Thom Yorke's Gear

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In this YouTube video, Thom Yorke uses the Gibson SG Standard for cleaning up the sound of the song ''Reckoner''.

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At 47:41 Thom Yorke can be seen using this item on stage.

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At 39:19 in the video, it shows that the drum machine is sitting on the piano. Thom is using the new Electron analog drum machine instead of the older Machinedrum.

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Thom Yorke used a Fenix Telecaster Thinline, a copy of the Fender model, as a likely spare or backup during The Bends tour. This usage is documented in a user-uploaded photo on A2athot. There are rumors that the guitar was stolen.

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In this photo originally sourced from Radiohead's blog, DeadAirSpace, Thom Yorke can be seen playing the Taylor Big Baby acoustic guitar in the studio.

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"Here's a short experimental video by Radiohead's Thom Yorke -- look carefully, and you'll spot his Frequency Analyzer, Stereo Polychorus, and Big Muff Pi."

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Thom was first seen with an MXR M-104 Distortion + Guitar Pedal in photos on DAS from the recording of In Rainbows. He used on the In Rainbows tour, and later for the 2010 Atoms for Peace tour. It can be seen on the main board in the source photo, second from right. The MXR Distortion + is also listed as part of Thom's gear on fan sites.

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Thom Yorke used the Novation Bass Station synth for live performances of Myxomytosis during tour 2002. He wore the synth, as can be seen in this photo.

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In this image we can see Thom Yorke of Band Aid 20, Radiohead, The Venus in Furs, Headless Chickens, and Atoms for Peace playing his white Jazzmaster.

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Thom can be seen using a ElectroVoice RE20 in this photo.

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Thom is shown here working on some music with a Martin 000-15.

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A Fender Jazzmaster can be seen in this image of Thom.

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In the first debut appearance of the band The Smile featuring Thom Yorke, Jonny Greenwood, and Tom Skinner, Yorke can be seen playing Moog Matriarch during the performance, around 01:22:00 in the livestream link from the Glastonbury Festival.

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Thom Yorke can be seen using the Elektron Machinedrum SPS-1 in this video of his performance at Big Chill Festival in 2010, during the song "The Gloaming." Right at the start of the video, he looks to be messing with the Machinedrum, which is situated on the right side of the piano.

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In this photo, Thom Yorke can be seen with an Epiphone Casino.

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This is a picture of Thom's pedal boards from their appearance on Austin City Limits. The photos are displayed on Austin City Limit's Gear Blog located here: http://acltv.com/tag/gear/

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In this image of Thom, one can see his 45000 Looper above his Machinedrum.

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Thom Yorke can be seen playing a Fender Stratocaster in this photo.

A SUNBURST FENDER STRATOCASTER!!

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Thom shown here playing a Takamine EN10C.

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In Ed O'Brien's official diary, he talks about Radiohead's: Optimistic and Kid A being initially sketched on a Roland MC-505. This evidence is enforced by The King Of Gear's Blog Archive called "Thom's Percussion" where it states >According to Ed’s diary, the song Kid A "started off as a Thom doodle on the [Roland MC] 505…“

However the Roland MC-505 isn't actually used on the track but was known to be originally wrote on this.

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Thom can be seen paying through two Fender Twin Reverb amps in this photo.

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This Gibson ES-150 was the guitar Thom Yorke used in Glastonbury festival in 2003. Photo shown is actually from Glastonbury.

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Thom Yorke can be seen using a Shure SM57 in this photo.

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In this photo, and this photo, Thom can be seen using a Rickenbacker 330.

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Thom Yorke can be seen with a Holy Grail pedal in this picture.

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Thom is using a Gibson Hummingbird in this photo.

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In this picture, Thom can be seen playing through a Vox AC30.

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In this photo of a Radiohead performance on SNL, Thom Yorke can be seen playing the Dave Smith Instruments Prophet '08 Synthesizer.

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Thom can be seen here playing a Martin D-35.

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The attached image from Circus magazine features Thom Yorke with a Fender Telecaster Deluxe Blacktop, showcasing his use of this guitar model.

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