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The Wicked End Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Avenged Sevenfold
Avenged Sevenfold · 2000s · metal
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Schecter Synyster Gates Custom
Pickups
Seymour Duncan Invader humbuckers
Amp
Marshall JCM800 (likely 2203 or 2204, as used on City of Evil era)
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording for 'City of Evil' (2005). Gear confirmed for this era and album, but no direct studio photo for this specific song. Synyster Gates' main rhythm tone on City of Evil is widely reported as Schecter Synyster Gates Custom with Invader pickups into a Marshall JCM800. No evidence of live rig or alternate amp for the studio riff section.
Amp Settings
Mids5
Bass6
Gain8
Reverb1.5
Treble7
Presence6
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Tone Character
- tight and aggressive
- percussive palm-muted chugs
- scooped mids
- high-gain saturation
- articulate note separation
- crushing low end
- modern metal clarity
- slightly compressed attack
- bright but not harsh top end
- focused, controlled distortion