Seize the day amp settings — Neural DSP Quad Cortex
The Avenged sevenfold guitar tone for “Seize the day”, dialed in for a Neural DSP Quad Cortex with a Jackson JS11 Dinky. Studio version, City of Evil (2005) — iconic acoustic-to-electric solo and outro lead
Bogner Uberschall and Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier heads through 4x12 cabs, Schecter Synyster Standard (Seymour Duncan Invader humbucker), Boss CS-3 Compressor, Visual Sound H2O chorus/delay
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 7 |
| Bass | 5 |
| Mid | 7 |
| Treble | 6 |
| Presence | 6 |
| Reverb | 3 |
| Master | 7 |
01Solid State Comp (Boss CS-3 style)
In front of amp model to even out pick attack and extend sustain
02Green 808 (TS808 style overdrive)
Clean boost in front of amp block to tighten low end and add upper-mid cut
03Digital Delay
Post-cab block, set to ~450ms dotted eighth notes
04Plate Reverb
Post-cab stereo reverb block for studio space
The Jackson JS11 stock ceramic pickups are hotter and grainier than Synyster's high-output Seymour Duncan Invader, so the TS808 block drive is zeroed to prevent fizzy saturation. The Quad Cortex German Uber model provides the rich Bogner midrange bark while the compressor and boost blocks recreate the infinite, singing sustain heard on the City of Evil leads. Mids are boosted to 7 to ensure the solo cuts cleanly through the dense rhythm wall.
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