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Let Down Solo Guitar Tone Settings — Radiohead
Radiohead · 1990s · rock
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Fender US Telecaster Plus V1
Pickups
Lace Sensor single coil (neck), Lace Sensor Red humbucker (bridge)
Amp
Fender Eighty Five
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup (Lace Sensor Red humbucker)
Studio recording, 1997 (OK Computer sessions). Guitar and amp choice inferred from Jonny Greenwood's documented studio rig for OK Computer era and multiple forum sources. No direct evidence of alternate guitar/amp for the solo section of 'Let Down'.
Amp Settings
Mids7
Bass6
Gain4.5
Reverb4
Treble6.5
Presence5.5
Effects Chain
- Marshall Shredmaster · distortion
- EHX Small Stone · phaser
- Delay pedal (model unknown) · delay
Fender US Telecaster Plus V1 → Marshall Shredmaster → EHX Small Stone → Delay pedal (model unknown) → Fender Eighty Five (spring reverb on)
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Tone Character
- chimey and glassy
- crystalline, layered textures
- slightly compressed attack
- clear note separation
- ambient, lush background
- modulated, swirling overtones
- subtle breakup, not fully clean
- ethereal, floating sustain
- dynamic picking response
- no harsh clipping