No. 1662008·hard-rock·5 blocks
Second Chance
Shinedown's breakout radio anthem from 2008's The Sound of Madness. Zach Myers built it on a PRS Santana that he had converted into a semi-hollow -- the guitar he still brings out specifically for this song -- run into his longtime Diezel Herbert. The verses are chiming, clean arpeggios; the choruses and the soaring melodic lead push the amp into a smooth, vocal singing sustain. A polished, big-radio production with plate ambience holding it all together.
The Sound of MadnessSignal path · input → output · 7 blocksLive values · Neural DSP Quad Cortex
Guitar
PRS Santana (semi-hollow conversion)
Pickups
HH
Tuning
neck
Strings
Standard E (E-A-D-G-B-E)
Studio Comp
Klon
Diezel VH4
4x12 V30
Digital Delay
Plate Reverb
Studio Comp
← Studio compressor
Threshold
-28dB
Ratio
3:1
Attack
12s
Release
200s
Mix
60
Level
0dB
Klon
← Transparent boost (lead)
Drive
2.5
Tone
6
Level
7
Diezel VH4
← Diezel Herbert
Gain
4
Bass
5
Mid
6
Treble
6
Presence
6
Master
6
Sag
5
4x12 V30
← Diezel 4x12 (V30)
LowCut90Hz
HighCut8000Hz
Level
0dB
Digital Delay
← Lead ambience delay
Time
400ms
Feedback
18
Mix
14
Level
0
Plate Reverb
← Studio plate
Decay
2.2s
Predelay
20ms
Mix
22
Level
0
Engineer's note
File 166
Shinedown's breakout radio anthem from 2008's The Sound of Madness. Zach Myers built it on a PRS Santana that he had converted into a semi-hollow -- the guitar he still brings out specifically for this song -- run into his longtime Diezel Herbert. The verses are chiming, clean arpeggios; the choruses and the soaring melodic lead push the amp into a smooth, vocal singing sustain. A polished, big-radio production with plate ambience holding it all together.
— Zach Myers
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