Riff Tone

Hit or Miss

New Found Glory

Guitarpunk2000s

Original Gear

GuitarFender Stratocaster (Steve Klein's NFG Strat, as used on 'Hit or Miss')

AmpMarshall JCM900 (typical for late 90s/early 2000s pop-punk studio recordings, no direct citation but inferred from genre/era and forum consensus)

PickupsSingle-coil (Fender Stratocaster stock pickups, likely ceramic or Alnico V, era-appropriate)

Amp Settings

gain7

bass5.5

mid6

treble7

reverb1.5

presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, year 1999-2000 (Nothing Gold Can Stay/early NFG era). Guitar confirmed via forum post referencing Steve Klein's Strat used on 'Hit or Miss'. No direct evidence for amp, but Marshall JCM900 is strongly associated with pop-punk of this era and band. No evidence of pedal use in riff section; distortion likely from amp.

Tone Character(10)

tight and punchyaggressive and percussivebright and cuttingfull-bodied midrangearticulate chord definitionslightly compressedminimal ambienceenergetic attackfocused low endno modulation or time-based effects

Difficulty

The riff requires fast, precise palm muting and tight chord changes typical of pop-punk, but uses mostly basic power chords and straightforward rhythm, making it accessible to intermediate players.

Sources

steve klein's nfg strats : r/TomDelongeGuitars - Reddit pop-punk tone- New Found Glory, MxPx etc. - forum topic | Ultimate Guitar

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