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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
Amp Settings
gain8
bass5
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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.
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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
Amp Settings
gain8
bass5
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
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.