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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
Notes & Caveats
- No direct amp knob settings for 'Animal I Have Become' found; settings estimated based on Diezel VH4 typical usage for modern metal and the band's genre/era.
- No pedalboard or effects evidence for the riff section; distortion is from amp, not pedals.
- Pickup model inferred from Ibanez SZ320 stock configuration and era; could be OEM or Seymour Duncan/Ibanez-branded high-output humbuckers.
- No evidence of modulation, delay, or reverb pedals on the riff; amp reverb set low for slight space.
- If new evidence emerges of pedal use on this specific recording, update accordingly.
- Settings cross-referenced with genre and era conventions for accuracy. Three Days Grace's 'Animal I Have Become' features a modern, saturated hard rock tone with tight low end, present mids, and enough treble/presence for clarity but not harshness. The gain is high but not extreme, and the production is dry with minimal reverb, matching mid-2000s post-grunge/alt-metal conventions and Barry Stock's typical amp settings (often Mesa/Boogie or Marshall high-gain heads).