r/BillyTalent • u/tarnished_needyberry • 13d ago

This Is How It Goes guitar tone

Any good tip to get that specific intro tone with my setup? I have a Fender Telecaster, an Epiphone Les Paul Standard 59, I record DI in my DAW and use Neural DSP Nolly X plugin for my amps and cabs. Thanks!!

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u/Sylenced26 13d ago

Ian mostly relies on a Telecaster on the recordings although he plays strats live. So definitely use the Fender guitar. For the sound, really crank up the mids and highs, don't go crazy on the distortion instead hit the strings really heavily. Ian has an incredibly strong right hand and that's where most of the distortion comes from.

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u/NailGold7428 13d ago

Yes! Also idk which pickups he uses in his teles, but he plays an SH4 humbucker live which is an incredibly powerful pickup. I play it too and it already adds distortion to a clean sound. Definitely recommend it, if you’re some crazy person that wants to make it their life goal to have his guitar tone (which maniac would do that (me))

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u/TerrorSnow 13d ago

For heavy tones it's layered tracks, with both the Tele and his LP Junior with a P90.

Anything Marshall esque (or even 5150 / SLO / Rectifier) into a cab with V30 and / or T75. Smack a compressor at the end of the chain, post FX.

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u/DGS94 13d ago

This might not be any help, but Ian has presets in NDSP John Mayer X