Riff Tone

Empty Space

The Story So Far

Guitarpunk2010s+

Original Gear

GuitarFender Telecaster (likely American Standard or similar, as used by Will Levy in studio for this era)

AmpMesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (studio recording, as per genre/era and band’s known studio use)

PickupsSingle-coil (Fender Telecaster stock pickups)

Amp Settings

gain7

bass6

mid5.5

treble7

reverb1.5

presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 2014 (from 'What You Don't See' album era, released 2013, but 'Empty Space' is from the self-titled 2015 album; band used similar gear across both). No direct evidence for pedals or amp model for this specific song, but genre/era and band interviews suggest Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier and Telecaster. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for the riff section.

Tone Character(10)

tight and punchyaggressive palm mutingarticulate attackcrisp high endfull-bodied midrangefocused low endminimal ambiencemodern pop-punk claritypercussive chugsno audible modulation effects

Difficulty

The riff requires intermediate-level technique due to its fast tempo, tight palm muting, and precise picking, but does not involve advanced lead work or complex chord voicings.

Sources

Getting The Story So Far Guitar Tone? : r/poppunkguitar Empty Space-The Story So Far : r/poppunkers The Story So Far - Light Year (Raw Multi-Tracks)

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