Zacky Vengeance biography

Birth name Zachary James Baker
Also known as Zacky Vengeance.
Born December 11, 1981 (1981-12-11) (age 26) Huntington Beach, California
Genre(s) Metalcore, Hard rock
Occupation(s) Rhythm Guitarist, Songwriter
Instrument(s) Rhythm Guitar
Years active 1999-present
Website AvengedSevenfold.com
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 Matt Porno Action. The Music Of Matt Porno comes through in A7X's music at least the style. He implies that they were not successful. 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. He has a brother named Matt Baker who is with the band The Dear and Departed. He also has a sister named Zina Baker

[edit] Vengeance University
Zacky V. Presents... logo
Zacky V. Presents... logo

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.

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