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Unholy Confessions amp settings — NUX MG-300

The Avenged Sevenfold guitar tone for “Unholy Confessions”, dialed in for a NUX MG-300 with a Gibson SG Modern. Studio version, Waking the Fallen (2003) — Main iconic riff and heavy rhythm

Original rig

Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier & Bogner Uberschall, 4x12 Rectifier/Bogner Cabs, Gibson Les Paul Custom / Schecter S-1 with high-output bridge humbuckers

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

Amp settings — NUX MG-300

CHANNELDUAL RECT (Modern High Gain) + CALI 412 V30 Cab IRBOOSToff

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

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01NUX MG-300 EFX Block: TS9 (Tube Screamer)

Used strictly as a clean boost in front of the high-gain amp model to tighten low-end tracking for fast palm mutes

Drive 0 · Tone 6 · Level 9

02NUX MG-300 NR Block: Noise Gate

Essential for cutting string noise during staccato riff stops

Threshold 6 · Decay 3

Why these settings

The MG-300's DUAL RECT model captures the aggressive Mesa saturation, but the TS9 block in front with zero drive and high level is required to trim the natural low-end flub of a Rectifier. The SG Modern's Burstbucker Pro humbuckers have plenty of bite, so mids are pushed to 6 to retain core definition against the scooped recording profile. Keep reverb completely off to maintain the dry, punchy studio mix.

PRO TIPAnchor your palm mute firmly against the bridge saddles and use aggressive, consistent downstrokes to produce the percussive, chugging attack that defines the iconic opening riff.

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