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Riff Tone

The Hell Song

Sum 41

Guitarpunk2000s

Original Gear

GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (likely 1990s/early 2000s, used by Dave Baksh and Deryck Whibley in studio)
AmpMarshall Plexi (hand-wired, likely Super Lead or Super Bass, used in studio for 'Does This Look Infected?' era)

Amp Settings

gain7
bass6

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Effects & Signal Chain

Notes

Studio recording, 2002. Both Deryck and Dave mention using Marshall Plexi and Super Bass amps in the studio for this era, with minimal effects. No evidence of live digital rigs or Kemper for this album. Effects were kept to a minimum; no pedal distortion, just amp gain. Wah and Whammy were used for solos, not for the main riff.

Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive and saturatedchunky power chordsarticulate attackmodern punk crunchclear note separationminimal ambiencebridge pickup bitefocused midrangeno audible effects

Difficulty

The riff requires fast, tight alternate picking and palm muting at a high tempo, but uses straightforward power chords and rhythm patterns typical of pop-punk.

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