Riff Tone

Crooked Minds

Billy Talent

Guitarrock2010s+

Original Gear

GuitarFender Telecaster (exact model unknown)

AmpSmall tube amp (exact model unknown, likely Fender or Marshall style)

PickupsSingle-coil (Telecaster stock pickups, model unknown)

Amp Settings

gain7

bass5.5

mid6.5

treble7

reverb1.5

presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 2023 (from the album 'Crisis of Faith'). No direct evidence of live rig or alternate guitars for this song's riff section. No pedalboard or amp photo evidence found for this specific track.

Tone Character(10)

warm neck pickup tonerounded top endtight and percussive attackslight breakupmid-heavy cruncharticulate single notesdynamic pick responsefocused low endnot overly saturatedclear note separation

Difficulty

The riff requires tight, percussive palm muting, dynamic pick attack, and precise note separation, making it moderately challenging for intermediate players.

Sources

What's your favourite guitar tones of all time? : r/guitarpedals - Reddit

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