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Unholy Confessions amp settings — Harley Benton HB-40MFX

The Avenged Sevenfold guitar tone for “Unholy Confessions”, dialed in for a Harley Benton HB-40MFX with a Jackson JS32 Dinky. Studio version, Waking the Fallen (2003)

Original rig

Bogner Uberschall 120W head, Gibson Les Paul Custom with humbuckers, MXR MC401 Boost/Line Driver

Tight percussive high-gain with scooped mids, chunky low end, crisp articulate attack, modern metal clarity

Amp settings — Harley Benton HB-40MFX

CHANNELClean (use amp as clean platform for DS-2)BRIGHToffBOOSToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	2
Bass	6
Mid	4
Treble	6
Reverb	0
Master	5

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Boss DS-2 Turbo Distortion

Mode II (Turbo) for tighter high-gain response. This is your primary gain source.

Level 7 · Tone 6 · Dist 8

Why these settings

The Bogner Uberschall is a dedicated high-gain head with massive preamp saturation the HB-40MFX cannot replicate from its amp section alone. The DS-2 in Mode II provides the tight, aggressive distortion this tone requires. Amp stays clean to avoid muddy double-gain stacking. Mid at 4 achieves the signature scoop while bass 6 delivers the chunky palm-mute thump.

PRO TIPPalm mute directly over the bridge pickup for maximum tightness and attack definition on the main riff. Pick aggressively close to the bridge with minimal follow-through for that percussive chunk Synyster Gates gets.

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