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  • What effects does he use?

  • I Like 3:25

  • I hope you guys know Synyster Gates sucks. Check out someone better like michael angelo bait, or Malmsteen, or rusty cooley.

  • @dillondavillian He doesn't suck, no one is the best or better.

  • I don't think you can learn anything from this video besides fact that Synyster Gates is the greatest guitarist alive today. so amazing.

  • I wonder what kind of strings he uses?

  • @morbideclipse66 dunlop

    

  • I don't care if this doesn't teach me how to play, I love hearing a god strum his Axe..

  • he is fking sezy

  • Who has TAB????

  • Syn is great, everyone hates on him because hes not THE best but damn hes still mad good

  • He was dying to pick his nose, watch where his hand went after the last note was played. LOL, and he opened his eyes like that cause they knew they taped it. but the cut it out.

  • Perfect s2 I ♥ Synyster Gates

  • I remember when i first started playing guitar i used to think this was soo amazing and incredible but now i look back on it and its just like meh, Syn is still pretty awesome though.

  • Why are all a7x fans so up syn's ass? you need to broaden your horizons, there are much better guitarists in metal, he is a bog standard band front man, the only thing i will say is he has good tone, but that's because he uses overdrive instead of distortion

  • @Stevelangdon93

    Yeah well if there is i would like to see theres no way ause syn is amazing

  • @jayy2928 okay, number 1) Michael Romeo (symphony x) 2) Nick Hipa (as i lay dying) 3) vinnie moore 4) michael angelo batio

    the last two are solo guitarists who have much better technique than syn, but the others write more interesting stuff

  • @Stevelangdon93 Overdrive instead of distortion? You want to cite this source for me?

  • @morgankillspeople I like both of them but synyster gates could kick his ass in a guitar battle

  • Did you guys notice him say "So what happens now?"

  • too much concentrated.....that´s why he looks so serious ... i guess so

  • I Want The Guitar!!!!!!

  • @AbdulAzimWahid i want him!!!!

  • Yeah Syn you were right @3:26 , I was impressed like that

  • i would love to see him guitar battle jacky vincent, i think that would be an epic battle, my monet is on jacky though

  • @morgankillspeople That's a hard one because they btoh look so chill and casual when they play. lol.

  • @tattootigerchoc i know right? and they both FUCKING SHREDDDD like none other. it's very inspirational to say the least

  • Hey, what's his guitar tuning?

  • @acsmoraes1 its drop D tuning

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  • HAIL HAIL! syn is a guitar god!

  • I love his face at the end

  • I feel like I'm the only one who have noticed his unusal picking technique...

  • @Eddynatorr Me too.

  • Flawless

  • please make songs that are playable by human hands :)

  • He makes it look sooo easy...

  • Finger porn.

  • HAHAHAHAHA vo morre nao acredito

  • Would you guys believe that I didn't actually come here for Syn? The Revs drums are just a lot clearer than in any other instrumentals I've heard so far.

  • you guys should check out my cover

  • @rlrochester He's really not tht good, I love A7X and I've been a fan ever since Waken The Fallen, but Syn isn't all that good, I could name ATLEAST 50 guitarists wether it be rythym or lead in the real metal genre that are twice as good as him, the only thing impressive about him is his jazz backround, he is very creative though, il give him that :)

  • @DengaHD I respect your opinion sir no big wuss:)

  • OMFG!!!!!! HIS NAILS ARE BLACK. Plus he looks hawt like that

  • gostei muito

  • Level :

    -Beginner

    - Medium

    - Hard

    - Expert

    - Impossible

    - Synyster Gates

  • He wears nail polish and eye liner, yet he's still the manliest motherfucker in the world.

  • @evalouge123 Of course, look at the size of his arms

  • @RandyLyreTV Right? Gotta love Syn.

  • His new guitar has a new Neck Pickup.

  • @HotFilms13 r u talking bout the sustaniac?, if so im ordering one when they come out, so ecited :D

  • @Tytallica yeah, i actually put a sustainiac into one of my syn customs. i did a few covers if you wanna hear what it sounds like. not self promotion, just telling you that you can install them into any guitar. just costs a little bit more

  • I beat synyster in a guitar battle once. yea i sent him crying. then i woke up ;/ keep rocking gates, your the best out there. A7X is awesome

  • my nails are painted black right now too. :D

  • His hands look weird with the nailpolish on.

  • So... Where's the lesson?

  • OMG

    THE BEST !

  • he's Fucking AWESOME!!!!

  • One of the few lead guitarists from modern bands that I see using his pinky to play. Fucking great guitarist that he is.

  • first interview i read of him he talked about great guitarists not being technical having gone to 'music college' and all that... he said 'even johnny cash was popular but couldnt play his way out of a paper bag,' the fellas an arrogant fuck... but i love avengeds first two albums, admit hes really good looking, and plays pretty clean despite having a really amateurish looking picking technique, so kudos...

