Radiohead Pedalboards Revisited: My Updated Thom Yorke Board

[@thanatos5024]

Thanks for the board tour Brian Wilson

[@oknotokk]

Loved it! Please do a Jonny’s delay pedal tricks updated with the newer songs. Love your channel!

[@karavilas]

Come on kids !

[@Groovemaster-tr2ie]

always a huge help!

[@model_number_band]

Man, that hotcake pedal is spot on nailing the Thom tone to my ears.. Fat p-90s with clarity and just the right touch of grit.. Nice.

[@JoeEdelmann3]

One of my favorite guitar sounds of all time!

[@younganderson7777]

the king has returned

[@PoogiebearP90]

Been watching since 4 or 5 years now and I always loved when you showed ur pedal board. And it’s sick that u were able to make a handmade pedal :00

[@PoogiebearP90]

& I never seen someone play both parts of the airbag intro at the same time! Ur blowing my mind here

[@JoeEdelmann3]

@@PoogiebearP90 haha thanks! That’s how Thom plays it! He mirrors Jonny’s melody just an octave up.

[@Luisito6119]

You are such a great musician

[@jakubpodesva9802]

Perfection Joe! Love it!

[@prongs0611]

Very insightful! Thanks for this Joe

[@horyeeeeeeen]

fantastic joe! great stuff!

[@N1C0las_16]

Hi Joe! Great video!

[@worldisround955]

Incredible!

[@kkrsnn5632]

Great stuff

[@roryhensen]

finally.

[@PacoDiValo]

Great vid and inspiring as always I would be interested to know your thoughts about mono vs stereo if not wet-dry or even more wet-dry-wet guitars setup for Radiohead or bands with which have this type of sound for recordings but also live situation

[@JoeEdelmann3]

Stereo setups can be fun, and wet-dry/wet-dry-wet I haven’t really tried as much, but the main thing when playing live is all about logistics … if you can afford (in terms of time/stage space) to bring the extra amps or input channels on a mixer, then by all means have at it, but I’ve found I can get plenty dreamy sounds on a good old fashioned mono setup as well. In the studio it’s always a good idea to experiment though!

[@PacoDiValo]

@@JoeEdelmann3 really appreciated your answer Thanks for sharing!

[@chrisgiglio5157]

Is there a large diffrence beetween the sound of the JHS kilt and the JHS Crayon specifically for attempting to create the bodysnatchers tone? I own the crayon and while I do like it for that song its always sounded slightly off.

[@mattylar2925]

The Kilt is based on the Bixonic Expandora pedal (which is based loosely on the proco rat), which Thom used live for bodysnatchers during the In Rainbows era. The crayon is based on the tone of cranked preamp of a vintage recording console, which is actually what Thom did for his distorted tone on bodysnatchers. You have to consider that the signal was then compressed and equalised after.

[@JoeEdelmann3]

Mattylar said it well! They’re different versions of the tone, one that he used live and one that’s sort of what he did in studio. The Crayon is great also but a different/unique vibe. The kilt is more of a traditional distortion and less velcro-y, plus it does great overdrive and fuzz.

[@pailere8419]

Adorei seu vídeo! Super penais e guitarras. Parabéns pela emulação fiel dos sons do radiohead! Gostaria de ter o compressor :P Abraço!

[@Tree_Strings]

How about the soma lab looper ? Is that just his vocals ?

[@JoeEdelmann3]

@@Tree_Strings is that on his new Smile board? I think so!

[@AlienHomesick]

ALLAS!

[@liamjenkins244]

Always felt like Thom doesn't get enough props for having fantastic guitar tone, but it's understandable when you're in a band with Jonny Greenwood & Ed O'Brien. Also, you should do a video on the new JHS Hard Drive! They claim it does a good Shredmaster impression, I think you're qualified to put that to the test. (Edit: Also also, what pickups are in your Casino because my stock pickups sound trash)

[@JoeEdelmann3]

@@liamjenkins244 he definitely gets a little overshadowed! They all have fantastic tones. I saw about the JHS! May have to try it out. I have Lindy Fralin P90s in my Casino!

[@ej8736]

I do not... Understand...

[@KillaB777]

What it is

[@iliav9411]

I have done wrong…

[@coccobelo]

Full of holes

[@-lonely8876]

Check for pulse

[@bapharom]

blink your eyes

[@figonrit]

5:34 what’s the name of that song?

[@JoeEdelmann3]

It’s the bridge of Little by Little by Radiohead!

[@figonrit]

@@JoeEdelmann3 thanks!

[@wolvesandguitars]

rules

[@alphachestnut]

does there there have any plan of coming to canada? id love to see you guys play here

[@JoeEdelmann3]

We would love to someday! We’re working out our ability for expedition gigs in the near future.

[@SakariKempas]

Great and insightful video, Joe :) Just to let you know, Origin, Peterson, JHS and L6 are missing working links as I'm writing this comment.

[@JoeEdelmann3]

Thanks! Fixed!! ☺️

[@coccobelo]

Kilt is a fuzz right?

[@JoeEdelmann3]

@@coccobelo it’s a little bit of everything (overdrive, distortion, fuzz) depending on how you have its gain switches set! Similar to its cousin, the ProCo Rat. I use it as a distortion.

[@coccobelo]

@@JoeEdelmann3 yea but the tone from bodysnatchers seems more like a fuzz yo me. I'm wrong?

[@JoeEdelmann3]

@@coccobelo on the studio recording, it’s a mixing desk direct input cranked all the way into what some call “console distortion”, which has hairier/fuzz-like, qualities. Live in 2008 Thom used the Expandora distortion (which the Kilt replicates). Nowadays he uses his Crowther Hotcake (an overdrive/distortion). At the end of the day, different distortion tones all come down to how aggressively you clip the signal and EQ it!

[@coccobelo]

@@JoeEdelmann3 thank you!

[@andre_costello]

Joe! What are you using to power your pedals and what is the pedalboard you're using? It looks like the perfect size

[@JoeEdelmann3]

Thanks! It’s the Voodoo Labs Pedal Power 2 Plus, mounted underneath a Pedaltrain Classic Jr!

[@jimbaaab]

Very handy, man. Do you ever use those overdrive pedals in combination? I've been experimenting with stacking, but haven't hit on a combination that I really like yet.

[@JoeEdelmann3]

Thanks Jim! Well, the hotcake is brilliant and stacks pretty well with anything, especially the kilt. The XXL kind of lives in its own world bc it’s nasty at pretty much any setting unless I turn down the pre clipping 😂

[@jimbaaab]

@@JoeEdelmann3 thanks, man. What’s the xxl based on?

[@JoeEdelmann3]

@@jimbaaabit’s a design that Tech21 (makers of the famous SansAmp) made in the 90s! I just copied the schematic and added one or two tweaks.

[@Andyanddiana467]

Sweet! Been meaning to tell you - have you tried momentary mode on the Freqout?

[@JoeEdelmann3]

@@Andyanddiana467 thanks Andy! That’s actually how I use it usually! Step and forget (and run downstage)! Momentary is fun too though for just little accents.

[@Andyanddiana467]

Derp, I meant momentary 😅 but yeah

[@JoeEdelmann3]

@@Andyanddiana467 haha it’s all good! Yeah it’s pretty sweet too. I like the different harmonic modes also lots of options.

[@SR91313]

I think you should have some plastic surgery done to fix your eye like Thoms.