[Comments] Latest Comments from Ultimate-Guitar.Com. en-us Copyright 1998-2013 Ultimate-Guitar.Com. All rights reserved. http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html webmaster@ultimate-guitar.com Mon, 15 Oct 2007 01:56:34 -0400 Sat, 23 Mar 2013 01:10:29 -0400 60 Ultimate-Guitar.Com http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/img/logo_rss.gif http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/ 144 44 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_1 POSTED: 10/15/2007 04:01am]]> Comments Mon, 15 Oct 2007 04:01:29 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_2 no doubt its good. just looks like poo...
POSTED: 10/15/2007 05:15am]]> Comments Mon, 15 Oct 2007 05:15:21 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_3 POSTED: 10/15/2007 06:12am]]> Comments Mon, 15 Oct 2007 06:12:20 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_4 POSTED: 10/15/2007 06:39am]]> Comments Mon, 15 Oct 2007 06:39:25 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_5 POSTED: 10/15/2007 07:33am]]> Comments Mon, 15 Oct 2007 07:33:21 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_6 POSTED: 10/15/2007 08:37am]]> Comments Mon, 15 Oct 2007 08:37:31 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_7 POSTED: 10/15/2007 08:56am]]> Comments Mon, 15 Oct 2007 08:56:10 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_8 POSTED: 10/15/2007 09:13am]]> Comments Mon, 15 Oct 2007 09:13:22 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_9 POSTED: 10/15/2007 09:41am]]> Comments Mon, 15 Oct 2007 09:41:15 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_10 Nirvana388 wrote:

doesn't have someone's name in the inlays, it's the name of the guitar... that is one badass looking guitar, not something I'd expect from shecter, that's sick

umm... the inlays look like: " * S Y N * * * "

sorry... looks to me like his name.
POSTED: 10/15/2007 09:51am]]> Comments Mon, 15 Oct 2007 09:51:38 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_11 POSTED: 10/15/2007 10:37am]]> Comments Mon, 15 Oct 2007 10:37:37 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_12 POSTED: 10/15/2007 11:36am]]> Comments Mon, 15 Oct 2007 11:36:58 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_13
POSTED: 10/15/2007 11:59am]]> Comments Mon, 15 Oct 2007 11:59:02 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_14 POSTED: 10/15/2007 12:26pm]]> Comments Mon, 15 Oct 2007 12:26:52 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_15 POSTED: 10/15/2007 12:36pm]]> Comments Mon, 15 Oct 2007 12:36:30 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_16 POSTED: 10/15/2007 12:47pm]]> Comments Mon, 15 Oct 2007 12:47:40 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_17 POSTED: 10/15/2007 01:19pm]]> Comments Mon, 15 Oct 2007 13:19:37 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_18 POSTED: 10/15/2007 02:13pm]]> Comments Mon, 15 Oct 2007 14:13:12 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_19 Synyster Gates wrote:

I played one and if you can tolerate feeling that much inlay then be my guest but to me it starts to feel like im playing on a plastic layer between the strings and the neck
lol thats a fan of synyster aswell lol. I dont like the shape of it
POSTED: 10/15/2007 02:32pm]]> Comments Mon, 15 Oct 2007 14:32:21 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_20 POSTED: 10/15/2007 03:00pm]]> Comments Mon, 15 Oct 2007 15:00:29 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_21 sachin2592 wrote:

wait, u mean ur hellraiser avenger or?

It's a C-1 Hellraiser.
POSTED: 10/15/2007 03:07pm]]> Comments Mon, 15 Oct 2007 15:07:45 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_22 i love this guitar,
ilovesynestergates
i love avenged sevonfold
i love my abby!
im a loving person
POSTED: 10/15/2007 03:30pm]]> Comments Mon, 15 Oct 2007 15:30:32 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_23 POSTED: 10/15/2007 04:31pm]]> Comments Mon, 15 Oct 2007 16:31:14 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_24 gab4554 wrote:

Before i offend anyone : I love A7x and SYN. Nice guitar (good shape, color inlays etc) and the sound must be awsome.. but why take a guitar that isnt yours at all... I dont see the point of buying Band's guitar.. Id make my own custom guitar instead of buying their guitar.. if i was a popular guitarist like him with my own custom guitar i wouldnt sell copies of my guitar.

yeah i think so too.
btw check out the Schecter revenger 6 FR SBK, its the same design without the syn inlays and the stripes
POSTED: 10/15/2007 04:49pm]]> Comments Mon, 15 Oct 2007 16:49:06 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_25 It's like, I see it like this. If you buy another signature model, that your gonna use for gigging and live on stage, what happenens if you get signed? Technically you shouldn't be able to to play that instrument anymore as it's technically someone elses signature guitar and therefore most importantly SOUND, and NOT YOURS!
POSTED: 10/15/2007 04:53pm]]> Comments Mon, 15 Oct 2007 16:53:11 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_26
I'd take a C-1 Hellraiser instead.
POSTED: 10/15/2007 04:53pm]]> Comments Mon, 15 Oct 2007 16:53:30 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_27 POSTED: 10/15/2007 05:33pm]]> Comments Mon, 15 Oct 2007 17:33:58 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_28 POSTED: 10/15/2007 05:35pm]]> Comments Mon, 15 Oct 2007 17:35:34 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_29 POSTED: 10/15/2007 06:25pm]]> Comments Mon, 15 Oct 2007 18:25:00 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_30 POSTED: 10/15/2007 06:36pm]]> Comments Mon, 15 Oct 2007 18:36:36 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_31 POSTED: 10/15/2007 07:27pm]]> Comments Mon, 15 Oct 2007 19:27:23 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_32
its actually pretty good.

i just dont like the shape. or the price
POSTED: 10/15/2007 07:38pm]]> Comments Mon, 15 Oct 2007 19:38:09 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_33 POSTED: 10/15/2007 09:04pm]]> Comments Mon, 15 Oct 2007 21:04:16 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_34 POSTED: 10/15/2007 09:24pm]]> Comments Mon, 15 Oct 2007 21:24:51 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_35 POSTED: 10/15/2007 09:32pm]]> Comments Mon, 15 Oct 2007 21:32:03 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_36 POSTED: 10/15/2007 09:54pm]]> Comments Mon, 15 Oct 2007 21:54:55 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_37 AbstractDeth7X wrote:

I want one soooo bad. I played one in guitar center a while back and I fell in love with it. It makes my hellraiser seem like crap.

