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Meet Emmergy FX, the British boutique pedal builder concocting effects for Slowdive and Radiohead’s Ed O’Brien

By Guitar World Staff Published

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The man behind the soldering iron and Emmergy FX is creating custom-built effect stompboxes that are quickly becoming favorites among left-field artists and the shoegaze scene

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Ed O'Brien performs live with a Stratocaster in 2020.
Ed O’Brien opens up on his guitar insecurities in Radiohead

By Jonathan Horsley Published

The Radiohead guitarist speaks about dealing with depression in a band and finding solace in the familial bond with his bandmates

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Radiohead performing live in 2025, photos by Alex Lake
The wireless system that finally convinced Radiohead to ditch their guitar cables for good

By Phil Weller Published

The band hasn’t warmed to wireless systems in the past, but their live rigs are looking very different post-hiatus

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Colin Greenwood of Radiohead plays his trusty Fender Precision Bass onstage
Radiohead’s Colin Greenwood on why he was barred from having a ’board

By Jonathan Horsley Published

And no, it's not because Ed O'Brien's took up all the available stage space...

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Ed O'Brien of Radiohead performs live on stage as 'EOB' during the second day of the BBC Radio 6 Music Festival at the Camden Roundhouse, on March 07, 2020 in London, England
Radiohead's Ed O'Brien on using guitar playing as therapy in the midst of depression

By Janelle Borg Published

Following decades of intense, non-stop touring, O'Brien was forced to face past traumas, and found a new way to cope through guitar playing, and unknowingly crafting a new solo record

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How Radiohead’s Ed O’Brien got hooked on one of the world’s most unconventional guitars

By Janelle Borg Published

The Circle Guitar is an electro-mechanical guitar that’s been praised by the likes of the Radiohead guitarist, Phish’s Mike Gordon, and Muse’s Matt Bellamy

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Radiohead's Ed O'Brien (left) and Thom Yorke perform onstage at the 1994 Reading Festival in England on August 27, 1994
The difficult Radiohead song that reduced Thom Yorke to tears – and went on to be a viral smash

By Jackson Maxwell Published

Inspired by seeing Jeff Buckley in concert, Thom Yorke wrote this stunning power ballad of sorts while under pressure to produce a follow-up to the band's breakthrough hit, Creep. In the end, it was a huge mixing mistake that helped make it a classic, and a hit – 30 years later

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AHOY Photo of Thom YORKE and RADIOHEAD, Thom Yorke, performing live onstage, playing Fender Jazzmaster guitar
“I fought tooth and nail for it not to be on the record, but Ed was like, ’If it’s not, I’m leaving’”: Thom Yorke reflects on the viral Radiohead smash that nearly broke up the band

By Matt Owen Published

The song has been doing the rounds on social media ahead of Radiohead’s upcoming reunion tour – but it almost didn’t see the light of day

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(from left) Ed O'Brien, Thom Yorke, and Jonny Greenwood perform onstage with Radiohead in 2000
25 years ago, Radiohead were the world's most talked-about guitar band. Then they burned the rulebook

By Jackson Maxwell Published

Released 25 years ago, Kid A subverted all of the lofty expectations that had been placed on the band, and cemented their status as one of popular music's leading creative lights

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Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood of Radiohead perform during 2016 Lollapalooza Day Two at Grant Park on July 29, 2016 in Chicago, Illinois
How Radiohead’s debut changed the way they thought about recording guitars – and set them up for two landmark albums

By Janelle Borg Published

The game-changing band has just announced its first tour in seven years, alongside the release of a live album

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