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So Far Away Solo Guitar Tone Settings — Avenged Sevenfold

Avenged Sevenfold · 2010s+ · rock

studio

Original Recording

Guitar
Schecter Synyster Gates Custom 'REV' Guitar
Pickups
Seymour Duncan Invader humbuckers
Amp
Bogner Uberschall 120-Watt Tube Guitar Amp Head
Pickup Position
Neck pickup

Studio recording for 'So Far Away' (2010, Nightmare album). Guitar confirmed from music video and Equipboard. Amp confirmed from studio rig rundowns and Equipboard. Clean tone for solo section. No evidence of live gear or alternate guitars for this section.

Amp Settings

Mids
5.5
Bass
5.5
Gain
0
Reverb
3.5
Treble
7
Presence
6

Effects Chain

  • Visual Sound H2O · delay

Schecter Synyster Gates Custom 'REV' Guitar → Visual Sound H2O → Bogner Uberschall (clean channel, digital reverb on amp or in studio mix)

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Tone Character

  • warm and smooth
  • clear, bell-like cleans
  • lush, ambient reverb
  • slightly compressed
  • articulate single notes
  • melodic and expressive
  • spacious with subtle delay
  • no audible breakup
  • neck pickup clarity
  • studio-polished

Notes & Caveats

  • ⚠️Gain adjusted to 0 for clean tone
  • ⚠️No direct numeric amp settings for clean tone found in sources; settings estimated based on typical Bogner Uberschall clean channel use and genre/era.
  • ⚠️Effects inferred from audio and partial pedalboard evidence; Visual Sound H2O pedal confirmed for echo/delay, reverb is clearly audible.
  • ⚠️Pickup position inferred from tone and typical Synyster Gates usage for clean solos.
  • ⚠️No explicit studio amp reverb type stated; likely digital or studio plate/room reverb.
  • ⚠️Settings cross-referenced with genre and era conventions for accuracy. Synyster Gates' solo tone on 'So Far Away' is high-gain but articulate, with tight lows, balanced mids (not scooped), and bright but not harsh highs; typical of his Mesa Boogie/ENGL rigs and modern metal lead tones, with minimal reverb for clarity in the mix.

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