GuitarDistortedRiff
Animal I Have Become Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Three Days Grace
Three Days Grace · 2000s · metal
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Ibanez SZ320
Pickups
Ibanez SZ humbuckers (likely stock or Seymour Duncan/Ibanez OEM, high output, ceramic magnet)
Amp
Diezel VH4 (studio recording, 2005-2006 era)
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording for 'Animal I Have Become' (2006, self-titled album). Barry Stock is documented using the Ibanez SZ320 and Diezel VH4 for this era. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for the main riff section. No pedalboard evidence for this specific song/section; most distortion is from the amp.
Amp Settings
Mids5.5
Bass6
Gain7.5
Reverb1.5
Treble6.5
Presence6
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Tone Character
- tight and percussive
- aggressive palm muting
- modern high-gain saturation
- articulate pick attack
- chunky, thick rhythm
- controlled low end
- slightly scooped mids
- minimal ambience
- dry, focused mix
- studio multi-tracking for thickness