I don't know about that. I just bought a Hellraiser a few weeks ago and it pretty much destroyed the Syn Custom that was at the shop. And why is everyone talking about the price, it's cheaper than my Hellraiser by about $200 (but my Hellraiser came with a Floyd Rose trem and nutlocks, which, I didn't even realize until shopping around further, apparently aren't standard on a Hellraiser). It probably also helps that I keep my Hellraiser in DGCFAD, so it just sounds like a red-eyed beast from hell, coming to eat your flesh and rape your soul.
POSTED: 10/16/2007 01:21am]]> Comments Tue, 16 Oct 2007 01:21:19 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_38 gab4554 wrote:

Before i offend anyone : I love A7x and SYN. Nice guitar (good shape, color inlays etc) and the sound must be awsome.. but why take a guitar that isnt yours at all... I dont see the point of buying Band's guitar.. Id make my own custom guitar instead of buying their guitar.. if i was a popular guitarist like him with my own custom guitar i wouldnt sell copies of my guitar.

That's also the main reason that I kind of ruled out this guitar when I was shopping for one even though I really liked the sound and look. If I were a guitar collector, then hell yes I would buy artist custom guitars from bands/guitarists that I like. But I only own one guitar and a bass, and if my only guitar were an artist's custom, I'd just feel like a tool.
POSTED: 10/16/2007 01:26am]]> Comments Tue, 16 Oct 2007 01:26:34 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_39 POSTED: 10/16/2007 01:28am]]> Comments Tue, 16 Oct 2007 01:28:59 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_40
yeah i didn't pay that price, thats the converted price. I'm actually from Scotland and it was only Ģ699 over here which is a bargain! Its just the conversion rate that makes it look so high. I've been reading all the comments here and yes, i know it's a signature model and if that aint your thing then fair enough. And as far as the Invader sound, they sound perfect to me, plenty of bite but good raw power behind them too and plenty of muscle. I have 5 other guitars too and this is definitely the best one in my collection.

Oh btw, was at an avenged sevenfold gig on sunday and managed to get synyster's guitar pick!!!
POSTED: 10/16/2007 03:13am]]> Comments Tue, 16 Oct 2007 03:13:31 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_41 POSTED: 10/19/2007 09:46pm]]> Comments Fri, 19 Oct 2007 21:46:39 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_42 POSTED: 10/24/2007 09:56pm]]> Comments Wed, 24 Oct 2007 21:56:36 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_43 POSTED: 10/27/2007 02:58am]]> Comments Sat, 27 Oct 2007 02:58:29 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_44 POSTED: 11/02/2007 06:50pm]]> Comments Fri, 02 Nov 2007 18:50:42 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_45 POSTED: 11/02/2007 06:52pm]]> Comments Fri, 02 Nov 2007 18:52:36 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_46 POSTED: 11/05/2007 06:43am]]> Comments Mon, 05 Nov 2007 06:43:45 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_47 POSTED: 11/11/2007 12:45pm]]> Comments Sun, 11 Nov 2007 12:45:13 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_48 POSTED: 11/17/2007 01:34pm]]> Comments Sat, 17 Nov 2007 13:34:03 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_49 POSTED: 11/21/2007 06:05pm]]> Comments Wed, 21 Nov 2007 18:05:07 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_50 POSTED: 11/26/2007 04:36pm]]> Comments Mon, 26 Nov 2007 16:36:03 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_51 POSTED: 11/26/2007 07:50pm]]> Comments Mon, 26 Nov 2007 19:50:20 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_52 POSTED: 12/10/2007 07:40am]]> Comments Mon, 10 Dec 2007 07:40:03 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_53 POSTED: 12/10/2007 07:41am]]> Comments Mon, 10 Dec 2007 07:41:43 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_54
ANY OTHER GUITAR SUGGESTIONS?
POSTED: 02/08/2008 11:15pm]]> Comments Fri, 08 Feb 2008 23:15:12 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_55 POSTED: 02/10/2008 05:35pm]]> Comments Sun, 10 Feb 2008 17:35:49 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_56
the hellraiser is 100 dollars cheaper
sounds better

but this guitar i can play much faster
sweeping feels way easyer to do and on this 24 fret guitar

im use to playing on 22 fret guitars

but the syn custom was like a illusion
it felt like a 22fret guitar
POSTED: 02/28/2008 03:09pm]]> Comments Thu, 28 Feb 2008 15:09:38 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_57 POSTED: 03/17/2008 08:31pm]]> Comments Mon, 17 Mar 2008 20:31:32 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_58 ilovemySG wrote:

i love everything about this guitar, the pickups the frets the trem BUT I DONT WANT IT TO BE DECKED OUT IN A7X STUFF

ANY OTHER GUITAR SUGGESTIONS?

Why not get a guitar custom made by schecter? Go to their web page and have a look.
POSTED: 03/27/2008 08:11pm]]> Comments Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:11:37 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_59 minivia wrote:

and whats with the skull and top hat on the head, theres only one guy who can have the top hat

True only slash!!
But synyster gates rocks!
POSTED: 05/02/2008 08:52pm]]> Comments Fri, 02 May 2008 20:52:13 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_60 POSTED: 05/06/2008 12:00pm]]> Comments Tue, 06 May 2008 12:00:56 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_61 POSTED: 05/31/2008 05:17pm]]> Comments Sat, 31 May 2008 17:17:49 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_62
POSTED: 06/03/2008 04:29pm]]> Comments Tue, 03 Jun 2008 16:29:37 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_63 POSTED: 06/09/2008 06:41pm]]> Comments Mon, 09 Jun 2008 18:41:03 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_64 ^
if i had the cash!!!!!
POSTED: 06/09/2008 06:41pm]]> Comments Mon, 09 Jun 2008 18:41:29 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_65 (id rather get the cheaper one to save money if i can)
POSTED: 06/19/2008 08:04pm]]> Comments Thu, 19 Jun 2008 20:04:13 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_66 POSTED: 07/17/2008 04:00pm]]> Comments Thu, 17 Jul 2008 16:00:44 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_67 POSTED: 08/12/2008 06:30pm]]> Comments Tue, 12 Aug 2008 18:30:38 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_68 punk Rocker 32 wrote:

i would seriously buy the custom if it came with the paint job in beast and the harlot vid. ebony finish with RED pimp stripes and Red pickup covers! that would be so cool,im still gonna get one even with the cool paint job or the even cooler one.

