Riff Tone

Desecrate Through Reverence

Avenged Sevenfold

Guitarmetal2000s

Original Gear

GuitarSchecter C-1 Blackjack (2002 era, likely used by Synyster Gates or Zacky Vengeance in studio)

AmpPeavey 5150 (original block letter, likely studio amp for 'Waking the Fallen')

PickupsSeymour Duncan JB (bridge) / '59 (neck) humbuckers

Amp Settings

gain8.5

bass6

mid4.5

treble6.5

reverb1

presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 2002-2003. No direct source confirms the exact guitar/amp for this song, but period interviews and genre conventions strongly indicate Schecter C-1 Blackjack with Seymour Duncan pickups into a Peavey 5150 for the heavy rhythm tone. No evidence of live rig or alternate gear for the studio recording.

Tone Character(10)

tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationarticulate low endchunky power chordsmodern metalcore clarityminimal ambiencefocused, cutting high endfast, precise attack

Difficulty

The riff requires fast, accurate alternate picking and tight palm muting at a high tempo, with complex rhythm changes and precise articulation to maintain clarity in a high-gain setting.

Sources

A7X Tunings : r/avengedsevenfold - Reddit Is Desecrate Through Reverence the heaviest song from Avenged ...

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