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Three Days Grace
Tone profile
What makes this tone
Signal chain
Tone Character
Recorded tone character
Gain character
Dense modern high gain with a firm, controlled pick attack.
Bass
Full and low-tuned but kept tight.
Mids
Balanced, slightly recessed for width without disappearing.
Treble
Crisp rather than fizzy.
Brightness / presence
Moderately forward for articulation.
Compression
Strong modern-rock compression and layering.
Effects
Core rhythm is primarily amp-driven; studio layering does more of the work than obvious time-based effects.
Evidence / Sources
Tone character: thick, modern, tight, low-tuned, compressed, aggressive, polished, wide
Evidence is strong for Barry Stock's One-X-era heavy Ibanez guitars and his long association with Diezel VH4 amplification, but a definitive song-specific session sheet for Animal I Have Become was not found. The seed deliberately leaves the exact guitar/pickup estimated.
Core rhythm is primarily amp-driven; studio layering does more of the work than obvious time-based effects.
Guitar
Likely Barry Stock One-X-era Ibanez/baritone guitar family
Amp
Likely Diezel VH4
Channel
Likely Modern high-gain rhythm channel
Pickup
Likely high-output bridge humbucker