Same, but i wouldn't want the syn or the deathbat on it either. And yeah Synyster has had a load made, but the only one you can buy is his back and whipe pimp stripe. Shame really.
POSTED: 09/11/2008 05:30pm]]> Comments Thu, 11 Sep 2008 17:30:56 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_69 POSTED: 09/11/2008 05:31pm]]> Comments Thu, 11 Sep 2008 17:31:28 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_70 POSTED: 09/16/2008 07:00pm]]> Comments Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:00:16 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_71
POSTED: 10/10/2008 09:06am]]> Comments Fri, 10 Oct 2008 09:06:00 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_72 POSTED: 10/14/2008 07:31am]]> Comments Tue, 14 Oct 2008 07:31:08 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_73 POSTED: 10/15/2008 11:15am]]> Comments Wed, 15 Oct 2008 11:15:16 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_74 the_bi99man wrote:

AbstractDeth7X wrote:

I want one soooo bad. I played one in guitar center a while back and I fell in love with it. It makes my hellraiser seem like crap.

I don't know about that. I just bought a Hellraiser a few weeks ago and it pretty much destroyed the Syn Custom that was at the shop. And why is everyone talking about the price, it's cheaper than my Hellraiser by about $200 (but my Hellraiser came with a Floyd Rose trem and nutlocks, which, I didn't even realize until shopping around further, apparently aren't standard on a Hellraiser). It probably also helps that I keep my Hellraiser in DGCFAD, so it just sounds like a red-eyed beast from hell, coming to eat your flesh and rape your soul.

Umm...I have a Hellraiser C-1 FR, which is $850 and the Custom is not cheaper, it's $200 more. However, trying both guitars out, I do think the Hellraiser is much better, looks and sound wise than the Syn Custom. If it didn't have the "SYN" on the fretboard and if they replaced the scorpion head with a hellraiser head, more people would like it. And for those who think Syn NEVER played a Hellraiser C-1 FR, he has. If you want proof, give me your email and I will send you the picture of an old model, and no, it's not that white C-1 FR he uses.
POSTED: 10/21/2008 08:10pm]]> Comments Tue, 21 Oct 2008 20:10:40 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_75
POSTED: 11/30/2008 10:58pm]]> Comments Sun, 30 Nov 2008 22:58:31 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_76 POSTED: 12/04/2008 03:29pm]]> Comments Thu, 04 Dec 2008 15:29:54 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_77 I'm not too good with tremolos so how do you tune it to D with out messing with the other strings?
POSTED: 12/16/2008 06:17pm]]> Comments Tue, 16 Dec 2008 18:17:30 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_78 POSTED: 01/01/2009 12:18pm]]> Comments Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:18:47 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_79 POSTED: 01/10/2009 03:22am]]> Comments Sat, 10 Jan 2009 03:22:24 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_80
the white one to me is much more of the eye catcher, and deffinetly more appealing, to me as a christian, who plays worship on sundays, than the black. but the deathgbat doesnt help much... oh well.

I would love to share where I am getting the white version, but they have one left, (which they didnt expect to last until christmas, when I asked them around halloween) and I have to wait a few more days before I have the money.
POSTED: 01/29/2009 02:34am]]> Comments Thu, 29 Jan 2009 02:34:19 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_81 StanwoodSpartan wrote:

i played this and the schecter hellraiser c-1 fr at the guitar center the other day

the hellraiser is 100 dollars cheaper
sounds better

but this guitar i can play much faster
sweeping feels way easyer to do and on this 24 fret guitar

im use to playing on 22 fret guitars

but the syn custom was like a illusion
it felt like a 22fret guitar

and thats not a good thing... hmmm.

it probably means that the fret board is just extended and doesnt have the scale right... I dunno, have to take a look.
POSTED: 01/29/2009 03:40am]]> Comments Thu, 29 Jan 2009 03:40:45 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_82

FearBefore wrote:

I'm not sure how this guitar would balance when playing stood up. That long horn looks problematic. Not fond of the 'pinstripe' paintjob either. But on the whole, it's a pretty guitar.

it balences PERFECT. easy to play standing too.
POSTED: 01/31/2009 07:22pm]]> Comments Sat, 31 Jan 2009 19:22:29 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_83 gab4554 wrote:

Before i offend anyone : I love A7x and SYN. Nice guitar (good shape, color inlays etc) and the sound must be awsome.. but why take a guitar that isnt yours at all... I dont see the point of buying Band's guitar.. Id make my own custom guitar instead of buying their guitar.. if i was a popular guitarist like him with my own custom guitar i wouldnt sell copies of my guitar.
POSTED: 02/10/2009 08:05pm]]> Comments Tue, 10 Feb 2009 20:05:43 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_84 the_bi99man wrote:

gab4554 wrote:

Before i offend anyone : I love A7x and SYN. Nice guitar (good shape, color inlays etc) and the sound must be awsome.. but why take a guitar that isnt yours at all... I dont see the point of buying Band's guitar.. Id make my own custom guitar instead of buying their guitar.. if i was a popular guitarist like him with my own custom guitar i wouldnt sell copies of my guitar.

That's also the main reason that I kind of ruled out this guitar when I was shopping for one even though I really liked the sound and look. If I were a guitar collector, then hell yes I would buy artist custom guitars from bands/guitarists that I like. But I only own one guitar and a bass, and if my only guitar were an artist's custom, I'd just feel like a tool.
POSTED: 02/10/2009 08:07pm]]> Comments Tue, 10 Feb 2009 20:07:57 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_85 POSTED: 03/03/2009 08:38pm]]> Comments Tue, 03 Mar 2009 20:38:09 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_86 POSTED: 03/29/2009 11:32pm]]> Comments Sun, 29 Mar 2009 23:32:20 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_87 POSTED: 05/11/2009 10:54am]]> Comments Mon, 11 May 2009 10:54:11 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_88 POSTED: 05/23/2009 03:28pm]]> Comments Sat, 23 May 2009 15:28:06 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_89 POSTED: 05/26/2009 10:59am]]> Comments Tue, 26 May 2009 10:59:13 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_90 chasing-august wrote:

The fretboard is NOT ROSEWOOD it is EBONY, the standard has the rosewood fingerboard. Really if you are going to write a review atleast KNOW what you are talking about, especially sinse you are on the internet and it would only take a few seconds to check if your information is correct.

