Unholy confessions amp settings — Harley Benton HB-20R
The Avenged sevenfold guitar tone for “Unholy confessions”, dialed in for a Harley Benton HB-20R with a Squier Affinity Stratocaster. Main riff and rhythm track, Waking the Fallen (2003)
Gibson Les Paul Custom / Parker Fly Deluxe (bridge humbucker) into Bogner Uberschall / Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier high-gain heads
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 7 |
| Bass | 5 |
| Mid | 4 |
| Treble | 5 |
| Reverb | 0 |
| Master | 4 |
01Boss DS-1 or Tube Screamer Style Drive
RECOMMENDED — not currently owned; use to tighten and push front end
The HB-20R practice amp relies on its onboard Overdrive channel pushed to 7 to deliver the aggressive drive needed for this riff today. Because the Affinity Stratocaster uses bright single-coil pickups compared to Synyster's thick humbuckers, mids are kept at 4 and treble is backed off to 5 to avoid harshness and fizziness. Keep bass moderate at 5 to prevent the small 8-inch speaker from flubbing out on the heavy palm mutes. Adding an external overdrive pedal later will let you switch to the clean channel and tighten the low end significantly.
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