Afterlife amp settings — Marshal MGdfx50
The Avenged Sevenfold guitar tone for “Afterlife”, dialed in for a Marshal MGdfx50 with a Shecter Synyster custom. Studio version, Avenged Sevenfold (2007 self-titled album)
Bogner Uberschall / Bogner Shiva / Marshall blend, Schecter Synyster Custom with Seymour Duncan SH-8 Invader (bridge), Drop D tuning
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 8 |
| Bass | 5 |
| Mid | 6 |
| Treble | 7 |
| Reverb | 0 |
| Master | 4 |
01Boss MT-2 Metal Zone or similar high-gain distortion
RECOMMENDED — not currently owned. The MG50DFX OD channels lack the tight saturation of a Bogner Uberschall. Run this into the Clean channel with amp gain at 2-3 for defined chug. Alternative: Boss DS-1 with Tone 6, Dist 7, Level 7
The original uses a Bogner Uberschall's cascading high-gain into a tight 4x12 — your MG50DFX OD2 channel is voiced looser and fizzier with less midrange definition. I've pushed mid +1 over the original's setting to compensate for the MG's scooped voicing, and treble stays at 7 for pick attack. The MG lacks presence control so that's null. Without an external distortion pedal, the tone will be serviceable but lack the original's surgical tightness — a Metal Zone or similar running into the clean channel would get you closer.
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