Preset Guitar Rig 5 Avenged Sevenfold Instant

Avenged Sevenfold solos are drenched in stereo delay and hall reverb.

Open Guitar Rig 5 and start a new empty rack. We will build left to right, just like a real pedalboard and amp head.

Verdict: A Solid Practice Tool, But Lacks the "Sizzle" of the Real Thing

If you search through Guitar Rig forums (KVR Audio, Reddit’s r/metalguitar, or the Native Instruments community), you will find hundreds of threads titled: "Looking for a good A7X preset" or "Synyster Gates tone GR5." preset guitar rig 5 avenged sevenfold

Why the demand? Guitar Rig 5 was not designed for modern metal out of the box. Its factory library leaned heavily toward classic rock, experimental electronic, and ambient sounds. The stock metal presets were often fizzy, undefined, or too digital-sounding for palm-muted gallops.

Thus, the community took matters into their own hands. Dedicated users reverse-engineered the A7X signal chain:

Title: I built an Avenged Sevenfold (Synyster Gates) preset for Guitar Rig 5 – here’s the recipe Avenged Sevenfold solos are drenched in stereo delay

Post: After hours of tweaking, I’ve landed on a Guitar Rig 5 setup that nails the Nightmare / Hail to the King era rhythm tone and gets you 80% of the way to Syn’s lead sound. It won’t replace an Axe-FX III, but for a free/cheap plugin, it rips.

Preset Download Steps:

Key Settings:

For solos (Syn’s lead tone): Add the Psyche Delay (set to 1/4 note, 30% feedback) and a touch of Pro Reverb (Room size: Medium, Mix 20%).

Let me know if you tweak it further – especially for the City of Evil harmonic minor runs!