Top Ten Songs with the Best Synyster Gates Guitar Solos

In the documentary about the making of this album, the professional orchestra musicians who recorded the string parts said that they were there in the studio when Syn recorded this, and they all turned around and thought what, one of them even said they didn't know the guitar could be played like that. That right there says all you need to know about this solo.

Just learned how to play this and it is pretty challenging with the sweeps. It sounds so epic and intense, I just love this solo. Scream and bat country are also great though, Syn is just a great guitar player in general.

Afterlife solo is one of the greatest solos in history and it's so epic because its super melodic and I think no one could do that kind of solo. Syn is the best!

This solo is one of the reasons why Synyster Gates is going to go downs in history as best guitar player of the 00's and I'm predicting the 10's as well.

This is probably his best solo on City of Evil, better than MIA in my opinion. Fits the song really well and is fast yet melodic.

Wow how is this solo rated so lowly?! It's by far one of his best solos! Definitely the best solo on City of Evil! So melodic.

Just wow, Gates has done some incredible solos but this one really takes the cake.

Listen to it then you will understand.

Almost every a7x song his it's own unique guitar track and solo, but this song just takes the cake for me. I still get chills hearing the part when the drum and bass stop and give you a chance to absorb how great of a guitarist synyster gates is

Quite unorthodox but sounds great, a unique solo.

It is awesome

I love the end solo! Kinda reminds me of the end solo of november rain by Guns N' Roses!

If Synyster Gates isn't playing this solo on my coffin, I'm not dying.

This solo is excellent!

Synister I'm coming for you.
I'm fan of yours. I'm coming to battle U.

It's like Syns left hand has eight fingers or something in this solo. Full of passion and sweep!

Such a powerful amazing solo, a perfect way to end a song.

Come on bros. Second heartbeat 4th seriously?!

The best of the best! Awesome and cool solo.

The whole song is great and overlooked by many, it's one of those songs that really grows on you the more you listen to it. At first I usually skipped straight to the acoustic solo at the end but now having grown on me I listen to the song regularly from start to finish.

Listen to the acoustic ending to that song.

The acoustic solo was actually his father's solo but very great

I feel like this is the fast solo by Syn... Much faster than Afterlife

The solo is awesome... No doubt

Even Syn admitted he didn't know how he would play this live, since the entire solo is picked, and actually not sweeped at all.

Goes real smooth with Syn Gates on the guitar shredding it up.

It has crazy sweeps

Fits the song well

This solo is so melodic and all over the place it's almost goofy. One of his best by far.

Probably the best of all Avenged Sevenfold solos just because of how much the entire song means to them. That final solo was the best way to round the song off and make it the ultimate tribute to The Rev. R.I. P

The best solo ever

Every chorus, there is a short solo and the main solo is awesome

Surely the best Syn's solo ever!

Placed at the start of the song which I think is a good move, really hits you in the face and has a nice rhythm to it. Probably not as well 'thought out' as his more recent solos but still good sounding nevertheless.

The solo is incredible. How is this so low.

How is this not in the top ten?! It's so underrated and fast!

Come on! The entire song is an epic guitar solo

The best and larger solo

Best A7X song out of many.

The best solo

All solos in this song are incredible!

Great sol adds to the hellish felling to create atmosphere.