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Riff Tone
Walking Disaster
Sum 41
Guitarpunk2000s
Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (likely 2000s reissue, as used by Deryck Whibley in studio)
AmpMarshall JCM2000 DSL100 (most commonly used by Deryck Whibley for rhythm on Underclass Hero era)
Amp Settings
gain7
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 2007. No direct evidence for alternate guitars/amps for the riff section. No evidence of live rig or alternate gear for this section.
Tone Character(10)
tight, percussive palm-muted rhythmaggressive, modern punk crunchfull-bodied, mid-forward drivecrisp attack with defined note separationslightly compressed, saturated distortionarticulate high end with controlled fizzpunchy low end without muddinessstudio-polished, radio-ready punk toneno audible modulation or delay in riffMarshall-style British drive
Difficulty
The riff is based on fast, palm-muted power chords with tight rhythm and aggressive picking, but does not require advanced technique or complex chord voicings.
This tone has been researched 2 times by the community
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Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (likely 2000s reissue, as used by Deryck Whibley in studio)
AmpMarshall JCM2000 DSL100 (most commonly used by Deryck Whibley for rhythm on Underclass Hero era)
Amp Settings
gain7
bass6
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This tone has been researched 2 times by the community
Notes
Studio recording, 2007. No direct evidence for alternate guitars/amps for the riff section. No evidence of live rig or alternate gear for this section.
Tone Character(10)
tight, percussive palm-muted rhythmaggressive, modern punk crunchfull-bodied, mid-forward drivecrisp attack with defined note separationslightly compressed, saturated distortionarticulate high end with controlled fizzpunchy low end without muddinessstudio-polished, radio-ready punk toneno audible modulation or delay in riffMarshall-style British drive
Difficulty
The riff is based on fast, palm-muted power chords with tight rhythm and aggressive picking, but does not require advanced technique or complex chord voicings.