Just amp settings — Vox AC15C1
The Radiohead guitar tone for “Just”, dialed in for a Vox AC15C1 with a Fender Player Stratocaster. Studio version, The Bends (1995) — Jonny Greenwood heavy riff/solo parts
Fender Telecaster Plus (Lace Sensor Dually bridge) -> Marshall Shredmaster -> Fender Eighty-Five solid-state amp (Clean channel)
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 2 |
| Bass | 5 |
| Treble | 5 |
| Reverb | 0 |
| Master | 6 |
01Digitech Whammy V
Engage +1 Octave / +2 Octave pitch-shift for the frantic solo section; bypassed during verse/chorus riffs
02ProCo RAT2
Primary gain source; substitutes for Greenwood's Shredmaster into the clean amp platform
03MXR Ten Band EQ
Post-distortion EQ to simulate the aggressive mid-forward solid-state Fender Eighty-Five punch and tame Vox high-end fizz
04TC Electronic Flashback 2
Bypassed for dry recording sound
To emulate Jonny's solid-state Fender Eighty-Five driven by a Shredmaster, the AC15C1 Normal channel is kept low and clean as a pedal platform. The RAT2 provides the hard-clipping distortion while the MXR Ten Band EQ boosts 500Hz-1kHz mids and rolls off highs above 4kHz to prevent the AC15's top end from getting overly harsh. The strat bridge pickup provides the necessary cutting percussive attack. Clean verses: disengage the RAT2.
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