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Solo Tone

Second Heartbeat

Avenged Sevenfold

Guitarmetal2000s

Original Gear

GuitarSchecter Synyster Gates Custom (2003-2004, likely with Seymour Duncan Invader bridge pickup)
AmpMesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (studio recording, 2003)

Amp Settings

gain8
bass6

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Effects & Signal Chain

Notes

Studio recording, 2003, Waking the Fallen album. Gear inferred from era, artist interviews, and genre conventions. No direct source confirms exact gear for this solo, but Synyster Gates is known to have used a Schecter Custom with Invader pickups and Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier for this album's heavy tones.

Tone Character(10)
tight and saturatedsinging sustainarticulate high notesaggressive pick attackcutting midrangeslightly scooped but present midsclear note separationcontrolled feedbackfast alternate picking claritymetalcore lead sound

Difficulty

The solo requires advanced picking speed, accurate string skipping, and expressive bending/vibrato, making it challenging for most players but not at the extreme 'expert' level.

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