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Afterlife Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Avenged Sevenfold
Avenged Sevenfold · 2000s · metal
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Schecter Synyster Gates Custom (Confederate Flag finish, as seen in studio footage for 'Afterlife')
Pickups
Seymour Duncan Invader humbuckers
Amp
Bogner Uberschall 120-Watt Tube Guitar Amp Head
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording, 2007 (Avenged Sevenfold self-titled album). Guitar and amp confirmed from studio footage and Equipboard. Settings from Synyster Gates' signature amp, which is based on the Uberschall.
Amp Settings
Mids6
Bass5.5
Gain8.5
Reverb1.5
Treble6.5
Presence6.5
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Tone Character
- tight and percussive
- aggressive palm muting
- high-gain saturation
- articulate note separation
- chunky low end
- present but not scooped mids
- cutting upper mids
- minimal ambience
- modern metal clarity
- focused attack