Schecter Synyster Custom Electric Guitar

A Guitar Fit for A (Dark) King
The Schecter Synyster Custom--the very same signature axe as seen on stage and in the studio with Avenged Sevenfold, a band responsible for bringing shredding guitar solos back onto mainstream radio--is ready for a new generation of rockers. Guitar World Magazine even placed the fleet-fingered Synyster in the Top 50 Fastest Guitarists of All Time, citing such influences of Django Reinhardt and Dimebag Darrell, and now you can get the same guitar he uses to record and perform your favorite A7X hits.

Looks that Kill
The Synyster Custom is a well-sharpened axe with enough cutting tone to please even the most demanding shredsman. Featuring a set Mahogany neck with a familiar Fender-esque 25 1/2-inch scale length carefully set into a Mahogany body, this neck at once feels comfortable and fast. The fun doesn't stop there because, true to form, Mr. Gates tricked the 24-fret Rosewood fretboard out with binding (black on the black model, white on the white model) and super custom, super cool inlays: crosses, a bat-winged skull at the twelfth fret, and an abbreviation of his name "SYN" running from the 5th to the 9th fret. The headstock even gets the Synyster treatment, thanks to a demonic skull wearing a top hat inlay, a Synyster truss rod cover, and hardware color-matching Grover tuners for the perfect combination of tuning stability and devilish good looks. You strap this guitar on and there's no mistaking that you mean business, and business is good.

If you haven't "picked up" on it by now, every little feature on this guitar has been given the Custom treatment, and the pickups are no exception. You'll find a pair of Seymour Duncan SH8 Invader Humbuckers in the bridge and neck position, but instead of the usual matte black pole pieces, these guitars have been given pole pieces to match the hardware of the guitar - either gold or polished chrome, depending on the model. These powerful ceramic pickups are perfect for brandishing the hard-edged style of rock and metal that A7X have built their career on, all controlled by a volume pot, tone pot, and 3-way selector switch. Couple that with a Floyd Rose vibrato and locking nut system, and you've got a guitar capable of nuclear reactor dive bombs and the speediest of palm-muted chunk fests with nary a worry of tuning instability.

Sunday Best
What would a signature custom model guitar be without a selection of signature, custom finishes? The Schecter Syn Custom is available in two different finishes: Black with Silver Pimp Stripes and White with Gold Pimp Stripes. Pimp stripes, what are those? Have you ever seen someone just rock a 3-piece suit, maybe even with some sort of fancy hat? Chances are that suit had pimp stripes on it, and slinging this guitar really is as close as you're going to get to having a guitar make you feel like you're wearing said 3-piece suit. And if you decide to go with the White finish, you'll even be given a Schecter hardshell case to protect your new investment... nice!

The Schecter Synyster Custom guitar is loaded with signature appointments designed by Synyster Gates, guitarist of the band Avenged Sevenfold. The Synyster Custom gives you a set neck design with a Mahogany neck and body along with a original Floyd Rose tremolo system and Seymour Duncan Custom Invader pickups. The signature Synyster inlays on the neck and the silver strips on the body of the guitar give you a shocking new look that is sure to turn heads!

Technical Info

Construction/Scale: Set-Neck 25.5 in.

Body: Mahogany

Neck/Fingerboard: Mahogany/Rosewood

Frets: 24 Jumbo

Inlays: Synyster

Pickups: Seymour Duncan Custom Invaders

Electronics: Vol/Tone/3-Way

Bridge: Original Floyd Rose

Binding: Black

Tuners: Grover

Hardware: Black

Color: Black with Silver Pimp Stripes

A7X tone with Synyster styling! This all-mahogany brute delivers punishing power thanks to the extra-hot Duncan Custom Invader humbuckers. Set-neck construction lengthens sustain, and the original Floyd Rose bridge squeals like a bleeding demon. Rosewood fretboard with Synyster inlay and pimp-striped body, in case you forget.