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Zacky Vengeance
Zacky Vengeance
Zacky Vengeance
Background information
Birth nameZachary James Baker[1]
Also known asZacky Vengeance
Born (1981-12-11) December 11, 1981 (age 42)
[[Olympia, Washington]][2], United States
GenresHard Rock, Heavy Metal, Metalcore, Punk Rock
OccupationMusician
Instrument(s)Guitar, Bass, Backing Vocals
Years active1999–present
LabelsWarner Bros., Hopeless, Good Life Recordings

Zacky Vengeance, (born Zachary James Baker; December 11, 1981) is the rhythm guitarist and backing vocalist for the American metal/rock band Avenged Sevenfold.

Biography

Baker attended Huntington Beach High School, and formed Avenged Sevenfold there with M. Shadows and The Rev. Before Avenged Sevenfold, his first band was a crust punk band called Society Down. He said before that a demo exists, but it was lost years ago. After Society Down, he formed a punk band called MPA*, which stands for Mad Porno Action. He implied that they were both unsuccessful. Baker came up with his stage name "Zacky Vengeance" because he wanted to get back at all the people from his youth who doubted his potential. He also came up with Jonathan Seward's stage name "Johnny Christ," saying it suited him. Vengeance was also responsible for the creation of the initialism "A7X".[3]

Despite playing the guitar left handed, Vengeance recalls the first guitar he learned to play on was actually a right-handed his parents had bought him for his thirteenth birthday. He learned by playing upside-down, watching his favorite bands and other people he knew who played, and practiced as much as he could. He would also read each edition of Guitar World cover to cover, learning the tabs of the songs published there and watching the professionals perform them until he could play them.[citation needed]

Zacky Vengeance with Synyster Gates live in Bergen, Norway - 2011

Equipment

Guitars

  • Schecter Zacky Vengeance 6661 loaded with Floyd Rose
  • Schecter Zacky Vengeance 6661
  • Schecter Zacky Vengeance Blade (new in 2009)
  • Schecter S-1
  • Schecter S-1 Elite
  • Schecter Zacky Vengeance Mirror guitar
  • Fender Telecasters
  • Gibson SG

All models are loaded with Seymour Duncan JB Pickups.

Amplifiers and effects unit

Amplifiers

*Jet City JCA100H

*Jet City 4x12' cabinets

  • Marshall JVM205H 50 watt model
  • Marshall JCM800 head
  • Marshall Cabinet 4x12
  • Marshall 1960B 4x12 cab
  • Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier

Note : The Bold font represents the current used amplifier.

Effects unit
  • Boss TU-2 Chromatic Tuner
  • Boss NS-2 Noise Suppressor
  • Boss RV-5 Digital Reverb
  • Boss GT-8
  • ISP Decimator noise gate
  • Visual Sound H2O Liquid Chours
  • Line 6 Tonecore Coise Constrictor
  • Line 6 DL4 Delay Modeler
  • Line 6 PODxt Pro
  • Ibanez LF7
  • Seymour Duncan SFX-01 Pickup Booster
  • Voodoo Lab PEDAL POWER 2
  • Voodoo Lab GCX Audio Switcher

References

  1. ^ "Zacky Vengeance". Radianteclipse.com. 1981-12-11. Retrieved 2011-12-08.
  2. ^ http://media.kisw.com/a/74918272/zacky-vengence-05-14-13.htm?q=zacky+vengeance
  3. ^ All Excess, Avenged Sevenfold DVD (2007)

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