Top 5Has said they use
Elektron
Monomachine“The one I need to fall back on is the Monomachine”
Said in Elektron: Thom Yorke interview, July 2019
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Thom Yorke played a black Fender Telecaster Deluxe, a Telecaster Custom and a 1963 Jazzmaster around OK Computer, through a Fender Twin Reverb. With The Smile he has been seen on Epiphone Casinos, a Gibson SG and a Martin 00-18. He has said he learned Pro Tools during OK Computer and works with Elektron machines.
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Elektron
Analog Keys“I'm using the Analog Keys on a record I'm finishing right now.”
Said in Elektron: Thom Yorke interview, July 2019
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Elektron
SidStation“It's like a wild animal.”
Said in Elektron: Thom Yorke interview, July 2019
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Top 5Seen using
Sequential
Prophet '08Seen in MusicTech: Six synths that define Radiohead's sound, February 2026
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Mellotron
Mellotron“I'd done like a Mellotron version of it”
Said in KEXP: Thom Yorke on the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Suspiria, December 2018
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Synths and drum machines
Has said they use
Elektron
Monomachine“The one I need to fall back on is the Monomachine”
Said in Elektron: Thom Yorke interview, July 2019
Has said they use
Elektron
Analog Keys“I'm using the Analog Keys on a record I'm finishing right now.”
Said in Elektron: Thom Yorke interview, July 2019
Has said they use
Elektron
SidStation“It's like a wild animal.”
Said in Elektron: Thom Yorke interview, July 2019
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Seen using
Sequential
Prophet '08Seen in MusicTech: Six synths that define Radiohead's sound, February 2026
Has said they use
Mellotron
Mellotron“I'd done like a Mellotron version of it”
Said in KEXP: Thom Yorke on the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Suspiria, December 2018
Has said they use
Elektron
Analog Rytm MKII“I use it a lot live because it's so quick and it sounds really huge.”
Said in Elektron: Thom Yorke interview, July 2019
Has said they use
Elektron
Machinedrum“That was my go-to machine, that's what started my remix phase.”
Said in Elektron: Thom Yorke interview, July 2019
Has said they use
Roland
TR-808 Rhythm ComposerSaid in Elektron: Thom Yorke interview, July 2019
Samplers
Has said they use
Has said they use
Elektron
Digitakt“I like throwing samples in there and cutting them up.”
Said in Elektron: Thom Yorke interview, July 2019
Has said they use
Akai Professional
S3000“I miss my S3000, I need to get it working again, because it sounded brilliant”
Said in Elektron: Thom Yorke interview, July 2019
Studio
Has said they use
Avid
Pro Tools“I was struck by how simple it was and how quickly I could learn that”
Said in Elektron: Thom Yorke interview, July 2019
Guitars
Seen using
Epiphone
CasinoSeen in Guitar World: The Smile just played their first-ever public gigs, six things we learned, January 2022
Seen using
Fender
JazzmasterSeen in Guitar World: The Smile just played their first-ever public gigs, six things we learned, January 2022
Seen using
Gibson
SGSeen in Guitar World: The Smile just played their first-ever public gigs, six things we learned, January 2022
Seen using
Fender
Telecaster Deluxe
Seen using
Fender
Telecaster DeluxeSeen in Mixdown: Gear Rundown, Radiohead's OK Computer, September 2026
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Fender
Telecaster (custom)
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Fender
Telecaster (custom)Seen in Mixdown: Gear Rundown, Radiohead's OK Computer, September 2026
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Yairi
DY-88 acoustic
Seen using
Yairi
DY-88 acousticSeen in Mixdown: Gear Rundown, Radiohead's OK Computer, September 2026
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Martin
00-18 acoustic
Seen using
Martin
00-18 acousticSeen in Guitar World: The Smile just played their first-ever public gigs, six things we learned, January 2022
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Bass
Seen using
Seen using
Amps
Seen using
Seen using
Fender
Twin ReverbSeen in Mixdown: Gear Rundown, Radiohead's OK Computer, September 2026
What I wear
Seen wearing
UNDERCOVER
SS20 Cindy Sherman print coatSeen in Highsnobiety: Unlikely red carpet king Thom Yorke is still the UNDERCOVER boss, October 2020
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UNDERCOVER
the Shepherd UNDERCOVER lookbook pieces
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UNDERCOVER
the Shepherd UNDERCOVER lookbook piecesSeen in Highsnobiety: Unlikely red carpet king Thom Yorke is still the UNDERCOVER boss, October 2020
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Fred Perry
Polo shirtSeen in Highsnobiety: Unlikely red carpet king Thom Yorke is still the UNDERCOVER boss, October 2020
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Records that shaped me
Has said they love
Talking Heads
Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On)Said in BBC Radio 4: Desert Island Discs, Thom Yorke, musician, September 2019
Buy
Has said they love
Neil Young
After the Gold Rush“Wow! It's OK to sound like that?”
