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Riff Tone
Xo
Fall Out Boy
Guitarpunk2000s
Original Gear
GuitarGibson SG Standard (likely early 2000s, as used by Joe Trohman on 'Take This To Your Grave')
AmpMarshall JCM2000 DSL100 Half Stack (studio, 2003 era, as per genre/era/forum consensus)
Amp Settings
gain7
bass5.5
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Notes
Studio recording, 2003. Gear based on era-specific forum posts and genre conventions; no direct studio documentation for 'Xo' but strong consensus on JCM2000 and SG for this album. Pickup model inferred from Trohman's known guitars of the era.
Tone Character(10)
chunky and heavily distortedtight palm mutingaggressive rhythm attackbouncy ringing harmonicsmid-forward crunchtight and percussiveslightly scooped bassbright and articulate highscompressed and punchypop punk/emo riffing
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, fast alternate picking and palm muting typical of early 2000s pop punk, but does not involve advanced lead techniques or complex chord voicings.
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Original Gear
GuitarGibson SG Standard (likely early 2000s, as used by Joe Trohman on 'Take This To Your Grave')
AmpMarshall JCM2000 DSL100 Half Stack (studio, 2003 era, as per genre/era/forum consensus)
Amp Settings
gain7
bass5.5
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Notes
Studio recording, 2003. Gear based on era-specific forum posts and genre conventions; no direct studio documentation for 'Xo' but strong consensus on JCM2000 and SG for this album. Pickup model inferred from Trohman's known guitars of the era.
Tone Character(10)
chunky and heavily distortedtight palm mutingaggressive rhythm attackbouncy ringing harmonicsmid-forward crunchtight and percussiveslightly scooped bassbright and articulate highscompressed and punchypop punk/emo riffing
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, fast alternate picking and palm muting typical of early 2000s pop punk, but does not involve advanced lead techniques or complex chord voicings.