Hey man i made the same mistake you did and embarrassed myself for trying to tell someone off...the 2008 version had a rosewood fingerboard and the 2009 has a ebony and your right about the standard having rosewood because it still does but the custom just recently got the ebony feature other than that i just bought the 2009 Schecter Synyster Custom and it came in the mail yesterday but i am at the beach and havnt been home to play it yet
POSTED: 05/27/2009 04:41pm]]> Comments Wed, 27 May 2009 16:41:20 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_91 POSTED: 06/04/2009 08:18am]]> Comments Thu, 04 Jun 2009 08:18:22 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_92 POSTED: 06/28/2009 10:23am]]> Comments Sun, 28 Jun 2009 10:23:17 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_93 POSTED: 06/30/2009 01:08am]]> Comments Tue, 30 Jun 2009 01:08:32 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_94 POSTED: 08/27/2009 08:01am]]> Comments Thu, 27 Aug 2009 08:01:48 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_95 SupersonicJSX wrote:

I played one and I liked the way the neck felt, but it sounded so muddy. I never got that much feedback from a guitar before. I was standing 8 feet away and I had to constantly mute the strings or else it would shriek. the pinstripes arent bad, but the inlays are wayy too much. I thought it was prett half a$$. I hate it when artists release signiture models, but the equipment on them is different then what they really use. Synysters are custom made for him.
Sorry for double post. The SSC is exactly what Synyster Gates uses, except when he is playing certain songs he uses the same guitar but with a different neck pup, like in Critical Acclaim, for example. The SSS (Schecter Synyster Standard) uses inferior pups, and a lisenced FR system as opposed to the superior Original one on the SSC.
POSTED: 08/27/2009 12:24pm]]> Comments Thu, 27 Aug 2009 12:24:52 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_96 ham-of-god wrote:

huh not a big fan of the band but my freind owns one of these and they are a really good buy definitely sound killer plugged to a marshal....but what doesnt sound good through a marshalI guess that depends... if you are playing in an MG and AVT..
POSTED: 09/20/2009 06:26am]]> Comments Sun, 20 Sep 2009 06:26:49 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_97 POSTED: 09/25/2009 02:02am]]> Comments Fri, 25 Sep 2009 02:02:43 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_98 The look, the sound, the performance, it amacing !
POSTED: 09/25/2009 04:11am]]> Comments Fri, 25 Sep 2009 04:11:25 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_99 POSTED: 10/15/2009 05:37pm]]> Comments Thu, 15 Oct 2009 17:37:36 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_100
cheers
POSTED: 01/04/2010 05:40am]]> Comments Mon, 04 Jan 2010 05:40:58 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_101 POSTED: 01/22/2010 05:45pm]]> Comments Fri, 22 Jan 2010 17:45:36 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_102
POSTED: 01/26/2010 08:11pm]]> Comments Tue, 26 Jan 2010 20:11:07 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_103 POSTED: 01/30/2010 06:57pm]]> Comments Sat, 30 Jan 2010 18:57:10 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_104 POSTED: 02/15/2010 03:10pm]]> Comments Mon, 15 Feb 2010 15:10:31 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_105 and they arent bad...as a fact i LOVE them. Totally blows my friends SG Special Faded out of the water. I use mine through an Orange Thunderverb Halfstack my brother recently bought and a Boss Mega Distortion (and of course an ISP Noise Supressor and a Boss Equalizer) my friend has marshalls and multi-effects but i stick to Orange and single effect pedals
POSTED: 03/18/2010 03:19pm]]> Comments Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:19:45 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_106 POSTED: 05/02/2010 06:15pm]]> Comments Sun, 02 May 2010 18:15:13 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_107 POSTED: 05/31/2010 03:32am]]> Comments Mon, 31 May 2010 03:32:08 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_108 POSTED: 06/19/2010 06:12am]]> Comments Sat, 19 Jun 2010 06:12:11 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_109 POSTED: 08/25/2010 06:14am]]> Comments Wed, 25 Aug 2010 06:14:09 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_110 POSTED: 08/31/2010 01:23am]]> Comments Tue, 31 Aug 2010 01:23:42 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_111 xXxA7X~Fan07xXx wrote:

I'm getting the Syn Standard just for fun, the custom is too expensive for me. Syn played a Standard on the Japanese lesson video when they taught songs from their City Of Evil album and it plays just as good. I may get the Zavky V custom one day too.

Standard is great, i found the neck to be a bit harder to whip up and down. And i have concerns for the licensed FR but other than that, its just as good
POSTED: 08/31/2010 01:26am]]> Comments Tue, 31 Aug 2010 01:26:59 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_112 POSTED: 11/28/2010 07:17am]]> Comments Sun, 28 Nov 2010 07:17:10 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_113 AC/DCnut wrote:

i played it, i thought it was shit compared to the 6 other models i tried that day, and all but one of them was cheaper. i ended up with a les paul for 300 bucks cheaper that made the schecter look like a piece if shit. syn doesn't even play one onstage, has has a different neck pickup and a fernandes sustainer

He does use that guitar but for some songs he switches to a model with a custom built in SUSTAINIAC pickup, not a fernandes sustainer.
When it comes to the look I can see why people do not prefer it but it plays amazing and I probably couldn't walk into a shop and play 6 better guitars. You should practice more then play it again someday.
POSTED: 12/09/2010 05:46pm]]> Comments Thu, 09 Dec 2010 17:46:54 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_114
(I have owned the custom model for 10 months now)
PROS:
The Neck and fretboard play like a dream.
The pickups with a GOOD amp (everything sounds lame on a rubbish amp)
The looks (personal opinion)

CONS:
No forearm contour can sometimes make it uncomfortable after an hour of playing
It is rather expensive

Overall if you can afford it, dont mind a lack of forearm contouring and like the looks then definatly try it out it plays beautifully and the pickups DO sound good. My only other problem would be if i became an established guitarist i would want my own guitar rather than someone elses image but hey ho its very, very good. 4.5 stars




POSTED: 01/30/2011 06:59pm]]> Comments Sun, 30 Jan 2011 18:59:06 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_115 the_bi99man wrote:

And holy crap I just looked at the "price paid" line, and now I know why everyone's complaining about the price. Dude, you got screwed. $1,279?! I can go buy the exact same guitar at a local shop in my town called "Grassroots Guitar" for $800 even.

dude feel lucky ur not in australia then
its 2 grand here cus theres only one shop that deals the brand in the whole country
and when i mean i store its like the same store all across australia
so we get bloody ripped off here
POSTED: 04/06/2011 06:04am]]> Comments Wed, 06 Apr 2011 06:04:52 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_116 POSTED: 05/03/2011 08:27am]]> Comments Tue, 03 May 2011 08:27:19 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_117 Jonnybrown3 wrote:

I have a question, if I want the metal tones of an EMG pickup, will the invaders give the same satisfaction as the EMGs? I thought about the Schecter Damien Elite Avenger Floyd Rose, I already have Gibson Les Paul 1960 reissue, but I wanted a trem with EMGs or something that would be equivilant in metal sound, so I need to know if invaders will hold up to the challenge of EMGs.

