Riff Tone

Billy No Mates (feat. Counterparts)

Knocked Loose

Guitarmetal2010s+

Original Gear

GuitarIbanez Iron Label Iceman ICTB721 (7-string, nearly stock, Seymour Duncan Nazgul bridge pickup)

AmpBogner Überschall Max (prototype, used for album recording)

PickupsSeymour Duncan Nazgul (bridge), Seymour Duncan Sentient (neck), passive humbuckers

Amp Settings

gain9.5

bass6

mid4.5

treble7

reverb0

presence7

Effects & Signal Chain

distortionMaxon Maxon OD808 Overdrive

fuzzWay Huge Way Huge Swollen Pickle Fuzz

noise_gateISP Technologies ISP Technologies Decimator II G-String

Notes

Studio recording for 'Billy No Mates' (2016, Laugh Tracks album). Guitarist Isaac Hale tracked most of the album with a nearly-stock Ibanez Iceman ICTB721 fitted with Seymour Duncan Nazgul and Sentient pickups. The amp was a rare prototype Bogner Überschall Max, described as extremely high-gain and saturated. Pedals included Maxon distortion and Way Huge Swollen Pickle fuzz, both used to push the amp further. All gear confirmed for studio use on this album/era, not live rig.

Tone Character(10)

raw and aggressivesuper saturated high-gaintight and percussivefocused low endarticulate attackminimal ambienceno reverb for maximum punchmodern metalcore clarityrelentless intensityintricate brutality

Difficulty

The riff demands advanced right-hand technique for tight, fast palm-muting and precise rhythm, as well as control over high-gain noise and feedback, making it challenging for most players.

Sources

KNocked Loose Members, Gear & Sound Rig Rundown: Knocked Loose - Premier Guitar Knocked Loose's Rig [2024] - Must-Have Guitar Equipment - Premier Guitar “I care about my guitar’s wellbeing, but they’re meant to be sacrificed”: Knocked Loose’s Isaac Hale on how his new “hell tone”, a custom Ibanez and ancient mathematics helped the Slipknot support picks reinvent heavy guitar for 2024 | Guitar World

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