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Afterlife amp settings — NUX MG-300

The Avenged sevenfold guitar tone for “Afterlife”, dialed in for a NUX MG-300 with a Ibanez GRGR131 EX BFK. Studio version, Avenged Sevenfold (2007 self-titled album)

Original rig

Schecter Synyster Custom with Seymour Duncan SH-8 Invader (bridge), Bogner Uberschall / Bogner Shiva / Marshall blend, Boss NS-2 Noise Suppressor, Visual Sound H2O Chorus & Echo. Drop D tuning.

Tight, aggressive high-gain with mid-forward punch, polished modern metal crunch with controlled low-end and biting upper-mids

Amp settings — NUX MG-300

CHANNELHigh Gain amp model (Bogner/Uberschall-style or 'Modern Hi-Gain' type)BRIGHToffBOOSToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	8
Bass	5
Mid	6
Treble	7
Presence	6
Reverb	0
Master	5

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01NUX MG-300 Noise Gate Block

Essential for taming high-gain hiss on palm-muted sections

Threshold 4 · Decay 3

02NUX MG-300 Delay Block (for lead sections only)

Bypass for rhythm, engage for lead passages and clean arpeggios

Time 4 · Feedback 3 · Mix 3

Why these settings

The NUX MG-300's high-gain models approximate the Bogner Uberschall's tight, mid-heavy saturation. Select a Modern Hi-Gain or Recto-style amp model. Gain at 8 instead of 9 because the MG-300's digital gain stages saturate faster than tube amps. Mid pushed to 6 compensates for the Ibanez's slightly scooped humbucker voicing versus Syn's hot Invader pickups.

PRO TIPUse aggressive downstroke picking with your palm resting firmly near the bridge saddles for that trademark tight A7X chug—the precision of your muting matters more than extra gain for this tone.

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