Zacky Vengeance
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Zachary James Baker[1] |
| Also known as | Zacky Vengeance |
| Born | December 11, 1981 Olympia, Washington United States[2] |
| Genres | Hard rock, heavy metal, metalcore |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar, vocals |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Labels | Warner Bros., Hopeless, Good Life Recordings |
| Spouse(s) | Gena Paulhus (m. 2011-2012) |
Zacky Vengeance, (born Zachary James Baker; December 11, 1981) is the rhythm guitarist and backing vocalist, and founding member for the American heavy metal band Avenged Sevenfold.
Biography
Zacky was born to Maria and James Baker in Olympia, Washington, and later moved to Huntington Beach, California during his high school years. Zacky 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]
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 Vengeance Mirror guitar
- Fender Telecaster
- Gibson SG
All models are loaded with Seymour Duncan JB Pickups.
- Schecter Acoustic Guitar (on "So Far Away")
- Ovation Acoustic Guitar (on "Seize the Day" and "Dear God")
Amplifiers and effects unit
- Amplifiers
- Jet City JCA100H(2013)
- Marshall JVM205H
- Marshall JCM800 head
- Marshall Cabinets 4x12
- Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier
- Effects unit
- MXR custom shop compressor
- MXR Zakk Wylde chorus pedal
- 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
- ^ "Zacky Vengeance". Radianteclipse.com. 1981-12-11. Retrieved 2011-12-08.
- ^ http://media.kisw.com/a/74918272/zacky-vengence-05-14-13.htm?q=zacky+vengeance
- ^ All Excess, Avenged Sevenfold DVD (2007)
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