Synyster Gates Style Quick Licks Solo Performance With Andy James Licklibrary
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- In this Quick Licks video, Andy James tackles the face melting lead licks of Avenged Sevenfold guitarist Synyster Gates.
This solo is jam packed with shred licks, advanced techniques and a few of Synysters own unique quirks.
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In this exclusive Quick Licks solo performance, Andy James will be showcasing a range of licks in the style of Avenged Sevenfold lead guitarist Synyster Gates.
Synyster Gates is known for his impeccable shred chops, chaotic solos, and crazy speed! In this Quick Licks performance you will see fast, alternate picked lines, sweep picking, arpeggios, tapping and a few of Synyster's own quirks such as adding unusual interval groupings to licks to create new sounds.
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0:00 Synyster Gates Style Quick Licks Solo Performance
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Syns style is so weird, but quite unique. Just something about it is awesome.
He's certainly one of a kind
People saying Syn couldn't play this himself, really don't know much of his playing then.
He could.
Completely agree
Syn uses larger sweeps, he has more legato, uses his pinky and really plays fluidly. I don't think this catches his style that much. I'd think he can't play this if i haven't saw his Master Class. But he can play much faster than he does in Avenged Sevenfold.
u are so idiot..fuck!! the afterlife if you have ever try to play,it 's actually harder than this.and u know he can shred it very easily and fluidly
吳文誠 Lol. I'll respond in your language:
i am not so idiot... u are so idiot!! u not understanding my comment. i are not attacking syn, i is defending syn from people so idiot they thinking syn couldnt play this!!
(That was actually hard)
Damn wtf happened to the metal community, all I see is syn is better or andy is better. Who cares! Since when is about the skill they are both bad ass dudes! Enjoy the damn music.
Unfortunately in a genre of music like Metal where technical proficiency is pretty much a must. Everything becomes a dick size comparing contest.
Who can shred the fastest, who plays the cleanest, who has the best solos etc
Well it may be true that Andy possesses more technically advanced techniques and skills, but Syn seems to have that indescribable natural knack for writing. Which is not something you can just acquire. To write something so unique that is instantly recognizable as your own fingerprint, that is something special. And he does that very well. So to say either one is better than the other is just ignorant.
"Natural knack of writing". Andy James has that as well, they are both musicians after all. His instrumental album is just absolutely phenomenal.
Jaryn FUCK YES THIS COMMENTARY SHOULD BE POSTED ALL AROUND THE WORLD AND REPEATED TO EVERY FUCKIN HUMAN BEING
I think the difference probably is that Andy James music is mostly intrumental, which means he has to do more in a song to keep your attention, while Syn is playing rhythm most of the time with a lead stuck in the middle ( for a relatively shorter time). If he did an intrumental album, he might be able to show off more like Andy can in his songs.I for one am SICK of vocalists getting all the credit..that's why I like the intrumental metal. I'D rather hear NO vocals and more shred instead.(of course I'm a guitarist) TH-cam is the best thing that ever happened for someone like me. Now I can listen to what I want instead of what the record companies WANT me to hear! Andy is one of my favorite guitarists but I think Syn is very good too, I just prefer intrumental. My favorite vocalist in metal is Russell Allen from symphony x.Im not a huge fan of "brutal vocals". I think it scares a lot of people away from metal, and I want MORE people to embrace it, but that seems to be the red line with alot of people accepting metal music...LONG LIVE THE SHREDDERS!!!
Probably the sweetest, fastest CLEANEST notes I`ve ever heard. UNFRGGIN` BELIEVABLE!!!
Andy james in my opinion is one of the best shredder in the world. Please licklibrary could you make a dvd with Chuck Schuldiner style? It would be great
Hi Leo thanks for the suggestion we shall put it forward to the team!
+Leo you're a genius.. and they responded , lol :V
+Licklibrary - Online Guitar Lessons nice video
you should make the dvd with dave murray style
syn could totally play this. I wish hed come out with a solo instrumental like this. but anyone who knows all of syn's work knows he could play this.
I wouldn't put it past Syn to dabble in the Solo track business, although i doubt it will ever happen. Other than his live solo's he enjoys being with the band too much to break off. Most bands get together for business purposes, but all these guys have been friends through high school.
