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Creep Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Radiohead

Radiohead · 1990s · rock

studio

Original Recording

Guitar
Fender Telecaster Plus
Pickups
Lace Sensor pickups
Amp
Fender Eighty-Five (Solid State)
Pickup Position
Neck pickup

Studio recording, 1992-1993

Amp Settings

Mids
6
Bass
5
Gain
0
Reverb
2
Treble
6
Presence
5

Effects Chain

  • Boss CE-1 Chorus Ensemble · chorus
  • Demeter Tremulator TRM-1 · tremolo
  • Electro-Harmonix PolyChorus · chorus

Fender Telecaster Plus → Boss CE-1 Chorus Ensemble → Demeter Tremulator TRM-1 → Electro-Harmonix PolyChorus → Fender Eighty-Five (with spring reverb)

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Tone Character

  • glassy and slightly compressed
  • subtle shimmering chorus effect
  • clean and articulate
  • slightly melancholic
  • distinct ring of each note

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