Riff Tone
Twenty-Twenty Surgery
Taking Back Sunday
Guitarrock2000s
Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (likely 2000s, as used by Fred Mascherino in studio)
AmpMesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (studio recording amp for 'Louder Now' era, 2006)
PickupsGibson humbuckers (stock, likely 490R/498T or Burstbuckers)
Amp Settings
gain7.5
bass6
mid6
treble6.5
reverb1.5
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 2006. Fred Mascherino is confirmed to have used a Gibson Les Paul Standard and Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier for rhythm/riff sections on 'Louder Now', the album containing 'Twenty-Twenty Surgery'. No evidence of live/touring gear or alternate guitars for this riff section.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive palm mutingmodern high-gain saturationchunky low endslightly scooped midsbright upper midsarticulate note separationcrisp pick attackcontrolled feedbackstudio-polished
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, fast alternate picking with aggressive palm muting and precise timing to maintain the percussive, articulate sound characteristic of the track. Syncopated rhythms and quick chord changes add to the challenge.
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Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (likely 2000s, as used by Fred Mascherino in studio)
AmpMesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (studio recording amp for 'Louder Now' era, 2006)
PickupsGibson humbuckers (stock, likely 490R/498T or Burstbuckers)
Amp Settings
gain7.5
bass6
mid6
treble6.5
reverb1.5
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 2006. Fred Mascherino is confirmed to have used a Gibson Les Paul Standard and Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier for rhythm/riff sections on 'Louder Now', the album containing 'Twenty-Twenty Surgery'. No evidence of live/touring gear or alternate guitars for this riff section.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive palm mutingmodern high-gain saturationchunky low endslightly scooped midsbright upper midsarticulate note separationcrisp pick attackcontrolled feedbackstudio-polished
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, fast alternate picking with aggressive palm muting and precise timing to maintain the percussive, articulate sound characteristic of the track. Syncopated rhythms and quick chord changes add to the challenge.
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