I know. but I think an instrumental would work fine in a7x
Yeah I'm sure can play this too.. just not as cleanly.
LighterNumber300 im sure he could play just as clean with that hairband on the neck
So true. This is close to Syn's work
Andy James has done the majority guitar metal player style, but "WHO will do an Andy James Style?"
impossible!!!!!!!!
+Lost Sins Celebration Does he write his own music?
+Sergey Gridnev Ofc he does!
His own music his amazing.
Take a listen to the Wind That Shake The Heart, War March, What Lies Beneath etc..!
definetly not Andy James
He's like Kakashi
I doubt there is anything this guy can't play. I mean this is absolutely amazing. Nailed it.
I'd like to see him try the style of Tosin Abasi. That'd be pretty interesting
Hi Jake Johns thanks for the suggestion we shall put it forward to the team!
Licklibrary - Online Guitar Lessons It would be really cool to see him try to play John Frusciante.
Watching Andy play is dangerous!
I just wanna throw my guitar off the window...
+Tiago Rocha i agree so much
Immediate Defenestration
I think it's more inspiring than anything, like damn, I want to play like that so I'm gonna work my ass off and practice everyday so one day I can be even half as good and fluent as that.
I am now 30 years old, I'll never ever be as good as this :P
SIX-SH00T3R with atitude like that. Yes
love the dark and chromatic sounds!
The real reason Andy is so good is not just his raw talent and ability to play well is his outstanding capacity to memorize songs his brain is fresh and young he's able to live in a way where he can dedicate countless hours of memorizing
Not only songs licks riffs etc etc but
The techniques required to play at lightning speed you have to remember every picking step weather is up or down angling your pick in the right direction rolling your pick slightly
If your married it's hard to find quality practice time if you start having kids
Good luck getting that practice
And being able to devote that time
All the regular things in life such as marriage work and children will overwhelm your mind your brains gigabytes start to get crowed you have to remember to feed babies or change diapers and a million other things
Basically Andy has to sacrifice a lot to be that good
This comment is so underrated. I couldn’t imagine how much better I would be at playing if I could devote more time to practicing in order to inhibit more instinctive playing techniques. I have been practicing a lot of Jazz phrasing lately. If I don’t stick to it, I have to relearn things I have already learned. It hurts the inspiration to continue learning new things. Luckily I have my own bluesy style that I can always fall back on if I’m wanting to get some playing in for fun.
Really glad you pointed out the requirements it takes to be this great at guitar. It allows me to be ok with not being as great as other players based on my circumstances. It’s tough when you know you are capable and are determined enough to accomplish something like this.
Punctuate, dude. Near-gibberish.
it's actually sounds like an a7x song
U can hear many songs lol
i though it was one
stfu
@Youtubе What is the name of the effect used syn? Can you tell me? I want to buy the same effect used syn
Think they meant the sharpened 3rd (i.e. blues note) which Synyster often uses
That was INSANE technical ability...he plays so CLEAN!! WOW!!
See the head band at the first fret? There you have it ...
Carl10Yamit Placing a headband at the first fret sure helps in reducing unneccessary fret-noise, which gives a little cleaner feel to it. But it doesn't matter if you can't play. Fortunately, Andy is a really technically advanced guitar player and probably only used it to reduce fret-noise on the recording. There wouldn't even be a noticable difference. + Gates uses a headband for most if not all his solo's in the studio, as he's admitted multiple times.
Pontus Lindberg Yes, i know that synyster uses a headband in studio, he calls it " Walter " or something. I had never said that Andy is bad, or over-rated . He is good. But i personally think that synyster is better he can do this as clear as mr andy does. I admire synyster, since i discovered a7x i started investigating, and hearing their first album to their last that actually is hail to the king, and i could see the progress and the evolution of his solos, the deepness of them, the soulness of it. Thats my opinion, and my intention with the first comment wasnt to offend Andy, he is an amazing player and many people would like to play ¼ of what he does.
Of course he can do it as clearly. They're both fenomenal, which is why I find it difficult comparing them. I agree with all the things you mentioned, Gates and Andy James are both among my 5 fav guitar players of the modern age :)
Would love a Michael Romeo style dvd.
