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17 items · Last checked What guitar does Synyster Gates play?
Synyster Gates plays his Schecter signatures, including the Synyster Custom-S and the headless Custom-7 TR, with Schecter USA Synyster Gates or Seymour Duncan Invader humbuckers. Premier Guitar saw him running a Fractal Axe-Fx II with an MFC-101 and a Dunlop Cry Baby Rack Module, and he has said he moved to the Axe-Fx III.
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Fractal Audio
Axe-Fx III“With the Fractal you can just carve out and create these insane sounds.”
Said in Guitar World: Watch Synyster Gates Discuss the Fractal Axe-Fx III, October 2018
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Axe-Fx II
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MFC-101 MIDI foot controller
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“I beef up my tone with a Boss CS- 3 Compression Sustainer. It's kinda like my secret weapon.”
Said in Guitar World: Dear Guitar Hero, Avenged Sevenfold, March 2009
Records he loves
Has said they love
Mr. Bungle
Mr. Bungle“My favorite album is the Mr. Bungle (selftitled), his too.”
Said in Avenged Sevenfold: Synyster Gates Talks Pinkly Smooth And More With Binaural, December 2010
Has said they love
The Beatles
The Beatles (The White Album)“The White Album by The Beatles is my favourite-ever album”
Has said they love
Queen
Bohemian Rhapsody“There are no doubts about my favorite song: Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen.”
Said in Avenged Sevenfold: Synyster Gates Talks Pinkly Smooth And More With Binaural, December 2010
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Sparks
Kimono My House“In the last months I've been really into the Sparks discography.”
Said in Avenged Sevenfold: Synyster Gates Talks Pinkly Smooth And More With Binaural, December 2010
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Sparks
IndiscreetSaid in Avenged Sevenfold: Synyster Gates Talks Pinkly Smooth And More With Binaural, December 2010
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100 gecs
10,000 gecs“A personal favourite of mine is 100 gecs”
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Danny Elfman
Batman (Original Motion Picture Score)“Another artist I love is Danny Elfman, I love the soundtracks he composes”
Said in Avenged Sevenfold: Synyster Gates Talks Pinkly Smooth And More With Binaural, December 2010
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What guitar does Synyster Gates play?
His own Schecter signature models. Guitar World covered the Synyster Custom-S in a distressed Satin Black in 2024 and the Synyster Gates Custom-7 TR Headless, a seven-string based on the gold headless guitar he has played on stage on recent tours.
What pickups does Synyster Gates use?
Premier Guitar's 2013 Rig Rundown shows a Seymour Duncan Invader in the bridge of each guitar with a Sustainiac in the neck. His 2024 Schecter signatures carry Schecter USA Synyster Gates Signature humbuckers.
What amp does Synyster Gates use?
In 2013 he was seen with a Schecter Hellwin head and a Fractal Axe-Fx II in its effects loop. In 2018 he said he had switched to the Fractal Axe-Fx III, saying he could carve out and create insane sounds with it.
What strings does Synyster Gates use?
Premier Guitar reported Ernie Ball Skinny Top Heavy Bottom .010-.052 on all of his guitars in 2013. Ernie Ball released his own signature six and seven-string sets in 2023.
What is Synyster Gates' favorite album?
He told Louder in 2024 that The Beatles' White Album is his favourite-ever album. In 2010 he named Mr. Bungle's self-titled album as his favorite, Bohemian Rhapsody as his favorite song, and urged fans to buy Sparks' Kimono My House and Indiscreet.
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Synyster Gates is the lead guitarist of Avenged Sevenfold, from City of Evil and Nightmare to The Stage and Life Is But a Dream. This guide covers his Schecter signature guitars, Seymour Duncan and Schecter pickups and the Fractal Audio rig from his Premier Guitar Rig Rundown and Guitar World interviews, plus the records he has named as favorites.
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