So Far Away amp settings — M-Vave Blackbox
The Avenged Sevenfold guitar tone for “So Far Away”, dialed in for a M-Vave Blackbox with a Ibanez RG550. Studio version, Nightmare (2010) — Lead guitar melody and solo
Schecter Synyster Custom (Seymour Duncan Invader humbuckers) into Bogner Uberschall / Marshall JVM205H, Boss RV-5, analog delay
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 7 |
| Bass | 6 |
| Mid | 7 |
| Treble | 5 |
| Reverb | 5 |
| Master | 6 |
01Jim Dunlop Cry Baby GCB95
Keep bypassed for the main riff and lead lines; engage only for dynamic expressive sweeps
02M-Vave Blackbox Overdrive Block (TS Drive)
Clean boost to tighten bass before the amp block
03M-Vave Blackbox Delay Block
Post-amp digital delay (approx 380ms) for singing lead sustain
04M-Vave Blackbox Reverb Block
Plate or hall space emulation
The Ibanez RG550 V8 bridge pickup has more upper-mid treble bite than Synyster Gates's overwound Seymour Duncan Invader, so the Blackbox treble is reined in at 5 to keep lead bends warm and rounded. The M-Vave high-gain amp model handles the bulk of the distortion, with the internal TS drive acting solely as a mid-tightening pre-boost. The Cry Baby sits first in line direct from the guitar, bypassed during rhythm and melodics. Clean acoustic/electric intro: roll guitar volume back to 4 or switch to the middle single-coil position.
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