Hail to the king amp settings — Boss ME-90
The Avenged sevenfold guitar tone for “Hail to the king”, dialed in for a Boss ME-90 with a Epiphone Slash Les Paul Standard. Studio version, Hail to the King (2013)
Schecter Synyster Gates Custom (Seymour Duncan Invader bridge) into Schecter Hellwin USA 100W Head, Fractal Axe-Fx II for gate/effects
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 7 |
| Bass | 6 |
| Mid | 6 |
| Treble | 7 |
| Presence | 5 |
| Reverb | 2 |
| Master | 6 |
01Boss ME-90 Noise Suppressor (NS)
Essential for tight, percussive staccato palm muting
02Boss ME-90 OD/DS Block (T-SCREAM / Clean Boost)
Used strictly as a clean boost to tighten low end into the preamp
The ME-90's LEAD AIRD preamp model closely emulates the high-gain, EL34-driven architecture of Synyster's signature Hellwin amp. Slash Custom ProBucker humbuckers have a more vintage-PAF output than Syn's ceramic Seymour Duncan Invader, so the overdrive block is configured as a pre-gain tightener with zero drive and boosted level to match the original's attack bite. The built-in Noise Suppressor is crucial to prevent feedback and recreate the tight, staccato chugs of the main riff.
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