Creep amp settings — Harley Benton HB-10g
The Radiohead guitar tone for “Creep”, dialed in for a Harley Benton HB-10g with a Harley benton St-20. Studio version, Pablo Honey (1993) — Jonny Greenwood's iconic chorus distortion crunch
Fender Telecaster Plus (Lace Sensor Dually Red-Red bridge pickup) -> Marshall Shredmaster -> Fender Eighty-Five solid-state combo
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 8 |
| Bass | 6 |
| Mid | 3 |
| Treble | 7 |
| Master | 6 |
01Marshall Shredmaster (or clone)
RECOMMENDED — not currently owned; Jonny's primary dirt source for the heavy chorus crunch
The HB-10G has an onboard 3-band EQ and overdrive switch, so we run the amp's drive channel hot at gain 8 with mids scooped to 3 to replicate Jonny's Shredmaster Contour scoop through a small solid-state speaker. Your ST-20 bridge single-coil lacks the ultra-high output of Greenwood's Lace Sensor Dually Red humbucker, so keep the treble at 7 and amp drive high to compensate for the lower pickup output. If you add a Shredmaster-style high-gain distortion pedal later, switch the HB-10G to the clean channel with gain dropped to 2. Clean verse: disengage the amp's overdrive switch to play the clean arpeggios.
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