Creep amp settings — Fender Twin Reverb

The Radiohead guitar tone for “Creep”, dialed in for a Fender Twin Reverb with a Fender Player Stratocaster. Studio version, Pablo Honey (1993) - Jonny Greenwood chorus distortion bursts

Original rig

Fender Telecaster Plus (Lace Sensor Red Dually bridge) -> Marshall Shredmaster -> Fender Eighty-Five solid-state combo

Abrasive, thick, high-gain 90s solid-state distortion with scooped upper mids and sharp attack

Amp settings — Fender Twin Reverb

CHANNELVibrato Channel (input 1)BRIGHToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Bass	7
Mid	4
Treble	5
Reverb	1
Master	4

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Marshall Shredmaster (or high-gain British distortion clone)

RECOMMENDED — not currently owned. Essential for Jonny's signature crushing chorus burst.

Gain 8 · Bass 7 · Contour 8 · Treble 5 · Volume 7

Why these settings

The Twin Reverb is a pristine clean tube platform with massive headroom and no onboard distortion channel, meaning you cannot physically replicate Jonny's high-gain solid-state crunch from the amplifier alone. Keep the bright switch off to stop the Strat bridge pickup from becoming ear-piercingly harsh through the Twin's high-frequency shelf. Acquiring a Marshall Shredmaster or aggressive high-gain distortion pedal is required to slam the Twin's front end for the chorus burst. Quiet verse: play the chords cleanly on the neck pickup with volume slightly lowered.

PRO TIPJonny's trademark violent pre-chorus chugs rely entirely on muting all six strings across the fretboard with your left hand while digging into the strings with severe downstrokes directly adjacent to the bridge saddles.

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