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Riff Tone
Secrets
State Champs
Guitarpunk2010s+
Original Gear
GuitarFender Cabronita Telecaster Thinline
AmpMarshall JMP 2203 Mk II Master Lead 100w into Orange PPC412 4x12 cabinet
Amp Settings
gain7.5
bass6
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Notes
Gear confirmed from Equipboard for Tyler Szalkowski, who played the main riff on 'Secrets'. No explicit studio/live distinction, but assumed studio for album recording (2015). No evidence of alternate guitars/amps for this section.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive and punchymodern pop-punk crunchclear note separationarticulate pick attackfull-bodied power chordsslightly scooped but present midsminimal ambiencehigh-output humbucker clarityfocused low end
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, tight alternate picking and palm muting typical of modern pop-punk, with precise chord changes and consistent rhythm, making it intermediate in difficulty.
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Cabronita Telecaster Thinline
AmpMarshall JMP 2203 Mk II Master Lead 100w into Orange PPC412 4x12 cabinet
Amp Settings
gain7.5
bass6
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Gear confirmed from Equipboard for Tyler Szalkowski, who played the main riff on 'Secrets'. No explicit studio/live distinction, but assumed studio for album recording (2015). No evidence of alternate guitars/amps for this section.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive and punchymodern pop-punk crunchclear note separationarticulate pick attackfull-bodied power chordsslightly scooped but present midsminimal ambiencehigh-output humbucker clarityfocused low end
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, tight alternate picking and palm muting typical of modern pop-punk, with precise chord changes and consistent rhythm, making it intermediate in difficulty.