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Unholy confessions amp settings — Harley benton B10

The Avenged sevenfold guitar tone for “Unholy confessions”, dialed in for a Harley benton B10 with a Harley benton Stratocaster. Studio version, Waking the Fallen (2003)

Original rig

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

Tight percussive high-gain metal with scooped mids, aggressive pick attack, and chunky low-end clarity

Amp settings — Harley benton B10

CHANNELOverdrive

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

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10

Why these settings

The Harley Benton B10 Overdrive channel is pushed to maximum gain (10) to approximate the Uberschall's saturated preamp, but it will lack the original's tight low-end definition and compressed sustain. Bass is boosted to 8 to compensate for single-coil thinness vs the Les Paul's humbuckers. Mids are scooped to 3 to match the Bogner's naturally mid-scooped voicing. Treble at 7 maintains string clarity without single-coil ice-pick harshness. No presence control exists on the B10. The recording is bone-dry, so reverb is 0.

PRO TIPPalm-mute with the heel of your picking hand directly over the bridge pickup for maximum percussive tightness and note separation — this technique is 50% of the tone on this riff and compensates for the lack of a noise gate.

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