Riff Tone

Roll On

The Living End

Guitarrock2000s

Original Gear

GuitarGretsch G6126TCC Chris Cheney Signature Model

AmpVox AC30 (likely vintage reissue or original, as per artist's typical studio rig for this era)

PickupsTV Jones Classic Filter'Tron humbuckers

Amp Settings

gain6.5

bass6

mid7

treble7

reverb2

presence6.5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 2000 (album release year). Gear confirmed for this era and artist's main riff tone; no evidence of alternate guitars or amps for the riff section of 'Roll On'.

Tone Character(10)

crisp and punchygnarly, bashing riff soundtight and articulate attackbright top-end biteclear note separationaggressive, percussive rhythmslight amp breakupdynamic pick attackrockabilly-influenced drivemidrange presence

Difficulty

The riff requires fast, precise picking and strong rhythmic control, with dynamic accents and palm muting typical of punk-influenced rockabilly styles.

Sources

The Living End Members, Gear & Sound The Living End's Chris Cheney: rock 'n' roll as a life force | Guitar World Chris Cheney: “Even the darkest songs, I’m proud of the way I allowed myself to wrestle with them” | Guitar World

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