Riff Tone

Red Light Pledge

Silverstein

Guitarmetal2000s

Original Gear

GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (likely 1990s/early 2000s, as used by Josh Bradford in early Silverstein recordings)

AmpMesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (common for early 2000s post-hardcore/emo and Silverstein's era, no direct source for this song but highly probable for studio recording)

PickupsHumbuckers (likely Gibson 490R/498T or similar stock Les Paul humbuckers)

Amp Settings

gain7.5

bass6

mid5.5

treble6.5

reverb1

presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 2003 (When Broken Is Easily Fixed album). No direct source for exact gear on this song, but Les Paul + Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier is widely documented as Silverstein's early 2000s studio setup. No evidence of pedal use for main riff; distortion likely from amp.

Tone Character(10)

tight and percussiveaggressive rhythm attacksaturated high-gain crunchclear note separation under distortionmidrange punchslightly scooped but not hollowmodern post-hardcore rhythm tonecontrolled feedback on stopsno audible modulation or time-based effectsarticulate palm muting

Difficulty

The riff requires fast, accurate palm muting and alternate picking at a high tempo, with tight rhythmic precision and control of noise/feedback typical of early 2000s post-hardcore/emo rhythm guitar.

Sources

RED LIGHT PLEDGE TAB by Silverstein @ Ultimate-Guitar.Com

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