Riff Tone
Jet Pack Blues
Fall Out Boy
Guitarrock2010s+
Original Gear
GuitarFender Telecaster (likely American Standard or similar, as used by Joe Trohman in studio for this era)
AmpVox AC30 (likely, based on Fall Out Boy's studio rig for American Beauty/American Psycho era and genre conventions)
PickupsFender single-coil (stock Telecaster pickups, likely Alnico V)
Amp Settings
gain5.5
bass6
mid6.5
treble6.5
reverb3.5
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 2014-2015 (American Beauty/American Psycho album sessions). No direct evidence for exact model, but Telecaster and Vox AC30 are consistent with band and era.
Tone Character(10)
chiming and openslightly gritty edge-of-breakupclear and articulatejangly top endtight, focused low endmoderate compressiondynamic response to pickingstudio-polished claritypop-rock production sheenno heavy distortion
Difficulty
The riff section is based on open and barre chords with a simple, steady strumming pattern at a moderate tempo. No complex picking or advanced techniques are needed, making it accessible to most players with basic rhythm skills.
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Telecaster (likely American Standard or similar, as used by Joe Trohman in studio for this era)
AmpVox AC30 (likely, based on Fall Out Boy's studio rig for American Beauty/American Psycho era and genre conventions)
PickupsFender single-coil (stock Telecaster pickups, likely Alnico V)
Amp Settings
gain5.5
bass6
mid6.5
treble6.5
reverb3.5
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 2014-2015 (American Beauty/American Psycho album sessions). No direct evidence for exact model, but Telecaster and Vox AC30 are consistent with band and era.
Tone Character(10)
chiming and openslightly gritty edge-of-breakupclear and articulatejangly top endtight, focused low endmoderate compressiondynamic response to pickingstudio-polished claritypop-rock production sheenno heavy distortion
Difficulty
The riff section is based on open and barre chords with a simple, steady strumming pattern at a moderate tempo. No complex picking or advanced techniques are needed, making it accessible to most players with basic rhythm skills.
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