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Riff Tone

Second Heartbeat

Avenged Sevenfold

Guitarmetal2000s

Original Gear

GuitarSchecter Synyster Gates Custom (likely early model, as used on Waking the Fallen)
AmpMesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier Solo Head

Amp Settings

gain8
bass6

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Effects & Signal Chain

Notes

Studio recording, 2003 (Waking the Fallen album). No evidence of live rig or alternate guitars for the riff section. No evidence of additional pedals beyond possible boost/overdrive for tightening. No explicit pedalboard or effect chain for this song/section found in sources.

Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive palm mutingarticulate and defined attackwarm midrange focussaturated high-gaincontrolled low endminimal ambiencemodern metal clarityslightly compressednot scooped

Difficulty

The riff requires fast, accurate picking and tight palm muting at high speed, with complex rhythm patterns and precise synchronization, making it challenging for most intermediate players.

This tone has been researched 4 times by the community

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