Riff Tone

Shut Up

Simple Plan

Guitarrock2000s

Original Gear

GuitarGibson Les Paul Studio (likely, based on era and genre conventions for Simple Plan in 2004)

AmpMarshall JCM2000 DSL100 (likely, based on genre, era, and Simple Plan's known live/studio rigs for early 2000s pop-punk/rock)

PickupsHumbucker (stock Gibson 490R/498T or similar, as used in Les Paul Studio models of the era)

Amp Settings

gain7.5

bass6

mid6

treble7

reverb1.5

presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 2004. No direct evidence for exact guitar/amp, but Les Paul + Marshall stack is standard for Simple Plan's heavy rhythm tones in this era. No evidence of pedals or effects in the riff section; tone is amp-driven.

Tone Character(10)

tight, palm-muted power chordsaggressive, percussive attackchunky, modern pop-punk rhythmarticulate pick attackfull-bodied midrangeslightly scooped but present midscrisp, defined top endcontrolled low end (not boomy)minimal ambience or effectsfocused, compressed sound

Difficulty

The riff requires fast, consistent palm muting and tight power chord changes typical of pop-punk rhythm playing, but does not involve advanced techniques or complex chord voicings.

Sources

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