Hello my fellow synners.I am having some technical difficulties with my schecter synyster custom. I got my guitar almost 2 months ago and everything was great, until I changed my string gauge to 10-52. At the moment I didin’t know anything about the changes this could make. After a while, the action raised(at least that’s wjat I think) and I am starting to have some fret buzz. I tried adjusting the truss rod and the action, but I might have just made the truss rod worse, As I didn’t really know if I needed to tighten it or loosen it. Could you please help me learn how to fix my floyd rose and maintain it this way? I am open to anything, from a piece of advice to a video call or something. Thank you in advance

Hi Guys, İm 18 year old and İm from Turkey. So i watch every lesson and i try to work on lessons but While i’m working on the guitar, I don’t want any technological device in my around. And then i do the syn’s all etudes in pdf format. So i know this is very amateur stuff because i don’t have computer i do that by phone but i think this may be useful and helpful. So here is the link :
Syn’s All Etudes in Pdf
So save that in your google drive account and print them, then next go your forest inside wood home and practice that !

I recently got the gold satin burst guitar after having the black and gold custom S for 6 months and wanted to share my thoughts on the two of them.
The main reason I got another one was so I could keep one in E standard and one in drop D tuning. That way I can use my gold pinstripe one to play syn’s etudes and other songs in E tuning while using the gold satin burst to play drop D stuff.
The Satin finish is much preferred for me personally since it makes sliding so much easier especially in afterlife and the stage. Also the 14 inch fret radius does make a noticeable difference if you play while standing up.
The gloss black and gold one does look a little bit more solid and feels almost heavier and higher quality, but I do like the satin one more for playing since it is easier and I personally like the look better.
I often wondered if there was really much of a difference between the two and after playing both of them daily I know
If anyone has any questions about the two of them feel free to ask!

Has anyone else experienced wrist pain from playing? This most likely won’t apply to the majority of the community here because most of you are young and bullet proof, but for someone who receives regular mailings from AARP wanting to recruit another member I think I developed de quervain’s tenosynovitis and it sucks. Wearing a brace to isolate thumb and wrist but not healing very fast. Just wondering if anyone has had it and what did you do for it. Thanks in advance.

I read an article on loudwire that said he forced a fan at one of his shows to take off his A7x tshirt. Kinda was surprising to me. Maybe Syn knows more about this?

Hello everyone! This is a question more for synyster gates or papa gates or actually anyone who would have authority over this.
So I just bought a Kemper profiling amp and I have an Hellwin head and Cab that I’m going to analyze and use as profiles in my Kemper.
My question is: would it bother anyone for me to release the profiles online? Let me know as I do not want to upset anyone!

Hello everyone! i would like to learn THFYH by Trivium on a 6 string guitar but i’m not sure how to do it. The original song is in B flat so on a 6 string i must tune my guitar to A# standard right? https://www.songsterr.com/a/wsa/trivium-the-heart-from-your-hate-tab-s436515t1 i’ve found this tab but before i start learning i want to check if it’s right

I’m thinking about writing my own song soon for the first time, and my music theory is not very good. I came up with a riff which I’m going to build my song around. I know it would be very helpful to have good music theory knowledge to write a song, but can you write a decent song with next to no knowledge about music theory and just experiment and go with whatever sounds good? Thanks!

Heres a question for everyone, and I’d love to get Papa Gates and Syn’s opinion on this as well. When you are a professional musician (or trying to be) what do you find is the most efficient practice routine to practice everything you need/want to? How do you manage your time?

Bands like slipknot go down to drop A tuning, and cannibal corpse goes down even further with drop G, but are there any bands that you know of that go even lower than drop G? Be interesting to find out, and I’ll probably check out some of their music!

Thought this article was worth a read for everyone. Myles Kennedy 5 tips for guitarists.
https://www.musicradar.com/news/myles-kennedys-top-5-tips-for-guitar-players-if-i-can-do-it-you-can-do-it

Alright guys! Here’s my tutorial on the Hail to the King intro. Hopefully it helps.. I go through some (and I mean like, 10%) of the finger exercises I do to help with this song and other things. Boy, I give massive props to Papa Gates, teaching on a camera is hard and intimidating! Hopefully you guys get use out of it

I’m curious..anyone know what type of picks Syn’s using in some of the sweep videos in the Syn’s Etudes on here? It’s white and looks pretty flimsy

Some timenot sure how much exactly) Schecter posted a pcture of an 8 string model. Does anyone know what happened with it and whether syn actually used one?

Hey, just wondering which A7X songs you think are the easiest to learn, as I haven’t yet had a go at learning an entire A7X song. Many Thanks!

Hey,
I´m a owner of a Marshall Code amp and i was wondering if anybody, who has experience with this amp, has some presets for A7x songs or a “classic A7x tone”.

is there anyone here who got a problem about accessing the video tutorials ?

Would anyone else like to maybe see a section of videos for lessons on how to play various Avenged songs? Also maybe a section where you can video chat with someone (maybe in the messages) so you can see what someone is doing/talking about. It would help people learn off of each other I think personally in case they didn’t understand the video.

Hey you guys!
So excited that the school is finally open.
As many of you may know, Syn uses Schecter guitars. I, among others, help administrate and am part of a facebook page called Schecter Guitar Forum. Basically, we discuss Schecter products, talk about gear, share pictures & videos, and all around aim to have a good time. We sometimes even get to see some prototypes and inside looks at the factory.
I’d love to have you onboard!
We can be found through Schecter’s official facebook page
Best regards,
John Tosado

I’ve been trying for some time to get it right but can’t find it, especially for songs like nightmere and afterlife. What pedals, amps ext… do you use and settings?