Radiohead – Amnesiac

Album 2001

The music gear and equipment used by the artists, producers, engineers, and more involved in the making of the 2001 album Amnesiac.

Music from Amnesiac

Artists on Amnesiac

Jonny Greenwood

Roles:

Guitarist

Groups:

Radiohead The Venus in Furs The Smile Band Aid 20 Weird Sisters
Ed O'Brien

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Singer Guitarist

Groups:

Radiohead 7 Worlds Collide
Thom Yorke

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Singer Guitarist Keyboardist Composer

Groups:

Radiohead The Venus in Furs Atoms for Peace The Smile Band Aid 20 Headless Chickens
Nigel Godrich

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Music Producer

Groups:

Radiohead Atoms for Peace Ultraísta Ultraísta

Engineer Mixing Engineer Producer
Dan Grech‐Marguerat

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Keyboardist Music Producer Audio Engineer

Engineer

Gear Used On Amnesiac

Explore the instruments, equipment, software, and production tools used in the making of Radiohead – Amnesiac (2001). Click more on each item to see exactly how it was used.

Jonny Greenwood

Roles:

Guitarist

Keyboards and Synthesizers used by Jonny Greenwood on Amnesiac

Synthesizers

Moog Rogue

Avg price: $999.00

Used by Jonny in studio. He played it during the March 1998 attempt at recording Big Boots. Some say that Thom or Jonny used the synth quite a lot during the Kid A/Amnesiac sessions, though I don’t know if those sounds are actually from the Rogue. It has also been mistakenly claimed to have been used on 2+2=5, when the synth used on that song is quite probably the Martenot.

Synthesizers

Korg Prophecy

Avg price: $425.00

Jonny used the Korg Prophecy in the studio version of "Lift", he also used it in the live concerts, as shown in the source, you can see Jonny playing the Korg Prophecy at minute 2:23.

Jonny's Korg Prophecy was the band's "secret weapon" during the "Ok Computer" sessions between 1995-1998. Besides using the Prophecy on "Lift", it was also used on the studio version of "Airbag" and "Climbing Up The Walls", on these tracks he used it as an attempt to emulate an Ondes Martenot (that's why when he got a real Ondes Martenot he got rid of the Prophecy before the Kid A/Amnesiac sessions). You can also see the Prophecy in action in live performances of the tracks "Talk Show Host", "Planet Telex", and "Paranoid Android" (the latter he only used it once live) between 1996 and 1998.

Ed O'Brien

Roles:

Singer Guitarist

Guitars used by Ed O'Brien on Amnesiac

Solid Body Electric Guitars

Fender Telecaster

"To whoever ends up with this Tele... It was bought in the summer of '98, just prior to us going into record the albums which came out as Kid A and Amnesiac. It was pretty much the only guitar I used at that time. It's also been gigged a lot, up until and including the In Rainbows tour. Hope you enjoy it - all the best," says Ed, in the description section of his Telecaster's eBay auction page.

A Tele was used by Ed for a few songs on Radiohead's 2012 The King of Limbs tour and the from the basement sessions, including "Morning Mr. Magpie". The guitar can be seen at 0:06.

Other Gear used by Ed O'Brien on Amnesiac

Electric Guitar Pickups

Lace Sensor Gold

Avg price: $212.00

Acquired in July, 1995. During Fender’s 2014 “A Conversation with Radiohead’s Ed O'Brien” interview, Ed said that he bought the guitar in San Francisco in the week after the band finished their tour with REM. Originally fitted with three gold lace sensors. Ed replaced the white pickguard with a black one. As with his original Squire Strat, the guitar was a favorite of Ed’s and a key part of Ed’s setup – especially for use on songs with many effects.