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Coming Home Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Avenged Sevenfold
Avenged Sevenfold · 2010s+ · metal
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Schecter S-1 (Zacky Vengeance signature, likely used on 'Hail to the King' album era)
Pickups
Seymour Duncan SH-4 JB (bridge humbucker), SH-1 '59 (neck humbucker)
Amp
Hughes & Kettner TriAmp MK II
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording, 2013 ('Hail to the King' album). No evidence of pedals for the main riff; amp and guitar do most of the work. No explicit mention of effects loop or additional rack gear for the riff section.
Amp Settings
Mids5.5
Bass6
Gain8
Reverb1.5
Treble7
Presence6.5
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Tone Character
- tight and percussive
- articulate high-gain rhythm
- aggressive palm muting
- scooped but present mids
- modern metal saturation
- clear note separation
- focused and punchy
- minimal ambience
- no audible modulation
- controlled low end