Riff Tone
Tell That Mick He Just Made My List of Things To Do Today
Fall Out Boy
Guitarpunk2000s
Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (likely 1990s/early 2000s, as used by Joe Trohman in early Fall Out Boy recordings)
AmpMarshall JCM900 (studio recording, early 2000s era; most likely based on genre, era, and band interviews)
PickupsHumbucker (Gibson stock, likely 490R/498T or similar)
Amp Settings
gain7.5
bass6
mid6.5
treble7
reverb1.5
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 2003 (Take This to Your Grave album). No direct evidence of pedals or alternate guitars for this specific riff section. No evidence of live rig or alternate amp for studio recording.
Tone Character(10)
tight and punchyaggressive and percussivemid-heavy with saturated drivearticulate palm-muted riffscrisp chord definitionslightly scooped but present midsminimal ambiencefocused and compressedno audible modulationclassic pop-punk drive
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, accurate alternate picking and tight palm muting at a high tempo, but uses standard punk chord shapes and no advanced techniques.
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Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (likely 1990s/early 2000s, as used by Joe Trohman in early Fall Out Boy recordings)
AmpMarshall JCM900 (studio recording, early 2000s era; most likely based on genre, era, and band interviews)
PickupsHumbucker (Gibson stock, likely 490R/498T or similar)
Amp Settings
gain7.5
bass6
mid6.5
treble7
reverb1.5
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 2003 (Take This to Your Grave album). No direct evidence of pedals or alternate guitars for this specific riff section. No evidence of live rig or alternate amp for studio recording.
Tone Character(10)
tight and punchyaggressive and percussivemid-heavy with saturated drivearticulate palm-muted riffscrisp chord definitionslightly scooped but present midsminimal ambiencefocused and compressedno audible modulationclassic pop-punk drive
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, accurate alternate picking and tight palm muting at a high tempo, but uses standard punk chord shapes and no advanced techniques.
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