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Buried Alive Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Avenged Sevenfold
Avenged Sevenfold · 2010s+ · metal
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Schecter Synyster Gates Custom (likely black with silver pinstripes, as used on 'Nightmare' album)
Pickups
Seymour Duncan Invader humbuckers
Amp
Bogner Uberschall 120-Watt Tube Guitar Amp Head
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording for 'Nightmare' album (2010). Gear confirmed for this era and album by Equipboard and multiple interviews. No evidence of live/touring substitutions for the studio riff section.
Amp Settings
Mids5
Bass6
Gain8
Reverb1.5
Treble7
Presence6.5
Effects Chain
- MXR MC401 Boost/Line Driver · boost
Schecter Synyster Gates Custom → (optional: MXR MC401 Boost/Line Driver) → Bogner Uberschall 120-Watt Tube Guitar Amp Head (minimal amp reverb)
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Tone Character
- tight and percussive
- high-gain saturation
- aggressive palm muting
- articulate and defined
- chunky low end
- scooped but present mids
- modern metal clarity
- compressed attack
- minimal ambience
- focused, punchy sound