Synyster Gates - The Biggest Influence in Music

The lead guitarist from Avenged Sevenfold is answering the question from an user on Instagram.

[jimmysullivan]

The rev is cool and my dog was named after him. When synyster gates said the rev my dog jimmy heard it and that made his ears twitch a lot

[turnleftaticeland]

I expected this to be a silly Instagram filter clip I wasn’t ready for that 😭

[pipschannel]

I have to say Syn himself is one my personal greatest influences. The way this guy incorporates different styles and is able to just seemingly grab building blocks from many different genres out of thin air creating his very original sounding solos is just astonishing. One of the most underrated and eclectic players out there! Also he has a very unique style and "personality" in his tone. You can immediately recognize it and hear it's him..

[mburke]

Why did this make me cry? I never cry; well, except for when So Far Away and Fiction came out.