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Riff Tone
An Epic of Time Wasted
Avenged Sevenfold
Guitarmetal2000s
Original Gear
GuitarSchecter Synyster Custom (early model, likely pre-Sustainiac, with Seymour Duncan Invader pickups)
AmpMarshall JCM800 (likely, based on era and genre; Bogner Ecstasy and Uberschall are later-era, not confirmed for this album)
Amp Settings
gain8.5
bass5.5
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Notes
Studio recording, 2001 (Sounding the Seventh Trumpet era). No direct evidence of pedals or effects for this specific song/recording; settings and gear inferred from genre, era, and typical A7X early rig.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive palm mutingsaturated high-gainfocused midrangearticulate pick attackminimal ambienceclear note separationmodern metalcore rhythmslightly scooped lowsno audible modulation effects
Difficulty
The riff requires tight palm muting, precise picking, and solid rhythm control, making it moderately challenging for intermediate players.
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Original Gear
GuitarSchecter Synyster Custom (early model, likely pre-Sustainiac, with Seymour Duncan Invader pickups)
AmpMarshall JCM800 (likely, based on era and genre; Bogner Ecstasy and Uberschall are later-era, not confirmed for this album)
Amp Settings
gain8.5
bass5.5
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Notes
Studio recording, 2001 (Sounding the Seventh Trumpet era). No direct evidence of pedals or effects for this specific song/recording; settings and gear inferred from genre, era, and typical A7X early rig.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive palm mutingsaturated high-gainfocused midrangearticulate pick attackminimal ambienceclear note separationmodern metalcore rhythmslightly scooped lowsno audible modulation effects
Difficulty
The riff requires tight palm muting, precise picking, and solid rhythm control, making it moderately challenging for intermediate players.