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Riff Tone
Mercy Me
Alkaline Trio
Guitarpunk2000s
Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (likely 1990s/early 2000s, Matt Skiba's main studio guitar at the time)
AmpMarshall JCM900 (most commonly cited for studio and live use on Crimson era)
Amp Settings
gain6.5
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 2004-2005 (Crimson album sessions). No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for the riff section. No pedalboard evidence for this specific song in studio.
Tone Character(10)
mid-heavy and punchyrounded-off highstight and percussive attackslight amp reverb for spacecrunchy but not high-gainarticulate power chordsnot overly bright or scoopedfocused low endno modulation or delayclassic Marshall crunch
Difficulty
The riff is based on fast, tight power chords with straightforward punk rhythm, requiring solid timing and palm muting but no advanced techniques.
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Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (likely 1990s/early 2000s, Matt Skiba's main studio guitar at the time)
AmpMarshall JCM900 (most commonly cited for studio and live use on Crimson era)
Amp Settings
gain6.5
bass6
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Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 2004-2005 (Crimson album sessions). No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for the riff section. No pedalboard evidence for this specific song in studio.
Tone Character(10)
mid-heavy and punchyrounded-off highstight and percussive attackslight amp reverb for spacecrunchy but not high-gainarticulate power chordsnot overly bright or scoopedfocused low endno modulation or delayclassic Marshall crunch
Difficulty
The riff is based on fast, tight power chords with straightforward punk rhythm, requiring solid timing and palm muting but no advanced techniques.