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Riff Tone
She's Kinda Hot
5 Seconds of Summer
Guitarrock2010s+
Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Custom (likely 2010s reissue, Michael Clifford's main studio guitar for this era)
AmpMarshall JCM900 (studio recording amp, typical for 5SOS pop-punk/rock sound in 2015)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 2015. No evidence of live rig or alternate guitars for the clean section. No pedalboard used for clean tone; amp reverb likely.
Tone Character(10)
crisp and cleanbright and articulatetight low endclear note separationslightly compressed attackmodern pop-punk claritypercussive and punchystudio-polishedno audible breakupdynamic response
Difficulty
The riff is straightforward with open and barre chords, requiring clean, tight strumming and dynamic control for clarity, but no advanced techniques.
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Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Custom (likely 2010s reissue, Michael Clifford's main studio guitar for this era)
AmpMarshall JCM900 (studio recording amp, typical for 5SOS pop-punk/rock sound in 2015)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 2015. No evidence of live rig or alternate guitars for the clean section. No pedalboard used for clean tone; amp reverb likely.
Tone Character(10)
crisp and cleanbright and articulatetight low endclear note separationslightly compressed attackmodern pop-punk claritypercussive and punchystudio-polishedno audible breakupdynamic response
Difficulty
The riff is straightforward with open and barre chords, requiring clean, tight strumming and dynamic control for clarity, but no advanced techniques.