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How You Remind Me Solo Guitar Tone Settings — Nickelback
Nickelback · 2000s · rock
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Fender Standard Telecaster HH
Pickups
Humbuckers (Fender Standard Telecaster HH stock pickups)
Amp
Fender Super 60 (rackmount, mid-1980s, tube)
Pickup Position
Neck pickup (likely, for warmer clean tone)
Studio recording, 2001. Clean tone sections (including solo) use the Fender Super 60 amp. Guitar confirmed via official music video and rig rundown. No evidence of acoustic or other electric models for the clean solo section.
Amp Settings
Mids6.5
Bass5.5
Gain0
Reverb3.5
Treble6.5
Presence6
Effects Chain
- MXR Dyna Comp · compression
Fender Standard Telecaster HH → MXR Dyna Comp → Fender Super 60 (with spring reverb)
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Tone Character
- warm and present
- articulate and clear
- full-bodied clean
- slightly compressed
- smooth attack
- rounded highs
- tight low end
- moderate sustain
- touch-sensitive dynamics
- subtle amp reverb ambience
Notes & Caveats
- Gain adjusted to 0 for clean tone
- No explicit numeric amp settings found; values estimated based on typical Fender Super 60 clean settings and genre/era.
- Pickup selector not explicitly confirmed for solo, but neck pickup is most likely for clean solo tone.
- No explicit pedal or effect settings for the solo section; pedalboard lists are for live/touring and not confirmed for studio recording.
- No evidence of chorus, delay, or modulation effects in the clean solo section; only amp reverb is likely.
- Settings cross-referenced with genre and era conventions for accuracy. Nickelback's 'How You Remind Me' solo features a saturated, modern hard rock lead tone typical of early 2000s post-grunge, likely using a Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier or similar amp with moderate bass, forward mids, and clear but not piercing highs. The gain is high for sustain but not extreme, and reverb is subtle, as was standard for radio rock of that era.