Glastonbury 2017 - What Guitars Did Radiohead Use?

Whether you want to know how Radiohead got their sound, need to know what guitar Thom Yorke used at Glastonbury 2017 or you simply have to know how Ed O'Brien and Colin Greenwood, our Glastonbury 2017 gear guide has it all!

For music geeks like us, one of the cool things about watching Glastonbury 2017 is seeing what gear our musical heroes are playing. Us mere mortals look on whilst these gods of rock and pop turn a Telecaster into an instrument of pure musical genius, take a keyboard and sculpt immense soundscapes and make amplifiers roar like we’ve never heard before. Sorry… I got a bit carried away there. Well, either way we like looking at what headliners Radiohead were playing so we can find out exactly how they get the sounds they do.

So, today we’re doing a quick Radiohead Glastonbury 2017 gear guide and taking a look at what the (arguably most interesting) headliners chose to bring to the stage.

Well, we had to start with a Radiohead gear guide didn’t we?! Radiohead were by far the most anticipated band of the weekend, and they certainly didn’t disappoint. Now we couldn’t go through everything the band used on stage, but we can certainly give you a whistle stop highlight! So let’s take a quick look at the gear we could spot on stage.

Typically, Thom Yorke’s guitar collection featured his favourite Gibson SG, an Epiphone Casino and a couple of fender Jazzmasters.

In summary Thom Yorke used :

• A Gibson SG Standard 61
• Two Fender Jazzmaster Guitars
• Epiphone Casino
• Martin 000-18 Acoustic Guitar

Take a look.

Thom was seen to be playing his 1964 Cherry Red Gibson SG in songs such as 'Bodysnatchers' and has been using SG's since the mid 90's. In addition, Thom Yorke used 2 different Fender Jazzmasters, a black and a white version. 

Thom was seen here above using an Olympic White Fender Jazzmaster with rosewood neck.

And here again using a black Fender Jazzmaster. Thom also brought out his Epiphone Casino many times throughout the Glastonbury headline set.

Thom also used his Martin 000-18 during the performance of 'Exit Music For a Film'.

As for Jonny Greenwood, he stuck to a few classic guitars for this set. Most notably his number 1 guitar, the Fender Telecaster Plus and the Fender Starcaster which he used during the song 'Street Spirit' (Fade Out). 

In summary Jonny Greenwood used:

• Fender Starcaster
• Fender Telecaster Plus
• Vox AC30

Jonny and his Fender Telecaster Plus

Jonny and his Fender Telecaster Plus and Vox AC30

Jonny with his Fender Starcaster

Ed O'Brien played a variety of different guitars at Glastonbury 2017, including a couple of Eric Clapton Fender Stratocasters in black and white, a Rickenbacker 360 Fireglo and a Rickenbacker 360 Fireglo 12 string as well as a Gretsch G6137TCB Panther. We suspect now, that it looked like he was also debuting his Fender EOB Sustainer Stratocaster Ed OBrien Signature Guitar.

In Summary Ed O'Brien used:

• Eric Clapton Signature Stratocaster Black & White
• Rickenbacker 360 6 and 12 string versions
• Gretsch G6137TCB Panther
• (Possibly) Fender EOB Sustainer Stratocaster Ed OBrien Signature Guitar

Above - Ed O'brien with his white Fender Eric Clapton signature Stratocaster

Ed with his Rickenbacker 360 12-String Jetglo

Ed with his Rickenbacker 360 6-String Guitar in Fireglo

Ed playing a Gretsch G6137TCB Panther Center-Block LTD Flagstaff Sunset

Colin kept it simple for this show, using his White Fender Precision bass. A long time customer (and friend) of ours at Oxford PMT, we were stoked to see him headline Glastonbury almost 20 years to the day when he last took to the Pyramid stage. 

Well, it was short and sweet , but that's all teh guitar gear that Radiohead played at Glastonbury 2017! We hope you enjoyed it.