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Unholy Confessions Solo Guitar Tone Settings — Avenged Sevenfold
Avenged Sevenfold · 2000s · metal
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Schecter Synyster Gates Custom-S
Pickups
Seymour Duncan Invader (bridge), Sustainiac (neck)
Amp
Bogner Uberschall 120-Watt Tube Guitar Amp Head
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording for 'Unholy Confessions' (2003, Waking the Fallen). Synyster Gates is confirmed to use the Schecter Synyster Gates Custom-S with Seymour Duncan Invader bridge pickup and Bogner Uberschall amp for this era. No evidence of live/touring substitutions for the solo section on the studio recording.
Amp Settings
Mids5
Bass6
Gain8
Reverb1
Treble7
Presence6.5
Effects Chain
- MXR MC401 Boost/Line Driver · boost
Schecter Synyster Gates Custom-S (bridge pickup) → (possible MXR MC401 Boost) → Bogner Uberschall 120-Watt Tube Guitar Amp Head (minimal amp reverb)
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Tone Character
- tight and saturated
- singing sustain
- articulate and cutting
- aggressive attack
- slightly scooped mids
- full-bodied low end
- clear note separation
- minimal ambience
- fast response
- crisp treble for solo clarity