Riff Tone

Forget My Name

New Found Glory

Guitarpunk2000s

Original Gear

GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard

AmpMesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier

PickupsHumbucker (likely Gibson 490R/498T or similar, stock on Les Paul Standard)

Amp Settings

gain0

bass6

mid5.5

treble6.5

reverb2

presence5.5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 2002. No direct evidence for clean section gear, but main album tones were tracked with Les Paul Standard into Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier. No evidence of alternate guitar/amp for clean sections. Settings estimated for clean channel use.

Tone Character(10)

bright and articulatechimey cleantight and percussive attackclear note separationslight amp reverb for spaceno audible breakuppresent upper midsstudio-polished claritypop-punk cleanbridge pickup snap

Difficulty

The clean riff requires fast alternate picking and tight chord changes, but uses straightforward pop-punk rhythms and no advanced techniques.

Sources

Amp Settings for All Downhill from Here by New Found Glory (guitars and tone) - Guitar Chalk New Found Glory - Forget My Name (Guitar Playthrough) - YouTube

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