t seem to find it.I’m not trying to be difficult, I just want to find the source...

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You're not being difficult, trust me. It was from the most recent one with...

They talk about sampling at 25:20 and also at 39:00, and about programming at 37:10, but I honestly don’t hear anything about the dog :/Also I want to add that that program is one of the absolute best...

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i no longer have the email on the lakewood as it was a long time ago when i...

I trust you. Plank really is great!Also there have been some submissions of both Lakewoods which sort of clears things up.

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Submitted by mduf4122 here is a photo of lakewood 2 if u look...

Submitted by mduf4122here is a photo of lakewood 2 if u look at the rossette around the soundhole on the this one u can see mother of pearl with a circle of koa wood on the inside of it if u look at...

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Could the sound in House of Crads just be fingers sliding on strings with delay?

To get a similar sound for a cover, that would be fine. However, it does sound distinctly different(a little more varied/complex) from guitar noises.

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lakewood

Submitted by mduf4122they have 2 total but they share and since thom doesent seeem to use them much recently i think johnny has adoted lakewood number 1 the volume knob is tight on the side of the...

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Submitted by mduf4122 if u look closely u can see the volume...

Submitted by mduf4122if u look closely u can see the volume knob on both of them plank told me this in the email he sent some years back . the pictures i was talking about are the ones that u have...

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lakewoood

Submitted by mduf4122i noticed the lakewood m14 in johnny’s rack doesent have a sticker on the headstock, im guessing its thom’s no 1 that plank modded back to how it was originally or johnny has his...

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hi, i think that the unknown taylor acoustic guitar used by Thom is, actually...

Hello! I thought that initially as well, but was thrown off by the lack of pickguard. I didn’t even think that he could have removed it -_- Thank you for the submission!

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The link to Mauro's page is wrong, it links to /afp/mauro and the page is at...

Thank you for catching that!

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Hi, I don't mean to be a picky douche haha, but the Baby Taylor is just a...

Oh, alright, thanks! I sort of just saw “baby" and assumed that it was the Mini. I’ve been pretty terrible with Thom’s acoustics lately; probably just have to do a bit more research on that kind of...

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Your blog rules. But I'm sure you know that. This has nothing to do with...

Hihi and thank you!My favorite Radiohead was OKC when I first started. Later it switched to Hail and TKOL which it fluctuates between. Favorite songs is just an evil question. It was a few months ago...

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This may be a very tangental question but would you happen to know what...

I’ve never listened to the Flaming Lips before, but I’ll give it a go.It’s sounds like a guitar. Perhaps a slide with some heavy fuzz? It could be approximated with fuzz and a tremolo pedal, but the...

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2 questions: what pedals is Ed using to get that huge fuzzy sound in...

Hello!Ed isn’t using any fuzz on Myxomatosis. The fuzzy sound is actually they lead synth that Jonny plays and which is likely sampled for his midi keyboard for live performances. On both the album and...

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I should clarify by what I meant by listening to music for "gear" reasons....

I understand what you’re saying. I just listen to music that sounds good to me. The creativity in gear can be impressive to me, but in a way entirely separate from the music itself. I generally won’t...

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Submitted by mduf4122 good pic of thom playing fender american...

Submitted by mduf4122good pic of thom playing fender american reissueThank you for all of the submission! I won’t publish them all, but they have been added to the site.

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Is Jonny using his Boss overdrive on the recorded and live versions from...

For live performances, yes, almost certainly I think. Although note that it’s the Boss SD1 he’s using, not the OD3 that he later switched to. For the recording, he very likely used the SD1 as well.Also...

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What is that knob Jonny turns during live versions of Talk Show Host and...

Those are two different effects.On live performances of Talk Show Host, Jonny runs adjusts the speed knob of an EHX Small Stonephaser which affects the sounds triggered by his midi keyboard. The Small...

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