Riff Tone

With Me

Sum 41

Guitarrock2000s

Original Gear

GuitarFender Custom Shop Thinline Telecaster (60s single-coil, piezo bridge, but piezo not used for riff)

AmpMarshall JMP (profiled, likely late 70s/early 80s, possibly with JCM Slash/Jubilee influence)

PickupsRio Grande Barbeque humbucker (modeled after PAFs)

Amp Settings

gain7.5

bass6

mid6

treble7

reverb1.5

presence6.5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 2007 (Underclass Hero). Deryck Whibley used his own Marshall JMP profiled at home for main rhythm tones. No evidence of pedals for riff section; Deryck states 'never use pedals – just guitar and amp.'

Tone Character(10)

full bodiedwarm and punchytight rhythmcrunchy midrangearticulate attackharmonic balanceslightly compressedmodern Marshall crunchclear note separationdynamic response

Difficulty

The riff requires tight palm muting and dynamic strumming with power chord transitions, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast tempo, making it accessible to intermediate players.

Sources

Rig tour: Sum 41 - MusicRadar “I’ve had years of listening to that Goldtop and now, I own it”: Sum 41's Deryck Whibley and Dave Baksh talk perfect guitars, going from amp stacks to profilers – and the difficult decision to say goodbye | Guitar World What guitar tuning do they use? : r/Sum41 - Reddit

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