  • Saipul bahri my name, I live in Indonesia ... I really like A7X and the most I favorite of personnel is Synyster Gates A7X .. I really hope to meet Synyster Gates because he wanted to deepen in learning the guitar.

  • FCK why u needed to paint ur nails?

  • @10PKOR24 I think you meant "FUCK! Why did you need to paint your nails?" The answer to that is...Never EVER question something Synyster does. He's just too much of a badass for you to understand.

  • @A7X1999xoxo truee... ): (black nails ... ) still dont like the nails :P

  • @A7X1999xoxo Agreed. Generally i would say something about the nail polish but syn gets to do whatever he wants.

  • hes so fucking perfect. damn. sexy guitar and sexy man

  • Sexy fingers.

  • Ew, painted fingernails

  • Wfiafkwgkgwkgjdhksfj sorry just wiping the jizz off my keyboard

  • @azzianazzian Lol im a huge A7X fan n dude their NOT metal, they are progressive metalcore or melodic hard rock as u pointed out, metal bands are like Children Of Bodom, All That Remains, Hammerfall etc. , A7X is still very good and Synchas a jazz background wich is outstanding, they ain't metal

  • alfie is just a troll. Instead of thinking of better ways to deal with his jealously of this amazing band he's going to sit in his little basement and try to make everyone as upset as he is. But even in his desperate attempt at the attention he's been longing he still failed. Now run along alfie to the Justin Beaver videos while we enjoy the band that we like :)

  • I could watch him play guitar all day long and still be completely amazed

  • not real metal

    Sincerely A Metal Elitist.

  • @alfie0536 All metal is real metal, since its metal, its real metal. Metal. :) And they're not only metal, they're also hard rock.

  • @alfie0536 oh who cares, they're doing something completely original and creative. I bet my left testicle you'll never be able to do anything like that in your whole life. so please, just don't watch the video if you dont like it.

    Sincerely an A7X fan

  • @alfie0536 i thought nazis were getting prosecuted

  • a7x is overrated

  • @alfie0536 shut up.

  • Oh my God!!! This video is magic!!! I learned how to play the solo!!!

  • damn... i thought he would talk at the ending... :/ at least he played for us!

  • wow

    

  • syn put on a smile please

  • @musicmaniac828 I think it would look weird if he were smiling.. how many guitarist smile while they play? I know i don't.

  • @ethannewel23 Eh... tons do. Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Mark Rizzo, Stephen Carpenter, Jimi Hendrix, The Edge... I can go on and on.

  • @ethannewel23 he usually smiles when he is playing live

  • i think i just died. that was so hot. sjkhfadskljhfaslkjdhfas;kljsal­ja

    im dead.

  • wish i could play like this

  • why it sounds crap when I play that song?

  • @poebe2222 you have to get the bends and vibrato right. you have to really focus on them to make it sound right

  • FINALLY!!! Someone that holds the pick like me :)

  • Arguing over opinions is total bullshit on a YouTube video. Synyster gates doesn't label himself as the greatest guitarist ever and obviously not everyone else either. But in my opinion I say he is one of them. The video is just a demo of the guitar part on bat country not a fucking who has the best comebacks blog. Is it too hard to say I don't like the song?

  • Jee,people really love being killjoys..Can't blame anyone,we'd ALL enjoy our free will of doing anything we want..I'm just curious..Why they're into the discussion of something they don't even enjoy.For me that'd be a waste of time.I gave this vid credit,because I appreciated this work.That's all.To be honest,I can see the beauty through many songs of A7X, the songs don't lack melodies,the band have focused on it consciously.Actually,sometimes they have too many melodies to be a 'metal' band.

  • If only I could play like him

  • a lot of people have been saying that they want his hands... i can understand that, but the verses and choruses are extremely easy. the solo is extremely impressive though.

  • Guys, you can listen whatever you like, but one thing is a fact, he's just another fry guy who's doomed to oblivion. He hasn't done ANYHING beyond "good"

  • @mmofc100 damn dude you're wrong all the way...where do you see a lack of feeling and melody in syn's guitar playing? especially melodic guitar playing is one of the best advantages his band has compared to the majority of modern bands...just say you like more classic old times guitar playing and that's why you're trying to reject syn..

  • @mmofc100 I don't know if you are a fan or not, but have you heard Victim, off Nightmare? In my own opinion, the solos in that song have the most feeling from any guitarist in the current generation, which probably isn't saying a whole lot. Syn is a great player, hands down, just like Clapton and Hendrix. But just because he does shred so much quicker (and I do agree with you that those songs that he's extremely quick on don't have as much feeling) doesn't make him any less capable of feeling.

  • is it sad that i felt happy when i saw that he rests his pinky against the guitar like me?

