Riff Tone
How You Remind Me
Nickelback
Guitarrock2000s
Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (likely 1990s/2000s, as used by Chad Kroeger in studio and live at the time)
AmpFender Super 60 (mid-1980s rackmount, used for clean tones in both studio and live per Premier Guitar rig rundown)
PickupsGibson humbuckers (stock, likely 490R/498T or similar for era)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass5.5
mid5.5
treble7
reverb3
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 2001. Clean sections tracked with Fender Super 60 for both Chad Kroeger and Ryan Peake. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for clean riff section. Live rig matches studio for clean tones.
Tone Character(10)
clean and openbright but not harsharticulate and presentslightly compressedwarm low endclear note separationmild amp reverbno audible modulationdynamic response to pickingfull-bodied
Difficulty
The clean riff section is easy to play, relying on basic chord shapes and a steady rhythm, with no advanced techniques or complex timing.
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Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (likely 1990s/2000s, as used by Chad Kroeger in studio and live at the time)
AmpFender Super 60 (mid-1980s rackmount, used for clean tones in both studio and live per Premier Guitar rig rundown)
PickupsGibson humbuckers (stock, likely 490R/498T or similar for era)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass5.5
mid5.5
treble7
reverb3
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 2001. Clean sections tracked with Fender Super 60 for both Chad Kroeger and Ryan Peake. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for clean riff section. Live rig matches studio for clean tones.
Tone Character(10)
clean and openbright but not harsharticulate and presentslightly compressedwarm low endclear note separationmild amp reverbno audible modulationdynamic response to pickingfull-bodied
Difficulty
The clean riff section is easy to play, relying on basic chord shapes and a steady rhythm, with no advanced techniques or complex timing.
How You Remind Me settings for your amp
Exact settings ToneAdapt players use on these amps.
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