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Dear God amp settings — Marshall DSL1HR

The Avenged Sevenfold guitar tone for “Dear God”, dialed in for a Marshall DSL1HR with a Ibanez PIA3761 Steve Vai. Studio version, Avenged Sevenfold (2007) - Lead Guitar Outro/Solo

Original rig

Schecter Synyster Custom (Seymour Duncan Invader) + Marshall JVM205H / JCM800 + Visual Sound H2O delay/chorus

Smooth, singing country-rock lead with warm Marshall saturation and ambient delay

Amp settings — Marshall DSL1HR

CHANNELUltra GainBOOSToff

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

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE8 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Visual Sound H2O (Delay Block)

RECOMMENDED — not currently owned (run in FX loop)

Delay Time 4 · Repeats 4 · Effect Level 4

Why these settings

The Marshall DSL1HR Ultra Gain channel replicates the saturated lead response of the JVM205H. DiMarzio UtoPIA pickups are slightly brighter and tighter than Synyster's high-output Invaders, so treble is held at 5 with guitar tone slightly rolled back to 8 to achieve smooth, vocal sustain without harshness. The amp's built-in digital reverb adds essential space since no external delay is owned.

PRO TIPUse wide, slow finger vibrato and dig in with a heavy pick angle to let the sustained bends blossom into smooth upper-mid harmonics.

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