  • ughhh i wish i could master that solo :"(

  • I'm not avenged sevenfold fan, but syn is the best guitar player in new time:P

  • 1 million views!!!

    Congratulations!!!

    =)

  • Synysters playing here is good here, but most of the time live, he is sloppy. And yea i can say that because I AM CLEANER AND MORE ACCURATE. doubt me? watch my cover, I PLAY BETTER THAN SYNYSTER.

  • @mekanizedslayer watch him in lbc 2009, and you make a solo as good as this and we'll see

  • @Thegreatleone yea, Ive seen the LBC Videos. Syns playing is better in those but he still displays the sme mistakes he usually does, especially when it comes to fast playing, which is generally unsynchronized and/or sloppy

  • @mekanizedslayer Then why is he a pro and you are not?

  • @FeelingBallsy the fact that he is a professional doesnt change the fact that my playing is still better. Theres loads of players that arent making money off their playing or are unsigned that are far superior players than Synyster.

  • @mekanizedslayer Im sure that if you were as good as you claim you are, then you would b famous. Im sure there are things that he can do on a guitar that you probably cant even comprehend. Just because you play, in your mind, "cleaner" then him doesnt make you better. Can you write songs and play them in front of thousands of people? All you can do is play what is already written. You are probably one of those people that doesnt have a life and only plays guitar. Probably waiting to "go big."

  • @FeelingBallsy Well first off, Im only 18 years old, so I havent had as much time to accomplish what synyster has in terms of putting out records and building a fan base. And actually No, there is nothing that Syn plays that I couldnt comprehend, I can play anything he could. And Yea I can write songs. No I havent played them in front of thousands of people because I havent had the same mount of time Syn had in building a following. And yea, I devote alot of time to my playing its how u improve

  • @mekanizedslayer Write something, upload it, and tell me about it. Then I will see, but you are not better then him. I've watched your videos, and Im sorry to break it to you, but you arent better then him. Dont get me wrong, you are good, just not Synyster Gates good.

  • @FeelingBallsy Soon I'll get some original compositions on here, but I still believe my original claim is still valid. I can every technically demanding part he can a lot better, I do every thing he does in this solo and any other solo he does better than he usually pulls off live.

  • @mekanizedslayer Ude, watched your covers and you sucked. you messed up alot and it sounded barely anything like how he plays them. i been to one of a7x's concerts and ive heard his solos live and hes fucking amazing while you arent. go away no one wants you on here being an ass. your just mad because he is better and has a career of playing guitar while you dont. stop being jealous

  • @jb5bluesfan Thank you for telling him that. I was thinking the same thing, but I didnt want to be rude, but what the hell, you are right.

  • @jb5bluesfan Its so obvious your statement is based solely on a personal bias against me because I suggested I was better than Syn, and of course you give me a typical a7x fanboy response. If my playing sucked and didnt sound anything like the original then why is everyone else commenting saying how good it is? When will you realize tht Syn is overrated and there are tons of players that can out shred him anyday

  • @mekanizedslayer EVERYONE IS FUCKING TELLING YOU SYN IS BETTER. Im not saying this because im an avenged fan because i dont think he is the best but he is one of them. I watched like four of vids seeing if any sounded good but none of them did. idiots like you think your so good when your not. You are simply jealous because millions love syn and barely anyone even know you. No one even cares to know you. if you actually knew music and appreciated it then YOU would realize how stupid you sound.

  • @mekanizedslayer I don't know this whole convo... cuz I don't care to read the whole thing... I'm just going off your "When will you realize tht Syn is overrated and there are tons of players that can out shred him anyday." Uh.. Metalboys really need to get this through their head: Shredding is not the be-all, end-all of playing guitar. Speed is cool and all but it's not important.. its about what sounds good. Syn is amazing because his guitar riffs sound good, not speed. like you seem to think.

  • somebody actually DISliked this video?!?! oh my god they dont have a sole.

  • synyster gates is a god at playing the gutiar

  • i count the times i've seen this. is over 40 ! cant get enough of syns talent <3

  • 35 pages into the comments... still looking for jerkcapital1's comment, this search isn't going well...

  • @jakerules3 you know you can just press CMN + F (if you use mac) or Ctrl + F (if u use a regular computer) :)?

  • @Krinordh well that works for each page. and as it's a million+ views vid, im gonna say there are a lot of pages of comments. and you make it sound so easy, why don't you do it?

  • @marrty30 took me two minutes lol, its said synester gates is gay or something, so it wasnt too hard;)

  • @jakerules3 -_- Go to all comments and then ctrl+F type jerkcapital1 e___e

  • @azzianazzian You intelligent bastard. I always knew about ctrl+F/fn+command+F but have never used it for finding YouTube comments. Thank you.

