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Unholy Confessions amp settings — Orange Crush 35RT

The Avenged Sevenfold guitar tone for “Unholy Confessions”, dialed in for a Orange Crush 35RT with a Jackson King v. 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 scooped mids, aggressive pick attack, and articulate note separation

Amp settings — Orange Crush 35RT

CHANNELDirty channel

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	8
Bass	5
Mid	3
Treble	7
Reverb	0
Master	4

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE8 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Zoom G1X Four — Noise Gate

Essential for tight palm mutes — kills string noise between chugs

Threshold 6 · Decay 2

02Zoom G1X Four — TS808 (Tube Screamer model)

Use as clean boost to tighten low end and push amp — mimics the MXR MC401 boost role

Gain 0 · Tone 6 · Level 8

03Zoom G1X Four — Graphic EQ (if available)

RECOMMENDED — scoop 800Hz, boost upper mids for modern metal clarity; skip if unavailable

800Hz 3 · 3.2kHz 6 · Level 5

Why these settings

The Bogner Uberschall is a high-gain monster with massive low end and scooped mids — the Orange Crush 35RT is warmer and mid-heavy by nature. Dropped mid to 3 (vs Bogner's ~4.5) to approximate the scoop, pushed treble to 7 for articulation, and pulled bass back to 5 to prevent flub since the Crush has thick low-mids. The TS808 model on the Zoom running as a clean boost is critical — it tightens the low end and adds pick attack, replicating what the MXR boost did into the Uberschall.

PRO TIPPalm mute directly over the bridge saddles, not further up the strings — this gives you the tight, percussive 'chug' that defines the galloping riff. Angle your pick slightly and attack hard; the tone lives in the right hand aggression.

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