Zachary James Baker as Zacky Vengeance (1999 - Present)

Zachary James Baker, (born December 11, 1981) better known by his stage name Zacky Vengeance, is the rhythm guitarist and backing vocalist for the American metal/rock band Avenged Sevenfold.

Biography

Baker attended Huntington Beach High School, and formed Avenged Sevenfold there with M. Shadows and The Rev. Before Avenged Sevenfold, he was in a punk band called MPA*, which stands for Mad Porno Action. He implied that they were not successful. 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".

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.

Equipment
Guitars

Zacky uses Schecter Guitars

* S-1
* S-1 Bada Bling
* Vengeance Custom
* custom "Gynecologist" black with red blood splatter s-1 flat top
* Custom "Gynecologist" White w/ Blood Splatter S-1 [2]
* ZV Special (Gold/Silver)
o Zacky also uses a number of other Schecter models in studio and on tour.
o All guitars are loaded with Seymour Duncan SH-4 JB

Amplifiers

* Bogner Ubershall and Caveman Head
* Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier Head
* Marshall JCM-2000

speaker Cabinets

* Bogner Uberkab 4x12 Cabinet
* Mesa/Boogie Triple Recto Cabinet

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
* Line 6 PODxt Pro
* 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[3]
* Dunlop Tortex yellow plectrums 0.73mm (Avenged Sevenfold logo)
* White Get'm Get'm Sergeant Stripes Strap

Specification guitar:
Schecter Diamond Series Zacky Vengeance Customs

Construction : Set-Neck
Body : Mahogany
Neck : Mahogany
Scale : 24.75″
Fingerboard : Rosewood
Frets : 24 Jumbo
Inlays : “V-Blade” at 12th fret w/Gold & Black 3-ply Crown
Binding : None
Pickups : Seymour Ducan JB set
Electronics : Vol/Vol/Tone (tap)/3-way Switch
Bridge : TonePros TOM System
Tuners : Grover
Hardware : Gold
Colors : Metallic Gold w/”V-Blade” Gaphic (ZVG)
Case : SGR-3S/Lefty : SGR-UNIV/1