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Avenged Sevenfold
Tone profile
What makes this tone
Signal chain
Tone Character
Recorded tone character
Gain character
Singing, sustained lead gain with a smooth classic-metal edge.
Bass
Moderate and controlled.
Mids
Forward for vocal lead sustain.
Treble
Clear and expressive.
Brightness / presence
Moderately bright without harshness.
Compression
Smooth lead compression with enough dynamics for bends.
Effects
Lead-oriented ambience with delay/reverb around the core high-gain tone.
Evidence / Sources
Tone character: singing, sustained, melodic, mid-forward, smooth, spacious
Targets the signature lead/solo character. Exact City of Evil title-track tracking equipment is less firmly documented than Gates' broader era rig, so the amp remains estimated.
Lead-oriented ambience with delay/reverb around the core high-gain tone.
Guitar
Synyster Gates Schecter dual-humbucker lead guitar, City of Evil-era reference
Amp
Likely Mesa/Boogie / 5150-era high-gain Avenged Sevenfold
Channel
Likely Singing high-gain lead channel
Pickup
Likely bridge humbucker