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GuitarBest guess29
Aerials
System Of A Down
Tone Snapshot
Pickup: Likely bridge humbucker-styleTone profile
Gain
Tightness
Brightness
Mid Scoop
Ambience
What makes this tone
- Crunch
- Full Low End
- Smooth Top End
Signal chain
- Guitar: Likely Ibanez Iceman
- Pickup: Likely bridge humbucker-style
- Amp: Likely Layered/rental high-gain
- Effects: Mostly amp-driven heavy tone with studio layering
Tone Character
Recorded tone character
Gain character
Dense but controlled alternative-metal crunch.
Bass
Full and weighty while leaving room for the bass guitar.
Mids
Balanced, preserving the vocal-like contour of the riff.
Treble
Clear but not excessively sharp.
Brightness / presence
Moderately dark/controlled compared with more scooped modern metal.
Compression
Layered studio compression with a broad, heavy attack.
Effects
Mostly amp-driven heavy tone with studio layering and ambience.
Evidence / Sources
Tone character: broad, heavy, controlled, layered, dark-edged, alternative-metal
Daron Malakian has explicitly said he does not remember the exact recording rig and recalls rental gear with probably a Marshall in the mix. This seed keeps that uncertainty visible.
Effects
Mostly amp-driven heavy tone with studio layering and ambience.
Original Gear
Guitar
Likely Ibanez Iceman
Amp
Likely Layered/rental high-gain
Channel
Likely high-gain rhythm channel
Pickup
Likely bridge humbucker-style
