Unholy confession amp settings — Marshall JCM900
The Avenge sevenfold guitar tone for “Unholy confession”, dialed in for a Marshall JCM900 with a Fender American Ultra Stratocaster. Studio version, Waking the Fallen (2003) - Main Riff
Schecter C-1 Elite (Seymour Duncan JB/59 humbuckers) into Bogner Uberschall and Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier heads with Marshall 1960V 4x12 cabs, boosted with Boss SD-1 / Ibanez TS9
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 8 |
| Bass | 6 |
| Mid | 5 |
| Treble | 5 |
| Presence | 6 |
| Reverb | 0 |
| Master | 5 |
The JCM900 Lead channel supplies ample diode-clipping bite to match Synyster Gates' aggressive pick attack, but running a single-coil bridge Strat requires pushing the bass to 6 and rolling guitar tone back to 8 to tame single-coil sharpness. Keep mids around 5 so the fast 16th-note gallops retain cut without getting overly thin or flubby. If you later acquire the recommended TS9/SD-1, run it as a clean boost (Drive 1, Level 9) into Channel B and drop the amp gain to 6 for maximum low-end tightness.
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