GuitarDistortedRiff
Complicated Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Avril Lavigne
Avril Lavigne · 2000s · rock
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Gibson Les Paul Junior Special with Humbuckers
Pickups
Gibson humbuckers (stock on Les Paul Junior Special, likely 490R/498T or similar)
Amp
Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier 100W 3-channel Solo Head
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording, 2002. Guitar and amp confirmed via Equipboard and music video evidence. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for the riff section. No explicit pedal use confirmed for the studio recording; live rigs may differ.
Amp Settings
Mids6.5
Bass6.5
Gain5.5
Reverb3
Treble6.5
Presence6
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Tone Character
- tight and punchy
- clear chord definition
- slightly compressed attack
- open and present top end
- full-bodied midrange
- controlled low end
- moderate crunch
- studio-polished
- no audible modulation
- pop-punk clarity