No. 0371993·alternative·3 blocks
Creep
Creep's dynamic shift from delicate clean arpeggios to crushing distorted chords is one of the most dramatic in rock. Greenwood's Telecaster Plus runs through a Fender Eighty Five amp for the clean verses. Before each chorus, he smashes the strings with a Marshall Shredmaster engaged, creating that iconic crunching noise that signals the heavy section. The contrast between whisper-quiet cleans and massive distortion defines the song.
Pablo HoneySignal path · input → output · 7 blocksLive values · Neural DSP Quad Cortex
Guitar
Fender Telecaster Plus
Pickups
SS
Tuning
neck
Strings
standard
Studio Comp
Search Cortex Cloud for 'Marshall Shredmaster' capture
US DLX 64
1x12 Fender
Spring Reverb
Tilt EQ
Studio Comp
← Studio compressor
Threshold
-34dB
Ratio
2:1
Attack
38s
Release
200s
Mix
50
Level
0dB
Search Cortex Cloud for 'Marshall Shredmaster' capture
← Marshall Shredmaster
Gain
9
Bass
5
Treble
6
Level
8
US DLX 64
← Fender Eighty Five (clean)
Gain
3
Bass
5
Mid
5
Treble
6
Presence
5
Master
6
1x12 Fender
← Fender Eighty Five 1x12
LowCut80Hz
HighCut8500Hz
Level
0dB
Spring Reverb
← Studio room/spring
Decay
1s
Predelay
20ms
Mix
18
Level
0
Tilt EQ
← Tilt EQ (global brightness)
Tilt
5
CenterFreq
1000Hz
Level
0
Engineer's note
File 037
Creep's dynamic shift from delicate clean arpeggios to crushing distorted chords is one of the most dramatic in rock. Greenwood's Telecaster Plus runs through a Fender Eighty Five amp for the clean verses. Before each chorus, he smashes the strings with a Marshall Shredmaster engaged, creating that iconic crunching noise that signals the heavy section. The contrast between whisper-quiet cleans and massive distortion defines the song.
— Jonny Greenwood
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