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Unholy Confessions amp settings — Blackstar HT5R MkII

The Avenged Sevenfold guitar tone for “Unholy Confessions”, dialed in for a Blackstar HT5R MkII with a Jackson JS32 Dinky. Studio version, Waking the Fallen (2003)

Original rig

Gibson Les Paul Custom (bridge humbucker) → MXR MC401 Boost/Line Driver → Bogner Uberschall 120W head

Tight, scooped-mids modern metal with percussive gallop clarity and high-gain saturation

Amp settings — Blackstar HT5R MkII

CHANNELOverdriveBRIGHToffBOOSToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	8
Bass	5
Mid	3
Treble	7
Presence	7
Reverb	0
Master	4

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10

Why these settings

The Bogner Uberschall is scooped and compressed with tight low-end; the Blackstar HT5R's Overdrive channel is naturally mid-forward and British-voiced. Mids dropped to 3 (vs Bogner's inherent scoop) and treble/presence pushed to 7 to match the articulate high-end bite. The ISF control should be set fully clockwise (maximum British voicing) to get closest to the Uberschall's texture. Your Jackson's direct-mount humbucker is hotter than a Les Paul's neck-set pickup, so gain is set to 8 instead of the original's 9+ to avoid mush.

PRO TIPPalm-mute with the heel of your picking hand directly over the bridge pickup for the tightest gallop articulation—any further back toward the bridge saddles and the notes lose body; any closer to the neck and they blur together on the fast runs.

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