Jonny Greenwood

One small but notable revelation of the MINIDISCS [Hacked] is that the song Melatonin was initially called “Crumar Song”. The studio recording of Melatonin begins with a stripped-back arrangement of just two string synthesizers panned left and right, and these synths form the foundation of the song. The MINIDISCS version (at 7:19 on track/disc 7) is even more stripped back – just Thom and the string synthesizer. It’s a recording that feels much too personal to listen to, giving a glimpse of Thom shakily throwing down the barest sketch of song to review and refine later on. However, the title lets us know that the particular string synthesizer which Thom used for Melatonin is the band’s Crumar Multiman-S (marketed in the United States as the Crumar “Orchestrator”). If the Crumar was purchased while Nigel was building Radiohead’s studio in 1996, then perhaps Melatonin was inspired by this new bit of gear. https://thekingofgear.com/post/185552511800/radioheads-crumar

In the live performance of "Reckoner" by Radiohead, featured in the 'From The Basement' series, Jonny Greenwood is seen using the Nino Percussion Nino 599 Botany Shaker Lemon.

In this photo from Radiohead gear page The King of Gear, Jonny Greenwood's pedalboard for The Smile's 2024 tour features an EarthQuaker Devices Blumes overdrive.

At 57:47 you can see greenwood playing a Glockenspiel on top of his Fender Rhodes

Jonny can be seen playing a Rhodes Stage Piano Mark I 73 in this live performance.

Jonny Greenwood was documented using the Ashdown Engineering Ashdown ABM C210T-500 EVO II Combo 2X10 with his Gretsch guitar at Halswell House in October/November 2006, during the recording sessions for Radiohead's album "In Rainbows." This is evidenced by an image available on Equipboard.

A photo of Jonny Greenwood performing at the Ko Shan Theatre in Hong Kong on June 12, 1994, clearly shows a Roland JC-120 Jazz Chorus resting on a flight case, with Jonny's Eighty-Five tilted back on a shorter flight case in front of it, confirming his use of this specific amplifier.

A photograph from Jonny Greenwood's 2012 tour clearly shows the Ashdown Engineering USA 115 Cabinet among his equipment, along with part of the back of his second Vox AC30.

A photo of Jonny Greenwood's backup pedalboard in its flight case from the June 2024 tour confirms the use of the Boss BF-3 Flanger.

A photo of Jonny Greenwood's backup pedalboard in its flight case from the June 2024 tour clearly shows the Origin Effects Cali76 Compact Deluxe.

A photograph from the June 2024 tour shows Jonny Greenwood's backup pedalboard in its flight case, featuring the EarthQuaker Devices Astral Destiny.

A photograph from the June 2024 tour shows Jonny Greenwood's backup pedalboard in its flight case, clearly featuring the Lehle P-Split III.

A photograph of Jonny Greenwood's backup pedalboard, taken during the June 2024 tour, clearly shows the use of a Radial JDI Stereo Passive DI.

A photograph of Jonny Greenwood's backup pedalboard from the June 2024 tour clearly shows the inclusion of the Gamechanger Audio Plus Sustain Pedal in its flight case.

Jonny Greenwood is documented using the Young Chang Piano U-121, as evidenced by a photograph of him playing this piano during a live performance in the early 2000s.

A photograph clearly shows Jonny Greenwood with the Hohner Clavinet D6, confirming his use of this specific musical instrument.

Jonny Greenwood's computer setup for "Electric Counterpoint" at the Barbican in 2014 included a Focusrite Scarlett 2i4 USB interface, as evidenced by a photograph showing the equipment arrangement with a Macbook Pro 13” laptop and two BSS Audio AR-133 units.

Jonny Greenwood's computer setup for his performance of "Electric Counterpoint" at Barbican in 2014 included an Apple 13-inch MacBook Pro, as evidenced by an image showing this setup alongside a Focusrite Scarlett 2i4 USB interface and two BSS Audio AR-133 devices.

Jonny Greenwood's setup for "Electric Counterpoint" at Barbican in 2014 included two BSS Audio AR-133 units, as evidenced by an image showing his equipment configuration, which also featured a MacBook Pro 13” and a Focusrite Scarlett 2i4 USB interface.

A screenshot from Jonny Greenwood's computer during a performance of "Roked" at the Best Kept Secret Festival on June 18, 2017, provides evidence that he uses the Fingerlab DM1.

A photograph taken during the recording of Radiohead's "In Rainbows" at their studio "Butts Furlong" shows Jonny Greenwood utilizing an Akai MPC60.

In a YouTube video of Jonny Greenwood performing "Taq ou Dub," he is seen adjusting the "VCA Decay" control on the Moog DFAM - Drummer From Another Mother. The video also shows a blue patch cable connecting the DFAM's "VCO 1" output to the "Velocity" input, adding "LFO" modulation. Additionally, a yellow patch cable connects the "Sync Out" on the T8 to the "Clock / ADV" input on the Moog, synchronizing the devices. This visual evidence confirms Jonny Greenwood's use of the Moog DFAM in his setup.

A Neumann U87 microphone, identifiable by its shock mount, is used to mic Jonny Greenwood's Vox AC30 amplifier in a screenshot from Radiohead's "From The Basement" performance of "Bodysnatchers" on April 2, 2008.

Jonny, standing on stage with his Rickenbacker in 2012.

Jonny used Thom’s heavily-modified Telecaster Standard for a performance with the London Contemporary Orchestra in Budapest on October 17, 2015. It may be the same guitar as the “Black Telecaster” listed above.

A screenshot of Jonny playing the Nocaster in the Taq ou Dub performance video. Note the wear through the finish near the guitar’s bridge — the same wear can be seen in videos of Dudu Tassa performing with the guitar.

Jonny can be seen with this Rickenbacker 350, a rental, in the Stop Whispering music video, but he never actually used it on any recordings.

Based on he photo below, the guitar appears to be an F-series dreadnought from the 70s or early-80s. It’s probably an F-35.

Used in 1994, and probably several years after, for Street Spirit (at the twelfth fret).

In the video "Radiohead - Morning Bell (Live in Nürnberg, June 2001)," Jonny Greenwood is seen using a USA Quarter as a guitar pick.