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So Far Away amp settings — Boss Katana 50 MkII

The Avenged Sevenfold guitar tone for “So Far Away”, dialed in for a Boss Katana 50 MkII with a Gibson Les Paul Modern. Studio version, Nightmare (2010) — Main outro and bridge lead solo

Original rig

Schecter Synyster Custom (Seymour Duncan Invader) into Bogner Uberschall and Mesa Dual Rectifier with Boss DD-3 delay in studio FX loop

Thick, saturated modern lead with singing midrange sustain and smooth top-end

Amp settings — Boss Katana 50 MkII

CHANNELBROWN amp type

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	7
Bass	5
Mid	7
Treble	5
Reverb	3
Master	5

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE8 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Onboard Booster

Engage the onboard BOOSTER section set to a warm mid-hump overdrive to tighten the low end and add sustain

Drive 4

02Onboard Delay

Quarter-note digital delay tailored to mimic Synyster Gates's studio Boss DD-3 lead repeats

Time 5 · Feedback 4 · Level 4

Why these settings

The Gibson Les Paul Modern's humbuckers provide ample output, but rolling the tone knob slightly to 8 tames any harsh high frequencies to replicate the fat, dark top end of Synyster's Duncan Invaders. The Katana's BROWN amp type delivers the tight saturation needed, while boosting the mids to 7 cuts through smoothly without sounding brittle. Because the Katana 50 MkII lacks an external FX loop, all ambience is handled via the onboard delay and reverb sections. Clean acoustic intro: switch to ACOUSTIC amp type, turn Booster off.

PRO TIPSynyster Gates uses aggressive pick vibrato on sustained notes; dig in firmly with a heavy pick near the bridge pickup to generate singing upper harmonics.

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