Riff Tone
I Hate Everything About You
Three Days Grace
Guitarrock2000s
Original Gear
GuitarAcoustic guitar (exact model not specified, likely a steel-string acoustic used for demo and final recording)
AmpLine 6 Amp Farm (amp simulator plugin, used for clean acoustic part in studio recording)
PickupsPiezo or internal mic (typical for acoustic studio recording, exact type not specified)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass5.5
mid5
treble7
reverb2.5
presence5.5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 2003. Adam Gontier stated the main riff was recorded on acoustic guitar using Line 6 Amp Farm plug-ins and the demo take was used for the final version. No evidence of electric guitar or traditional amp for the clean riff in the studio.
Tone Character(10)
warm and resonantclear string definitionnatural acoustic attackopen and dynamicslightly percussiveunprocessed and organicmildly scooped midssubtle studio reverbno audible compressionno modulation or time-based effects
Difficulty
The riff is based on straightforward arpeggiated chords on acoustic guitar with a steady picking pattern and requires clean transitions and even dynamics, but no advanced techniques.
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Original Gear
GuitarAcoustic guitar (exact model not specified, likely a steel-string acoustic used for demo and final recording)
AmpLine 6 Amp Farm (amp simulator plugin, used for clean acoustic part in studio recording)
PickupsPiezo or internal mic (typical for acoustic studio recording, exact type not specified)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass5.5
mid5
treble7
reverb2.5
presence5.5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 2003. Adam Gontier stated the main riff was recorded on acoustic guitar using Line 6 Amp Farm plug-ins and the demo take was used for the final version. No evidence of electric guitar or traditional amp for the clean riff in the studio.
Tone Character(10)
warm and resonantclear string definitionnatural acoustic attackopen and dynamicslightly percussiveunprocessed and organicmildly scooped midssubtle studio reverbno audible compressionno modulation or time-based effects
Difficulty
The riff is based on straightforward arpeggiated chords on acoustic guitar with a steady picking pattern and requires clean transitions and even dynamics, but no advanced techniques.
I Hate Everything About You settings for your amp
Exact settings ToneAdapt players use on these amps.
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