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Danger Line Solo Guitar Tone Settings — Avenged Sevenfold
Avenged Sevenfold · 2010s+ · metal
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Schecter Synyster Gates Custom
Pickups
Seymour Duncan Synyster Gates Invader (humbucker, bridge)
Amp
Hughes & Kettner TriAmp Mark III
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording for 'Danger Line' (2010, 'Nightmare' album). Synyster Gates is known to use his signature Schecter with Seymour Duncan Invader pickups and Hughes & Kettner amps in the studio for this era. No direct source confirms live or alternate gear for this solo.
Amp Settings
Mids4.5
Bass5.5
Gain7.5
Reverb2.5
Treble6.5
Presence6
Effects Chain
- Delay pedal (model unknown) · delay
Schecter Synyster Gates Custom → Delay pedal (model unknown) → Hughes & Kettner TriAmp Mark III (digital reverb on amp)
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Tone Character
- tight and percussive
- singing sustain
- scooped mids
- articulate lead lines
- high-gain saturation
- clear note separation
- aggressive pick attack
- fluid legato runs
- modern metal lead tone
Notes & Caveats
- No direct source gives exact amp or pedal settings for 'Danger Line' solo; settings estimated based on genre, era, and typical Synyster Gates studio rig.
- No explicit confirmation of pedal models for this solo; delay and reverb are included because they are clearly audible in the recording.
- Pickup and amp model inferred from artist's known studio gear for the 'Nightmare' album era.
- Mid setting is estimated as 'scooped' based on genre and tone descriptors from forums.
- Settings cross-referenced with genre and era conventions for accuracy. Synyster Gates typically uses a high-gain, articulate tone with tight lows, slightly scooped but present mids, and bright but not harsh treble for solos. The solo in 'Danger Line' is modern metal with clarity, minimal reverb, and amp settings that favor note definition and cut without being overly scooped or saturated.