I've never played a guitar with EMGs but my friend has an ESP LTD EC-1000 with EMG81 pickups. Personally I like the sound of my Schecter Synyster Custom with Invaders better than his LTD. If you get the chance though, I suggest going to a guitar store where they have a guitar with Invaders or even Black-Outs and try one.

Personally I think the Invaders are awesome, though if you want a more heavy sound I suggest looking at a guitar with Seymour Duncan Black-Outs.
POSTED: 05/17/2011 05:43am]]> Comments Tue, 17 May 2011 05:43:44 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_118 POSTED: 07/07/2011 06:26pm]]> Comments Thu, 07 Jul 2011 18:26:02 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_119 AC/DCnut wrote:

i played it, i thought it was shit compared to the 6 other models i tried that day, and all but one of them was cheaper. i ended up with a les paul for 300 bucks cheaper that made the schecter look like a piece if shit. syn doesn't even play one onstage, has has a different neck pickup and a fernandes sustainer

Actually it's a Sustainiac stealth pro sustainer and he still uses his custom invader in the bridge,so look shit up before you comment next time, yeah ?
POSTED: 07/07/2011 06:29pm]]> Comments Thu, 07 Jul 2011 18:29:20 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_120 POSTED: 07/08/2011 11:57am]]> Comments Fri, 08 Jul 2011 11:57:49 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_121 POSTED: 07/08/2011 01:19pm]]> Comments Fri, 08 Jul 2011 13:19:00 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_122 KewlBeans wrote:

Meh, looks kind of crap, probably plays great, but itīs definately not worth it for the price, 500$ of that price come from the fact its a signature. I think it looks awesome
POSTED: 07/08/2011 01:27pm]]> Comments Fri, 08 Jul 2011 13:27:27 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_123 Zertuche wrote:

Synyster is a sloppy guitarist but his guitar is decent. I played it at the shop and I thought it suited what I played but I'm not sure if I should buy this Sig. Model or just get a plain Avenger.i guarantee that he is way better than you, and his guitar is one of the greatest schecters ever made
POSTED: 07/08/2011 01:38pm]]> Comments Fri, 08 Jul 2011 13:38:20 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_124 POSTED: 07/08/2011 05:24pm]]> Comments Fri, 08 Jul 2011 17:24:00 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_125 POSTED: 07/08/2011 07:37pm]]> Comments Fri, 08 Jul 2011 19:37:42 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_126 POSTED: 07/08/2011 09:25pm]]> Comments Fri, 08 Jul 2011 21:25:59 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_127 SynCity wrote:

Like nearly everyone else here, I too have played this very same model at Guitar Center and I fell in love with it as well. I will say that it is somewhat awkward to hold at first but you get used to it. My only problem with it--apart from the price--is that you would think that this guitar would give you that signature A7X sound; wrong. Its not nearly as full and robust as it sounds on their records. But as great as it is, I think I'd take my Omen 7 with EMGs over it.
It won't sound like it does on the records because you don't have the other gear that they used to make their recods.
POSTED: 07/08/2011 10:52pm]]> Comments Fri, 08 Jul 2011 22:52:58 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_128 POSTED: 07/09/2011 08:50am]]> Comments Sat, 09 Jul 2011 08:50:15 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_129 POSTED: 07/09/2011 08:50am]]> Comments Sat, 09 Jul 2011 08:50:40 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_130 POSTED: 07/09/2011 12:07pm]]> Comments Sat, 09 Jul 2011 12:07:51 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_131 keavader wrote:

The skeleton with the top hat is the brand thing of the guitar. But God that A7X bat and SYN inlays are freakin' cool! not too big on the design of the body, but it's still nice. not worth that kind of emoney, even to a hardcore A7X fan.

by a7x bat do you happen to mean Overkill's logo?
POSTED: 07/09/2011 01:11pm]]> Comments Sat, 09 Jul 2011 13:11:44 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_132

mp3stalin wrote:

Nirvana388 wrote:

doesn't have someone's name in the inlays, it's the name of the guitar... that is one badass looking guitar, not something I'd expect from shecter, that's sick

umm... the inlays look like: " * S Y N * * * "

sorry... looks to me like his name.

POSTED: 07/09/2011 09:19pm]]> Comments Sat, 09 Jul 2011 21:19:56 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_133 POSTED: 07/09/2011 09:40pm]]> Comments Sat, 09 Jul 2011 21:40:19 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_134 Triviutallica wrote:

Oh that's my dream guitar played by my dream guy

I hope you mean "dream guitarist"...

I donīt like the look of it, but it seems like its doing pretty well in the reviews, Iīd like to play it someday...
POSTED: 07/09/2011 10:37pm]]> Comments Sat, 09 Jul 2011 22:37:57 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_135 Anyways its a decent guitar way overpriced though, your mainly paying for the name with this type of guitar.
Nothing spectacular here.
POSTED: 07/09/2011 11:24pm]]> Comments Sat, 09 Jul 2011 23:24:44 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_136
Again, it's an amazing guitar for metal, but don't expect it to do much more
POSTED: 07/10/2011 04:16am]]> Comments Sun, 10 Jul 2011 04:16:10 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_137 theblackwell wrote:

Bunch of idiots doing straight 10 reviews. NO guitar is a perfect 10. No matter how good it is.