Hunter Bradshaw Hi there! We've noted it down! Thanks for the suggestion!
dude i'm really not trying to start a bunch of youtube drama, but andy james is on a whole other level then synyster gates.
You guys should do a Jeff Loomis style DVD :)
Brandon Tadday Thats a great idea Brandon thanks for the suggestion! If you have anymore feel free to send them over!
still waiting for this to
come out on spotify...this might be one of my favourite songs ever its been 7 years and it has not gotten any worse..
This guy deserves honoris causa as : Doctor of Metal Guitar.. For his free metal lessons..
Eddie Van who??? This is the most amazing thing I have ever heard or seen. You sir are a master!!
I like the way Andy doesn't use his pinky and can still be fast as hell. One less finger than me...However 100 times the speed and the musicality I have. This guy is a complete beast :)
Thks for the uploading.
Yes he does r u blind or deaf
"Doesn't use his pinkie"? What? He's a master at four finger playing!
I feel like Andy James just beat me up. That was relentless.
It looks so simple for him...
Synyster Gates and Andy James are two of my favorite guitarist. this video is a pleasure
I would like to see Andy James playing like Andy James himself. So many "how to play likes..."s make me curious to see how he plays
Just check out his actual music.
Metal Marauder its mindless shred...
chazzy licks Well yeah but he was asking what Andy sounds like in his own style.
Metal Marauder I'm sure you've seen them by now. Tons of videos. He even has original songs
A7X fucking Rocks idk what anyone says
Guitar playing isn't a sport, therefore no one is better than the next. Music is an expression of emotion and what you like. Andy is technically amazing on guitar, it's his job. Same goes with Syn, they make a living doing what they love.
syn can definitely play this... so dont say he cant. Im pretty sure when syn is bored he plays ridiculous things. Plus when Syn writes his solos a lot of them are to enhance a song. Playing a solo at a tempo 200 times faster than the song its supposed to be in wouldn't sound very good. Syn is also building his own custom style through a hybrid of Metal, Jazz, and classical sounds. He's by no means the best or fastest guitarist in the world. But you gotta admit, he is one of the biggest names out there to date.
That must be so awesome. To play any type of solo in any style so effortlessly. This solo would take me weeks just to even play, and it wouldn't be anywhere near as clean as this.
I see a lot of Syn haters here... All I'm going to say is that before you smack the guy down because you don't like his band, watch his master class and some stuff he does on his own. He's a whole different animal outside of A7X.
Personally, I love his style and I think he's one of the better modern rock guitarists today. I think people just shoot him down because he's in a popular band. (Ya know, because as soon as a band makes it, they're garbage.) Smh.
Thank you!
They were garbage when hail to the king came ouy
Well put
@@mathieuniel3309 you mean when one of the biggest influences on their writing died (the rev) and then brooks came along with his amazingly good style and drumming too so theyre really good again in the stage
Mathieu Niel you’ve never listened to the stage
All those licks used are all from syn's solos. So cool.
Keep doing what you do bud. Great player. Look up to you
I'd listen to this over Synyster Gates live solo's any day, and i freakin love Synyster Gates. SACRED MOTHER TONGUE
His solo albums are great, and he's the guitarist for the band Sacred Mother Tongue
This kind of solo almost found in many a7x songs from city of evil, self titled even in nightmare. But syn is more than this, his progressive metal solos in their latest album are so great.
You should do a Jason Hook style version (Five Finger Death Punch)
Best way to tell if Syn is involved: Does it sound like an evil halloween cartoon?
That's what his leads remind me of, and I love it haha
every songle one of these vids is just andy james style
Is amazing how emg can hide errors. Anyway such a good syn style shredding
Synyster uses his pinky
Oh yeah! So I guess that makes Andy better right? 'Cause he can do it without using it?
And he's better than Satriani for the same reason, right?
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Oh dear.
Andy is also using his pinky...
Hardly ever
Hi Manslavery, no worries, this is the performance for the dvd Synyster Gates Quick Licks - we've only ever uploaded the trailer to this dvd. All the best - Licklibrary
you will notice that a lot of influence came from beast and the harlot.... You can play a lot of the solo over shads vocals..... It sounds fucking sick.
