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Shepherd of Fire amp settings — Pogolab GA-3

The Avenged Sevenfold guitar tone for “Shepherd of Fire”, dialed in for a Pogolab GA-3 with a Tagima Memphis MG30. Studio version, Hail to the King (2013) — main rhythm riff (Drop D)

Original rig

Schecter Synyster Custom (Seymour Duncan Invader humbucker) -> Schecter Hellwin USA 100W Head (Lead Channel, EL34) -> Marshall/Mesa 4x12 with Celestion Vintage 30s

High-gain, mid-forward British crunch with tight low-end tracking and sharp pick attack

Amp settings — Pogolab GA-3

CHANNELDistortion / Drive modeBOOSTon

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	7
Reverb	0
Master	7

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Cuvave Mini-EFX (Drive / Dist Block)

Used as a tight mid/treble boost into the Pogolab to simulate high-output ceramic pickups

Drive 4 · Tone 7 · Level 8

Why these settings

The Pogolab GA-3 mini practice unit has only Gain, Tone, and Volume controls (no 3-band EQ or presence), so the missing knobs are nulled. The Tagima MG-30 features lower-output single coils compared to Synyster's high-output Seymour Duncan Invader humbucker, requiring the Cuvave Mini-EFX in front to provide upper-mid bite, extra output punch, and treble definition. Keep the amplifier dry with zero reverb to preserve the tight, punchy tracking of the Drop-D chugs.

PRO TIPTune to Drop D (D-A-D-G-B-E) and use aggressive, firm palm-muting with a heavy pick right against the bridge saddles to get the razor-sharp percussive attack of the main riff.

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