You, sir, fail to epic proportions! then why would 10 be possible? douche! LOL!
POSTED: 07/10/2011 12:26pm]]> Comments Sun, 10 Jul 2011 12:26:03 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_138 POSTED: 07/10/2011 02:21pm]]> Comments Sun, 10 Jul 2011 14:21:23 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_139 POSTED: 07/10/2011 03:07pm]]> Comments Sun, 10 Jul 2011 15:07:41 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_140 POSTED: 07/11/2011 12:21am]]> Comments Mon, 11 Jul 2011 00:21:19 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_141 POSTED: 07/11/2011 08:41am]]> Comments Mon, 11 Jul 2011 08:41:54 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_142 DiveRightIn63 wrote:

not a fan at all. don't like the looks, doesn't sound amazing.

with all the different options of color combinations there has got to be one the tickles you somewhere... maybe even the new all black model with standard hellraiser inlays instead of the deathbat. One thing i noticed is that the black/silver which i have has a lot more low end than the white/gold... which is probly due to the fact that the white/gold is several pounds lighter than the black/silver(No joke the black/silver is the heaviest guitar I own aside from my double neck
POSTED: 08/08/2011 06:06pm]]> Comments Mon, 08 Aug 2011 18:06:55 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_143 animemetalhead wrote:

Can't really say something good about it, not a huge Avenged Sevenfold fan. Looks descent, overrated guitarist though, by far.

I was never a fan of A7X but then my drummer(who is a huge fan) and i walked into guitar center and he almost creamed his pants at the sight of the guitar... I dont know why and he begged and pleaded for me to just try the guitar... my first thought was that loser synyster gates why would i want that thing! but then i picked it up. The action was so low without a single buzzing fret, the sound had more low end than i typically enjoy but what the hell.. the neck was fast as lightning, in short the guitar played it self. i put it on lay away and picked it up a week later

Moral of the story. just not liking a guitarist is not enough reason to dislike his gear
POSTED: 08/08/2011 06:14pm]]> Comments Mon, 08 Aug 2011 18:14:12 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_144 I wont play another guys guitar if I was in a band...
Especially not when "SYN" is all over the guitar.
POSTED: 08/26/2011 09:14am]]> Comments Fri, 26 Aug 2011 09:14:40 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_145 BFun wrote:

looks like poo imo.....
no doubt its good. just looks like poo...I agree it looks like poo. Don't like the ugly stripes or the shape.
POSTED: 08/26/2011 09:56am]]> Comments Fri, 26 Aug 2011 09:56:31 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_146 Pro tip, a person cannot choose what people think of him. He may be overrated, but can you blame a person for something his fans chose to believe?
POSTED: 08/26/2011 10:22am]]> Comments Fri, 26 Aug 2011 10:22:58 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_147 JB95 wrote:

What's the deal with signature models???
I wont play another guys guitar if I was in a band...
Especially not when "SYN" is all over the guitar.

Amen to that, I have this guitar myself but it's just for jamming in my room or something, I wouldn't gig with it if I was in a band.
POSTED: 08/26/2011 10:38am]]> Comments Fri, 26 Aug 2011 10:38:53 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_148 POSTED: 08/26/2011 11:29am]]> Comments Fri, 26 Aug 2011 11:29:42 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_149 POSTED: 08/26/2011 11:42am]]> Comments Fri, 26 Aug 2011 11:42:11 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_150 POSTED: 08/26/2011 11:54am]]> Comments Fri, 26 Aug 2011 11:54:05 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_151 POSTED: 08/26/2011 04:49pm]]> Comments Fri, 26 Aug 2011 16:49:29 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_152 the hirsh wrote:

you know youre a fanboy when you dont even have an amp and you rate it a 10/10 for souund. worst reviews ever.

this^....

You dropped a grand on an electric guitar and don't have an amplifier... I wish I had that type of money...
POSTED: 08/26/2011 05:55pm]]> Comments Fri, 26 Aug 2011 17:55:48 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_153
Duncan Design HB-108 Detonators vs. Custom Seymour Duncan SH-8 Invaders (shiny allen bolts) (The SH-8s are better pups, but you can swap those out for far less than the $350 difference; not a big deal unless you play through a tube amp)
Bolt on neck vs. Set neck (slightly less fret access, but no big deal IMHO)
Tinted rosewood fretboard vs. ebony (tint comes off when you clean it)
LFR vs. OFR (no problems there functionally; some LFRs hold up better than some OFRs)

I have had the Standard for several years (found one so cheap at a pawn shop, I couldn't pass it up). Now mine has a real SH-8 in the bridge and a Sustainiac in the neck. That was a lot of work, but totally worth it. I've played a bunch of the Customs at GC with an amp just like mine (JVM 410h), and the Custom is sweet, but not worth the extra $ IMHO.

Yeah, I would feel dumb playing it on stage, but I might record with it. Neither the SH-8s nor the SB-108s sound muddy through a proper amp with the right EQ.

The "Revenger" doesn't come close, nor do any of the other stock Avengers out there. They have the lame headstock and the sculpted body, plus different pups. The SYN Standard and Custom are the only factory Avengers I've come across with a flat body, and IMHO that's worth putting up with the gaudy stripes and inlays. Just my preference, and only a factor for you if you hate sculpted guitar bodies.

It's extremely comfortable to play and it balances perfectly playing standing up. Of course you should upgrade to Schaller strap locks. I wouldn't trust any strap buttons.

If you get a good one, you can have the action as high or low as you want, with zero buzz. I can't feel the inlays, in fact the fretboard seems slightly scalloped, which makes up for the frets just being jumbo, not extra jumbo like you'd find on most Ibanez shredders. It has the same feel as both my Ibanezes.

If I didn't have other good enough choices for stage use, I'd refinish my SYN Standard. It would be a lot cheaper than having Schecter (or anyone else)make me one from scratch. If I did have them build one, the only change I'd make would be the graphics, otherwise I think it's their best config available. Think what you want about Haner's playing, but he knew what he was doing when he chose the specs on that guitar.
POSTED: 08/26/2011 07:46pm]]> Comments Fri, 26 Aug 2011 19:46:21 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_154 POSTED: 08/26/2011 11:40pm]]> Comments Fri, 26 Aug 2011 23:40:40 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_155 It feels unbalance especially when sitting down
The top fin gets in my way
I would rather have emgs
POSTED: 08/26/2011 11:43pm]]> Comments Fri, 26 Aug 2011 23:43:24 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_156 POSTED: 08/27/2011 01:55am]]> Comments Sat, 27 Aug 2011 01:55:30 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_157 ilovemySG wrote:

i love everything about this guitar, the pickups the frets the trem BUT I DONT WANT IT TO BE DECKED OUT IN A7X STUFF

ANY OTHER GUITAR SUGGESTIONS?

