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What gear does Radiohead use?

Jonny Greenwood has been seen using a Fender Telecaster Plus, Vox AC30, Fender Eighty-Five and Marshall Shredmaster. Ed O'Brien has said he plays his Fender EOB Sustainer Strat through Audio Kitchen amps. Thom Yorke has been seen with Telecasters, and the band has been seen using Prophet and Moog synths.

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What guitars Radiohead uses: a sourced gear guide

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What guitar does Jonny Greenwood play?

Mixdown shows his Fender Telecaster Plus as his main guitar for decades, fitted with a kill switch, plus a 1975 Fender Starcaster he plays with a cello bow on Pyramid Song.

What amp does Jonny Greenwood use?

Mixdown lists a solid state Fender Eighty-Five for distortion and Vox AC30s and a '65 Twin Reverb reissue for clean tones, with a Boss LS-2 switching between them.

What pedals does Jonny Greenwood use?

He has been seen using a Marshall Shredmaster for distortion, a Boss SD-1, Roland RE-201 and Boss RE-20 Space Echoes and a Mutronics Mutator filter on OK Computer.

What guitar does Ed O'Brien play?

He has said he plays his Fender EOB Sustainer Stratocaster signature, a '72 Telecaster, a Gibson ES-335, Rickenbacker 360s, a Gretsch Panther and a Martin 000 acoustic.

What guitar does Thom Yorke play?

On OK Computer he has been seen using a Fender Telecaster Custom, a black Telecaster Deluxe, a 1963 Jazzmaster and a Yairi DY-88 acoustic, recorded through a Fender Twin Reverb.

What synth does Radiohead use?

MusicTech credits a Prophet-5 on Everything In Its Right Place, a Prophet 8, a Minimoog Model D on Lotus Flower, a Novation Bass Station and Jonny Greenwood's Ondes Martenot.

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Radiohead are the Oxford band behind OK Computer, Kid A and In Rainbows. This guide covers the guitars, amps, pedals, basses, drums and synths of Thom Yorke, Jonny Greenwood, Ed O'Brien, Colin Greenwood and Phil Selway, from the OK Computer sessions to the 2025 tour.

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