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Natural Born Killer Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Avenged Sevenfold
Avenged Sevenfold · 2010s+ · metal
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Schecter Synyster Gates Custom
Pickups
Seymour Duncan SH-8 Invader (bridge), Sustainiac (neck)
Amp
Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording, 2010 (Nightmare album). Gear confirmed for album era and riff sections by Premier Guitar and Equipboard. Settings inferred from high-gain channel settings for 'Nightmare' era. No evidence of additional pedals for distortion in riff section; relies on amp gain.
Amp Settings
Mids5.5
Bass5.5
Gain9
Reverb1.5
Treble6.5
Presence5.5
Effects Chain
- Boss NS-2 Noise Suppressor · noise_gate
- Boss CS-3 Compression Sustainer · compression
Schecter Synyster Gates Custom → Boss CS-3 Compression Sustainer → Boss NS-2 Noise Suppressor → Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (slight digital reverb)
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Tone Character
- tight and percussive
- aggressive palm muting
- high-gain saturation
- chunky low end
- focused mids
- cutting treble
- articulate pick response
- modern metal clarity
- minimal ambience
- fast attack