No suprises amp settings — Fender Rumble 40
The Radiohead guitar tone for “No suprises”, dialed in for a Fender Rumble 40 with a Fender Player Stratocaster. Studio version, OK Computer (1997) — iconic glockenspiel-mimicking clean intro/riff
Fender Telecaster Plus (Lace Sensor pickups) into solid-state Fender Deluxe '85 and Roland JC-120 with DI blend
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 3 |
| Bass | 4 |
| Mid | 6 |
| Treble | 8 |
| Master | 5 |
01Compressor (e.g. Boss CS-3 / Keeley Compressor Plus)
RECOMMENDED — not currently owned (adds the chime, even percussive attack, and long sustain heard on the record)
02Digital Delay (e.g. Boss DD-3 / DD-7)
RECOMMENDED — not currently owned (subtle quarter-note studio echo for spatial ambience)
The Fender Rumble 40 is a bass amp with a 4-band EQ and naturally heavy low-end response, so bass is rolled back to 4 while low-mid is at 5, high-mid is at 6, and treble is pushed to 8 with the Bright switch engaged to imitate the ultra-chimey solid-state Fender Deluxe '85 / JC-120 top end. The Stratocaster's neck+middle position reproduces the glassy, scooped hollow 'quack' that mimics Jonny Greenwood's parallel Lace Sensor clean chime. The Rumble lacks an onboard reverb or presence control, so these fields are nulled.
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