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Unholy Confessions amp settings — Ibanez 1

The Avenged Sevenfold guitar tone for “Unholy Confessions”, dialed in for a Ibanez 1 with a Ibanez GIO GRG170DX. Studio version, Waking the Fallen (2003)

Original rig

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

Tight percussive metalcore chug with aggressive pick attack, scooped mids, high-gain saturation, and articulate note separation

Amp settings — Ibanez 1

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

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE8 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Distortion pedal (Boss DS-1, Metal Zone MT-2, or similar)

RECOMMENDED — not currently owned. The Ibanez 1 is a small solid-state practice amp that cannot reach Uberschall-level saturation on its own. A distortion pedal is essential for this tone. Keep the amp relatively clean (gain 3-4) once you add this pedal, and let the pedal be the gain source.

Level/Output 7 · Tone 6 · Dist/Gain 7

Why these settings

The Ibanez 1 is an unrecognized small practice amp — I've provided near-universal knob values (gain, bass, mid, treble, master) but your faceplate labels may differ. The Uberschall's tight modern voicing and high-gain saturation are unreachable from this amp alone; the settings above maximize clarity and aggression within the amp's limits, but you'll need an external distortion pedal to get the actual metalcore chunk. Once you add a pedal, drop amp gain to 3-4 to avoid mud.

PRO TIPPalm-mute hard and pick aggressively right over the bridge pickup — the galloping riff's punch comes from consistent, percussive right-hand attack, not just gain. Roll your tone knob to 8 (not 10) to tame fizz from a small speaker while keeping the articulation.

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