Riff Tone
Remenissions
Avenged Sevenfold
Guitarmetal2000s
Original Gear
GuitarSchecter Synyster Gates Custom (2003-2004, black with silver pinstripes, Seymour Duncan Invader bridge pickup)
AmpMesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (likely Rev F or early 2000s model, as used on 'Waking the Fallen')
PickupsSeymour Duncan Invader (bridge humbucker)
Amp Settings
gain8.5
bass5.5
mid6
treble6.5
reverb1
presence6.5
Effects & Signal Chain
noise_gateUnknown Noise gate (model unknown)
Notes
Studio recording, 2003; settings and gear based on era and album. No evidence of live rig or alternate guitars for this riff section. Synyster Gates played the main riff with his signature Schecter and high-output Invader pickup into a Mesa Dual Rectifier, as confirmed by multiple interviews and era-specific gear rundowns.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivesaturated high-gainarticulate note separationaggressive palm mutingfocused midrange punchcrisp pick attackslightly scooped but present midsmodern metal clarityminimal ambiencepercussive low end
Difficulty
The riff section of 'Remenissions' is challenging due to its fast tempo, aggressive palm muting, and tight alternate picking, requiring precise rhythm and left-right hand coordination typical of early 2000s metalcore.
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Original Gear
GuitarSchecter Synyster Gates Custom (2003-2004, black with silver pinstripes, Seymour Duncan Invader bridge pickup)
AmpMesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (likely Rev F or early 2000s model, as used on 'Waking the Fallen')
PickupsSeymour Duncan Invader (bridge humbucker)
Amp Settings
gain8.5
bass5.5
mid6
treble6.5
reverb1
presence6.5
Effects & Signal Chain
noise_gateUnknown Noise gate (model unknown)
Notes
Studio recording, 2003; settings and gear based on era and album. No evidence of live rig or alternate guitars for this riff section. Synyster Gates played the main riff with his signature Schecter and high-output Invader pickup into a Mesa Dual Rectifier, as confirmed by multiple interviews and era-specific gear rundowns.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivesaturated high-gainarticulate note separationaggressive palm mutingfocused midrange punchcrisp pick attackslightly scooped but present midsmodern metal clarityminimal ambiencepercussive low end
Difficulty
The riff section of 'Remenissions' is challenging due to its fast tempo, aggressive palm muting, and tight alternate picking, requiring precise rhythm and left-right hand coordination typical of early 2000s metalcore.
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