Warmness On the Soul amp settings — Hertz DG-20
The Avenged Sevenfold guitar tone for “Warmness On the Soul”, dialed in for a Hertz DG-20 with a Fender American Professional II Stratocaster. Studio version, Sounding the Seventh Trumpet (2001) / Warmness on the Soul EP (Lead Solo tone)
Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier, Gibson Les Paul Custom (bridge humbucker), Boss SD-1 boost, analog delay
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 8 |
| Bass | 6 |
| Mid | 7 |
| Treble | 5 |
| Master | 6 |
01Boss SD-1 Super Overdrive
RECOMMENDED — not currently owned (tightens pick attack into high gain)
02Analog / Digital Delay
RECOMMENDED — not currently owned (essential for the signature soaring solo repeats)
Because the Hertz DG-20 is an unrecognized practice-style solid-state amp, setting the drive channel gain to 8 delivers the necessary sustain directly from your existing gear while presence is nulled. Your Stratocaster single-coils are brighter and thinner than Synyster Gates's humbuckers, so roll the guitar tone knob down to 7 and push the amp mids to 7 to round off single-coil glassiness and mimic thick humbucker sustain. If you acquire the recommended SD-1 and delay pedals later, run the SD-1 as a clean mid-boost into the drive channel and put delay after it for the iconic ballad repeats.
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