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unholy confessions amp settings — Marshall mg30gfx

The Avenged sevenfold guitar tone for “unholy confessions”, dialed in for a Marshall mg30gfx with a Ibanez Gio Grg131dx bkf black flat. Studio version, Waking the Fallen (2003) - Main iconic rhythm and intro riff

Original rig

Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier & Bogner Uberschall into 4x12 cabs, Gibson Les Paul Custom (Synyster Gates) / Schecter S-1 (Zacky Vengeance) with high-output bridge humbuckers

Aggressive early-2000s metalcore crunch with tight low-end, punchy upper mids, and sharp pick attack

Amp settings — Marshall mg30gfx

CHANNELOD-2

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

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10

Why these settings

The MG30GFX lacks a dedicated presence knob, so treble is boosted to 7 to deliver the aggressive pick articulation of the original high-gain tube heads. Bass is kept moderate at 5 to prevent the small 10-inch solid-state speaker from flubbing out on the fast gallops. OD-2 provides the tight, modern metalcore saturation needed without an external overdrive pedal.

PRO TIPAnchor your palm firmly on the bridge saddles to keep the alternating 16th-note pedaling dead tight and prevent open strings from ringing into the melody line.

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