Riff Tone
Tonight
Social Distortion
Guitarpunk2010s+
Original Gear
Guitar1976 Gibson Les Paul Deluxe (modded with Seymour Duncan Antiquity P-90s)
AmpFender Blackface Bassman (Bass channel) into Marshall 4x12 cabinet with Celestion Greenbacks
PickupsSeymour Duncan Antiquity P-90s (custom-wound)
Amp Settings
gain4
bass6
mid7
treble6.5
reverb2
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, album version (2010s era). Mike Ness is known for using this setup for clean and edge-of-breakup tones. Capo on 2nd fret is used for this song. No evidence of additional pedals or effects for the clean riff section.
Tone Character(10)
clear and chimeyarticulate and dynamicslight edge-of-breakup when picking hardwarm, rounded lowsbright but not harsh highspunchy midrangetouch-sensitive responseminimal compressionopen and uncompressedno audible drive or fuzz
Difficulty
The riff requires clean, articulate chord work with a capo and dynamic picking, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast passages.
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Original Gear
Guitar1976 Gibson Les Paul Deluxe (modded with Seymour Duncan Antiquity P-90s)
AmpFender Blackface Bassman (Bass channel) into Marshall 4x12 cabinet with Celestion Greenbacks
PickupsSeymour Duncan Antiquity P-90s (custom-wound)
Amp Settings
gain4
bass6
mid7
treble6.5
reverb2
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, album version (2010s era). Mike Ness is known for using this setup for clean and edge-of-breakup tones. Capo on 2nd fret is used for this song. No evidence of additional pedals or effects for the clean riff section.
Tone Character(10)
clear and chimeyarticulate and dynamicslight edge-of-breakup when picking hardwarm, rounded lowsbright but not harsh highspunchy midrangetouch-sensitive responseminimal compressionopen and uncompressedno audible drive or fuzz
Difficulty
The riff requires clean, articulate chord work with a capo and dynamic picking, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast passages.
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