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Solo Tone
Victim
Avenged Sevenfold
Guitarmetal2010s+
Original Gear
GuitarSchecter Synyster Gates Custom (2009, black with silver pinstripes, Sustainiac neck pickup, Seymour Duncan Invader bridge pickup)
AmpMesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (likely Rev F or 3-channel, with Mesa 4x12 cabinet, studio recording)
Amp Settings
gain7.5
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 2010 (Nightmare album). Synyster Gates is known to use his signature Schecter with Invader bridge and Sustainiac neck for solos. Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier is the documented studio amp for this era. No evidence of live rig or alternate gear for this solo.
Tone Character(10)
singing sustainsmooth and liquid lead toneclear note separationambient delay trailsslightly scooped midstight low endpresent but not harsh highsmoderate compressiondelicate pick attacklush reverb ambience
Difficulty
The solo features melodic phrasing with some fast legato passages and expressive bends, requiring intermediate technique but not extreme speed or advanced shred techniques.
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Original Gear
GuitarSchecter Synyster Gates Custom (2009, black with silver pinstripes, Sustainiac neck pickup, Seymour Duncan Invader bridge pickup)
AmpMesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (likely Rev F or 3-channel, with Mesa 4x12 cabinet, studio recording)
Amp Settings
gain7.5
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 2010 (Nightmare album). Synyster Gates is known to use his signature Schecter with Invader bridge and Sustainiac neck for solos. Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier is the documented studio amp for this era. No evidence of live rig or alternate gear for this solo.
Tone Character(10)
singing sustainsmooth and liquid lead toneclear note separationambient delay trailsslightly scooped midstight low endpresent but not harsh highsmoderate compressiondelicate pick attacklush reverb ambience
Difficulty
The solo features melodic phrasing with some fast legato passages and expressive bends, requiring intermediate technique but not extreme speed or advanced shred techniques.