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Buried Alive Solo Guitar Tone Settings — Avenged Sevenfold
Avenged Sevenfold · 2010s+ · metal
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Schecter Synyster Gates Custom (likely with Seymour Duncan Invader or Synyster Gates Signature pickups)
Pickups
Seymour Duncan Invader humbucker or Schecter Synyster Gates Signature humbucker
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; Synyster Gates' signature Schecter and Bogner Uberschall are repeatedly cited as the core studio rig for solos. No evidence of live/touring substitutions for the studio solo section.
Amp Settings
Mids5.5
Bass6
Gain7.5
Reverb1.5
Treble7
Presence6.5
Effects Chain
- MXR MC401 Boost/Line Driver · boost
- Delay pedal (model unknown) · delay
Schecter Synyster Gates Custom → MXR MC401 Boost/Line Driver → Delay pedal (model unknown) → Bogner Uberschall 120-Watt Tube Guitar Amp Head (with low digital reverb)
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Tone Character
- singing sustain
- fluid legato runs
- tight and articulate
- high-gain saturation
- cutting upper mids
- clear note separation
- slight delay tail
- aggressive pick attack
- modern metal lead
- harmonic clarity