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Zacky Vengeance
Birth name	Zachary James Baker
Also known as	Zacky Vengeance
Born	December 11, 1981 (1981-12-11) (age 27) Huntington Beach, California
Genre(s)	Hard rock, heavy metal, metalcore, punk rock, hardcore punk
Occupation(s)	Musician, songwriter, guitarist, vocalist
Instrument(s)	Vocals, guitar, piano
Years active	1999-Present
Label(s)	Warner Bros. Records, Hopeless Records, Good Life Recordings
Associated acts	Avenged Sevenfold, The Dear & Departed, Mad Porno Action
Notable instrument(s)
Schecter Vengeance Custom Model

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

Contents 1 Biography 2 Personal life 3 Equipment 3.1 Guitars 3.2 Amps 3.3 Effects units and accessories 4 References

[edit] Biography

Baker came up with his stage name "Zacky Vengeance" because he wanted to get back at all the people whom he was enemies with. He also came up with Johnny's stage name "Johnny Christ" because he said it was suiting for him,^{[citation needed]} the name is in fact similar to the stage name of former Danzig (band) guitarist John Christ.

In the Avenged Sevenfold DVD All Excess he recalls that before Avenged Sevenfold, he was in a punk band called MPA*, which stands for Mad Porno Action. He implies that they were not successful. He and M. Shadows (who at the time was singer for a band named Successful Failure) formed Avenged Sevenfold. He was also responsible for the creation of the acronym "A7X".^[1] He taught himself how to play the guitar when he was thirteen.

Despite being left-handed, the guitar he first learned on was actually his right-handed father's. He learned by 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 in there and watching the professionals perform it until he got it right. His influences in his style are Rancid, Misfits and Bad Religion. Zacky's favorite bands also include Pantera, Metallica, ELIXIR, and Guns N Roses.^{[citation needed]}

In high school he played baseball and if it wasn't for joining Avenged Sevenfold he would be working towards the profession as a professional baseball player.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Personal life

Zacky released a clothing line called [1] "Vengeance University". The website's background features Zacky's symbol, the "V-Blade". The line currently features t-shirts, hoodies, and bandanas. Many, if not all of the shirts in the line include his trademark "Est. 6661" or "V.U.". While Zack was on tour the site was updated weekly with photos of travels and a "Gangster of the Week". He has a sister named Zina Baker, who is now named Zina Pacheco. His sister has two kids named Gianna and Gavin. He has a brother named Matt Baker, who was with the band Dear & Departed. His parents are named James and Maria.

[edit] Equipment

[edit] Guitars

Zacky uses Schecter Guitars, and endorses the company.

• The Vengeance custom S-1
• The Vengeance Standard model
• The ZV special designed by zacky vengeance
• The ZV Blade designed by dan
• The ZV special with FR (as seen behind the scenes in the Live in the LBC DVD)
• "Gynecologist"(blood splatter)
• Zacky has many custom shop S-1 models made exclusively for him.
• All models are loaded with Seymour Duncan JB Pickups
• Zacky has been seen using two Custom Shop Fender Telecasters in recent live performances (one in white one in yellow).

[edit] Amps

• marshall 1960b 4x12
• marshall jvm205 head

[edit] Effects units and accessories

• Boss TU-2 Chromatic Tuner
• Boss NS-2 Noise Suppressor
• Line 6 PODxt Pro
• Voodoo Lab GCX Audio Switcher
• Ernie Ball "Skinny Top, Heavy Bottom 10-52" strings^[2]
• Dunlop Tortex Yellow plectrums 0.73mm (Avenged Sevenfold logo)
• White Get'm Get'm Sergeant Stripes Strap
• Dickel Reserve

[edit] References

1. ^ All Excess, Avenged Sevenfold DVD (2007)
2. ^ Equipment list

v • d • e Avenged Sevenfold M. Shadows • Synyster Gates • Zacky Vengeance • Johnny Christ • The Rev Justin Meacham • Dameon Ash • Matt Wendt Studio albums Sounding the Seventh Trumpet • Waking the Fallen • City of Evil • Avenged Sevenfold EPs 1999 Demo • 2000 Demo • Warmness on the Soul Tribute Albums Strung Out on Avenged Sevenfold: Bat Wings and Broken Strings • Strung Out on Avenged Sevenfold: The String Tribute Compilation Albums Maiden Heaven • Covered, A Revolution in Sound DVDs All Excess • Live in the LBC & Diamonds in the Rough Singles "Warmness on the Soul" • "Second Heartbeat" • "Unholy Confessions" • "Burn It Down" • "Bat Country" • "Beast and the Harlot" • "Seize the Day" • "Walk" • "Critical Acclaim" • "A Little Piece of Heaven" • "Almost Easy" • "Afterlife" • "Dear God" • "Scream" • "Crossroads" Labels Warner Bros. Records • Hopeless Records • Good Life Recordings Related articles Discography • The River (Good Charlotte)