Riff Tone
Dance, Dance
Fall Out Boy
Guitarrock2000s
Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (likely 2000s reissue, Patrick Stump's main studio guitar for this era)
AmpMesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (studio recording, 2005 era)
PickupsGibson humbuckers (stock, Alnico V, passive)
Amp Settings
gain7.5
bass6
mid5.5
treble6.5
reverb1.5
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
distortionUnknown Distortion pedal (model unknown, likely amp gain or possible ProCo Rat/MXR Super Badass Overdrive)
Notes
Studio recording, 2005, From Under the Cork Tree album. Gear inferred from era, interviews, and typical studio setup for Patrick Stump. No direct studio photo evidence for this song, but Les Paul + Mesa/Boogie is widely cited for this album's rhythm tones.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivechunky palm-muted rhythmaggressive, articulate attackmodern pop-punk claritycompressed and focusedhigh-gain saturationminimal ambiencebright upper midspunchy low endno audible modulation
Difficulty
The riff requires precise, fast palm muting and alternate picking at a high tempo, with tight rhythmic accuracy typical of modern pop-punk.
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Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (likely 2000s reissue, Patrick Stump's main studio guitar for this era)
AmpMesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (studio recording, 2005 era)
PickupsGibson humbuckers (stock, Alnico V, passive)
Amp Settings
gain7.5
bass6
mid5.5
treble6.5
reverb1.5
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
distortionUnknown Distortion pedal (model unknown, likely amp gain or possible ProCo Rat/MXR Super Badass Overdrive)
Notes
Studio recording, 2005, From Under the Cork Tree album. Gear inferred from era, interviews, and typical studio setup for Patrick Stump. No direct studio photo evidence for this song, but Les Paul + Mesa/Boogie is widely cited for this album's rhythm tones.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivechunky palm-muted rhythmaggressive, articulate attackmodern pop-punk claritycompressed and focusedhigh-gain saturationminimal ambiencebright upper midspunchy low endno audible modulation
Difficulty
The riff requires precise, fast palm muting and alternate picking at a high tempo, with tight rhythmic accuracy typical of modern pop-punk.
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