Nude amp settings — Fender Blues Junior IV
The Radiohead guitar tone for “Nude”, dialed in for a Fender Blues Junior IV with a Fender American Professional II Stratocaster. Studio version, In Rainbows (2007)
1953 Fender Champ 5C1 (volume near max) and/or Vox AC30TB set clean, Fender Telecaster Plus (humbuckers), no pedals — all dynamics from playing technique
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 3 |
| Bass | 5 |
| Mid | 6 |
| Treble | 5 |
| Reverb | 2 |
| Master | 6 |
The original used a small tube amp (Champ) cranked near max for touch-sensitive breakup, and a Tele with humbuckers. Your Blues Junior is ideal — it's a small tube amp that breaks up naturally. Set gain low (3) but push master volume (6) to get the power tubes working; this gives you that clean-to-grit dynamic when you dig in. Your Strat's single coils are brighter and lower output than Jonny's Tele humbuckers, so roll tone to 7 and use the neck pickup to warm it up.
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