Radiohead – The King Of Limbs
The music gear and equipment used by the artists, producers, engineers, and more involved in the making of the 2011 album The King Of Limbs.
Music from The King Of Limbs
Gear Used On The King Of Limbs
Explore the instruments, equipment, software, and production tools used in the making of Radiohead – The King Of Limbs (2011). Click more on each item to see exactly how it was used.
Thom Yorke
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Modular Synthesizers used by Thom Yorke on The King Of Limbs
Make Noise Black & Gold Shared System
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Thom is playing piano with this modular synth in this video
Headphones used by Thom Yorke on The King Of Limbs
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In a performance of Bloom at New York's Electric Lady Studios, uploaded January 2019, Thom can be seen wearing ATH-M40x headphones.
Drum Sets used by Thom Yorke on The King Of Limbs
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Thom Yorke is confirmed to use maracas, as evidenced by a photo showing him playing them during a performance of "Lotus Flower" on Radiohead's 2012 tour.
Effects Pedals used by Thom Yorke on The King Of Limbs
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A shot of the BOSS DD7 velcro’d to the Prophet, from during The King of Limbs – From The Basement.
Drum Sets used by Philip Selway on The King Of Limbs
Mr. Selway played Premier drums since the OK Computer era through The King of Limbs album and tour, when he switched to Gretsch drums.
Studio Equipment used by Philip Selway on The King Of Limbs
Elektron Machinedrum SPS-1 MKI
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Philip Selway is confirmed to use the Elektron Machinedrum SPS-1 MKI, as evidenced by a photo from the King of Limbs newspaper where he is seen playing it, suggesting its use on that album. Additionally, a late-2006 photo from the recording of "In Rainbows" also shows a Machinedrum, which may be the same unit. This is distinct from the SPS-1 UW model that Thom Yorke has used since around 2010.
Guitars used by Ed O'Brien on The King Of Limbs
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"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.
Colin Greenwood
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Studio Equipment used by Colin Greenwood on The King Of Limbs
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Used for The King of Limbs: Live from the Basement, as observed by The King of Gear in this still from the movie.
A photo of Colin and his Ampeg SVT Classic Bass Head from The King of Limbs From The Basement. Note the BSS Audio AR-133 Active DI Box on top of the head.