Synyster Gates
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Synyster Gates (born Brian Elwin Haner, Jr. on July 7, 1981) is the lead guitarist and back-up singer for the band Avenged Sevenfold also known as A7X. He usually sports a black fedora hat which makes him easily distinguishable when he performs. Son of country guitarist Brian Haner Sr..
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[edit] Biography
Synyster came into Avenged Sevenfold in 2002, a year after the release of the band's first album, Sounding the Seventh Trumpet. He was featured on their EP Warmness on the Soul, and on the reissue of their first album, only playing on one song, the heavy metal version of "To End The Rapture".
His father, Brian Haner, is a musician and Avenged Sevenfold's official acoustic guitar player. He attended the Musicians Institute in Hollywood, California<ref>[1]</ref>as part of the GIT program, and studied Jazz guitar.
Synyster is also a member of the band Pinkly Smooth, a side project with The Rev(Avenged Sevenfold's drummer), along side former bassist of Avenged Sevenfold Justin Sane. Pinkly Smooth is no longer together because Syn and the Rev want to focuss on A7X.
He says his biggest influences are a Dimebag Darrell(Pantera, Damageplan), Slash (Guns N Roses, Velvet Revolver) and John Petrucci (Dream Theater, Liquid Tension Experiment).<ref>[2]</ref>
Synyster and Zacky Vengeance often play guitar back-to-back which is appealing to the crowd, which works well since Synyster is right-handed and Zacky is a left-handed.
Synyster has been sponsored by Schecter Guitar Research since 2004, and has custom Avenger models out.[3] [4] He uses guitars listed below.
[edit] Equipment
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[edit] Guitars
Syn currently endorses Schecter Guitar Research guitars
- Schecter - C-1 FR, custom Avenger models
In the past, Syn has used a number of different guitars
- Gibson - Les Paul
- Parker Guitars
- Ibanez - RG Prestige Series
- Synyster normally uses Seymour Duncan SH-8 Invader pickups in his guitars.
[edit] Amplifiers
- Krank Revolution Head (Main)
- Bogner Uberschall and Caveman
- Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier
Speaker Cabinets
- Marshall 4x12 cab
- Bogner Uberkab 4"x12" and standard Bogner 4"x12"
- Mesa/Boogie 4"x12" dual Recto Cabinet
- Krank Revolution 4x12" cabinet (main)
[edit] Effects Units
- Krank Distortus Maximus
- Frantone "The Sweet"
- Boss RV-5 Digital Reverb
- Boss SD-1 Super Overdrive
- Boss PH-3 Phase Shifter
- Boss CS-3 Compressor
- Visual Sound H20 Chorus/Echo
- Digitech Whammy Pedal
- Jim Dunlop Dimebag Crybaby From Hell Wah-wah pedal
- Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi Fuzz Pedal
[edit] Accessories
- Ernie Ball 'skinny top, heavy bottom' strings
- Jim Dunlop Gator Grip 2.00mm plectrums-custom black with "Deathbat" logo printed
- Voodoo Labs GCX Guitar Audio Switcher rack unit
- Voodoo Labs DMC Ground Control Pro
