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Heretic Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Avenged Sevenfold
Avenged Sevenfold · 2010s+ · metal
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Original Recording
Guitar
Schecter Synyster Gates Custom
Pickups
Seymour Duncan Invader humbuckers
Amp
Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier 100W 3-channel Solo Head
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording, 2013 (Hail to the King album). Gear confirmed for this era and album, but no direct studio photo for 'Heretic' session. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for the riff section.
Amp Settings
Mids5
Bass6
Gain8
Reverb1
Treble7
Presence6.5
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Tone Character
- tight and percussive
- aggressive palm muting
- high-gain saturation
- articulate note separation
- chunky low end
- scooped but present mids
- crisp top end
- modern metal clarity
- focused and saturated
- minimal ambience
Sources
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