Radiohead
Creep - EP · 1992
Amp settings (as recorded)
The recording
The song was recorded at Courtyard Studios in Abingdon, UK, with producers Sean Slade and Paul Q. Kolderie. The distorted thuds in the chorus occurred when Jonny Greenwood, frustrated with the song, intentionally engaged his distortion pedal and played hard to sabotage the take; the band liked the sound so much that it was kept in the final mix.
Tuning
StandardRecording Signal Chain · 3 items
Telecaster Plus
Fender
Electric Guitar
Equipped with Lace Sensor pickups.
Shredmaster
Marshall
Distortion
Settings are famously pushed to 10 for the chorus noise.
Eighty-Five
Fender
Solid State Amplifier
The primary amp used for the distorted chorus tone.
Tone Characteristics
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