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Tragedy + Time Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Rise Against
Rise Against · 2010s+ · punk
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Gibson Les Paul Standard (likely 2000s-2010s, as used by Zach Blair on 'The Black Market' album)
Pickups
Seymour Duncan JB (bridge humbucker, as per typical Rise Against studio setup for this era)
Amp
Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (studio recording, as per genre/era and known band preferences)
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording for 'Tragedy + Time' (2014, The Black Market album). No direct source confirms the exact guitar/amp for this song, but Rise Against's guitarist Zach Blair is widely documented using a Gibson Les Paul Standard with Seymour Duncan JB pickups into a Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier for studio rhythm tones in this era. No evidence of alternate guitars/amps for this riff section.
Amp Settings
Mids5.5
Bass6
Gain7.5
Reverb2
Treble7
Presence6
Effects Chain
- Distortion pedal (model unknown, likely used for boost) · distortion
Guitar → Distortion pedal (boost) → Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (with light spring reverb)
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Tone Character
- tight and percussive
- aggressive and articulate
- chunky low end
- defined note separation
- compressed and punchy
- modern high-gain saturation
- minimal ambience
- focused midrange
- slightly scooped but present
- crisp attack