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Dear Maria, Count Me In Riff Guitar Tone Settings — All Time Low
All Time Low · 2000s · punk
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
ESP Eclipse II (custom, Jack Barakat signature, bridge pickup only, volume knob only active)
Pickups
Seymour Duncan JB (bridge humbucker, neck pickup bypassed)
Amp
Budda Superdrive Series II 30W Combo Amp
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup (Seymour Duncan JB, neck pickup bypassed)
Studio recording, 2007 era. Jack Barakat used a custom ESP Eclipse II with only the bridge pickup and volume knob active. The core tone for the heavy/riff sections was sampled from his Budda Superdrive 30 for the album recording. No evidence of live rig or alternate amp for the studio riff section.
Amp Settings
Mids6
Bass6
Gain7
Reverb1.5
Treble7
Presence6
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Tone Character
- tight and percussive
- aggressive and punchy
- articulate high-end clarity
- full-bodied midrange
- crisp attack
- modern pop-punk saturation
- slightly compressed
- minimal ambience
- focused bridge humbucker sound
- defined low end
Notes & Caveats
- No direct numeric amp settings found; settings estimated based on Budda Superdrive 30 typical pop-punk usage and era.
- Pedal usage for the studio riff section is not explicitly documented; no evidence of additional pedals beyond possible multi-effects rack in live rig.
- No evidence of modulation or time-based effects (delay, chorus, flanger, etc.) on the riff section; tone is dry and direct.
- Guitar's tone knob is bypassed per source; only volume knob is active.
- Settings are for studio recording, not live performance.
- Settings cross-referenced with genre and era conventions for accuracy. All Time Low's 'Dear Maria, Count Me In' riff has a tight, modern pop-punk tone: saturated but not extreme gain, balanced low end, present but not scooped mids, and enough treble/presence for clarity. The production is dry and punchy, with minimal reverb, matching mid-2000s pop-punk conventions and the band's typical Mesa/Marshall-style amp settings.