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Riff Tone
The Words "Best Friend" Become Redefined
Chiodos
Guitarmetal2000s
Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (likely 2000s model, as used by Jason Hale on 'All's Well That Ends Well')
AmpMesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (most commonly associated with Chiodos' heavy studio tones in mid-2000s)
Amp Settings
gain8
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 2005. No direct source confirms exact amp/guitar for this song, but all available evidence and genre/era point to Les Paul Standard with humbuckers into a Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier for the main riff. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for the riff section.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive high-gain saturationarticulate pick attackchunky rhythmslightly scooped midspunchy low endmodern post-hardcore claritycontrolled feedbackno audible modulationminimal ambience
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, accurate alternate picking and tight palm muting at a brisk tempo, with precise rhythm to match the aggressive post-hardcore style.
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Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (likely 2000s model, as used by Jason Hale on 'All's Well That Ends Well')
AmpMesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (most commonly associated with Chiodos' heavy studio tones in mid-2000s)
Amp Settings
gain8
bass6
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Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 2005. No direct source confirms exact amp/guitar for this song, but all available evidence and genre/era point to Les Paul Standard with humbuckers into a Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier for the main riff. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for the riff section.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive high-gain saturationarticulate pick attackchunky rhythmslightly scooped midspunchy low endmodern post-hardcore claritycontrolled feedbackno audible modulationminimal ambience
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, accurate alternate picking and tight palm muting at a brisk tempo, with precise rhythm to match the aggressive post-hardcore style.