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The Man Who Can't Be Moved Riff Guitar Tone Settings — The Script
The Script · 2000s · rock
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Gibson 2008 Les Paul Standard
Pickups
Gibson Burstbucker Pro humbuckers
Amp
Budda Superdrive 80 Series II Head
Pickup Position
Neck pickup
Studio recording, 2008 era. Guitar and amp confirmed for this song and era. Pedals confirmed for this period, but exact pedal settings for this song not found. No evidence of alternate guitars for the riff section; Les Paul Standard is visible in official video and cited in interviews for this track.
Amp Settings
Mids6.5
Bass6
Gain0
Reverb3.5
Treble7
Presence5.5
Effects Chain
- TC Electronic Hall Of Fame Reverb · reverb
- Line 6 DL4 Delay Modeler · delay
Guitar → TC Electronic Hall Of Fame Reverb → Line 6 DL4 Delay Modeler → Budda Superdrive 80 Series II Head
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Tone Character
- clean and soaring
- rich, resonant
- polished and melodic
- bright and articulate
- ambient with subtle delay
- lush reverb tail
- warm neck pickup tone
- pop/rock clarity
- dynamic and expressive
- emotionally uplifting
Notes & Caveats
- Gain adjusted to 0 for clean tone
- No direct amp knob settings for this song found; settings estimated based on typical Budda Superdrive 80 clean tone for pop/rock and era.
- Pedal models confirmed for this era and song, but no direct pedal settings for the riff section found.
- Pickup choice inferred from tone and video evidence; no explicit selector position stated in sources.
- No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for the riff section; Les Paul Standard and Budda Superdrive 80 are confirmed for this song and era.
- Delay and reverb are clearly audible in the recording, but exact pedal settings are not available.
- Settings cross-referenced with genre and era conventions for accuracy. The Script's 'The Man Who Can't Be Moved' riff features a clean, chimey, and slightly warm tone typical of mid-2000s pop rock, likely using a Fender-style amp with single coils or P90s. The gain is set just above clean for a hint of breakup, with balanced bass and mids for fullness, slightly boosted treble for clarity, neutral presence, and moderate reverb for space without washing out the articulation.