Riff Tone

Leader of Men

Nickelback

Guitarrock1990s

Original Gear

GuitarGibson Les Paul Custom

AmpFractal Axe-Fx (Bogner Uberschall amp model)

PickupsHumbuckers (likely Gibson stock or similar, passive)

Amp Settings

gain6.5

bass6.5

mid6

treble6.5

reverb2

presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 1999 (The State album). Rhythm/distorted sections tracked direct into Fractal Axe-Fx using Bogner Uberschall model, no drive pedal in front. Confirmed by Dave Martone, who played the rhythm guitars for the recording session.

Tone Character(10)

tight, saturated rhythm crunchmodern high-gain amp voicingarticulate palm-muted power chordschunky, percussive attackclear note separation under distortionfull-bodied midrangecontrolled low endslightly scooped but not hollowminimal ambience/reverbaggressive pick attack

Difficulty

The riff requires solid palm muting and tight rhythm playing, but uses standard power chords and moderate tempo, making it accessible to intermediate players.

Sources

Dave Martone tells the story behind his lead role on Nickelback's ...

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