  • 3:25 look at the syn eyes .. :D

  • This shit's legit

  • How do I become as good as him?! >.<

  • wow . chuck norris create 75 account to dislike this video . :P

  • He needs to be cloned.

  • @FSAnimal61

    lol i replied to myself.

  • Isn't that the riff from Bodies by Drowning Pool? o.O

  • @MartyFriedmanRulez66 no, it's not

  • @ThePadilla1995 Actually I just listened to it and that's the exact riff just with more notes it's also the same as As I Am by Dream theater :P Bodies did it first

  • @MartyFriedmanRulez66 No its not.

  • @AALMONDJ0Y It's exactly the same just with more notes and in a higher tuning

  • he looks sleepy. lol

  • Not a single fuck was given that day

  • Dear Santa... I know I'm a bit early this year but can you PLEASE give me his arms + hands so I can play like him :)

    Thank you,

    MuchMoreMetal :]

  • @MuchMoreMetal the only thing you can do, is play a lot of guitar

    the key to playing guitar is playing a lot and playing those pieces right

  • @MuchMoreMetal you don't ask that from santa lol, the guy dealing in this kinda business lives downstairs >:D

  • @MuchMoreMetal or you can practice just like he did... -.-"

  • @akinavman1 I was going to say the same thing because I am playing my fingers sore to learn this. :P

  • @MuchMoreMetal just play a lot, that's all there is to say ;D play a fucking a lot, and learn some scales to play those sweep picking stuff he does he's just a genius :p

  • @MuchMoreMetal Lol, you mean his brain, it's not the visible parts, its the brain

  • a 75 Personas o Ignorante no le gusta esto!.. por diosss !..!,

    me Encanta despues del minuto 2:21

  • seriously wtf is up with the nail polish.

  • @9992103 Although I personally don't agree with nail polish either, he's making millions of dollars while being one of the best guitarists alive, I think that gives him the authority to do whatever he wants without judgment.

  • @Luckier8 Hes not one of the best out right now theres a shit load out better then him i love that guy.. no homo but he isnt better then people like James Root Mick Thompson

  • Those guitar skills make me want to have sex with him... and I'm a dude.

  • Syn Plays It Perfectly!

  • @Nickwilde95 no shit sherlock!

  • @elviukx10 What the fuck do you mean? e.e"

  • @Nickwilde95 lol, this song is originaly played by Syn (and other A7X members), so it's obvious he plays it perfectly :D

  • @elviukx10 Yeah,I know :3

  • @Nickwilde95 :P

  • look his eyes at 3:24

  • Plz tell me the telent comes with the guitar!

  • love the trill at 1:18 sounds so nice and just makes the song

  • WTF!? o_O 3:23

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  • Dude I wonder if you give good hand jobs

  • @WWEThemeSongs1231 oooo are you scared to admit it? child.

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  • fuck you 72 people

  • THE BEST KING OF THE KINGS GUITAR WORLD !! :D (soory I dont good speak english...) :D

  • 72 dislikes?! What the f... Are you even human?!

    I am not an unconditional fan of Gates,but this video,his guitar solo!!!

    C'mon! It is definitely flawless!!

  • @SIRHellTotem Well I mean he wrote the solo i sure as hell hope he plays he it flawless!!!

  • @SIRHellTotem

    This is a cool solo, but please, don't call it flawless.

  • @MexiChris409 Yeah you're probably right.I knew it when I was writing it.But getting a little linguistically overwhelming is okay I guess.Since I did love this song very much :)

  • @SIRHellTotem I understand. :)

  • @SIRHellTotem sorry but he has no feeling.

  • @mmofc100 What do you mean?

  • @SIRHellTotem he can fry, but you can't feel ANYTHING on his music. If music were about fry, Michel Angelo Batio would be the best guitarist on the world, but it's not. Music needs melody, needs to make you feel it. Page can do it, Clapton, BB King, Hendrix, Iommi... I'm not saying that Synyster isn't good, yes he is, but he's just another good fry man who's doomed to oblivion. That justifies the 76 dislikes, some people still prefer melody and feeling music than just technique.

  • @mmofc100 Yeah,you made your point man,and I understand more now.Let's see.. I think for what I wrote before,that was because when I first saw this vid I really appreciated it and Bat Country was my fave in that period.So the comment was just simply based on this video and this instrumental version of Bat Country,not for guitarists comparison.And obviously I wrote something overwhelming just for fun..

  • @SIRHellTotem I'm not saying he sucks or anything, I'm only explainin why I think there's a high number of dislikes

  • @mmofc100 HAAHAH you call 77 dislikes high when there's over 1 million views? HAHAHAAHAH u pathetic little cunt saying he's bad,

  • @mmofc100 Yeah I know.Considering these over 1 million views, 77 dislikes actually is... nothing.Gates has already gotten everyt