At Guitar Center: Avenged Sevenfold, Favorite Guitarists and a New Album?

[@nclv4965]

"our drummer has a great voice too"... He died the exact year this video was posted. Man, i feel bad for them... :(

[@andrewsanchez4988]

#foREVer

[@hazardgaminghg122]

Me too man🙏🏻❤foREVer

[@snerddarplol]

Super Saiyan Synyster Gates.

[@firhanrizani96]

super syaitan

[@iridescent9667]

And the cosplayers are wearing a wig... 😪

[@0xchampion324]

I like how syn said slash, john petrucci and all of them ... he's not cocky. He knows he's not the best. But ... He's fucking amazing

[@noneofyourbusiness7811]

GodzCrispy I disagree with him.. I think he is the best

[@christians494]

A great player, certainly not the best

[@stonehillproductions129]

he is the best.

[@realSuperSlawter]

Jimmy did have a beautiful voice.

[@yonikup2865]

Yap. The scream before the solo in afterlife is amazing... Rip Jimmy

[@hazardgaminghg122]

He did🙏🏻🤘🏻

[@vlazurah789]

Wow.. I just realised the album they were talking about at the end would eventually come to be Nightmare... it’s pretty sad that they couldn’t finish it with Jimmy beside them.

[@Twice_Marvel]

Syn is one of my favorites. He's prob the best modern day guitarist.

[@christians494]

Gates is a beast, but as a "modern day guitarist" Petrucci would slaughter him

[@nasrymatamoros1748]

Clearly this guy has never listen to Vai

[@zoroonfire4619]

Not even close...

[@lprxsylo3324]

He's top 5 for sure but I'd say Buckethead is tje best modern guitarist.

[@Doloken418]

@@lprxsylo3324 Bucket isn't exactly an actual guitarist... but ok.

[@successfulfailure3272]

When he said, " No one's better then Steve vai",I was like, have you looked in the mirror and how you play guitar?

[@pinterakos3349]

Successful Failure ??????

[@ashutoshgoit9540]

Successful Failure Steve Vai destroys Gats with his pinky.

[@duckspy436]

@@ashutoshgoit9540 I dont know man, steves old. old = experience. experience = skill. If you were to compare them at the same age i think syn would probably be better. Syns chops have improved immensely.

[@juliusnisonen2431]

@@duckspy436 yeah, I mean Syn is 39 years old and he's way better than most guitarists in the 80s

[@staystrongjoseph]

Steve vai's technique is far better and more relaxed than any of the guitarists that i know of. Maybe only Shawn Lane can more more relaxed than steve vai. BUT in terms of writing, i like syn a lot more than vai. I can listen to a few vai tunes and that's it. But syn wrote really great memorable solos that i'm certain will be remembered for decades.

[@xXxglassgowdreamxXx]

Petrucci and Syn are my favorite guitarist. Both inspire me in so many ways, from Syn's awesome harmonies and to Petrucci's. Their awesome.

[@Jaz0793]

Synyster seems like real nice and genuine being 😍

[@WillInamine]

SYN THE HEDGEHOG

[@mikeallevesque18]

Look at Zacky's eyes OMG! I wonder when he had the time to get some sleep!

[@shootymcgee6018]

For real, Syn must go through 6 cans of hairspray A WEEK

[@3badthebad]

this was his Nikki Sixx phase 😂

[@supershredder8]

''our drummer has a great voice even'' feels man, feels... :(

[@7FilmRevenge]

Is funny how in the subtitles they put a "/" instead of Slash haha

[@Fabioislemons]

im so glad he mentioned the guitarist from children of bodom, because he IS AMAZING .along with syn, they are my fav guitarists.

[@diegoarchuletta9021]

i love how they mentioned Alexi laiho as one their favorites CX Alexi is bae

[@Gagatek13133]

+Diego Archuletta Me too! Damn it, my two fav guitarists is Laiho and Gates :D

[@aayushsagar6898]

@@Gagatek13133 Same, my two favs 🤘. Don't know what Alexi thinks of Syn 🤘

[@amado4249]

Hes cool but where did he fall off? Is he in a cave somewhere?

