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Nightmare amp settings — Line 6 Spider 5: 20

The Avenged Sevenfold guitar tone for “Nightmare”, dialed in for a Line 6 Spider 5: 20 with a IYV IP-350. Studio version, Nightmare album (2010)

Original rig

Bogner Uberschall 120W head, Schecter Synyster Gates Custom-S with Seymour Duncan SH-8 Invader (bridge), MXR MC401 Boost/Line Driver

Tight, aggressive high-gain with scooped mids and grinding low-end chug

Amp settings — Line 6 Spider 5: 20

CHANNELInsane

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

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE8 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Spider V Built-in Boost (or any clean boost)

RECOMMENDED — Use Spider V's built-in boost effect to replicate the MXR MC401 tightening function. Access via amp's effects menu.

Level 7

Why these settings

The Spider V's Insane channel approximates high-gain modern voicing but lacks the Uberschall's tight low-end focus. Mids dropped to 4 (vs original's 5.5) because the Spider V's digital mids sit higher in the mix. Bass pulled to 5 to prevent flub — the IYV's humbuckers run hotter than the Invader's tight response. Treble at 6 maintains bite without digital fizz.

PRO TIPPalm mute directly over the bridge saddles with your picking hand angled slightly toward the neck — this replicates the ultra-tight chug attack Gates uses on the main riff and prevents the Spider's gain from getting washy.

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