How about an SG?
POSTED: 08/27/2011 12:22pm]]> Comments Sat, 27 Aug 2011 12:22:27 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_158 POSTED: 08/27/2011 01:35pm]]> Comments Sat, 27 Aug 2011 13:35:25 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_159
Whenever I played standing up though I had the feeling the strap might go off at any moment, so I replaced them with golden straplocks (Matches the guitars swag white & gold looks)and it feels a lot more secure now.

What I did notice is that the guitar wasn't perfectly set up, and the low E was buzzing a bit. The guitar withstands divebombs pretty good, but it does need to be retuned after a couple. (At least mine does)

I'm not going to comment about the sound because a big part of the sound is the Amp, and I'm not satisfied with the one I currently have.

POSTED: 08/27/2011 06:27pm]]> Comments Sat, 27 Aug 2011 18:27:53 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_160 POSTED: 08/28/2011 12:10am]]> Comments Sun, 28 Aug 2011 00:10:58 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_161 POSTED: 08/28/2011 06:15am]]> Comments Sun, 28 Aug 2011 06:15:06 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_162
POSTED: 08/28/2011 12:04pm]]> Comments Sun, 28 Aug 2011 12:04:08 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_163 milwaukeerocker wrote:

i'm finding it hard to believe so many people actually think this thing looks "so awesome." This is one of the worst body shapes i've ever seen, just stupid looking, and the paint job only makes it worse. I played one at the music store i work at, nothing special at all. instead of the "SYN" inlay, it should say "POS."

You probably played with the standard version
POSTED: 10/03/2011 12:49am]]> Comments Mon, 03 Oct 2011 00:49:30 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_164 DiveRightIn63 wrote:

not a fan at all. don't like the looks, doesn't sound amazing.

Then why are you here?
POSTED: 11/24/2011 02:15am]]> Comments Thu, 24 Nov 2011 02:15:08 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_165
POSTED: 11/25/2011 07:09am]]> Comments Fri, 25 Nov 2011 07:09:36 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_166 I like the shape, granted, not everyone will, and I don't care that it's a signature guitar. Why is that a problem?

If you are a huge fan, why WOULDN'T you want to own your favourite guitarist's axe? Me personally I have a Washburn Dime 333. Basically a Dean ML, yeah it's a ridiculous shape just like the Syn custom, and it's got lightning bolts on it. If I had the chance to play a live gig though, I would choose that over my LTD EC 1000, because it represents me in a sense, as well the guitarist who designed it.

It shows more of the kind of music that I like (Pantera) and that I respect my idols. I don't see what's wrong with that.

gab4554 wrote:

Before i offend anyone : I love A7x and SYN. Nice guitar (good shape, color inlays etc) and the sound must be awsome.. but why take a guitar that isnt yours at all... I dont see the point of buying Band's guitar.. Id make my own custom guitar instead of buying their guitar.. if i was a popular guitarist like him with my own custom guitar i wouldnt sell copies of my guitar.

Yeah, that sounds like a grand idea... oh. Wait no I found a flaw. See, you appear to have assumed that everyone here on UG is ALSO a talented luthier. What a daft mistake to make.

I'm sensible, I know if I tried to craft my own guitar, it'd be some soppy old piece of s**t, that's why you go out and buy them. With money . Because there are people out there who are talented at what they do, unlike me, your average Joe sitting the other side of the internet.
POSTED: 11/25/2011 08:48am]]> Comments Fri, 25 Nov 2011 08:48:43 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_167 POSTED: 11/25/2011 11:12am]]> Comments Fri, 25 Nov 2011 11:12:07 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_168 bladeguy wrote:

milwaukeerocker wrote:

i'm finding it hard to believe so many people actually think this thing looks "so awesome." This is one of the worst body shapes i've ever seen, just stupid looking, and the paint job only makes it worse. I played one at the music store i work at, nothing special at all. instead of the "SYN" inlay, it should say "POS."

You probably played with the standard version

Would that make much of a difference, it's still garbage
POSTED: 11/25/2011 11:23am]]> Comments Fri, 25 Nov 2011 11:23:04 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_169 Himeridon wrote:
...The guitar withstands divebombs pretty good, but it does need to be retuned after a couple. (At least mine does)...


Sounds like you're not stretching the strings enough before calling your string change complete. If it still has the factory strings, then they probably weren't stretched enough either. Time = money and most professionals won't take the .5 to 1 hour required to fully stretch the strings so you can have stable tuning.

I can dive bomb all day for 6 months with my Standard and it won't go out of tune.
POSTED: 11/25/2011 11:50am]]> Comments Fri, 25 Nov 2011 11:50:26 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_170 Not a realy big fan of signature guitars like that to be honest.
POSTED: 11/25/2011 05:46pm]]> Comments Fri, 25 Nov 2011 17:46:43 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_171 POSTED: 11/25/2011 06:35pm]]> Comments Fri, 25 Nov 2011 18:35:23 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_172 Air_Stryker wrote:
...Yeah, that sounds like a grand idea... oh. Wait no I found a flaw. See, you appear to have assumed that everyone here on UG is ALSO a talented luthier. What a daft mistake to make.

I'm sensible, I know if I tried to craft my own guitar, it'd be some soppy old piece of s**t, that's why you go out and buy them. With money. Because there are people out there who are talented at what they do, unlike me, your average Joe sitting the other side of the internet.

A few good points there, but you make it sound like Brian Haner is a luthier and designed this guitar from the ground up.

No.

You can go to the Schecter Custom Shop site and lay out the options you want. Like basic shape (Avenger), sculpted/flat top (flat), fretboard wood (ebony), neck joint (set neck), pickups (SH-8), trem (OFR), headstock (devil horns), wood (mahagony), and knob type. Then send in sketches of special graphics for the finish and inlays--or if they're sponsoring you, they'll sit down with you and help you come up with all the choices and do the art for you.

You don't have to be a luthier for that.
POSTED: 11/26/2011 01:24pm]]> Comments Sat, 26 Nov 2011 13:24:45 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_173 You can go to the Schecter Custom Shop site and lay out the options you want.


