Riff Tone

painkiller

Unknown Artist

Guitarmetal2010s+

Original Gear

GuitarGibson SG Junior 60's Electric Guitar

AmpDiezel VH4 (modded by Trace Davis at Voodoo Amps) and Marshall JMP-1 preamp into ENGL power amp

PickupsP-90 single coil (stock on SG Junior 60's)

Amp Settings

gain8

bass5

mid5.5

treble7

reverb1

presence6.5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 2014 (Three Days Grace - 'Human' album, 'Painkiller' riff section). Gear confirmed for album era and player (Barry Stock), but not all settings are specific to the riff section. No pedalboard or effect chain details for this exact song section found.

Tone Character(10)

tight and percussiveaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationarticulate note separationmodern metal clarityfocused low endcrisp high endminimal ambiencedry, immediate attackno audible modulation

Difficulty

The riff section requires fast, accurate picking and tight palm muting at a high tempo, demanding both technical precision and endurance.

Sources

Barry Stock, Three Days Grace Guitarist Gear - Equipboard Three Days Grace Guitarist Barry Stock Discusses Gear and New Album, 'Human' | Guitar World K.K. Downing and Glenn Tipton brought British steel to the world with Judas Priest – learn the secrets behind the metal gods’ seminal rhythm style | Guitar World

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