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Beast and the Harlot amp settings — Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier

The Avenged Sevenfold guitar tone for “Beast and the Harlot”, dialed in for a Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier with a Yamaha Pacifica 112V. Studio version, City of Evil (2005)

Original rig

Bogner Uberschall (120W, EL34) → Bogner 412 w/ Vintage 30s, Schecter Synyster Custom (humbuckers), Boss SD-1 Overdrive, Drop D tuning

Tight, aggressive modern metal rhythm with scooped mids, crushing low-end chug, and razor-sharp pick attack

Amp settings — Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier

CHANNELOrange Channel (Modern High Gain)BRIGHToffBOOSToff

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

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Boss SD-1 Super Overdrive

RECOMMENDED — not currently owned. Used as a clean boost to tighten low-end and add pick attack, not for additional distortion. Run into amp input.

Level 8 · Tone 5 · Drive 2

Why these settings

Your Dual Rectifier is the correct amp family for this tone — both it and the Uberschall are high-gain, EL34/6L6 modern metal amps with similar voicing. Use the Orange/Modern channel for the tightest response. The Pacifica's Alnico V humbucker in the bridge is lower output than Schecter's active-style pickups, so gain stays at 7 rather than dropping it. Without the SD-1 to tighten the low end, you may find the chug slightly looser — consider backing bass to 5 if it gets muddy.

PRO TIPPalm mute directly over the bridge saddles, not further up the strings — this is critical for the tight, percussive chug on the main riff. The Rectifier's loose low-end becomes an asset when your muting is precise.

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