Buried Alive amp settings — Crate MX120R
The Avenged Sevenfold guitar tone for “Buried Alive”, dialed in for a Crate MX120R with a Ibanez GIO GRG170DX. Studio version, Nightmare (2010) — signature clean/chorus intro arpeggio
Schecter Synyster Gates Custom (Seymour Duncan Invader neck/coil-split) -> Bogner Uberschall / Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier clean channel -> MXR Analog Chorus -> Digital Delay
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 2 |
| Bass | 6 |
| Mid | 5 |
| Treble | 7 |
| Reverb | 4 |
| Master | 5 |
01Analog Chorus (e.g. MXR M234)
RECOMMENDED — not currently owned (run into amp input or FX loop)
02Digital Delay (e.g. Boss DD-3/DD-7)
RECOMMENDED — not currently owned (dotted eighth/quarter note ambient repeats)
The Crate MX120R Clean channel provides high headroom, so keep gain at 2 to avoid clipping the solid-state input. Select the neck+middle position on your Ibanez GRG170DX to simulate Synyster Gates's coil-split neck pickup chime. The Crate lacks a dedicated presence control, so push treble to 7 to compensate for the missing sparkle while using onboard spring reverb at 4 to provide space until pedals are added. Heavy distorted verses: switch to Channel B (Solo/Overdrive) with gain at 7 and scoop the shape control.
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