Sum 41's choice in guitar tones is something I think is a bit overlooked.
I personally believe that tone is what gives each album a huge portion of its overall feel and attitude. It's probably most of the reason why people compare Underclass Hero to blink, as Deryck's tones on UH were MUCH closer to blink's tones than any of their previous albums.
So yeah. Any other thoughts on Sum 41's guitar tones?
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+1Gunner wrote:Best ones are on Infected and Chuck! I really like the tone in the Over My Head riff.
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sum 41 and their tones are unlike alot of bands. deryck spends so much time trying to get the right sound and tone for every little part, thats a really strong quality about sum. its cool i'm not the only one who picked up on it.
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[quote="Rick"]sum 41 and their tones are unlike alot of bands. deryck spends so much time trying to get the right sound and tone for every little part, thats a really strong quality about sum. its cool i'm not the only one who picked up on it.[/quote]
and it sure is worth it.
by the way, sort of off subject, but one of the things I DON'T like about relient k, is the guitar tones, at least the first 3 CD's. where sum 41 are great.
and it sure is worth it.
by the way, sort of off subject, but one of the things I DON'T like about relient k, is the guitar tones, at least the first 3 CD's. where sum 41 are great.
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I really know shit all about things like "guitar tone"...but now that you mention it - I do know what you're talking about.
I've always felt that there was something about their guitar, and their songs, that was always instantly recognizable as them. Now I know the word to put on it - so thank you!
Unfortunately, however, I feel like they've lost that tone on UH (don't fight me, it's my opinion). When I first put on March of the Dogs on their myspace, before the vocals...I had to double look to make sure I had clicked on Sum 41's myspace and not Blink 182's...
I've always felt that there was something about their guitar, and their songs, that was always instantly recognizable as them. Now I know the word to put on it - so thank you!
Unfortunately, however, I feel like they've lost that tone on UH (don't fight me, it's my opinion). When I first put on March of the Dogs on their myspace, before the vocals...I had to double look to make sure I had clicked on Sum 41's myspace and not Blink 182's...
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Even when they were doing more pop-punk oriented stuff, their tones always had kind of a metal edge to them before UH. AKNF had a very crunchy dark sound to it, even though it's commonly regarded as being one of Sum 41's poppier albums.
Now with UH, though, it seems Deryck kind of abandoned that dark crunchy tone that defined their early sound for more of a generic blink-182 esque tone. It's MUCH brighter than their early stuff, and doesn't have quite the crunch it used to.
It very well may have something to do with Dave leaving. Listening to Brown Brigade's album, you can kind of hear some of those old Sum 41 tones that got lost on UH.
Now with UH, though, it seems Deryck kind of abandoned that dark crunchy tone that defined their early sound for more of a generic blink-182 esque tone. It's MUCH brighter than their early stuff, and doesn't have quite the crunch it used to.
It very well may have something to do with Dave leaving. Listening to Brown Brigade's album, you can kind of hear some of those old Sum 41 tones that got lost on UH.
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Yeah, the tones in Underclass Hero are pretty weak. I know that that's the sound Deryck was probably going for... but it's still weak. All Killer had heavier tones than Underclass Hero.
Anyone else feel the difference in atmosphere when they start a live show with Carmina Burana, a powerful opera-like song, then follow it up with Underclass Hero? It doesn't seem to carry the momentum good enough like The Hell Song would.
Anyone else feel the difference in atmosphere when they start a live show with Carmina Burana, a powerful opera-like song, then follow it up with Underclass Hero? It doesn't seem to carry the momentum good enough like The Hell Song would.