Riff Tone

Xo

Fall Out Boy

Guitarpunk2000s

Original Gear

GuitarGibson SG Standard (likely early 2000s, as used by Joe Trohman on 'Take This To Your Grave')

AmpMarshall JCM2000 DSL100 Half Stack (studio, 2003 era, as per genre/era/forum consensus)

PickupsDiMarzio Super Distortion (bridge), Seymour Duncan Little ’59 (neck), Seymour Duncan Dimebucker (bridge, possible variant)

Amp Settings

gain7

bass5.5

mid6.5

treble7

reverb1.5

presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

distortionMXR MXR Super Badass Distortion (possible, not confirmed for 'Xo')

Notes

Studio recording, 2003. Gear based on era-specific forum posts and genre conventions; no direct studio documentation for 'Xo' but strong consensus on JCM2000 and SG for this album. Pickup model inferred from Trohman's known guitars of the era.

Tone Character(10)

chunky and heavily distortedtight palm mutingaggressive rhythm attackbouncy ringing harmonicsmid-forward crunchtight and percussiveslightly scooped bassbright and articulate highscompressed and punchypop punk/emo riffing

Difficulty

The riff requires tight, fast alternate picking and palm muting typical of early 2000s pop punk, but does not involve advanced lead techniques or complex chord voicings.

Sources

Fall Out Boy Rig Rundown: Digital Trio Goes Wild - Premier Guitar [QUESTION] Fall Out Boy guitar tone : r/Guitar Fall out boy tone. - forum topic FoB's guitar tone is not appreciated or talked about enough

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