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Dear God amp settings — Fender Blues Junior IV

The Avenged Sevenfold guitar tone for “Dear God”, dialed in for a Fender Blues Junior IV with a Fender American Professional II Stratocaster. Studio version, Avenged Sevenfold (2007) - Outro solo lead

Original rig

Schecter Synyster Custom (Seymour Duncan Invader bridge) into Marshall JVM205H with Visual Sound H2O delay/chorus

Smooth, singing high-gain lead tone with rich mid warmth, liquid sustain, and ambient delay

Amp settings — Fender Blues Junior IV

BOOSTon

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	9
Bass	6
Mid	8
Treble	5
Reverb	4
Master	4

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE7 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Overdrive (Ibanez TS9 / Fulltone OCD style)

RECOMMENDED — not currently owned; needed to push the Blues Jr into singing Marshall-style modern lead sustain

Drive 7 · Tone 5 · Level 7

02Analog/Digital Delay (Boss DD-3 or MXR Carbon Copy)

RECOMMENDED — not currently owned; set to roughly 420ms quarter-note repeats direct into amp input

Time 5 · Feedback 4 · Level 4

Why these settings

The Blues Junior IV lacks a dedicated high-gain lead channel, so the 'FAT' boost switch must be engaged with Volume (preamp gain) cranked to 9 to maximize tube saturation. To compensate for a naturally bright Strat bridge single-coil compared to Synyster's ultra-hot Seymour Duncan Invader humbucker, the amp's mids are pushed to 8 while the guitar's bridge tone knob is rolled back to 7. A dedicated overdrive pedal is recommended as an upgrade to add the tight compression and endless sustain heard on the recording.

PRO TIPSynyster uses a distinct wide, fast classical vibrato executed from the wrist rather than the arm; dig in with the edge of a heavy 1.5mm+ pick to replicate the sharp harmonic chirp on his sustained bend releases.

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