Riff Tone

Lips of Deceit

Avenged Sevenfold

Guitarmetal2000s

Original Gear

GuitarSchecter S-1

AmpMarshall JVM210H

PickupsSchecter stock high-output humbuckers (likely Duncan Designed HB-102 or similar, ceramic magnet, high output)

Amp Settings

gain8.5

bass5.5

mid5

treble7

reverb0.5

presence7

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording for 'Waking the Fallen' (2003). Zacky Vengeance used a Schecter S-1 with stock high-output humbuckers into a Marshall JVM210H head. No evidence of additional pedals or effects in the riff section; Tube Screamer/boost is sometimes used live but not confirmed for this studio recording. Pickup position: bridge.

Tone Character(10)

tight and percussiveaggressive palm mutingmodern high-gain saturationarticulate note separationfocused low endcrisp treble bitescooped but present midsclear pick attackminimal ambiencefast attack

Difficulty

The riff requires fast, aggressive palm muting with tight synchronization and precise articulation, typical of early 2000s metalcore rhythm work.

Sources

Chapter Four Riff Tone Settings | Avenged Sevenfold | TonesMatch

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