Riff Tone
Burn It Down
Avenged Sevenfold
Guitarmetal2000s
Original Gear
GuitarSchecter Synyster Gates Custom
AmpMesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier
PickupsSeymour Duncan Invader humbuckers
Amp Settings
gain8.5
bass6
mid4.5
treble7
reverb1.5
presence6.5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 2004 (Waking the Fallen era). No direct source confirms exact gear for 'Burn It Down' riff, but this is the established studio setup for Synyster Gates on this album. No evidence of pedals or effects beyond amp distortion for the riff section.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive palm mutingscooped midrangehigh-gain saturationchunky low endarticulate pick attackmodern metal clarityminimal ambiencefocused and cuttingcompressed dynamics
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, accurate alternate picking and tight palm muting at a high tempo, with precise rhythm and aggressive attack typical of modern metal.
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Original Gear
GuitarSchecter Synyster Gates Custom
AmpMesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier
PickupsSeymour Duncan Invader humbuckers
Amp Settings
gain8.5
bass6
mid4.5
treble7
reverb1.5
presence6.5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 2004 (Waking the Fallen era). No direct source confirms exact gear for 'Burn It Down' riff, but this is the established studio setup for Synyster Gates on this album. No evidence of pedals or effects beyond amp distortion for the riff section.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive palm mutingscooped midrangehigh-gain saturationchunky low endarticulate pick attackmodern metal clarityminimal ambiencefocused and cuttingcompressed dynamics
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, accurate alternate picking and tight palm muting at a high tempo, with precise rhythm and aggressive attack typical of modern metal.
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