Riff Tone
Pain for Pleasure
Sum 41
Guitarmetal2000s
Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (likely late 90s/early 2000s, possibly Goldtop, as used by Dave Baksh on All Killer No Filler)
AmpMarshall JCM2000 DSL 100 Head
PickupsHumbuckers (Gibson stock, likely 490R/498T or similar)
Amp Settings
gain7
bass5.5
mid7
treble6.5
reverb1.5
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 2001 (All Killer No Filler). No evidence of pedals used for distortion; tone is amp-driven. No evidence of effects loop or additional rack gear. Deryck and Dave both mention using Marshalls and Les Pauls for this era. No evidence of live rig or alternate guitars for this specific track.
Tone Character(10)
tight palm-muted chugsthick, saturated distortionpunchy but fullraw, aggressive attackBritish crunchfast, riff-drivenmid-forward presenceslightly scooped but not hollowarticulate pick attackminimal ambience
Difficulty
The riff is fast and requires tight palm muting and precise picking, but uses straightforward power chords and rhythm patterns typical of metal parody/homage songs.
Sources
Sum 41 Amp Settings (gear and tone tips)Sum 41 Members, Gear & SoundAll Killer, No Filler - Gear & Equipment Used on the Album“I’ve had years of listening to that Goldtop and now, I own it”: Sum 41's Deryck Whibley and Dave Baksh talk perfect guitars, going from amp stacks to profilers – and the difficult decision to say goodbye | Guitar WorldThe Guitarists and Gear of 2000s Pop Punk | Reverb News
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Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (likely late 90s/early 2000s, possibly Goldtop, as used by Dave Baksh on All Killer No Filler)
AmpMarshall JCM2000 DSL 100 Head
PickupsHumbuckers (Gibson stock, likely 490R/498T or similar)
Amp Settings
gain7
bass5.5
mid7
treble6.5
reverb1.5
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Sources
Sum 41 Amp Settings (gear and tone tips)Sum 41 Members, Gear & SoundAll Killer, No Filler - Gear & Equipment Used on the Album“I’ve had years of listening to that Goldtop and now, I own it”: Sum 41's Deryck Whibley and Dave Baksh talk perfect guitars, going from amp stacks to profilers – and the difficult decision to say goodbye | Guitar WorldThe Guitarists and Gear of 2000s Pop Punk | Reverb News
Notes
Studio recording, 2001 (All Killer No Filler). No evidence of pedals used for distortion; tone is amp-driven. No evidence of effects loop or additional rack gear. Deryck and Dave both mention using Marshalls and Les Pauls for this era. No evidence of live rig or alternate guitars for this specific track.
Tone Character(10)
tight palm-muted chugsthick, saturated distortionpunchy but fullraw, aggressive attackBritish crunchfast, riff-drivenmid-forward presenceslightly scooped but not hollowarticulate pick attackminimal ambience
Difficulty
The riff is fast and requires tight palm muting and precise picking, but uses straightforward power chords and rhythm patterns typical of metal parody/homage songs.
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