Riff Tone
Can't Have Them
Hockey Dad
Guitarpunk2010s+
Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster (exact model unknown, but Strat-style confirmed by live footage and genre conventions)
AmpFender guitar amp (exact model unknown, likely Hot Rod Deluxe or Twin Reverb based on era and genre) + Ampeg bass amp (model unknown) via signal split
PickupsSingle-coil pickups (stock Fender or similar, model unknown)
Amp Settings
gain6
bass6
mid6.5
treble7
reverb3
presence5.5
Effects & Signal Chain
octaveElectro-Harmonix Electro-Harmonix Micro POG
Notes
Studio recording, 2016 (from album 'Boronia'). Guitar signal split to both a Fender guitar amp and an Ampeg bass amp. Micro POG octave pedal used on bass amp side. No evidence of additional effects for riff section. No evidence of live-specific gear for this part.
Tone Character(10)
punchy and grittyfull-bodied low endclear, jangly top endtight and percussive attackmid-forward presenceraw and energeticslightly compressedarticulate single-note riffssurf-punk biteno audible modulation or time-based effects
Difficulty
The riff is fast and requires tight, consistent downstrokes and clarity, but uses straightforward punk rhythm techniques without advanced technical demands.
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster (exact model unknown, but Strat-style confirmed by live footage and genre conventions)
AmpFender guitar amp (exact model unknown, likely Hot Rod Deluxe or Twin Reverb based on era and genre) + Ampeg bass amp (model unknown) via signal split
PickupsSingle-coil pickups (stock Fender or similar, model unknown)
Amp Settings
gain6
bass6
mid6.5
treble7
reverb3
presence5.5
Effects & Signal Chain
octaveElectro-Harmonix Electro-Harmonix Micro POG
Notes
Studio recording, 2016 (from album 'Boronia'). Guitar signal split to both a Fender guitar amp and an Ampeg bass amp. Micro POG octave pedal used on bass amp side. No evidence of additional effects for riff section. No evidence of live-specific gear for this part.
Tone Character(10)
punchy and grittyfull-bodied low endclear, jangly top endtight and percussive attackmid-forward presenceraw and energeticslightly compressedarticulate single-note riffssurf-punk biteno audible modulation or time-based effects
Difficulty
The riff is fast and requires tight, consistent downstrokes and clarity, but uses straightforward punk rhythm techniques without advanced technical demands.
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