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Nightmare amp settings — Peavey Transtube 12W

The Avenger Sevenfold guitar tone for “Nightmare”, dialed in for a Peavey Transtube 12W with a Ibanez GIO GRG121DX. Studio version, Nightmare (2010) — main drop-D rhythm riff

Original rig

Schecter Synyster Gates Custom (Seymour Duncan Invader humbuckers) into Bogner Uberschall and Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier, with Marshall JCM800 blends

Aggressive, tight modern high-gain rhythm with punchy low-mids and sharp pick attack

Amp settings — Peavey Transtube 12W

CHANNELLead (TransTube OD)BOOSToff

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

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Behringer NR300 Noise Reducer

Set to Mute/Reduce to chop off background hum and keep staccato chugs tight

Threshold 7 · Decay 2

02Joyo Ultimate Drive

Toggle switch to Low; acts as a clean mid-boost to tighten the 8-inch speaker's low end

Gain 2 · Tone 6 · Level 8

03Boss GE-7 Equalizer

Pushes 800Hz-1.6kHz crunch while trimming sub-bass rumble before hitting the preamp

100Hz 4 · 200Hz 5 · 400Hz 6 · 800Hz 7 · 1.6kHz 7 · 3.2kHz 6 · 6.4kHz 5 · Level 5

Why these settings

The Peavey Backstage/Solo 12W TransTube combo has a small 6.5 to 8 inch speaker that gets muddy if you push preamp gain past 7. We run the amp on the Lead channel at moderate gain (6) and push it with the Joyo Ultimate Drive acting as a high-output boost (gain at 2, level at 8). The GE-7 cuts flubby 100Hz frequencies and bumps 800Hz-1.6kHz to mimic the punchy modern American high-gain bark of Synyster Gates' studio heads. Intro clean arpeggios: switch the amp to the Clean channel and click on the CH-1 chorus.

PRO TIPDrop your low E to D and use heavy palm muting directly over the bridge saddles; pick with the edge of a stiff 1.0mm+ pick to get the percussive, metallic transient on the galloping open-D chugs.

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