[@puppetmaster8551]

Now it’s RIP Alexi, shit sucks

[@qorisuwendo]

I never regret idolizing John Petrucci, Steve Vai and Synyster Gates as my top 3 favourite guitarists

[@brucecobb4428]

Pantera-Dimebag-guitar, slipknot-paul grey-bass,suicide silence-mitch lucker-vocals, a7x-the rev-drummer.....RIP, i bet theyre all jamming together in the afterlife

[@no1givesaDuck]

when can we expect a new Avenged Sevenfold album? Syn: When Shadows writes it hilarious

[@zZrEtRiBuTiOnZz]

I like him even more knowing he respects the Petrucci. Slash was also a classy choice. Not sure on Dimebag though, but to each his own.

[@TangeClown]

well i can really finally understand where syns style came from when he said those 3 names off the bat then added in vai. because gates really does have a huge range in style and dime was definitely the source for his sharp shredding side along with vai whereas slash is his source of his ballad-type solos like gunslinger. petrucci is definitely clear in a lot of his more complex (and not necessarily fastest) solos as well as his lead melodies that he puts in with verses. so i can really see how these players all made him what he is. i agree, dimebag isnt my cup of tea but combine him with petrucci and slash and you get a great player. and that great player is synyster gates

[@ragzy02]

Not sure on Dime? Go listen to Cemetery Gates for emotion. For ridiculousness, go listen to Throes of Rejection....

[@TangeClown]

not saying he cant, just thats not what i think of when i think of dime. to me i kinda just imaging him for his thrashy ways

[@UPtheIRONS52]

Dude Dimebags a friggin legend.

[@ragzy02]

Dime was a guy that found his style quickly and honed in forever more. If he would have wanted to play ANY style he wanted to, trust me, he very well could have, but instead of doing six-fingered sweep picks and Malmsteen type "more is more," Dime was a very tasteful, southern, and symmetrical player. His rhythm playing is actually what sets him so far apart from most guitarists. Usually, people can do one or the other, a la Hetfield/Hammett.

[@SgtLazy209]

Sir Randall Rhoads and Sir Zakkary P Wylde. Señor Synyster. My favorites of all time

[@jasonaggarwal3450]

Buckethead, Dimebag, Angus Young and Slash

[@xamsandwich]

"Angus Young" "Slash". If you take out the "G" and "Young" "Angus" you'll have "Anus "Slash", And if you put the "Young" part in front of "Anus" you'll get "Young Anus Slash". I have a pretty mind xD

[@drpitbull100]

Pigly_Jainda Squad you sir are going places

[@braddomac1]

Something about these guys which I think is awesome is that they are so well spoken, and if you ever hear syn talk about his solo's or his playing, he knows everything about his neck, and about the notes and he knows which notes sound good together and everything its awsome

[@jasonbeckett3465]

Syn is the one of the best metal guitarist of this era In my opinion, every note he plays comes from a deep place and he knows how to play pretty much everything, just an all round beast of a guitar player

[@Ramenmamenbobenstein]

I feel like when Dimebag passed, he gave the torch to Synyster Gates for the best metal guitarist alive

[@Ocular_Patdown.-.]

I can't wait for the new album!!! I still haven't even heard "Unwind the Chainsaw." I hope they release it again for EVERYONE can hear it!!

[@zakarypovall5671]

how did u find the album?

[@Ocular_Patdown.-.]

@@zakarypovall5671 I never did, man. I actually forgot about until this very moment 😂

[@zakarypovall5671]

@@Ocular_Patdown.-. u still into a7x 12 years later??

[@willch19]

i love alexi! i didn't know they listened to him. my whole life has changed.

[@SilentlyUndying]

YES! They mentioned Alexi. I can die in peace.

[@Ocular_Patdown.-.]

Well, they haven't started it yet, but like Zacky said at the end of this interview, they're gonna start working on it soon and hopefully it'll be out by next spring. It was rumored all over the internet that about 3 weeks ago they released a new song that played for 10 minutes on both the band's website & MySpace. Only the people who were on 1 of the 2 websites during the 10 minutes heard it. Zacky supposedly mentioned it in a recent interview. The song title is "Unwind the Chainsaw."

[@checkm8852]

Its strange because I hear a lot of Slash and Marty Friedman influence than Vai and Petrucci. Some of the guitar solos sounds slightly exotic like Marty and Seize the day sounds like a GnRish influenced song.

