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Synyster Gates is the lead guitarist for the band Avenged Sevenfold.
He has been sponsored by Schecter Guitar Research since 2004, and has signature Avenger models.
An interesting fact is that Synyster Gates attended the Musicians Institute in Hollywood as part of the GIT program, studying jazz guitar.
Let's look at what gear and equipment has been seen in Synyster Gates' Guitar Gear Rig.
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Guitars
- Schecter Synyster Gates Signature Custom models with Seymour Duncan SH-8 Invaders and Sustainiac neck pickup sustainer
 
Syn is said to have a large collection of custom Schecters, including a Rebel flag, American flag, German flag, Black with Red Stripes, Red with Black Stripes, and also one with a Tune-O-Matic Bridge.
Note: There is also a lower priced Schecter Synyster Gates Signature standard model:
 
- Schecter Synyster Gates Special and Deluxe model guitars
- Schecter Avengers
- Schecter Custom C-1 FR
 
- Schecter Hellraiser C-1 FR
- Schecter PT Fastback
- Gibson Custom Shop Les Paul Custom (not sure what color)
 
- Parker Fly (not sure exact model/color)
- Ibanez - RG Prestige
- Schecter S-1 loaded with Seymour Duncan JBs
Amps and Cabinets
- Marshall JVM205H (2010)
- In February 2009 Guitar World Mag, Gates said they got an endoresement from Marshall and are using JCM800's only
Marshall JCM800s (current main amp)
Syn used the Bogners before the Marshall endorsement:
- Bogner Uberschall and Caveman amps
- Bogner 4x12s loaded with 30-watt Celestions
- Bogner Uberkab 4x12" and standard Bogner 4x12"
- Mesa Boogie Triple Rectifiers
- Krank Revolution Head
- Krank Revolution 4x12" cabinet
- Marshall various low-watt combos
- Marshall 4x12" cab 1960b
Effects and more
- Digital Music GCX Ground Control
 
- Visual Sound H20 Liquid Chorus and Echo
- A Custom Boost for solos
- Krank Distortus Maximus
- MXR Wylde Overdrive
- Boss SD-1 Super Overdrive
- Boss PH-3 Phase Shifter
- BOSS RV-5 Digital Reverb
- Boss CS-3 Compressor
- Boss BF-3 Flanger
- Digitech Whammy Pedal
- Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi Fuzz Pedal
- Voodoo Labs GCX Guitar Audio Switcher rack unit
- Voodoo Labs DMC Ground Control Polo pro
- Seymour Duncan SFX-01 Pickup Booster
- Budda Custom Wah (2010)
- MXR Carbon Copy Delay
- Dunlop Crybaby (rackmounted)
- Audio-Technica 5000 Wireless System
- Electro-Harmonix POG pedal
- ISP Decimator pedal
- Dunlop DC Brick
- Ebtech Hum Eliminator
- Boss Tuner pedal (on his front of stage board)
Strings Picks and Accessories
Ernie Ball strings, gauged .010-.052. ('skinny top, heavy bottom' strings)
Dunlop Tortex 1.14mm picks (as reported in 2010)
Black Dunlop Gator Grip 2.0mm picks
Rebel Straps Skull Bottle Opener Strap (the rebel lighter strap is pictured below)
Rebel Straps Skull Pick Box Strap
White Get'm Get'm Sergeant Stripes Guitar Strap
Black Schaller Strap Locks
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Comments
Again, it's easier to just buy a boatload of picks THAT YOU USE and throw them out, and probably cheaper. Honestly there's no logic behind buying different picks to throw out to the crowd. I've seen Syn and Zacky both drop or throw picks and then grab a new one from the mic stand to play with. What musician would sacrifice his own comfort and playing by using completely different picks than ones they like JUST to throw out "special picks" to the crowd? That's an incredibly stupid idea.
They could buy picks that are specially printed, totally, but they are THE PICKS LISTED HERE, and would be the exact same specs as the picks Synyster wants. If the picks are different than what's listed here in any way, it's only aesthetic.
watch this:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXefA25yEJk
zacky prolly got it from syn
No he never used the synyster standard it was a prototype that he used around 2006, with the invaders in black.
And the C-1 Fr he doesn´t use it anymore, he used it around 2004.
yer, it depends on what he is playing. sometimes he keeps both invaders in he even plays his schecter synyster standard sometimes or even his C-1 FR or any of his millions of custom schecters that he owns
they order in picks that have been specially printed. Think about it, they must go through hundreds or thousands of picks a tour and they have picks that they have ordered in with stuff printed on them. but tbh that doesnt mean that they will not throw their own picks out because their not exactly expensive but it would also be a bit of an inconvenience.
he accually has separate syn customs for different setups. if you watch the Live at the LBC video, you will see in certain songs he has the one with a sustainiac in it, but for the next song he has the invader back in the neck. he has probably around 20 syn customs with different paintjobs, inlays, tunings and pickup configurations
Why the hell not? If they are getting these picks for free then of course they'll throw them out. Why would they buy OTHER picks to throw out if they get their own for free? Even if they aren't sponsored/endorsed by their favorite pick company, if you're gonna spend money on picks to throw out then why not throw out the ones you actually use if they're the same price as loads of other picks?
Also, that's a stupid idea to buy picks you don't use/like, put them on your mic stand and throw them out to people. If you drop the pic you're using, you're screwed because you'd have to use a pick you don't even like. That doesn't make any sense and would be a really stupid idea.
I see your point, but I'm just saying I don't agree, I think they would throw out their own picks. They're just picks.
P.S. The ISP Decimator is reaaaaally a good noise suppressor! I know someone that owns one and it's way far better than the Boss one!
He stated in an interview 1 month that, to get the 'nightmare sound' you should set your Bass 1 o'clock, mid 2 o'clock, treble 1 o'clock and gain also around 1,2 o'clock
It's black with a deathdat on it and it's def a Black Dunlop Gator Grip 2.0 gauge. I use the 1.5 and it's thicker. So unless he went lighter in the
last few years its Gator Grip 2.0 i could take pictures if no one believes me.
P.S. Gibson Les Paul Custom is Alpine white as seen in Unholy Confessions video and he's schecter C1-FR is an old diamond series white with black binding with 2 Seymour Duncan SH-8 Invaders and an Original Floyd Rose (I got a poster of him with this guitar in my room!)
If you look close it doesn´t have the deathbat inlays.
Endorsements usually only cut about 50% off of the original price, so yeah, he probably paid around 10 grand for it all.
But even if he didn't have the endorsement, he still makes around 5,000 bucks at a 1,000 person show, so yeah, he's set.
From my point of view, I think his taste in tone is maturing. I mean, if he's really using JB pickups (way better than those sterile sounding Invader pickups, maybe with the right wood they're ok) and JCM 800s (Can't really go wrong, less gain is always nice these days), wow. Sure beats the ESP + EMG 81 + Recto cookie cutter sound you hear in metalcore today.
and he uses the shecter tribel strap
He don't use de MXR Wylde, he uses Ibanez TS-9.
He's fuzz pedal is the Frantone "The Sweet" and not the Big Muff
Lurch, the other pickup is a sustaniac, kind of a eternal sustain(google it =D)