Said in Rolling Stone: Thom Yorke on Neil Young's influence and Bob Dylan making him cry, September 2023
Has said they love
Tom Waits
Tom Traubert's Blues“guaranteed to reduce me to tears every time I hear them”
Said in Rolling Stone: Thom Yorke on Neil Young's influence and Bob Dylan making him cry, September 2023
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Bob Dylan
Simple Twist of FateSaid in Rolling Stone: Thom Yorke on Neil Young's influence and Bob Dylan making him cry, September 2023
Alice Coltrane
Alice Coltrane records
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Alice Coltrane
Alice Coltrane records“I'm really into Alice Coltrane at the moment, all Alice Coltrane stuff.”
Said in Elektron: Thom Yorke interview, July 2019
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On my nightstand
Has said they love
Shunryu Suzuki
Zen Mind, Beginner's MindSaid in BBC Radio 4: Desert Island Discs, Thom Yorke, musician, September 2019
Pedals
Telenordia
Kompressor
Seen using
Telenordia
KompressorSeen in Guitar World: The Smile debut new material and pedalboards in surprise rehearsal livestream, December 2021
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Telenordia
Treble Booster
Seen using
Telenordia
Treble BoosterSeen in Guitar World: The Smile debut new material and pedalboards in surprise rehearsal livestream, December 2021
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Stage
Seen using
Shure
PSM700 in-ear monitor system
Seen using
Seen in Mix: All Access, Radiohead, November 2003
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Sound Devices
Astral ARX32 wireless receiver
SponsoredUses
Sound Devices
Astral ARX32 wireless receiverSaid in Guitar World: The wireless system that won over Radiohead, June 2026
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Questions
About Thom Yorke's gear.
What guitars does Thom Yorke play?
Mixdown says he bought a black Fender Telecaster Deluxe and a sunburst Telecaster Custom before OK Computer, plus a 1963 Jazzmaster, and played a Yairi DY-88 acoustic on that tour. With The Smile he has been seen on two Epiphone Casinos, a Gibson SG, a Martin 00-18 and an EOB Sustainer Stratocaster.
What DAW does Thom Yorke use?
He has said watching Nigel Godrich work in Pro Tools during OK Computer made him want to learn it, and that Pulk/Pull Revolving Doors on Amnesiac came from his first experiments with it.
What synth does Thom Yorke use?
He has said the Elektron Monomachine is the one he falls back on and that he played the Analog Keys on a record he was finishing in 2019. MusicTech reports he plays a Prophet '08 live, and he has said he made a Mellotron version of a Suspiria piece.
What drum machine does Thom Yorke use?
He told Elektron he takes the Analog Rytm on tour because it is quick and sounds huge, and that the Machinedrum, alongside his Roland 808, was his go-to machine for remixes with Four Tet.
What sampler does Thom Yorke use?
He has said he loves the Elektron Octatrack and likes throwing his own samples into the Digitakt to cut them up. He has also said he misses his old S3000, which sounded brilliant but was painfully slow to work with.
What bass does Thom Yorke play?
In The Smile he has been seen playing a Fender Mustang Bass and a semi-hollow Guild Starfire II bass, mostly fingerstyle.
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Thom Yorke is the Radiohead singer behind the solo albums The Eraser, Tomorrow's Modern Boxes and Anima, Atoms for Peace, The Smile and the Suspiria score. This guide covers the guitars he has played from OK Computer to The Smile, the Elektron machines, synths and DAW he has named, his amps, pedals and stage mics, plus his style and the records he loves.
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