Riff Tone

We Own the Night

Dance Gavin Dance

Guitarrock2010s+

Original Gear

GuitarKiesel Aries (Will Swan signature, likely with Kiesel Lithium pickups)

AmpOrange Rockerverb 50 (studio era, possibly replaced by Friedman Small Box live post-2018)

PickupsKiesel Lithium humbuckers

Amp Settings

gain0

bass5.5

mid6

treble7

reverb3

presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

compressionKeeley Keeley Compressor 2-Knob

reverbCatalinbread Catalinbread Talisman

Notes

Studio recording, 2015 (Instant Gratification album). Will Swan is confirmed to use Kiesel Aries guitars and Orange Rockerverb 50 amps for this era. Friedman Small Box is mentioned as a live replacement in later years but not for this studio recording. Clean tone sections likely used the neck or middle pickup positions. No explicit pickup selector info for this song, but Will Swan is known for switching pickups for clean passages.

Tone Character(10)

glassy and cleanbright and articulatecrisp attackslight compressionambient reverb tailtight low endpresent upper midsmodern and hi-fino audible breakuppercussive and staccato

Difficulty

The riff requires advanced picking accuracy, complex chord shapes, and clean articulation at a moderate-to-fast tempo, making it challenging for most players.

Sources

Gear for DanceGavinDance / Fall of troy tone - forum topic | Ultimate Guitar Dance Gavin Dance – Artificial Selection - Gear & Equipment Used on the Album | Equipboard Swan Song - Premier Guitar

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