Thom Yorke's Gear

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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.

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In this photo, recent Thom Yorke can be seen playing a Fender Classic Series '72 Telecaster Deluxe.

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Thom is playing piano with this modular synth in this video

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In the YouTube video "Radiohead - High and Dry," Thom Yorke can be seen playing a Yamaha FX335C Dreadnought Acoustic-Electric Guitar.

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In this photo, Thom Yorke is playing a 12-string Danelectro.

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This article includes this photo of Thom Yorke's pedalboard, which includes an EHX Iron Lung.

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In this photo Thom Yorke can be seen playing a Fender Telecaster Custom.

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In this photo, Thom Yorke is using an Ibanez Blazer.

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A Telenordia Kompressor can be seen on Thom's pedalboard in this photo.

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In this photo, Thom can be seen using Shure Beta 87A microphone.

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Thom Yorke can be seen using this mic, a Neumann/Gefell CMV-563 w/ M7S capsule on The Numbers and Present Tense live videos, as well as both the All I Need and Videotape from the basement recordings.

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In this photo, Thom can be seen playing his Telecaster Thinline, with a standard Telecaster pick guard partially covering the F-hole. The same guitar can be seen here, and here.

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A Line 6 DL4 can be seen on each of Thom Yorke's two pedalboards in this photo, from this article detailing their gear when they played Austin City Limits in 2010.

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Thom Yorke is holding a Gibson ES-330 in this photo.

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In this dated image of Thom, we can see him playing another Takamine, the EF-261 SAN specifically.

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You can make out that Thom is playing a Lakewood M-14 in this older image.

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Thom used this vintage Hofner Flamenco during a live performance.

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In this photo, Thom Yorke can be seen wearing the Sennheiser HD 25 Light headphones around his neck.

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This article includes a picture from 1997 showing a DD-3 on Thom's board

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In recent concerts, Thom has been using a Waldorf Zarenbourg, as seen here.

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Johnny and Thom played with a CR-78 for two acoustic videos directed by Paul Thomas Anderson in 2016. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hgVihWjK2c https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ti6qhk3tX2s Seen on top of Johnny's amp in the second video.

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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.

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Thom York can be seen with a Les Paul Standard in this photo.

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"Thom used this delay during the 2006 pre-In Rainbows tour. He used it with a Boss FV-5U for tap tempo. Thom may have been experimenting with using delay on the early versions of In Rainbows tracks, but none of that experimentation seems to have made it onto the record."

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In this photo, and this photo, Thom can be seen playing a Fender Mustang Bass.

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Thom Yorke is associated with the Korg MS-20 synthesizer, as detailed on the King of Gear Tumblr page.

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At 53:40 Thom's pedalboard gets exposed, the blue pedal with teh four knobs and to switches at hte end of his chain looks almost exactly like the Fulltone Fulldrive 2.

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Thom Yorke uses the Sequential Prophet-6 synthesizer, as detailed on the King of Gear Tumblr page.

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Used for some vocals on OK Computer, as stated by producer Nigel Godrich in this interview from the August 1997 issue of The Mix (as archived by Radiohead fansite Citizen Insane).

Vocals were recorded alternately with a Neumann valve 47, and an Australian Rode valve mic, through a Urei 1176 compressor, and a Pultec valve EQ on a few things.

"With months of hindsight, I actually think the Australian mic is a bit too bright, but if it's a good performance, that's it. Maybe the vocal sound suffered from the fact that it was occasionally just thrown down, but I don't think so."

The mic is not explicitly mentioned, but it can be deduced. Røde's first tube/valve microphone was The Classic, which was reissued as The Classic II in 1999. The first reviews for Røde's second tube/valve microphone, the NTV, were also in 1999. Since OK Computer preceded the release of both the NTV and The Classic II, one can determine that the mic used was The Classic.

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Thom Yorke has been seen using a white Fender Telecaster Thinline Deluxe. This guitar, notable for its modifications over the years, has been documented with various changes, including alterations to its humbuckers and the removal of its pickguard. Yorke's collection includes different versions of the Thinline, ranging from Deluxe to Custom models, in multiple colors. These modifications and details have been observed by his long-time gear technician and roadie, who has worked with the band since its inception. For more in-depth information, including specifics on live and studio use, refer to the comprehensive book written by the technician, which covers his work with the band’s gear.

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