Heretic amp settings — Spider Line 6 V20 Mk 2
The Avenged Sevenfold guitar tone for “Heretic”, dialed in for a Spider Line 6 V20 Mk 2 with a Parker PM10 Hornet Black. Studio version, Hail to the King (2013)
Schecter Synyster Gates Custom (Seymour Duncan Invader / Synyster Custom humbuckers) into Bogner Uberschall / Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier and Marshall JCM800 blend, boosted with Ibanez TS808
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 6 |
| Bass | 6 |
| Mid | 6 |
| Treble | 7 |
| Reverb | 2 |
| Master | 5 |
The Line 6 Spider V series gain runs very hot on the 'Insane' high-gain model, so gain is dialed back to 6 to retain clarity without turning into fizz. The Parker PM10's mahogany body and humbuckers naturally provide warm low-mids, so mids are set to 6 and treble to 7 to match Synyster Gates' aggressive pick attack and bite. The Spider V 20 MkII has no dedicated hardware presence control, so upper-end cut is handled entirely via the treble knob.
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