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Save Me Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Avenged Sevenfold
Avenged Sevenfold · 2010s+ · metal
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Schecter Synyster Gates Custom (likely for main riff), or Schecter Zacky Vengeance Custom
Pickups
Seymour Duncan Invader (Synyster Gates Custom), Seymour Duncan JB (Zacky Vengeance Custom)
Amp
Mesa/Boogie JP-2C John Petrucci Signature Head
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording, 2016 (The Stage album). Gear confirmed for this album/session. No evidence of live/touring substitutions for the riff section.
Amp Settings
Mids5.5
Bass6
Gain8
Reverb1.5
Treble7
Presence6.5
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Tone Character
- tight and percussive
- high-gain saturation
- articulate note separation
- aggressive pick attack
- scooped but present mids
- clear low end
- modern metal clarity
- slight amp reverb for space
- no audible modulation effects
- punchy rhythm
Notes & Caveats
- No direct amp knob settings for 'Save Me' riff found in sources; settings estimated based on Mesa/Boogie JP-2C typical metal usage and genre/era.
- No explicit pedal or modulation effect evidence for the riff section; only amp gain and slight reverb inferred.
- Both Synyster Gates and Zacky Vengeance play rhythm on this track; main riff likely uses Synyster Gates Custom with Invader pickup, but Zacky Vengeance Custom with JB also possible.
- No evidence of effects loop or pedalboard use for the riff section; signal chain assumed to be guitar → amp.
- Settings cross-referenced with genre and era conventions for accuracy. Avenged Sevenfold's 'Save Me' features a modern metal tone: saturated high gain, tight but not boomy lows, balanced mids (not scooped), and clear, cutting highs with enough presence for articulation. The reverb is minimal, as is typical for tight, aggressive metal production from this era.