Seize the Day amp settings — NUX MG-300
The Avenged Sevenfold guitar tone for “Seize the Day”, dialed in for a NUX MG-300 with a Fender Player Stratocaster. Studio version, City of Evil (2005) — main lead and solo tone
Bogner Uberschall and Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier heads through 4x12 cabs, Schecter Synyster Standard (Seymour Duncan Invader bridge humbucker), Boss CS-3, Visual Sound H2O chorus/delay
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 7 |
| Bass | 5 |
| Mid | 7 |
| Treble | 6 |
| Presence | 6 |
| Reverb | 3 |
| Master | 7 |
01NUX MG-300 Compressor Block (CMP/Keeley Comp)
Placed first in chain for extended solo sustain and attack smoothing
02NUX MG-300 EFX Block (TS9 / Drive)
Clean overdrive boost in front of the Recto model to tighten the Strat's low end
03NUX MG-300 Delay Block (Analog Delay)
Post-amp/loop placement set to ~380ms for Synyster's spacious solo trails
Synyster Gates used ultra-high output Seymour Duncan Invader humbuckers, so on a single-coil Player Strat we push the MG-300 mids to 7, roll the guitar tone knob slightly back to 8 to tame ice-pick highs, and use the onboard TS9 model as a low-drive boost to add saturation and body. The Recto amp model delivers the scooped aggression, while the boosted mid EQ compensates for the Strat's thinner voicing to match the singing sustain of the album cut. Acoustic/clean intro: switch to the MG-300 clean Twin model block with compressor on.
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