Paranoid Android — solo
A wah and heavy distortion for the screaming, chaotic lead.
- Guitar
- Telecaster Plus, bridge pickup
- Guitar volume
- 10
- ShredMaster — Gain
- 9
- Wah
- Rocked
- Amp — Volume
- 7
- Amp — Mid
- 7
- Amp — Treble
- 7
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Jonny Greenwood
Alternative Rock1985–presentUK
A Telecaster Plus into a solid-state Fender amp, run through a Marshall distortion pedal — plus a laptop of Max patches for the rest.
Known for: Paranoid Android, There There, Creep
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gear entries
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with sources
Rig rundown
Pedals
2DigiTech Whammy
PedalFor the pitch-shifted textures.
Marshall ShredMaster
PedalThe distortion behind Creep and the heavier parts.
Amps
1Fender Eighty-Five
AmpA solid-state combo he has used for decades.
Guitars
1Fender Telecaster Plus
GuitarHis main guitar, with lace sensor pickups.
Dial-in specs
What to dial in to chase Jonny Greenwood's signature sounds — knob positions, pickup choice and amp EQ as documented.
Creep
ShredMaster into a clean solid-state amp, then the guitar volume dropped for the quiet parts.
- Guitar
- Telecaster Plus, bridge pickup
- Guitar volume
- 4 (10 for the chorus)
- Guitar tone
- 7
- ShredMaster — Gain
- 7
- ShredMaster — Level
- 7
- Amp — Volume
- 6
- Amp — Bass
- 6
- Amp — Treble
- 7