Riff Tone
Pretense
Knuckle Puck
Guitarpunk2010s+
Original Gear
GuitarFender Thinline Jaguar
AmpMesa/Boogie Stiletto Deuce Stage II
PickupsSeymour Duncan Invader (humbucker, bridge position)
Amp Settings
gain7.5
bass6
mid5.5
treble7
reverb1.5
presence6.5
Effects & Signal Chain
distortionElectro-Harmonix Electro-Harmonix Op-Amp Big Muff Pi
delayUnknown Delay pedal (model unknown)
noise_gateUnknown Noise Gate pedal (model unknown)
Notes
Gear confirmed for Knuckle Puck's 'Copacetic' album (2015), which includes 'Pretense'. No direct studio pedalboard photo for this song/section, but guitar and amp are confirmed for the album recording. Settings are estimated for studio recording based on genre, amp, and era.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive palm mutingarticulate high-gain clarityfull-bodied midrangecrisp attackmodern pop-punk saturationdynamic pick attackemphatic chord stabscontrolled feedbackslightly scooped but present mids
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, accurate picking and palm muting, with tight timing and dynamic control to achieve the punchy, aggressive pop-punk sound.
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Thinline Jaguar
AmpMesa/Boogie Stiletto Deuce Stage II
PickupsSeymour Duncan Invader (humbucker, bridge position)
Amp Settings
gain7.5
bass6
mid5.5
treble7
reverb1.5
presence6.5
Effects & Signal Chain
distortionElectro-Harmonix Electro-Harmonix Op-Amp Big Muff Pi
delayUnknown Delay pedal (model unknown)
noise_gateUnknown Noise Gate pedal (model unknown)
Notes
Gear confirmed for Knuckle Puck's 'Copacetic' album (2015), which includes 'Pretense'. No direct studio pedalboard photo for this song/section, but guitar and amp are confirmed for the album recording. Settings are estimated for studio recording based on genre, amp, and era.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive palm mutingarticulate high-gain clarityfull-bodied midrangecrisp attackmodern pop-punk saturationdynamic pick attackemphatic chord stabscontrolled feedbackslightly scooped but present mids
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, accurate picking and palm muting, with tight timing and dynamic control to achieve the punchy, aggressive pop-punk sound.