[@Man5-v2x]

True man💯

[@toad2117]

1:56 RIP

[@cadeg1769]

The rev died 8 months after this video was posted 😢

[@andrewpappas9311]

I was inspired by a lot of guitarists, but these are my Top 5 (No particular order) - Eddie Van Halen (Van Halen) - George Harrison (The Beatles) - Jimi Hendrix (Jimi Hendrix Experience) - Eric Clapton (Cream) - Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin)

[@Tbarbraity]

R.I.P Dimebag, listening to you 24/7 since forever.

[@shatteredglassart]

@kohit7 I was blown away in an interview where Zacky said one of his favorite artists is Gwen Stafani.

[@ranajoyshil]

Yes.....He is my insparetion and his inspirations are also my inspirations as well

[@twiztid133]

Would live to see him play seven string

[@kanisha88]

Zacky's response to every question start with a "ohh maaan..." and some time a "oh man...like"

[@Chris041098]

Syn inspired me to play guitar and still inspires me to keep playing and play as much as I do.

[@RmNaNtCbScRrn]

3:46 you are going to write a whole song too man, that will bring alot of people to tears....

[@diDee2403]

"we have unique voices.." yes indeed!! damn unique. love em!

[@lefteristsapanidis]

Syn is so handsome. Such a great style!

[@TheeAbstractHero]

i think Mustaine and Friedman were one of the best combinations ever.

[@ashutoshgoit9540]

TheAbstractHero After Jason and Friedman, ofcourse.

[@hazardgaminghg122]

Little did they know and all the fans know that they would go onto make one of the greatest albums ever.

[@OlaFromNorway]

After the new album has been released, they have promised to come to Norway, so hell, I gotta be there, and nothings gonna stop me!

[@Bwest3203]

See here is what I think A7x should do. Make this new album a 100% Rev. tribute then release the Pinkly Smooth Unfortunate Snort album Remastered with the new album. Syn had talked about releasing that I think they should bundle it with the new album. They should also title the album Tholomew!

[@SompnBrurl]

the rev was still alive, they are all so happy :I

[@IbanezGTRIST28]

if im not mistaken, the tour is over now, i think the last tour date was the 2nd of august, im hoping for another crazy afterlife type of solo on the new album

[@Jacob_The_Fool]

Aaaaannnndddd here we are 4 years later and theyre just now in the recording studio xDD

[@CranesV2]

Stevie Ray Vaugn, Jimi Hendrix, Syn and Zacky V

[@izzyshreds]

i saw them interview this when i was at guitar center. it went toal silent in that store because eveybody was there just watching the interview

[@apierrakeas9577]

Jason Becker and John Petrucci for me

[@HeAd2tOeS1234]

syn is in my top favourite guitarists :) 1.Syn 2.the padge 3.dimebag darrell

[@sideslick1024]

@GilbertRiedel6661 Correct! We have a winner! BTW, I used the KHII version, since he has an actual voice in that one.

[@Bwest3203]

Not 100% they already had a lot written with the rev. I didn't mean all the songs be about him just maybe the album name and release the remastered pinkly smooth album.

[@erileafeldtmann50]

Someone woke up with a bad case of bedhead... haha... I love Syn's wild hair though. :D

[@KaidarZyrius]

Syn uses hairspray yes, I've read it somewhere, can't exactly remember.

[@kylekarlsen1619]

Ya know~ zacky v

[@mewessilentgirl]

Syn looks SO damn good!!

[@SargeantDeath99]

Love the Lexi shoutout. Because he is arguably top 5 of all time, a fuckin legend. RIP Lexi.

[@MandiiGates]

I think Zacky has the funniest loudest laugh out of all 4 of them. xp

[@GilbertArroyo1993]

Rai is from FF8 he just comes out as a filling in character in Twilight town cause they are Seifer's best friends in FF8

[@RmNaNtCbScRrn]

@HeavyMetalKid1000 that's true .. but the principal influences on syn was john petrucci and dimebag , kirk was just like another guitarrist for them , they don't really like metallica , they used to hear megadeth , iron maiden , dream theater and that kind of metal when they were young u no .. that's maybe the reason they didnt say kirk hammet ..

[@xprosnl]

The first video in which I noticed Synyster's smile is exactly like his father's smile :T

[@deadwombat1]

well my favorites are Slash, Eric Johnson and Steve Vai.

[@tonyclerico7431]

You realize Nightmare was a 100% album tribute to Jimmy right? I think Unfortunate Snort may be on iTunes, if not you can probably find it on some torrent site

[@justlivin2010]

There is actually a Jazz bass player John Pattatucci

[@KaidarZyrius]

I'd really love to meet Syn in real! If there was anything I could wish for, It would be to meet him! ^^ He's my favorite guitar player as well. I just love how he plays his guitar and has fun as well!

