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hail to the king Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Unknown Artist
Unknown Artist · 2010s+ · 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, 2013 era (Hail to the King album). Gear confirmed for Avenged Sevenfold's 'Hail to the King' riff section via Equipboard. No evidence of additional pedals or effects for the main riff; focus is on amp distortion. No evidence of live-specific gear or alternate guitars for the riff section.
Amp Settings
Mids5
Bass6
Gain7.5
Reverb1.5
Treble7
Presence6.5
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Tone Character
- tight and percussive
- aggressive palm muting
- high-gain saturation
- chunky low end
- articulate pick attack
- modern metal clarity
- scooped but present mids
- dry, focused distortion
- minimal ambience
- no audible modulation or delay
Notes & Caveats
- No direct source for exact amp knob settings; values estimated based on typical Bogner Uberschall settings for modern metal and Avenged Sevenfold's genre/era.
- No evidence of additional pedals or effects used on the main riff section; no modulation, delay, or reverb audible in the recording.
- Pedalboard listings for Synyster Gates exist, but no evidence ties any pedal (boost, overdrive, etc.) to the main riff recording of 'Hail to the King'.
- Pickup and amp model confirmed for this album/era, but not for every individual song section; bridge pickup inferred from tone and genre.
- Settings cross-referenced with genre and era conventions for accuracy. Assuming 'Hail to the King' refers to Avenged Sevenfold, the riff tone is modern metal: high gain, tight bass, slightly scooped but present mids, and clear treble/presence for articulation, with minimal reverb for a dry, punchy sound typical of 2010s metal production.