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Synyster Gates is seen playing many different kinds of guitars for various songs, and you can get these guitars for an a7x kind of sound. The first guitar you should look at is the Schecter Synyster Custom , it is Synyster Gates signature guitar. And going through the list there is also the Schecter Hellraiser C-1 FR, Gibson Custom Shop Les Paul Custom, The Parker Fly, and various other guitars for a Syn kind of feel.A Schecter Blackjack C-1 is also one of Synyster's main guitars. In the past Syn has been endorsed by Marshall a very amazing and prestigious amp brand. So Synyster used to use the Marshall JCM800s as of late, but in the past he has also used; Bogner Uberschall and Caveman amps and the Krank Revolution Head. However more recently, he has begun using his own custom make of amp, the Schecter Hellwin which he custom designed. He uses a lot of them, this is a general list of what he uses and see what you can make of them!  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He also uses Jim Dunlop 2.0mm Gator Grip Picks, they have a nice grip but any other pick will do.
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