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Riff Tone
Highway 101
Social Distortion
Guitarpunk1980s
Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Junior (likely 1950s or reissue)
AmpMarshall JCM800 (likely 2203 or 2204 head, era-correct for early Social Distortion recordings)
Amp Settings
gain6.5
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 1983 (from 'Mommy's Little Monster'). No direct evidence for pedals or alternate guitars/amps for this song's riff section; inference based on era, genre, and Mike Ness's known gear for this album.
Tone Character(10)
raw and mid-heavypunchy and aggressiveslight breakup with strong pick attacktight and percussiveminimal ambience, dry soundno audible modulation or delayclassic punk drive, not high-gainclear note separation in chordsslightly nasal, upper-mid focusno excessive low end
Difficulty
The riff is fast and requires tight, aggressive downstroke strumming and palm muting, but uses straightforward power chords and rhythm patterns typical of early punk.
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Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Junior (likely 1950s or reissue)
AmpMarshall JCM800 (likely 2203 or 2204 head, era-correct for early Social Distortion recordings)
Amp Settings
gain6.5
bass6
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 1983 (from 'Mommy's Little Monster'). No direct evidence for pedals or alternate guitars/amps for this song's riff section; inference based on era, genre, and Mike Ness's known gear for this album.
Tone Character(10)
raw and mid-heavypunchy and aggressiveslight breakup with strong pick attacktight and percussiveminimal ambience, dry soundno audible modulation or delayclassic punk drive, not high-gainclear note separation in chordsslightly nasal, upper-mid focusno excessive low end
Difficulty
The riff is fast and requires tight, aggressive downstroke strumming and palm muting, but uses straightforward power chords and rhythm patterns typical of early punk.