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Creep (Acoustic) amp settings — Glarry 20w

The Radiohead guitar tone for “Creep (Acoustic)”, dialed in for a Glarry 20w with a Glarry 20W. Original studio version, Pablo Honey (1992) — clean verse tone (no official acoustic version exists)

Original rig

Fender Telecaster Plus (Lace Sensor pickups) into Fender Deluxe 85 / Twin Reverb clean channel, light compression, minimal spring reverb

Dry, exposed, slightly compressed single-coil clean with minimal reverb — intentionally sparse and vulnerable

Amp settings — Glarry 20w

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	2
Bass	4
Mid	5
Treble	6
Presence	0
Reverb	2
Master	5

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE7 VOLUME8

Why these settings

The Glarry 20W is a basic solid-state amp with limited EQ range—it won't replicate Fender tube warmth, but keeping gain at 2 ensures clean headroom. Treble at 6 compensates for the Glarry guitar's likely darker, budget pickups vs Greenwood's bright Lace Sensors. Reverb at 2 gives the slight room ambience without washing out the dry, exposed character. Rolling guitar volume to 8 softens pick attack for the delicate verse feel.

PRO TIPThe original tone's vulnerability comes from dynamics, not gear—play the verse chords VERY softly with the fleshy part of your pick, barely grazing the strings. Let the quiet feel uncomfortable. That restraint is 80% of the sound.

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