GuitarDistortedSolo
Heretic Solo Guitar Tone Settings — Avenged Sevenfold
Avenged Sevenfold · 2010s+ · metal
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Schecter Synyster Gates Custom
Pickups
Seymour Duncan Invader (bridge, stock for this era)
Amp
Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier Solo Head (3-channel, Multi-Watt)
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording, 2013 (Hail to the King album). Gear inferred from multiple Avenged Sevenfold rig rundowns and era-specific interviews. No direct evidence for pedals or alternate amps on 'Heretic' solo; settings and effects inferred from genre, era, and band’s typical studio approach.
Amp Settings
Mids5.5
Bass6
Gain7.5
Reverb1.5
Treble7
Presence6.5
Effects Chain
- Delay pedal (model unknown) · delay
- Noise gate (model unknown) · noise_gate
Guitar → Noise gate → Delay pedal → Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (with light digital reverb)
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Tone Character
- tight and percussive
- singing sustain
- articulate note separation
- aggressive palm muting
- modern metal saturation
- clear pick attack
- slightly scooped mids
- harmonic overtones
- crisp high end
- controlled feedback