T H O M YO R K E
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Resident singer/songwriter/gyrating dancer
Thom Yorke uses a relatively simple guitar
setup. He is a master composer and, not
unlike a great basketball point guard, excels
at creating space for and assisting his fellow
bandmates. Weaving intricate fingerstyle
acoustic and electric rhythms in and out of
Greenwood’s abrasive riffage and O’Brien’s
eerie sonic landscapes, Yorke is at the wheel
of each song. As with each member, his gear
has varied somewhat, but as of late, Yorke
relies primarily on two ‘60s Gibson SGs
with humbuckers, a Gibson ES-330 and ES125T—each equipped with