Riff Tone
I'm Shipping up to Boston
Dropkick Murphys
Guitarpunk2000s
Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (likely 1990s/2000s, humbuckers)
AmpMarshall JCM800 (likely, based on genre, era, and band history)
PickupsGibson humbuckers (likely 490R/498T or Burstbuckers, stock Les Paul pickups of era)
Amp Settings
gain7
bass6
mid7
treble7
reverb1.5
presence6.5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 2005. No direct source confirms exact guitar/amp for this song, but band is known for Les Pauls into Marshall amps for heavy rhythm sections. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for this riff in studio.
Tone Character(10)
tight and punchyaggressive and percussivethick, saturated distortionmid-forward cruncharticulate pick attackfocused low endminimal ambiencedry, in-your-faceenergetic and rawclassic Marshall-style drive
Difficulty
The riff is built on fast power chords and palm muting, requiring tight rhythm and stamina, but uses straightforward punk techniques with no advanced lead work.
Sources
This tone has been researched 2 times by the community
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Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (likely 1990s/2000s, humbuckers)
AmpMarshall JCM800 (likely, based on genre, era, and band history)
PickupsGibson humbuckers (likely 490R/498T or Burstbuckers, stock Les Paul pickups of era)
Amp Settings
gain7
bass6
mid7
treble7
reverb1.5
presence6.5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
This tone has been researched 2 times by the community
Notes
Studio recording, 2005. No direct source confirms exact guitar/amp for this song, but band is known for Les Pauls into Marshall amps for heavy rhythm sections. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for this riff in studio.
Tone Character(10)
tight and punchyaggressive and percussivethick, saturated distortionmid-forward cruncharticulate pick attackfocused low endminimal ambiencedry, in-your-faceenergetic and rawclassic Marshall-style drive
Difficulty
The riff is built on fast power chords and palm muting, requiring tight rhythm and stamina, but uses straightforward punk techniques with no advanced lead work.