Zacky Vengeance

Name: Zackary Jonathan Baker
Date of Birth: December 11, 1981
Siblings: Matt
Parents: -
Position in band: Rhythm guitar
Equipment used: Guitars

uses Schecter Guitars

* S-1
Custom Schecter S-1 Bada Bling (w/ Mirror front, white back and tribal inlays)
S-1 Elite (Black Cherry and Grey Mist)
S-1 Blackjack
Vengeance Custom (Custom S-1 w/ 6661 logo at the bridge)
Vengeance Standard (Custom silver S-1 with 'A7X' inlay)
Custom "Gynecologist" White w/ Blood Spatter S-1 Elite[3]
Custom "Gynecologist" Black w/ Blood Spatter S-1 Elite

Amplifiers

Bogner Ubershall Head

Speaker Cabinets

Bogner 4x12 Cabinet

Effects Units and Accessories

Boss NS-2 Noise Supressor
Boss RV-5 Reverb
Boss TU-2 Chromatic Tuner
Ernie Ball skinny top, heavy bottom strings

Childhood and Family

Zacky Jonathan Baker was born in Huntington Beach, California in December of 1981.
During his high school years, he played baseball at Huntington Beach High School, which he attended with the other members of Avenged Sevenfold, minus Synister Gates (Brian). Zacky admits that he could have played in college and had dreamt of being professional, but decided that he'd rather play music.
Zacky's hertiage is half German and half Italian, he tends to boast more about being Italian rather than German. Often logicing his choices in food and defending his 'chubbiness' because of his Italian roots. Sticking true to Italian family ways, Zacky's family has always been very supportive for him, often traveling to see him perform live.

Music and Playing Guitar

Zacky started to play guitar at age 12 while he was in the seventh grade. He learned by watching his favourite 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 favourite bands also include Metalica, Guns N Roses and 'other bands like that'.

Before joining up with Avenged Sevenfold, Zacky played in a punk band called: MPA while in high school.

Tattoos

Zacky got his first tattoo when he was around 18, on his leg of a sparrow with a dagger through it. He continues to get tattoos just because he wants to be the kind of guy people see in a nice car, that people looked down on but it actually successful. Zacky also likes his tattoos because they make him look a bit buffer than he really is.

His tattoos include:

A sparrow with a dagger through it on his leg
A purple and red coffin on the side of his right index finger which the members of Avenged Sevenfold got with Good Charolette
The Anaheim Angels logo behind his left ear which he got as the result of a bet he made with Synister Gates back in
The word Vengeance and the number seven on his back in red to resemble a jersey
A Jesus on his right lower arm near his wrist
A sparrow with a dagger on his leg
A decapitated woman on his right arm
A skull with wings on left arm

Quick Facts

Has a dog named Ichabod Crane Vengeance
Thought of the abbreviation of A7X
Has his own clothing line: Vengeance University
Recently released for sale a guitar model he designed

Quotes

"I ain't afraid of no ghosts, but I think we're all afraid of STDs
"Johnny's in space, The Rev's in jail, Synyster's in Germany, Shadows knocks down the walls, and I cure cancer then forget how I did it."
"I wish, I wish I hadn't killed that fish.
"I play guitar and **** little girls... and drink.
"I think the invitation was something to the effect of 'We have lots of beer and we need your help drinking it.' Naturally we said yes." (on how they ended up on Warped Tour for a 4th year)
"Yeah, can I bite you?"
"How does it feel living in England knowing Robin Hood was going around f***ing f***ing people?!!"
"I'm Zacky Vengeance and I play the gynaecologist."
"I dont talk to strangers."
"The death bat was drawn by a small norwegian man."