Responsible
for Radiohead's "abusive" guitar, Jonny Greenwood was the last member to
join the band, and started as
keyboardist.
He recalls that for the first year he never turned the volume up, and infact
the other band members didn't actually notice.
Jonny
has often said that he doesn't really care about the equipment he uses,
and said he'd just as much like to be behind a keyboard than playing guitar.
After
the release of The Bends, Jonny, went to a doctor because of pain in his
arm. His aggressive playing style resulted in him wearing a brace on his
arm. It has become a sort of trademark since. He says it doesn't bother
him, "it's like taping your fingers before a boxing match".
Jonny's
guitars also feature cut-off switches placed to cut the signal from the
pickups. The result is a staccato on-then-off note, e.g. the last solo
to just and several places in Paranoid Android. The name of the switch
goes by the title 'momentary' since it cuts the signal momentarily. To
fix the simple way, simply insert the switch across the wire connecting
the output jack (where you plug your lead in), and volume knob. There are
two wires leading to the output jack, so make sure you connect it to the
wire leading to the volume resister and note the tone controls. Jonny places
the switch on the metal plate (on a Tele) between the volume and tone dials
(can be seen on all his Tele's). If you want to do this, simply drill a
hole through the plate, but remember to remove it from your guitar first!
Note that Jonny's guitars are rewired, and so he would've probably fitted
the switches differently. |
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