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Riff Tone
Too Bad
Nickelback
Guitarrock2000s
Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul (likely Custom or Standard, as used by Chad Kroeger on Silver Side Up)
AmpMesa Boogie Dual Rectifier (with Mesa Boogie 4x12 cabinet, as used in studio for Silver Side Up)
Amp Settings
gain7.5
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 2001 (Silver Side Up album). All gain from amp, no evidence of pedal-based distortion. Double-tracked rhythm guitars. No evidence of live rig or alternate guitars for this section.
Tone Character(10)
thick and heavytight palm-muted chugswide and smooth double-tracked soundaggressive rhythm crunchmodern high-gain saturationpercussive attackarticulate pick definitionlow-end punchstudio-polished claritycompressed, controlled dynamics
Difficulty
The riff requires tight palm muting and rhythmic accuracy with high-gain tone, but uses straightforward power chords and picking patterns, making it accessible to intermediate players.
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Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul (likely Custom or Standard, as used by Chad Kroeger on Silver Side Up)
AmpMesa Boogie Dual Rectifier (with Mesa Boogie 4x12 cabinet, as used in studio for Silver Side Up)
Amp Settings
gain7.5
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 2001 (Silver Side Up album). All gain from amp, no evidence of pedal-based distortion. Double-tracked rhythm guitars. No evidence of live rig or alternate guitars for this section.
Tone Character(10)
thick and heavytight palm-muted chugswide and smooth double-tracked soundaggressive rhythm crunchmodern high-gain saturationpercussive attackarticulate pick definitionlow-end punchstudio-polished claritycompressed, controlled dynamics
Difficulty
The riff requires tight palm muting and rhythmic accuracy with high-gain tone, but uses straightforward power chords and picking patterns, making it accessible to intermediate players.