Riff Tone

Unholy confessions

Unknown Artist

Guitarmetal2000s

Original Gear

GuitarGibson Les Paul Custom

AmpBogner Uberschall 120-Watt Tube Guitar Amp Head

PickupsHumbuckers (likely stock Gibson or Seymour Duncan Invader in bridge)

Amp Settings

gain8.5

bass6

mid5

treble7

reverb0

presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 2003 (Waking the Fallen album era). Guitar confirmed from video for 'Unholy Confessions' and Equipboard. Amp confirmed from Equipboard and Avenged Sevenfold rig rundowns for this era. No evidence of pedals in the studio for the riff section; boost pedal used live.

Tone Character(10)

tight and percussiveaggressive palm mutingsaturated high-gainarticulate note separationfocused midrange punchminimal ambiencemodern metalcore rhythmcrisp attackcontrolled low enddry, in-your-face

Difficulty

The riff requires fast, accurate alternate picking with tight palm muting and precise string skipping, making it challenging for most intermediate players.

Sources

Synyster Gates' Guitar Gear, Amp Rig & Pedalboard Riff-savvy guitarist plays 50 Avenged Sevenfold songs in five minutes

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