Riff Tone

My Heroes

Knocked Loose

Guitarmetal2010s+

Original Gear

GuitarIbanez Custom Shop RG (Isaac Hale signature/prototype, passive pickups)

AmpBogner Überschall Max (rare prototype version)

PickupsPassive humbuckers (exact model not specified, but Isaac Hale is strict about passive pickups)

Amp Settings

gain9

bass6

mid4.5

treble7

reverb0

presence6.5

Effects & Signal Chain

fuzzWay Huge Way Huge Swollen Pickle

distortionMaxon Maxon Distortion (likely OD808 or similar)

Notes

Studio recording for 'My Heroes' (2024 album 'You Won't Go Before You're Supposed To'). Isaac Hale used a custom Ibanez RG with passive pickups into a Bogner Überschall Max, with fuzz and distortion pedals in front. No evidence of live rig or alternate gear for this recording.

Tone Character(10)

extremely saturatedtight and percussiveaggressive palm mutinglow-boostedclipping and heavydangerous and over-the-topfeedback-pronedense and crushingmid-scoopedbrutal attack

Difficulty

The riff section requires fast, tight palm muting and aggressive picking, with complex rhythm patterns and precise synchronization, making it challenging for most players.

Sources

“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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