[@coldsmokepwrstroke]

Who else is here becuase THESE guys are your biggest inspiration??

[@Bubbafett250]

@Freddytheknight I don't think thats syn's. It might be zacky's, but its most likely not syn. I've never seen or heard a song where syn is playing a seven-string

[@shadowguy94]

I have to find out how the hell Syn gets his hair like that. It's Amazing.

[@SYNnnefoREVever]

It's sad to thinnk that just a few months after this interview, Their drummer with the amazing voice died ;,( RIP Jimmy

[@ItalianBooshFan]

@Giablo1 its easy to spike ur hair if you have the right hair cut my hair is like syns at the back (mega spiky) but with a side fringe also i suggest tresemme the strongest hair gel. it works so well =]

[@amado4249]

Petrucci really is the man

[@yooareawesome]

His hair is awesome, so is Zacky's. and btw, we're not looking at how they look. We're talking about their personalities and their playing.

[@jygogaming3550]

Synyster Gate my favorite modern guitarist

[@phasezorn4541]

Nice! For when the masterclass with Younès Grandjean?

[@DrakonErythros]

I respect all the classic great guitarists, but no doubt these dudes are some of the best in the last generation. Keep rockin, A7X.

[@billdauterive2374]

They don't even look or act "emo". The only one who ever looked "emo"was Zacky V lol And it was just barely. I don't look at a band and judge them by what they look like (other than BVB.. can't personally can't stand them for a few reasons) but by their musicianship. Synyster Gates is one hell of a musician.

[@bamblejam]

HOW DOES SYN KEEP HIS HAIR STICK OUT LIKE THAT?! THEY ARE INCREDIBLY LONG.

[@popthatbeep]

I don't know what the thing is, but Synyster has that thing Dimebag had in whenever they're on guitars

[@whenangelsfallX]

:0 what about buckethead? D: lol, i love the way syn tries to sorta, avoid the question or, come up with something witty cause zacky's laughing at him haha

[@dionysuswife]

I like the way Zacky talks :3

[@jrjejzbejebej4146]

My favorite is dimebag darrell, I love DIMEBAG

[@RockMonster9612]

When will there be a new record? When Shadows writes it!

[@RebelRoseAngel]

"When Shadows writes it." XD i love that part

[@echosound656]

anyone noticed when zacky speaks he usually doesnt look in the camera or at the guy asking questions...he just looks at the floor like hes kinda shy haha

[@syakiromeo]

The Vengeance Shirt Is Nice .. Where To Buy it ? I'm From Singapore ..

[@grikzangnmarak619]

His hair looks so cool man

[@AnimalxIxHavxBecome]

Oh my God, Syn at 1:54... That cracked me up for some reason...

[@thnksfrthvnm]

Dude I love these guys, and you can sooooo tell they're baked in this interview lmfao ;P

[@A7Xblood]

I can't believe that Syn. didn't say Eddie Van Halen because Brian Sr. said that both him AND his brother grew up with him as their guitar hero on Brian Sr.'s Imrov vid.

[@sudinstevevai]

I'm here because i'm wonder who is his favorite guitarist like i guess for no any reason. What a coincidence he said VAI! yeah that's "STEVE VAI" my guitar hero!!!!!

[@BrokenBoulevards]

this was in '09.. he said "a lil bit more touring" dafuq?4 years is not a lil more (cuz new CD production is suppose to begin in '13)

[@guitargeek1984]

Hell yes ! Dime 4 sure ! others John 5,Jim Root,Mick Thomson,Paul Gilbert,Joe Satriani etc.

[@kamilap545]

my favorite guitarist: synyster gates and angus young ( no questions on why plz lmao )

[@goldie2494]

Because at the date this interview was made, Jimmy was still alive? It was uploaded on 4/30/2009 and Jimmy died 12/27/2009...

[@dingmadur]

Does anyone else notice a bit of a scottish accent when Syn is talking about how they produce the album?

[@JudasPriest82]

To be honest I have never once seen a ZV guitar in Guitar Center but I have seen Syn's though.

[@FictionVII]

"Our drummer has an amazing voice." :')

[@revyara6392]

Kendra Dow I miss him so much 🖤

[@bmsturgis3]

syns hair is fuck awesome!