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Riff Tone

This Suffering

Billy Talent

Guitarrock2000s

Original Gear

GuitarGibson Les Paul Custom (likely 1970s/1980s, black finish, as used by Ian D'Sa on Billy Talent II)
AmpMesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (studio recording amp for Billy Talent II era, per interviews and genre/era inference)

Amp Settings

gain7.5
bass6

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Effects & Signal Chain

Notes

Studio recording, Billy Talent II (2006). No direct source for exact amp model for this song, but era and genre point to Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier, which Ian D'Sa is known to use in studio for high-gain rhythm tones. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for the riff section.

Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive high-gain crunchclear note separationpunchy midrangeslightly scooped EQdry and focusedminimal ambiencearticulate attackcompressed dynamicschunky palm-muted riffing

Difficulty

The riff requires fast alternate picking, tight palm muting, and precise string skipping at a high tempo, making it challenging for intermediate players.

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