Andy is an awesome guitar player, now LICK LIBRARY thinks that we must hire him as a permanent guitar player for life...🤪🙂
those 48 Dislikes are from either haters or jealous people.
Hmmm
Synyster gates and Andy should have a guitar contest😎
awsome, just like gates style
presumably so more people can see it, i was happy to see this for the first time in my sub box
Lil wayne style?
A man Without Question Lmao. I literally just watched the video of his "solo" yesterday. What a joke.
Rahmansyah Putra Stevie T has done it! ;)
Rahmansyah Putra boop ba bow bow ba boop ba bow bow ba boop ba bow bow ba boop ba bow bow.
Rahmansyah Putra That would be a hour long video of lil Wayne trying to tune his guitar
I just Love ❤️ how really fast he plays !!!
ike something from the city of evil album c:
So true! Andy just learned Synyster's style for this one video, and learned sooo many others for other videos. He can play like whoever he wants. Not to mention his original music, which is also really brutal. The man is a machine. Synyster is pretty good at what he does. well really good actually, which is why it's Andy's job to do this quick licks and not anybody else at lick library.
Can we please get andy james to do a Angel Vivaldi styled solo???
Synyster Gates is not overrated. Even though he might not play as clean, he acctually WRITE all his solos and all of them sounds badass. The true fact here is that Andy James is underrated acctually. He deserves more recognition, BUT Synyster Gates is not overrated.
Andy James style played by Chuck Norris
This might be supposed to be a sample from the full DVD, but everyone knows a good guitar player can figure out solos by ear. And we're getting a clear sight on the fretboard AND picking hand, so that means a free lesson!
you forgot to dive bomb alot
synyster gates does like one dive bomb per song lol
+Hoshi Hearts yea lol
+Hoshi Hearts have you not heard beast and the harlot and bat country he dive bombs like crazy
Branden Anderson he only did one in bat country. he did a few times in beast for atmosphere in the intro, but yeah he doesnt do dives much so they dont really define his whole playing style
He more so uses that sustainiac switch he has on his guitar nowadays to create crazy, eerie textures.
I think andy captured the essence of synysyer gates perfectly in this
Well there was less sweeping i guess🤔, he should have added even more of sweepy sweepy
1:41 Beast and the harlot !
OMG 2021 and i'm still watching this!
Andy, you missed one of the most vital techniques to Synyster Gates style, he uses the Floyd Rose. We can see that your Ltd deluxe has a floyd but it looks like it's blocked off? It would've been great if you incorporated divebombs in the dvd. Other than that, you smoke Synyster Gates.
I don't know about "Smoking" Synyster but you make a valid point
PhoenixM1H3 Andy shits on synyster. I feel bad that he even did this video, because anything A7X related is pretty gay.
reigningbullets Sure man, whatever you say.
reigningbullets If he has to copy someone else's style, *obviously* the person he's copying is better. :)
okay haha you obviously dont get why they are doing those videos. Andy James has his own unique style and technically speaking he is superior to Synyster in every major aspect of guitar playing
It is the best solo i've ever heard!!!!!
I swear every one of these quick licks Andy does, he sounds better than the artist hes trying to mimic. This dude is unreal.
From 0.25 - 0.36, Andy is playing arpeggios, using sweep picking and string skipping. In the beginning of the John Petrucci, Andy is also using sweep picking and string skipping, but is playing a different set of arpeggios :)
Imagining this kind of solo in five finger death punch.. omg
Yes, you just witnessed an awesome solo.
so much chromatics
Nick Jonathan lol yeah i was thinking that, it was super prevalent in his playing during the city of evil album not as much anymore, not sure when this was made but it really sounds like a solo syn would've written on city of evil.
minor scale, less chromatic
andy james is a genius
NOBODY BUT SYNYSTER GATES KNOWS HOW GOOD SYNYSTER GATES IS!!!! we dont see him playing other than live and on records. he cant just go speed shredding on songs that doesnt help the band at all so we are not going to ever see his full guitar potential unless he starts doing solo instrumental stuff.
Cole Dehmer exactly but from avengeds stuff hes god
We sure do! International shipping is £3.50 per DVD or free with an order of 3 DVDs.
should've included more bends. Syn plays with much more soul
bends don't equal soul
Tom Holloway Uhh..
