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Unholy Confessions amp settings — Zoom G1 Four

The Avenged Sevenfold guitar tone for “Unholy Confessions”, dialed in for a Zoom G1 Four with a Gibson Les Paul Modern. Studio version, Waking the Fallen (2003) - Main iconic rhythm and intro riff

Original rig

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

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

Amp settings — Zoom G1 Four

CHANNELRECTI ORG amp model + RECT4x12 cabBOOSToff

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

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01TS Drive (Zoom G1 Four onboard block)

Tightening boost in front of the amp model; cuts flub and sharpens pick attack

Gain 0 · Tone 6 · Level 8

02ZNR (Zoom Noise Reduction onboard block)

Tames high-gain hiss for fast staccato riffing

THRSH 6 · DETCT 5

Why these settings

The Gibson Les Paul Modern's Burstbucker Pro bridge humbucker matches the output and punch of the original Gibson Les Paul Custom perfectly. On the Zoom G1 Four, using the RECTI ORG model gives the searing Mesa crunch, while placing the onboard TS Drive block ahead of it with zero gain tightens the rectifier's naturally loose low end. Running the amp mid control at 6 preserves the cut needed for the opening triplet gallops without scooping away note definition.

PRO TIPPick aggressively with a heavy gauge pick angled slightly toward the bridge to accentuate the metallic chirp on the low-D palm mutes.

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