Riff Tone
Blinded In Chains
Avenged Sevenfold
Guitarmetal2000s
Original Gear
GuitarSchecter Synyster Gates Custom
AmpBogner Uberschall
PickupsSeymour Duncan Synyster Gates Invader (high-output humbucker)
Amp Settings
gain8.5
bass5.5
mid4
treble7
reverb1
presence6.5
Effects & Signal Chain
eqMXR MXR M109S Six Band Graphic EQ
noise_gateUnknown Noise Gate (model unknown)
Notes
Studio recording, 2005. Gear confirmed for 'City of Evil' era. No evidence of live/touring substitutions for this song's riff section. No evidence of additional guitars or amp models for the main rhythm/distorted riff.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivearticulate pick attackaggressive palm mutingscooped low midshigh-gain saturationclear note separationpunchy low endmodern metalcore edgecontrolled distortionslight top-end bite
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, aggressive alternate picking with tight palm muting and syncopated rhythms, demanding precise timing and muting technique typical of modern metalcore.
Sources
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Original Gear
GuitarSchecter Synyster Gates Custom
AmpBogner Uberschall
PickupsSeymour Duncan Synyster Gates Invader (high-output humbucker)
Amp Settings
gain8.5
bass5.5
mid4
treble7
reverb1
presence6.5
Effects & Signal Chain
eqMXR MXR M109S Six Band Graphic EQ
noise_gateUnknown Noise Gate (model unknown)
Notes
Studio recording, 2005. Gear confirmed for 'City of Evil' era. No evidence of live/touring substitutions for this song's riff section. No evidence of additional guitars or amp models for the main rhythm/distorted riff.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivearticulate pick attackaggressive palm mutingscooped low midshigh-gain saturationclear note separationpunchy low endmodern metalcore edgecontrolled distortionslight top-end bite
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, aggressive alternate picking with tight palm muting and syncopated rhythms, demanding precise timing and muting technique typical of modern metalcore.
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