This is right on the money, Syn bends a hell of a lot, even a fair few in the quicker solos he does.
@@TomHolloway123 well bending is one of most "soulful" and unique characteristics of a guitar just considering when you bend you typically have to be playing slower in order to play it (you dont see 16th note bends mid shred too often) so it can definitely be attributed to "playing with soul"
CTS is not the end of playing... through dedication you can get over it... I suffered from it horribly and through stretching I've worked my carpal region and gained my flexibility back.... there is still some days where I get sore with fast solos but it's NOWHERE near the pain I had when my CTS started...
who needs pinky?
Time to get this updated along with the Nightmare album & Hail to the King album style ~
NO. I like this one better.
Andy James does a better Syn solo then Syn himself haha
So you never listened to Avenged Sevenfold.
exactly..Andy's style licks column is about melodic build of scales and runs used by various guitarists, but i have to say hes not copying the technique (he just nails the melody style as i said with his own signature technique)
to everyone who says Syn wouldn't be able to play this:, you have never been to a live A7X performance...
Really well done! I love how you can actually tell the particular songs and associated themes that were drawn from syn's playing to create this solo, while at the same time being fairly original. Excellent stylistic imitation.
Probably better than Synyster himself haha
maybe more clean
hahahahhaha No.
***** you must not know alot about andy james lol typical
I know, believe me.
***** then your probably unclear on what clean means or you havent played guitar yourself for atleast 5 or more years
His like my guitar mentor without even knowing it lol. I've been playing for 16+ years now and my pinky always held me back because it tends to cause discomfort and pain in technical licks, my original jazz blues teacher always hounded for correct form so i only reached a certain level, or more so play what doesn't hurt. This guy inspired me to take that next step to adapt in reaching a whole new level 14 something years later just based on his style per say. thus i conclude Andy is legend.
This as the tone really like Syn, but it really lacks his smooth chromatic and fluid style. By the way out of Avenged Sevenfold he's bizarre, but his work with the band is rather minimalistic. Syn's clearly not the best guitarist around but claiming him awful or bad is simply idiotic.
He's really fast, just watch his master class and you'd see that he's actually much much more than he's with his band.
+M Bayrak Not smooth, chromatic, or fluid...? What the hell do you call the run at 0:50-1:00?
David Hoch thats a diminished arpeggio with chromatics
Andy,....you are a BEAST!!!
Why not just learn this by ear?
impossible!
:p
Counting Sins you don't need to....we also have the video lol
To late
Counting Sins Hey, it's you! Lol
You are the reason I started playing guitar
After the recent guitar center video all the stupid people who had been hurling shit at syn in this video might have their tongue in cheek now.....
I have to say that Andy James is one of my faves. Can't wait to get these DVDs and many more!
As far as technique goes AJ is better by a mile. But Syn writes great songs..
Sandarpan Mukherjee
You dont know shit about guitar if you think hes better than Syn go and watch his video at the guitar centre 2014 on TH-cam.
@@lifegoeson2422 lol dude, Andy shits all over Syn.
Actually Andy's technique isn't all you think it is. For one, any competent guitar teacher would tell him he should be using his pinky finger a hell of a lot more than he is. A habit formed from laziness. Not saying he's a bad player because obviously he's great. But to say his technique is better than synyster gates (a guy who was taught how to play guitar by his father who is an incredibly talented jazz guitarist) is just factually incorrect.
Listen to this on double speed, it will make your day
barely ever uses his pinky
Awesome! Can't wait till I can Shred like this!
Gates doesn't make any vids such as this because he and the rest of his band are busy ripping off Metallica.
Yeah, because Metallica never ripped anybody off. I fucking love Metallica, but they did the same shit.
thats an ignorant thing to say its called taking others style and adding on to it thats how you get better music
No, Syn doesn't make videos like this because he's out touring or writing music at all times. That's his source of income. This is Andy James's.
andrew musgrove They are not adding other people's style - they are literally copying it.
