Riff Tone

I Am Machine

Three Days Grace

Guitarrock2010s+

Original Gear

GuitarIbanez RG Series (exact model not specified, but confirmed Ibanez for 'Human' era)

AmpDiezel VH4 (studio recording, confirmed for 'Human' album sessions)

PickupsEMG 81/85 active humbuckers (typical for Barry Stock's Ibanez in this era, high output, ceramic/alnico V)

Amp Settings

gain8.5

bass6

mid5

treble7

reverb1.5

presence6.5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording for 'Human' (2015). Barry Stock used Ibanez guitars with EMG pickups and Diezel VH4 amps for the riff sections. Marshall JMP-1 preamp also used in studio, but Diezel VH4 is primary for heavy rhythm. No evidence of live rig differences for this song/era.

Tone Character(10)

tight and punchyaggressive and saturatedarticulate palm-muted chugscompressed and focused attackclear note separation under heavy gainminimal ambient reverbmidrange presence for riff claritypercussive low endcutting, bright top endmodern high-gain voicing

Difficulty

The riff requires tight, articulate palm muting and precise alternate picking to maintain clarity under high-gain settings, but does not involve advanced techniques or complex rhythms.

Sources

Three Days Grace Members, Gear & Sound | Equipboard Three Days Grace – Human - Gear & Equipment Used on the Album | Equipboard

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