Song
Creep
Radiohead · Pablo Honey
- Amp
- Fender Deluxe 85
- Guitar
- Fender Telecaster
- Tuning
- E standard
On the record, Jonny Greenwood played a Fender Telecaster through a Fender Deluxe 85. It's in E standard.
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
Settings Estimated
- Volume
- 10
- Tone
- 10
- Pickup selector
- Bridge
Telecaster fitted with Lace Sensor pickups; bridge position used for high-output treble attack.
Settings Estimated
- Gain
- 8
- Bass
- 7
- Contour
- 6
- Treble
- 7
- Volume
- 7
Kicked on for the famous pre-chorus muted chugs and heavy chorus rhythm.
Settings Estimated
- Speed
- 5
- Depth
- 5
Used for tremolo pulsing on clean passages.
Settings Estimated
- Mode
- Chorus
- Rate
- 4
- Width
- 6
Adds subtle chorus modulation and spatial thickness to clean textures.
Settings Estimated
- Channel
- Clean
- Volume
- 6
- Treble
- 6
- Mid
- 5
- Bass
- 5
- Reverb
- 3
Solid-state combo amp used as a loud, clean, high-headroom pedal platform.
Stock 12-inch speaker housed within the combo amplifier cabinet.
Studio Plate Reverb
EstimatedSettings Estimated
- Mix
- 15%
- Type
- Plate, medium
Added in the mix to give room ambiance to the tracks.
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Tuning
The record is in E standard, low to high: E A D G B E. Tune your guitar the same way, or tell ToneSheet how it's tuned and your device shifts the tone to match.
Questions about the Creep guitar tone
What amp did Jonny Greenwood use on Creep?
Jonny Greenwood played through a Fender Deluxe 85 (an estimate), with Channel Clean, Volume 6, Treble 6, Mid 5, Bass 5, Reverb 3 (settings estimated).
What guitar did Jonny Greenwood play on Creep?
Jonny Greenwood played a Fender Telecaster (an estimate), with Pickup selector Bridge, Volume 10, Tone 10 (settings estimated).
What effects did Jonny Greenwood use on Creep?
A Marshall ShredMaster (an estimate), a Demeter TRM-1 Tremulator (an estimate) and an Electro-Harmonix PolyChorus (an estimate).
What tuning is Creep in?
E standard: low to high, E A D G B E.
How do I get the Creep guitar tone on an amp modeller?
Start from your modeller's model of the Fender Deluxe 85, set like the original (Volume 6, Treble 6, Mid 5, Bass 5), with a guitar like a Fender Telecaster, tuned to E standard. Ready presets, with every block's settings: HOTONE Pulze Mini (1).
Presets for Creep
Tones players shared for their amp modellers, each with every setting, block by block.
HOTONE Pulze Mini1 version
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