This Means War amp settings — Soundmaker G20 Brilliant Series
The Avenged Sevenfold guitar tone for “This Means War”, dialed in for a Soundmaker G20 Brilliant Series with a Tagima Stratocaster. Studio album version, Hail to the King (2013) — main rhythm riff
Schecter Synyster Gates Custom (Seymour Duncan Invader / Synyster Custom bridge humbucker) into Bogner Uberschall / Diezel Herbert / Peavey 6505+ boosted with Maxon OD808 into Mesa 4x12 cab
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 2 |
| Bass | 5 |
| Mid | 5 |
| Treble | 5 |
| Reverb | 0 |
| Master | 5 |
01Mooer GE100: DS Block (Tube Drive / OD)
Used as a clean overdrive boost to tighten low-end and boost front end of the amp model
02Mooer GE100: AMP Block (5150 / Peavey or High Gain Lead)
Primary high-gain engine recreating Synyster Gates' 6505/high-gain rhythm tone
03Mooer GE100: CAB Block (4x12 Rectifier / Modern 4x12)
Essential for cab simulation before going into the solid-state practice amp
The Soundmaker G20 is an entry-level practice amp lacking modern high-gain voicing, so the Mooer GE100 serves as the entire preamp and gain engine into the clean channel. Because your Tagima Stratocaster has brighter, lower-output single-coil pickups compared to Synyster Gates' high-output humbuckers, the Mooer amp gain and bass are slightly pushed while treble is smoothed. Keep the G20 amp EQ completely flat at noon with gain low to avoid harsh solid-state clipping.
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