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Unholy Confessions amp settings — Donner Arena 2000

The Avenged Sevenfold guitar tone for “Unholy Confessions”, dialed in for a Donner Arena 2000 with a Schecter C-1HTS SLS Elite Evil Twin. Studio version, Waking the Fallen (2003)

Original rig

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

Tight, aggressive metalcore chug with scooped mids, percussive palm mutes, and articulate high-gain saturation

Amp settings — Donner Arena 2000

CHANNELHigh Gain (Mesa or 5150 model if available)BRIGHToffBOOSTon

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	7
Bass	5
Mid	4
Treble	7
Presence	6
Reverb	0
Master	5

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Donner Arena 2000 — Noise Gate (built-in)

Essential for tight palm mutes; engage to kill string noise between riffs

Threshold 5

02Donner Arena 2000 — Tube Screamer / OD block (built-in)

Used as a clean boost to tighten low end and push the front of the amp model—replicates the MXR MC401 role

Drive 0 · Tone 6 · Level 7

Why these settings

The Uberschall is a tight, modern high-gain head with scooped mids and aggressive presence. On the Arena 2000, select your highest-gain amp model (5150/Rectifier/Mesa-style), keep mids around 4 to maintain the scoop, and use the built-in OD block with drive at zero as a clean boost—this tightens the low end exactly like the original's MXR boost. Your Schecter's Fishman Fluence humbuckers are hotter and more compressed than the original Les Paul, so gain at 7 (not 8-9) prevents mud.

PRO TIPThe gallop riff demands precise right-hand palm-mute pressure—too heavy kills the note definition, too light loses the chug. Rest your palm just behind the saddles and use a firm, percussive downstroke; the tone should thump, not sustain.

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