Riff Tone

Move Along

The All-American Rejects

Guitarrock2000s

Original Gear

GuitarGibson Firebird V

AmpVox AC30

PickupsMini-humbuckers (Gibson Firebird stock)

Amp Settings

gain7

bass6

mid6.5

treble7

reverb2.5

presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 2005. Nick Wheeler is confirmed to use a Gibson Firebird V and Vox AC30 for 'Move Along' era; no evidence of alternate guitars or amps for the main riff section. No explicit studio pedalboard photos or amp knob settings found for this specific recording.

Tone Character(10)

tight and punchycrunchy attackbright and articulatepresent upper midsslightly compressedclear note separationmodern pop-punk edgemoderate sustainrhythmic palm mutingcutting presence

Difficulty

The riff requires tight palm muting and consistent fast downstrokes, but uses straightforward power chords and rhythm patterns typical of pop-punk, making it accessible to intermediate players.

Sources

Nick Wheeler | Equipboard

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