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Avenged Sevenfold
Tone profile
What makes this tone
Signal chain
Tone Character
Recorded tone character
Gain character
Modern, saturated high gain with a polished but lively attack.
Bass
Firm and substantial.
Mids
Balanced-to-forward for melodic metal lead definition.
Treble
Bright and articulate.
Brightness / presence
Forward enough for clarity without excessive fizz.
Compression
Strong multi-amp/studio compression.
Effects
Core heavy tone comes from the layered amp blend; lead passages add ambience as needed.
Evidence / Sources
Tone character: polished, saturated, melodic, tight, articulate, modern-metal
Targets the main heavy/lead reference from the self-titled album. The album used a multi-amp blend rather than one universal head.
Core heavy tone comes from the layered amp blend; lead passages add ambience as needed.
Guitar
Schecter Synyster Gates signature guitar used for rhythms and most solos on the self-titled album
Amp
Studio blend of Bogner Uberschall, Diezel and Marshall JVM/JCM800 tones, with the Uberschall central to the heavy sound
Channel
Likely high-gain rhythm/lead blend
Pickup
Likely bridge humbucker in Synyster Gates' signature Schecter