Riff Tone

Devil On My Shoulder

Billy Talent

Guitarrock2000s

Original Gear

GuitarIbanez Artist AR300 (likely 1980s model, as used by Ian D'Sa in studio recordings of this era)

AmpMesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (studio recording era, 2009)

PickupsIbanez Super 58 humbuckers

Amp Settings

gain7.5

bass5.5

mid6.5

treble7

reverb1.5

presence6.5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 2009. Guitar and amp inferred from known studio gear for 'Billy Talent III' era and Ian D'Sa's interviews. No direct source confirms exact gear for this song, but AR300 and Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier are widely documented for this period.

Tone Character(10)

crunchy but cleartight and percussivefuzzy but not muddyarticulate note separationaggressive attackpunchy midrangesaturated but controlleddynamic palm mutingdefined low endmodern rock clarity

Difficulty

The riff requires tight, aggressive alternate picking and palm muting at a moderate tempo, with syncopated rhythms and dynamic control, making it moderately challenging for intermediate players.

Sources

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