I love Metallica and Avenged Sevenfold but disagree with you. Since when does Kirk Hammett do any sweeping? Since when do Avenged Sevenfold play any iconic, legendary riffs like Enter Sandman or Master of Puppets, for example? (Not saying that A7X don't have any good riffs because they do but they're not as famous as some Metallica ones). There are similarities like This Means War is clearly copied from Sad But True but if you actually do some research rather than just saying what you think, you may discover that for they're latest album, A7X said that they want to go back to write riff-oriented songs like the bands that inspired and influenced them as musicians like Metallica, Pantera etc. And besides, who doesn't look up to bands as successful at Metallica?
Watching this video made two things obvious. Synster gates is an under rated guitarist, and andy james can emulate pretty much damn near anyone perfectly haha
That awkward moment when Andy James is a better Syn than Syn himself.
Avi if Andy james was so great, then why am I just hearing about him? And also his bands? Aaannnddd all I've seen is him mimicking people.... oh I get it! He's so bad that he has to mimic others for popularity!
okay well he def not bad at all, but he's no syn.
Lol wot? Is Andy known for being unique and having emotion? This solos are great but they go nowhere... unlike Syns. Some are shred but they still maintain melodies. Some are filled with feelings
Avi you have no idea about Syns playing otherwise you wouldnt write bullshit like that lol. Even in A7x Syn is just minimalistic and cant go with his full playing potential, because it would never fit in song. keep on dreaming ;)
i would probably have agreed with that before "the stage" was released.
damn this man plays great examples of imitations! i can watch these videos all day
Andy does Gates, better than Gates.
hahahaha was just going to comment the same thing! I bet Gates can't even play this!
Sooo completely bad ass!!!! That lick that starts at 1:45 is incredible!
I like how he makes a video imitating a guitarist's style, and ends up playing even better than the guitarist he's trying to imitate. Don't get me wrong, I love Syn. He's one of my favorite guitarists. But let's be honest, he's got nothing on Andy James.
Not true tho, syn could play this just has clean has Andy plays it, we never saw all of syn's talent, and we never will..´
look up syn master class... syn is a much superior guitarist...
BaLisTic GuNZ Syn did a few interesting things at that masterclass. But his tone was awful and his picking hand has always been super sloppy. AJ is by far the more technically advanced.
The 8 finger tapping Syn did is actually quite simple, as far as 8 finger tapping goes. Plus, the majority of that masterclass was mindless noodling to me. No real melody
Matt Bennett uh i know, but listen to him on his acoustic guitar... playing clean and on acoustic requires much more skill... (master class part 5 i believe)
***** i still say syn is superior as a guitarist... he knows his technique and can play multiple styles as viewed in his master class... jazz and classical. much more difficult then metal
Andy is a machine
I don't think Synyster Gates can play that though. Haha
Why do you believe so? He has nothing else to do than play guitar.
what I meant is Andy did this way better than Synyster.
rambutan83 That's completely stupid what you just said. Synyster hasn't even played this so you can't say Andy did it better....... This is just a video based off of Syn's style. You obviously don't know Synyster Gates enough to say that.
Austin R Well, to be honest, this is Andy trying to imitate Syn's style, I think that speaks for itself.
Alexander Anzjøn Well these videos made for requests, and u cant fucking compare God to Synyster Fages
Andy's playing is soooo clean
James is FAR better guitarist than Gates.
i'm not that big of an A7X fan, but what you said was fucking retarded! Gates puts way more emotion into his music than mindless harmonic minor notes and sweep picking. Gates is a Painter of music, while Andy James is printing press. seriously, i just want to say one more thing...your're a fucking idiot
Karlwojo1 Wow, just wow, you sure don't know shit about music.
Karlwojo1 Synyster is pretty shit and most musicians know this.
arguing who is better is useless
Nah. But let me explain. James' technique is waaay better than Syn. He's insanely clean. Syn isn't very clean. (He's getting better though) But I'd rather listen to Syn's work that Andy's. Andy's original work doesn't have the style that Syn has. Andy doesn't have that signature sound in my opinion and that's what makes a guitarist good for me. But to each his own. Andy is pretty stale in terms of style. Nothing very distinct. People like Syn, Satriani, Vai, Malmsteen, Wylde, Laiho, Root, Batio, Buckethead, Hook, Dimebag, Rhodes, etc, have a very distinct sound that people recognize. Andy? Not so much for me.