Riff Tone

Miseria Cantare—The Beginning

AFI

Guitarpunk2000s

Original Gear

GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard

AmpMarshall JCM800 (likely, based on era and genre; no direct source for exact amp on this track, but consistent with AFI's rig for 'Sing The Sorrow')

PickupsHumbuckers (likely Gibson Burstbucker or 490/498T, stock for Les Paul Standard of era)

Amp Settings

gain0

bass5.5

mid5.5

treble7

reverb1

presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 2002-2003. No direct source confirms exact amp/pickup for clean section of 'Miseria Cantare', but Les Paul Standard and Marshall JCM800 are strongly indicated by rig rundowns and album-era gear lists. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for clean section. Settings estimated based on typical punk/rock clean tones with this gear.

Tone Character(10)

bright and articulateclear, uncompressed attackslightly scooped midstight low endmodest amp reverb for spaceno audible chorus or modulationno breakup or gritwarm neck pickup characterstudio-polished claritydynamic response to picking

Difficulty

The clean riff requires accurate chord changes and dynamic control to maintain a clean, articulate tone, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast passages.

Sources

Rig Rundown: AFI - Premier Guitar AFI – Sing The Sorrow - Gear & Equipment Used on ...

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