Zacky Vengeance
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| Zachary James Baker | |
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| Birth name | Zachary James Baker |
| Also known as | Zacky Vengeance. |
| Born | December 11, 1981 Huntington Beach, California |
| Genre(s) | Metalcore, Hard rock |
| Occupation(s) | Rhythm Guitarist, Songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Rhythm Guitar |
| Years active | 1999-present |
| Website | AvengedSevenfold.com |
Zacky Vengeance (born Zachary James Baker on December 11, 1981) is the rhythm guitarist and back up vocalist for the band Avenged Sevenfold.
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[edit] Biography
In the Avenged Sevenfold DVD "All Excess" he recalls that before Avenged Sevenfold, he played in a one time punk band called MPA*, which stood for "Mad Porno Action". He implies that they were not successful, and was arrested after their concert for supposedly "stealing all the mics." He and M. Shadows (who at the time was singer for the band Successful Failure) formed Avenged Sevenfold. He took the name Zacky Vengeance, stating that he had grudges against many people who doubted his success. He was also responsible for the creation of the acronym "A7X". Stating that the 'A' stood for avenged, and then the 7 stood for seven and the X was for fold .[1] He is also left-handed. He taught himself how to play the guitar when he was thirteen. The guitar he first learned on was actually his dad's, and was a right-handed model that he played upside-down. Zacky has stated that there are many bands that influence him. "I still love the heavy bands. I love... Danny Elfman and Elvis Costello. [It's] all over the place - I think that's the best way to be."[2]
Baker has been sponsored by Schecter Guitar Research since 2004, and has custom S-1 models out. He uses Seymour Duncan Pickups in all of his guitars and is currently a featured artist on the company's website along with Synyster Gates.
His brother, Matt Baker, is a member of the band The Dear & Departed. He also has a sister named Zina Baker.
[edit] Vengeance University
Zacky released a clothing line called [1]"Zacky V. Presents...". The current design features the popular "Vengeance University" logo, which Zacky designed himself. The line currently features t-shirts and belt buckles, featuring his trademark "Est. 6661" tagline on it. 6661 is 1999 flipped upside down and backwards, which is the year the band was formed.
[edit] Equipment
[edit] Guitars
Zacky uses Schecter Guitars
- S-1
- S-1 Bada Bling Mirrortop
- Tempest Extreme
- Carvin SC-90
- Vengeance Custom 'see thru' cherry/Standard chrome hardware
- custom "Gynecologist" black with red blood splatter s-1 flat top
- Custom "Gynecologist" White w/ Blood Splatter S-1 [3]
- Schecter ZV Special (Gold/Silver)
- Zacky also uses a number of other custom S-1 models.
- All guitars are loaded with Seymour Duncan SH-4 JB-102 Humbuckers.
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- In the DVD from the 2003 Warped Tour, Zacky is seen playing a Carvin SC-90 "Les Paul-esque" guitar; this was probably before his current Schecter endorsement.
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[edit] Amplifiers
- Bogner Ubershall and Caveman Head
- Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier Head
- Marshall JCM-2000
[edit] Speaker Cabinets
- Bogner Uberkab 4x12 Cabinet
- Mesa/Boogie Triple Recto Cabinet
[edit] Effects Units and Accessories
- Boss TU-2 Chromatic Tuner
- Boss NS-2 Noise Suppressor
- Visual Sound H2O Liquid Chours
- Line 6 Tonecore Coise Constrictor
- Line 6 DL4 Delay Modeler
- Ibanez LF7
- Seymour Duncan SFX-01 Pickup Booster
- Voodoo Lab PEDAL POWER 2
- Voodoo Lab GCX Audio Switcher
- Ernie Ball "skinny top, heavy bottom" strings[4]
- Dunlop Tortex yellow plectrums 0.73mm (Avenged Sevenfold logo)
- White Get'm Get'm Sergeant Stripes Strap
[edit] Trivia
- He has a dog called Ichabod C. for whom he made a myspace page.
- He is half German and half Italian.
- He used to play baseball on a scholarship in High School and if he hadn't gone on to play in Avenged Sevenfold he would have pursued a career in professional baseball.
- He used to work in a coffee shop.
- He is left-handed
[edit] External links
- Zacky V. Presents...
- Zacky V. Presents... Myspace
- AvengedSevenfold.com
- Official Avenged Sevenfold Myspace
[edit] References
- ^ All Excess, Avenged Sevenfold DVD (2007)
- ^ Zacky V Interview
- ^ Making of the Beast and The Harlot part 1
- ^ Equipment list
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