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Riff Tone
Tip the Scales
Rise Against
Guitarpunk2000s
Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (likely 2000s, Tim McIlrath's main studio guitar for this era)
AmpMesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (common for Rise Against studio recordings in the 2000s, no direct source for this song but consistent with band's rig in this era)
Amp Settings
gain7.5
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 2008-2009 (Appeal to Reason album sessions). No direct studio documentation for this song, but all available evidence and genre/era context point to Les Paul Standard into Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier with minimal pedal use for rhythm/riff sections.
Tone Character(10)
tight and aggressivepercussive palm-muted chugsarticulate pick attackfocused low endslightly scooped midsclear note separationmodern punk/hardcore crunchminimal ambienceno audible modulationstudio rhythm guitar layering
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, consistent alternate picking and tight palm muting at a high tempo, but uses straightforward power chord shapes and does not involve advanced lead techniques.
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Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (likely 2000s, Tim McIlrath's main studio guitar for this era)
AmpMesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (common for Rise Against studio recordings in the 2000s, no direct source for this song but consistent with band's rig in this era)
Amp Settings
gain7.5
bass6
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Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 2008-2009 (Appeal to Reason album sessions). No direct studio documentation for this song, but all available evidence and genre/era context point to Les Paul Standard into Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier with minimal pedal use for rhythm/riff sections.
Tone Character(10)
tight and aggressivepercussive palm-muted chugsarticulate pick attackfocused low endslightly scooped midsclear note separationmodern punk/hardcore crunchminimal ambienceno audible modulationstudio rhythm guitar layering
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, consistent alternate picking and tight palm muting at a high tempo, but uses straightforward power chord shapes and does not involve advanced lead techniques.