Riff Tone

Time for Heroes

The Libertines

Guitarpunk2000s

Original Gear

GuitarEpiphone Coronet (P-90 pickup, early 2000s studio recording)

AmpVox AC30

PickupsEpiphone P-90 single coil

Amp Settings

gain5.5

bass5.5

mid6.5

treble7

reverb1

presence5.5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 2002 (Up the Bracket album). All evidence points to the use of an Epiphone Coronet with P-90 pickup into a Vox AC30 for the main riff section. No evidence of pedals or additional effects in the studio recording; amp distortion used. Settings inferred from user descriptions and typical Vox AC30 use for this genre/era.

Tone Character(10)

raucous, unpolished energymelodic yet gritty guitar worklo-fi, garage rock aestheticjangly guitarsdriving rhythmsraw, vintage-inspired tonescrunchy soundstrong trebly soundpunchy midrangeslightly compressed attack

Difficulty

The riff requires energetic, precise strumming and tight chord changes at a brisk tempo, but does not involve advanced techniques or complex fingerings.

Sources

The Sound Of The Libertines - Guitar Player Gear Guide Pete Doherty's Guitar Gear | Equipboard The Libertines Members, Gear & Sound | Equipboard The libertines guitar tone? : r/guitarpedals - Reddit

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