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Heretic Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Avenged Sevenfold

Avenged Sevenfold · 2010s+ · metal

studio

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

Mids
5
Bass
6
Gain
8
Reverb
1
Treble
7
Presence
6.5

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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

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