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Afterlife Bass Tone Settings — Avenged Sevenfold
Avenged Sevenfold · 2000s (specifically mid‑2000s, Afterlife released 2007) · Heavy metal / metalcore
Original Recording
Bass
Schecter Johnny Christ Signature Bass (also uses Ernie Ball Music Man StingRay variants)
Pickups
Active EMG MMCS (bridge) and EMG 81 (neck), blended
Amp
Gallien‑Krueger 2001RB head (clean and distorted paths) into GK Neo 8x10 cabinet
Pickup Position
both
Uses two MXR M‑80 Bass DI+ pedals (one clean, one dirty) for signal paths
Amp Settings
Mids7
Bass5
Gain7.5
Treble7.5
Presence6.5
compression6
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Tone Character
- detailed intensity
- high‑end cut
- fluid sustain
- clean and distorted blend
Playing Technique
- pick
Notes & Caveats
- Bass tone settings derived from AI knowledge of the artist and genre conventions.