Radiohead – The Bends
The music gear and equipment used by the artists, producers, engineers, and more involved in the making of the 1995 album The Bends.
Music from The Bends
Gear Used On The Bends
Explore the instruments, equipment, software, and production tools used in the making of Radiohead – The Bends (1995). Click more on each item to see exactly how it was used.
Thom Yorke
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Microphones used by Thom Yorke on The Bends
Soyuz SU-017 Large Diaphragm Tube Condenser Microphone
Avg price: $4,488.00
Thom sings into one of Nigel’s Soyuz SU-017’s, a tube large-diaphragm condenser microphone which has become a favorite since Nigel obtained one in 2015. He used one each to mic Shye Ben Tzur’s singing and the brass section for Junun, and also used a pair as part of his strings mic’ing setup for AMSP.
Effects Pedals used by Thom Yorke on The Bends
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Avg price: $146.71
In this image circa 1993/95 Thom's main (and only) pedal was the ProCo Turbo Rat, and was the main distortion pedal on both "Pablo Honey"and "The Bends", it's also rumoured that this was the only pedal that thom used on both albums.
Guitars used by Thom Yorke on The Bends
Yamaha FX335C Dreadnought Acoustic-Electric Guitar
Avg price: $296.66
In the YouTube video "Radiohead - High and Dry," Thom Yorke can be seen playing a Yamaha FX335C Dreadnought Acoustic-Electric Guitar.
Thom shown here playing a Takamine EN10C.
Guitars used by Ed O'Brien on The Bends
Avg price: $207.50
"I got my first strat, it was a Squier strat. And it was 1986...I played it on Pablo Honey and The Bends," Ed O'Brien says, at 1:40 in this video. Ed is pictured here with his Squier Stratocaster.
Amplifiers used by Ed O'Brien on The Bends
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Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier Trem-O-Verb Combo Amp
Avg price: $1,534.50
To the left of Ed you can see his two Mesa Boogie Trem-O-Verbs. You can also find these amps on "The King Of Gear:"
"Ed has used two of these Mesa Boogie combos since before Pablo Honey. Ed’s two originals, used on Pablo Honey and The Bends, were stolen in 1995, but he quickly purchased two new ones. Those two were used until 2009.
Originally, Ed would set one of the amps to heavy distortion, and the other quite clean, using a Boss LS2 to switch between them. On Creep, he used the a tremolo pedal with the clean amp for the verses, then switched to the tremolo-less distorted amp for the choruses.
Ed currently owns two, “both from 1995-6, they are slightly different but both run with standard Boogie 6L6 / ECC83’s.” Mic’d with a Shure SM57 until circa 2006, then with a Sennheiser 609.
For reference, Ed’s Mesas will be designated as such:
Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier Trem-O-Verb No1 Clean 1992-1995 Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier Trem-O-Verb No2 Distortion 1992-1995 Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier Trem-O-Verb No3 Clean 1995-2009 Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier Trem-O-Verb No4 Distortion 1995-2009"
Colin Greenwood
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Bass Guitars used by Colin Greenwood on The Bends
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"Music Man Sterling No1 (Traded): Colin’s main bass in the early 90’s, used on Pablo Honey and The Bends. He traded it in May 1996 for Vintage White Precision Bass."
(From this article: http://www.a2athot.com/home/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=232:greenwood,-colin-radiohead,-james-lavino,-mark-linkous-gear-rig-setup-infos&catid=13&Itemid=124)
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" Colin had Aria bass but most tracks done on Fender Mustang 1972 and Ampeg SVT..."
Drum Sets used by Philip Selway on The Bends
DW Collector's Series Drum Kit
Avg price: $4,135.00
Philip Selway is seen using a DW Collector's Series Drum Kit during Radiohead's performance of "Anyone Can Play Guitar" at the MTV Beach House in 1993, as captured in a YouTube video by shreddycap.
Studio Equipment used by Nigel Godrich on The Bends
Nigel Godrich, on the right, is seen working at his Apple Macintosh II, with various other studio equipment visible in the image.