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Creep

Tone for HOTONE Pulze Mini · by @faldy · Single coils · updated 11 October 2026 · Made with AI

Captures Jonny Greenwood's thunderous chorus sound from Creep, driving the Marshall ShredMaster model into a chimey Vox AC30 clean amp.

Plays it on your Pulze Mini without changing your saved presets.

On the Pulze Mini

Every block in the order the signal goes through it. Dial these in by hand, or play it on your Pulze Mini above to send them all at once.

DYN

Gate 1

Threshold
25
PRE

Shred

Based on Marshall® Shred Master®

Gain
68
Volume
55
Bass
56
Contour
62
Treble
52
AMP

Voxy 30HW Norm

Based on VOX® AC30HW

Volume
35
Tone Cut
55
Master
55
Bright
Off
CAB

Voxy 2x12

Based on Vox® AC30 2x12" cabinet

Volume
50
Low Cut
80
High Cut
7500
EQ

Guitar EQ 1

Off
FX1

Digi Dly

Off
FX2

Room

Mix
18
Pre Dly
0 ms
Decay
40
Low Damp
50
Hi Damp
50
Mod
50

How it works

  • PREThe Shred pedal model accurately recreates the Marshall ShredMaster distortion that Jonny Greenwood stomped on right before the chorus.
  • AMPThe Voxy 30HW Norm amp and matching Voxy 2x12 cab provide the headroom and midrange authority of Jonny's Vox AC30 stage rig.
  • ToneBecause your Strat single coils are lower output and brighter than Jonny's hot bridge pickup, the pedal Gain is raised to 68 and Bass to 56 to provide full-bodied punch without thinness.
  • CABA subtle high cut at 7500 Hz on the cabinet keeps single-coil bite aggressive without getting harsh or fizzy.

Tuning

EADGBE

The record is in E standard, low to high: E A D G B E.

Tune your guitar the same way. Or make your version above, say how yours is tuned, and your Pulze Mini shifts it to match.

On the guitar

Made for a single-coil guitar (Strat style).

Chorus / Heavy parts

NeckBridge123
  1. 1Pickup Bridge
  2. 2Volume 10
  3. 3Tone 9

Hit full volume on the bridge pickup for the roaring wall of sound and the famous dead-string chucks.

Verses

NeckBridge123
  1. 1Pickup Neck
  2. 2Volume 6
  3. 3Tone 8

Roll volume down to 6 to tame the pedal for softer arpeggios, though a dedicated clean preset is best for the pristine album verse tone.

The original rig

Jonny Greenwood achieved his abrasive tone by driving a Lace Sensor-equipped Fender Telecaster into a Marshall ShredMaster pedal and a solid-state Fender Deluxe 85 amplifier. The explosive dynamic contrast comes from striking the strings aggressively through high-gain distortion against the clean guitar foundation.

Jonny Greenwood (Rhythm and solo): Fender Telecaster, Marshall ShredMaster, Demeter TRM-1 Tremulator, Electro-Harmonix PolyChorus, Fender Deluxe 85, Fender Deluxe 85 Built-in Speaker, Studio Plate Reverb

See the full original rig, with every setting and its sources

Playing it

  • Before hitting the chorus chords, mute all six strings with your fretting hand and strike two sharp down-up rake stabs right over the bridge pickup.
  • Dig in hard with a stiff pick on the chorus barre chords to compress the distortion pedal naturally.
  • Let open strings ring slightly when switching chords to capture the unruly, chaotic energy of the original track.

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Shared by @faldy under CC BY 4.0: use it, share it and change it, crediting @faldy. Version 1, updated 11 October 2026.