Distorted Tone
Afterlife
Avenged Sevenfold
BassHeavy metal / metalcore2000s (specifically mid‑2000s, Afterlife released 2007)
Original Gear
BassSchecter Johnny Christ Signature Bass (also uses Ernie Ball Music Man StingRay variants)
AmpGallien‑Krueger 2001RB head (clean and distorted paths) into GK Neo 8x10 cabinet
PickupsActive EMG MMCS (bridge) and EMG 81 (neck), blended
Amp Settings
gain7.5
bass5
mid7
treble7.5
presence6.5
compression6
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Uses two MXR M‑80 Bass DI+ pedals (one clean, one dirty) for signal paths
Tone Character(4)
detailed intensityhigh‑end cutfluid sustainclean and distorted blend
Difficulty
The bass line features moderate technicality with syncopated fills and transitions, requiring control and precision but not advanced techniques.
Sources
Create an account to adapt this tone to your gear
Create Free AccountBassHeavy metal / metalcore2000s (specifically mid‑2000s, Afterlife released 2007)
Original Gear
BassSchecter Johnny Christ Signature Bass (also uses Ernie Ball Music Man StingRay variants)
AmpGallien‑Krueger 2001RB head (clean and distorted paths) into GK Neo 8x10 cabinet
PickupsActive EMG MMCS (bridge) and EMG 81 (neck), blended
Amp Settings
gain7.5
bass5
mid7
treble7.5
presence6.5
compression6
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Uses two MXR M‑80 Bass DI+ pedals (one clean, one dirty) for signal paths
Tone Character(4)
detailed intensityhigh‑end cutfluid sustainclean and distorted blend
Difficulty
The bass line features moderate technicality with syncopated fills and transitions, requiring control and precision but not advanced techniques.
Afterlife settings for your amp
Exact settings ToneAdapt players use on these amps.
More Avenged Sevenfold tones
- Unholy Confessions · riff
- Nightmare · riff
- Bat Country · riff
- Hail to the King · riff
- Afterlife · riff
- Seize the Day · solo
- Bat Country · solo
- Nightmare · solo
- Shepherd of Fire · riff
- Beast and the Harlot · riff