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Pablo Honey Quiet-Loud Shock — Tremolo Verse & ShredMaster Impact

ndever

Jul 14, 2026

The verse combines a subdued, tremolo-treated clean guitar with Jonny Greenwood's much harsher Telecaster Plus, Marshall ShredMaster and Fender Eighty-Five chorus sound. Greenwood creates the famous pre-chorus impacts by violently striking muted strings rather than playing defined chords. The clean-chain settings are reconstructed from Ed O'Brien's early effects rig, while the distortion architecture is documented. Source: The King of Gear and Kuassa's Creep tone breakdown.

Signal Chain

Ed O'Brien early-1990s electric guitar, exact studio model undocumented→Yamaha FX500-style Tremolo→Subtle Chorus→Clean Fender-style amplifier, exact studio model uncertain→Open-back Fender-style speakers→Output

GuitarEd O'Brien early-1990s electric guitar, exact studio model undocumented

Tone

7.5

PickupNeck

TuningE Standard

Volume

PedalYamaha FX500-style Tremolo

Mix

Rate3.5

Depth

WaveformSine

PedalSubtle Chorus

Mix

Rate2

Depth

2.5

AmpClean Fender-style amplifier, exact studio model uncertain

Bass

Gain

2.8

Mids

5.5

Master

Treble

Presence

Cab / IROpen-back Fender-style speakers

MicClose dynamic plus room microphone

Mic PositionClose mic off-axis with low room blend

Notes

Keep the clean verse significantly quieter than the chorus. For the two pre-chorus impacts, mute every string and strike them hard through the distortion.

Don't have this gear?

See the same signal chain mapped to another platform. Knob values carry over as starting points — gain ranges differ between platforms.

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