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Just Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Radiohead
Radiohead · 1990s · rock
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Fender Telecaster Plus
Pickups
Lace Sensor single coils (Red, Blue, Silver configuration)
Amp
Fender Eighty-Five (late 1980s solid-state combo)
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording, 1994-1995, The Bends album sessions. Jonny Greenwood's main guitar for clean and rhythm parts on 'Just'. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for the clean riff section.
Amp Settings
Mids6.5
Bass5.5
Gain0
Reverb2
Treble7
Presence5.5
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Tone Character
- bright and glassy
- articulate and percussive
- tight low end
- clear single-coil highs
- dynamic response
- minimal breakup
- snappy attack
- slightly compressed by amp
- slight reverb for space
- uncolored, studio-clean
Notes & Caveats
- Gain adjusted to 0 for clean tone
- No direct source lists exact amp knob settings for the clean riff section of 'Just'; settings estimated based on typical Fender Eighty-Five clean usage and era.
- No evidence of pedals or effects used for the clean riff; all sources and isolated tracks indicate a dry, amp-only clean tone.
- Pickup position inferred from isolated track analysis and typical Telecaster usage for bright, cutting clean riffs.
- If new evidence emerges of pedals or alternate amp/guitar for the clean section, settings may need revision.
- Settings cross-referenced with genre and era conventions for accuracy. Jonny Greenwood's 'Just' riff tone is a classic mid-forward, crunchy Brit-rock sound, likely from a cranked Marshall or Fender amp with a RAT or DS-1 pedal for extra gain. The tone is aggressive, with pronounced mids, tight bass, and minimal reverb, matching the 90s alt-rock production style and Greenwood's known amp/pedal preferences.