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Animal I Have Become amp settings — Marshall DSL40CR

The Three Days Grace guitar tone for “Animal I Have Become”, dialed in for a Marshall DSL40CR with a Epiphone Les Paul Classic. Studio version, One-X album (2006)

Original rig

Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier (Modern channel), PRS Custom 24 with humbuckers, Drop C tuning

Aggressive, tight, punchy, mid-scooped high-gain with clear attack and strong low-end

Amp settings — Marshall DSL40CR

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Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	7
Bass	6
Mid	3
Treble	7
Presence	6
Reverb	0
Master	5

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE8 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Boss SD-1 Super Overdrive

Use as a clean boost to tighten low-end and add pick attack — low drive, high level

Level 8 · Tone 5 · Drive 2

Why these settings

The original Dual Rectifier is darker and more scooped than your DSL40CR, which is naturally mid-forward. I've dropped mids to 3 to approximate the Recto scoop, raised bass to 6 for the chunk, and set treble at 7 (vs the DSL's brighter voicing, this prevents ice-pick). The SD-1 running low-gain/high-level tightens the DSL's looser low-end to match the Recto's punchy attack.

PRO TIPPalm mute firmly and pick close to the bridge for that percussive chunk on the main riff — the Drop C tuning relies on tight muting to keep the low C from getting flubby.

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