Nightmare amp settings — Marshall Mg15cfr
The Avenged sevenfold guitar tone for “Nightmare”, dialed in for a Marshall Mg15cfr with a Jackson JS32 Dinky. Studio version, Nightmare (2010) — main heavy rhythm & riff tone
Schecter Synyster Gates Custom (Seymour Duncan Invaders) into Bogner Uberschall Rev 1 prototype & Diezel VH4 blend
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 8 |
| Bass | 6 |
| Mid | 5 |
| Treble | 7 |
| Reverb | 0 |
| Master | 5 |
01Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer
RECOMMENDED — not currently owned; tightens low-end flub on the 8-inch speaker
Engage the Overdrive channel with gain around 8 to simulate the high-gain Bogner and Diezel wall without turning the solid-state preamp entirely muddy. Keep the mids flat at 5 rather than heavily scooped so the Jackson's bridge humbucker retains the aggressive pick bite needed for the signature riff, while cutting reverb entirely for modern tracking tightness. Clean intro: switch to the Clean channel with guitar volume rolled back to 7.
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