Riff Tone

I'm with You

Avril Lavigne

Guitarrock2000s

Original Gear

GuitarKT custom-made Tele-style guitar (Tele body, Gibson scale/neck, Martin headstock, Seymour Duncan PAF and JB pickups)

AmpFender Bassman 2x10 combo

PickupsSeymour Duncan PAF (neck), Seymour Duncan JB (bridge)

Amp Settings

gain4.5

bass5.5

mid6

treble6.5

reverb3.5

presence5.5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 2002. Guitarist Corky James played the main riff. Gear confirmed for Avril Lavigne's 'Let Go' era sessions, but not 100% tied to this exact song part. No explicit pedalboard or amp settings for this riff; settings estimated based on era, genre, and typical Bassman usage in pop-rock studio context.

Tone Character(10)

warm and openslightly compressedmild breakup on strong strumsclear and present midrangenot overly brightslightly glassy top endfull-bodieddynamic response to pickingstudio-polishednot scooped or harsh

Difficulty

The riff is based on simple chord shapes and strumming, but requires dynamic control to maintain the edge-of-breakup tone and fit the song's emotive, slow tempo.

Sources

How to get guitar tone from Avril Lavigne's "I'm with you" - Reddit Corky James: the guitarist on Avril Lavigne’s biggest hits | Guitar World Avril Lavigne eletric guitar : r/WeAreTheMusicMakers - Reddit

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