GuitarDistortedRiff
Scream Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Avenged Sevenfold
Avenged Sevenfold · 2000s · metal
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Schecter Synyster Gates Custom
Pickups
Seymour Duncan Invader humbuckers
Amp
Bogner Uberschall 120-Watt Tube Guitar Amp Head
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording for 'Scream' (2008, self-titled album). Gear confirmed for this album/era via rig rundowns and interviews. No evidence of live-specific substitutions for the riff section. No pedals confirmed in studio chain for riff, only amp and possible boost.
Amp Settings
Mids5.5
Bass6
Gain8
Reverb1
Treble7
Presence6.5
Effects Chain
- MXR MC401 Boost/Line Driver · boost
Schecter Synyster Gates Custom → (optional MXR MC401 Boost/Line Driver) → Bogner Uberschall 120-Watt Tube Guitar Amp Head (minimal reverb)
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Tone Character
- tight and percussive
- aggressive palm muting
- saturated high-gain
- articulate pick attack
- modern metal clarity
- scooped but present mids
- crisp and defined
- focused low end
- minimal ambience
- punchy rhythm