Sure, if you wanna pay that much for a mediocre guitar for the price.
POSTED: 11/26/2011 02:14pm]]> Comments Sat, 26 Nov 2011 14:14:31 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_174
But that's not the point. The point is if you're a famous artist endorsing a guitar company, you don't have to be a luthier to come up with a popular signature model.
POSTED: 11/27/2011 01:59am]]> Comments Sun, 27 Nov 2011 01:59:31 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_175 Please..and no, i don`t like A7X, for obvious reasons.
POSTED: 11/27/2011 10:45am]]> Comments Sun, 27 Nov 2011 10:45:01 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_176 POSTED: 11/27/2011 10:31pm]]> Comments Sun, 27 Nov 2011 22:31:14 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_177 Sure, if you wanna pay that much for a mediocre guitar for the price.

Hardly a mediocre guitar! I have one, im not a huge avenged sevenfold fan... i didnt get it because a bum synyster, i got it because i think it looks cool. i got it new but damaged (b stock) for about half the price, but i would have payed the full amount for it. im not going to cty about a tiny scratch on the back of the headstock!
The pickups are amazing, they make a dirty crunch kinda sound, like no other guitar i have tried thru my 6262 with custom EL34's and Eminence Legend 1258's in custom 412!
its totaly comfortable to play for long periods of time, 10x better than my tele anyhow! i play with eb skiny top heavy bottoms, but could benefit from a proper set of 10's maybe?
feels nice and balanced, looks ace but its not a guitar i would ever gig with (again) :-( the trouble is people who know who syn is expect you to play like him, or at least some a7x songs.... so thats the only bad thing i guess.
the neck is one of the fastest i have played.
POSTED: 01/11/2012 09:57am]]> Comments Wed, 11 Jan 2012 09:57:40 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_178 hahahaha
POSTED: 01/11/2012 10:00am]]> Comments Wed, 11 Jan 2012 10:00:44 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_179 POSTED: 05/31/2012 02:33pm]]> Comments Thu, 31 May 2012 14:33:28 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_180
POSTED: 11/24/2012 09:57am]]> Comments Sat, 24 Nov 2012 09:57:06 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_181 POSTED: 11/24/2012 09:58am]]> Comments Sat, 24 Nov 2012 09:58:09 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_182 POSTED: 11/24/2012 10:01am]]> Comments Sat, 24 Nov 2012 10:01:32 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_183
POSTED: 11/24/2012 10:02am]]> Comments Sat, 24 Nov 2012 10:02:20 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_184 POSTED: 11/24/2012 10:03am]]> Comments Sat, 24 Nov 2012 10:03:30 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_185 POSTED: 11/24/2012 10:04am]]> Comments Sat, 24 Nov 2012 10:04:14 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_186 POSTED: 11/24/2012 10:05am]]> Comments Sat, 24 Nov 2012 10:05:28 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_187 POSTED: 11/24/2012 10:05am]]> Comments Sat, 24 Nov 2012 10:05:59 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_188 POSTED: 11/24/2012 06:53pm]]> Comments Sat, 24 Nov 2012 18:53:58 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_189 POSTED: 11/24/2012 06:58pm]]> Comments Sat, 24 Nov 2012 18:58:20 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_190 POSTED: 11/24/2012 07:01pm]]> Comments Sat, 24 Nov 2012 19:01:59 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_191 POSTED: 11/24/2012 07:04pm]]> Comments Sat, 24 Nov 2012 19:04:29 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_192 POSTED: 11/24/2012 07:06pm]]> Comments Sat, 24 Nov 2012 19:06:19 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_193
POSTED: 11/24/2012 07:08pm]]> Comments Sat, 24 Nov 2012 19:08:38 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_194 POSTED: 11/24/2012 07:13pm]]> Comments Sat, 24 Nov 2012 19:13:14 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_195 POSTED: 11/24/2012 07:14pm]]> Comments Sat, 24 Nov 2012 19:14:17 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_196 POSTED: 11/26/2012 10:44pm]]> Comments Mon, 26 Nov 2012 22:44:11 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_197 POSTED: 11/29/2012 08:47pm]]> Comments Thu, 29 Nov 2012 20:47:43 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_198 POSTED: 11/29/2012 08:51pm]]> Comments Thu, 29 Nov 2012 20:51:48 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_199
The bridge pickup is very hot but it can be dialled back by turning the volume down and then it gives very gentle breakup. When it is put into split coil mode you can get an almost clean sound that actually sounds very close to an acoustic guitar because of its very big bottom end.

The neck pickup has about half the output of the bridge. It is not very useful for metal or leads unless you turn up the gain on the amp quite a bit. In split coil mode I can run it clean on a Jet City 2112RC. It is beautifully articulate and all notes can be distinguished clearly. The middle position that shares the two pickups gives it even more versatility.

Now this guitar doesnt twang like a Telecaster or quack like a Stratocaster and it always sounds big so it is probably not ideal for country music but it has almost all other bases covered.
POSTED: 11/30/2012 12:09am]]> Comments Fri, 30 Nov 2012 00:09:11 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_200 POSTED: 12/04/2012 02:01am]]> Comments Tue, 04 Dec 2012 02:01:33 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_201 POSTED: 01/29/2013 05:51am]]> Comments Tue, 29 Jan 2013 05:51:44 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_202
What people reading this really long page should do is to understand that most people on here came here because they are pissed off Avenged Sevenfold fans who dont like the creative direction the band has taken and are rubbishing the guitar. For the record Avenged Sevenfold is one of the greatest rock bands and its guitar duo are two awesomely talented axemen. The silly think is these same people who comment in a particular way probably dont know how to play more than a few chords if at all. So do yourself a favour, go and try to find one in a store and form your own opinion. Dont be swayed by the nutjobs that frequent this place.
POSTED: 02/01/2013 11:55pm]]> Comments Fri, 01 Feb 2013 23:55:51 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_203 POSTED: 02/15/2013 05:54pm]]> Comments Fri, 15 Feb 2013 17:54:34 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_204 Where was the plastic. Without wishing to labour the point the only guitar that I would call plasticky are the controllers for Playstation's Guitar Hero.

Having said that you are entitled to your own opinion so I apologise if I was too harsh.

I have two more guitars. In isolation those guitars are great they are a Fender Blacktop Strat and a Squier Classic Vibe and I feel that from a tactile perspective this Schecter is far superior to them. I find it hard to pick up the Fenders after the Schecter because they feel quite clumsy especially the square neck plates.
POSTED: 02/27/2013 08:34am]]> Comments Wed, 27 Feb 2013 08:34:59 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/synyster_gates_custom/index.html#u_205 POSTED: 03/23/2013 01:10am]]> Comments Sat, 23 Mar 2013 01:10:29 -0400