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Shepherd of Fire amp settings — Blackstar ID:Core 20 V3

The Avenged Sevenfold guitar tone for “Shepherd of Fire”, dialed in for a Blackstar ID:Core 20 V3 with a Schecter Synyster Standard. Studio version, Hail to the King (2013)

Original rig

Schecter Hellwin USA 100 / Bogner Uberschall / JCM800 blend → Schecter SYN412 cab (V30s); Schecter Synyster Custom-S with Seymour Duncan Invader (bridge)

Saturated high-gain rhythm with tight low-end, aggressive upper-mids, and controlled presence — modern metal crunch without excessive fizz

Amp settings — Blackstar ID:Core 20 V3

CHANNELOD2 (highest gain voice)

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	8
Bass	5
Mid	7
Treble	6
Presence	6
Reverb	0
Master	5

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE8 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Boss ME-80 — Preamp/OD (TS type)

Use as a clean boost to tighten low-end and push mids — this mimics the Tube Screamer-style boost common in studio metal tracking. Set ME-80 amp sim to BYPASS so the Blackstar handles the core gain.

Drive 3 · Tone 6 · Level 7

02Boss ME-80 — Noise Suppressor

High gain = noise; engage gate to keep palm mutes tight

Threshold 4

03Boss ME-80 — EQ (Parametric or GEQ)

Boost 800Hz–1kHz region slightly to add midrange bark that the ID:Core's voicing lacks vs a Hellwin/Uberschall

Low 4 · Mid 6 · Mid Freq 7 · High 5

Why these settings

The Blackstar ID:Core's OD2 channel is the closest to a saturated modern high-gain voice. Set ISF fully clockwise (British) to get the aggressive upper-mid bite of the Hellwin/Uberschall. Your Synyster Standard uses Schecter Diamond pickups — slightly lower output than the Invaders on the original, so gain stays at 8 rather than dropping it. The ME-80 TS-style boost is critical: it tightens the low-end and adds midrange focus that the ID:Core's digital modeling otherwise lacks.

PRO TIPPalm mute directly over the bridge saddles — not further up the strings — to get that chunky, percussive low-end attack on the main riff without mud. The original tracking used very precise right-hand placement to keep the chugs defined at high gain.

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