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Betrayed Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Avenged Sevenfold
Avenged Sevenfold · 2000s · metal
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Schecter Synyster Gates Custom
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). Gear confirmed for this album/era via Equipboard and Ultimate Guitar. No evidence of live rig or alternate guitars for this specific song/section.
Amp Settings
Mids6.5
Bass6
Gain8.5
Reverb1.5
Treble7
Presence6.5
Effects Chain
- Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer (or similar overdrive, model not confirmed) · overdrive
- Noise gate (model unknown) · noise_gate
Guitar → Overdrive (Tube Screamer or similar) → Noise Gate → Bogner Uberschall Amp (minimal spring reverb)
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Tone Character
- tight and percussive
- aggressive palm muting
- high-gain saturation
- pronounced mid-range
- articulate attack
- warm but cutting
- modern metal clarity
- minimal ambience
- saturated rhythm
- focused low end