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Strength of the World Guitar Tone Settings — Avenged Sevenfold
Avenged Sevenfold · 2000s · metal
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Schecter Synyster Gates Custom
Pickups
Seymour Duncan Invader humbuckers
Amp
Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording for 'City of Evil' (2005). Synyster Gates is known to have used his signature Schecter with Seymour Duncan Invaders and a Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier for solos on this album. No direct source confirms pedal use for this specific solo, but this is the widely documented studio setup for this era.
Amp Settings
Mids5
Bass6
Gain7.5
Reverb1.5
Treble7
Presence6.5
Effects Chain
- Delay pedal (model unknown) · delay
Schecter Synyster Gates Custom → Delay pedal (model unknown) → Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (with spring reverb)
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Tone Character
- singing sustain
- tight and percussive attack
- articulate lead lines
- high-gain saturation
- clear note separation
- aggressive pick attack
- fluid legato runs
- harmonic squeals
- modern metal lead tone