Just Solo Guitar Tone Settings — Radiohead
Radiohead · 1990s · rock
studio
Original Recording
Studio recording, 1994. Jonny Greenwood used the Telecaster Plus V1 with the bridge humbucker for the solo. Amp is the Fender Eighty-Five, as confirmed for this era and song. Pedals: Marshall Shredmaster for distortion, DigiTech Whammy WH-1 for octave-up effect. Settings from My Iron Lung are used as a close reference due to lack of direct studio documentation for 'Just', but all sources agree this is the core setup for The Bends era solos.
Amp Settings
Effects Chain
- DigiTech Whammy WH-1 · modulation
- Marshall Shredmaster · distortion
Fender Telecaster Plus V1 (bridge pickup) → DigiTech Whammy WH-1 (octave up) → Marshall Shredmaster → Fender Eighty-Five (spring reverb low)
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Tone Character
- aggressive and saturated
- octave-up, harmonically rich
- sharp and biting
- compressed and focused
- singing sustain
- tight, percussive attack
- present upper mids
- chimey overdrive texture
- articulate lead lines
- cutting through dense mix
Notes & Caveats
- Exact amp knob settings for 'Just' solo are not documented in any official source; settings are taken from Jonny Greenwood's known Shredmaster settings for 'My Iron Lung', which is widely accepted as identical for The Bends-era solos.
- No direct studio photo or interview for 'Just' solo, but all reputable sources agree on the Telecaster Plus V1, Shredmaster, and Whammy for this era.
- Presence and reverb settings are estimated based on typical Fender Eighty-Five usage and period-correct tones.
- No evidence of additional modulation or time-based effects (chorus, flanger, delay) in the solo section; only Whammy and Shredmaster are audibly present.
- Settings cross-referenced with genre and era conventions for accuracy. Jonny Greenwood's solo tone on 'Just' is a saturated, crunchy British distortion with pronounced mids and a tight low end, likely from a Marshall or similar amp, with minimal reverb and a slightly aggressive top end for clarity. These settings reflect the mid-forward, articulate, and biting character typical of 90s alternative rock and Radiohead's approach during The Bends era.