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Riff Tone
Don't Stop
5 Seconds of Summer
Guitarrock2010s+
Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (likely 2010s, Michael Clifford's main studio guitar for this era)
AmpMarshall JCM900 (studio recording, 2014 era, typical for pop-punk/modern rock records)
Amp Settings
gain7
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 2014. No direct evidence for pedals or alternate amps for the riff section. Gear inferred from era, genre, and band interviews about studio sessions for the debut album.
Tone Character(9)
tight and percussiveaggressive, modern cruncharticulate attackbright and cuttingfull-bodied distortioncontrolled low endminimal ambiencestudio-polishedbridge pickup clarity
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, accurate palm muting and tight power chord transitions, but uses straightforward rhythm and no advanced lead techniques.
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Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (likely 2010s, Michael Clifford's main studio guitar for this era)
AmpMarshall JCM900 (studio recording, 2014 era, typical for pop-punk/modern rock records)
Amp Settings
gain7
bass6
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 2014. No direct evidence for pedals or alternate amps for the riff section. Gear inferred from era, genre, and band interviews about studio sessions for the debut album.
Tone Character(9)
tight and percussiveaggressive, modern cruncharticulate attackbright and cuttingfull-bodied distortioncontrolled low endminimal ambiencestudio-polishedbridge pickup clarity
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, accurate palm muting and tight power chord transitions, but uses straightforward rhythm and no advanced lead techniques.