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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)
Amp Settings
gain8.5
bass6
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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.
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Original Gear
GuitarIbanez RG Series (exact model not specified, but confirmed Ibanez for 'Human' era)
AmpDiezel VH4 (studio recording, confirmed for 'Human' album sessions)
Amp Settings
gain8.5
bass6
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Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
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.