"Drop acid and go to Disneyland" And that, my friends, is where his son Synyster Gates, lead guitarist of A7X, had the idea to write Unbound: The Wild Ride with the band.
1)Sweet Child O' Mine - GNR 2) Hard Days Night - Beatles 3) Purple Haze - Jimmi Hendrix 4) Smoke on the Water - Deep purple 4) Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds - Beatles 5)Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin 6) Beat it - MJ 7) Car Wash - Rose Royce 8) Hit Me with Your Best Shot - Pat Benatar 9) Faith - George Michael 10) I Want to Know what Love is - Foreigner 11) Pour Some Sugar on Me - Def Leppard 12) Sweet Child O' Mine - GNR 13) Jump - Van Halen 14) Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana 15)
This man puts together two of my favorite things. Good stand up comedy, and music, and he created Synyster Gates so, this guy is pure epicness in my books!
you should be extremely proud of your son not only has his music inspired other musicians, it has actually helped many of my friends through the hardest of times, you are an amazing guitarist and i know you're just as good at being a dad..keep up the great work.
This is the most coolest and hilariously talented man i have ever seen. Him and his son are like the coolest thing since i had that subway sandwich an hour ago. I love this dude. GO BRIAN HANER !!!
@Kail533 LOL. I know you were kidding or I wouldn't have answered you. Thank you for the compliment. I think I'm a very good player, but clearly not in the league as the guys you mentioned. The main difference between Syn and me is that Syn is in the business of being one of the greats. In order to do that, you must tread on new ground and be cutting edge. I am under no such constraints. I am an old school guy and I play whatever I think sounds good. If it is a bit retro, that's fine with me.
"Now when I see him on stage he's MY guitar hero." Ermehgawd. Brian's so sweet to his son x3 "And I watch him shred a solo for ten thousand screaming fans I think to myself...pfft. I can do that." Nevermind.
thank you papa gates i love what you have done and what you have created for your family and son...i feel lucky to have a father that supports me with what i do as well...live well and keep rocking!! hit me up if your in NOR CAL!!!
This was one of the first videos I saw on youtube and it was when I was sooo heavy into my A7x phase, now I'm composing and arranging music and studying vocal performance. You're a fantastic story teller and honestly the nostalgia is hitting me at how inspired I was by this video to keep doing music.
9:55. Serious shedding. No shit. They tamed the volume. I would buy a plane ticket and a hotel just to see this guy. Seen his sons band a few times. AMAZING LIVE. I see where he gets it. Janet Sr is no joke
I think this is an amazing and clever combination of music, life and comedy. I've listened to it at least 40 times and every time it makes me smile because it's so different and clever. Thanks!
You inspired me more than you can ever know. The sidewinder solo is possibly the greatest musical creation ever made, and your son is my idol, you guys are phenomenal, thank you
Also i wish my dad know how to play because that would make him really happy, so i'll start to teach him some basic chords so he can play something by the beatles, i just want to see him happy
@BlinksAlienGuitar Agreed. My point was that he was not giving advice to me. I'm old and I do what I do. I could care less if I play something that's been played before. BUT, if you are young and want to be great, then I totally agree. You have to make your own path and create something new.
Brian, you're a fantastic guitarist. I've been playing since I was around 12 (I'm 61 now), and I wish I could play as well as you. I enjoy your work with Jeff Dunham and his friends. Keep it up. -Reggie Steele, Syracuse, New York.
first watched this video in freshman year and to this day, i still love it. love every single song he played in this improv. wish i could see/meet him one day
I saw you years ago with Jeff Dunham at the Ohio State Fair. You brought up your son there too & it blew my mind because i had no idea & then you started shredding behind your head like you did here and i was absolutely speechless. Thank you for doing what you do
Amazing. I've started teaching myself acoustic guitar. Not easy for me when I do most by ear. But I love to sing. I've gotten so much better, in such short time. You are awesome.
0:36 Hard Days Night 1:17 Smoke on the Water 1:49 It's a small word (Disney Land song) 2:20 Stairway to Heaven 2:40 Beat It 2:48 (I recognize it but dont know the name.) Car Wash? 3:25 Hit me with your Best Shot 5:27 Sweet Child O' Mine 5:47 Jump 5:52 Smells Like Teen Spirit 6:35 (I think it's a Lifehouse song) 7:33 Holiday 8:40 FREAKING BADASS SHIT RIGHT THERE! Rock N' Roll for life!
@BrianHanerPapaGates Just saw you in Detroit with Jeff Dunham. You were awesome - even my musically illiterate mother enjoyed your performance. Thanks to you and Jeff for a great night!!
I saw you here in Pullman WA last year, and had only seen you do the bit with Achmed/Jeff Dunham. You were hilarious and you are an amazing guitar player!!!
You and your son are amazing. I went to see Avenged in Seattle. It would be awesome to see you at a show and possibly actually talk to you. You are an amazing guitarist with years of experience and it would be nice to possibly learn something from you someday. I don't play guitar myself but my friends do and they'd be honored to meet you or see you live.
What a legend! Funny and so much talent. Mr Guitar Guy Gates, if you are reading, you are a legend. Rock on! \m/ Songs I recognised were:- Hard Day's Night Purple Haze Lucy in the sky w diamonds Stairway to Heave Smoke On The Water Beat It Faith Car Wash Sweet Child O Mine Green Day - Holiday Def Leppard Pour Some Sugar Pat Benetar Hit Me With Your Best Shot Foreigner - I wanna know what love is JUMP by Van Halen Smells like Teen Spirit - Nirvana With Arms Wide Open - Creed
I watched this those 12-13 years ago. Still funny and entertaining. Not much to report on in terms of guitar heroes in the 2020s though. All the niche metalheads and RUclips took them, never to be found on the radio ever 😜
I saw you when you came to jacksonville a while back and i have to say those were some of the funniest songs i've heard a musician come up with (well besides steven lynch) I LOVED that song Arizona. I'm a guitar guy myself though only im only 17. I have a long way to go before im as good as you or syn but i've been working on it 3 hrs. a day for the past 2 years, and if i recall the video on my channel i posted last was a guitar cover for the intro of A7X "buried alive" which i think syn wrote.
@Chiefsplayr17 A few others; Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds - right after small world, probably chosen not only for the sound of the song and the 'boat on the river' reference, but also the controversey that the song was about an LSD trip (Lucy Sky Diamond). Yes, Car Wash by Rose Royce (he said he did some work for them). George Michael - Faith; I wanna know what love is - Foreigner; Pour some sugar on me - Def Leppard; With arms wide open - Creed; Not sure what the riff @7:34 is.
I stumbled across this and no idea who it was, and loved it then i saw it was Syn's dad. Dude, Syn is the one that got me into playing gutiar, He is my Gutiar Hero!!!
My god the gates family just rules... That's sick man lol love you guys your great. I'm an aspiring musician who will probably never become famous, so I've decided instead to become a fight pilot but I love shredding syn's stuff for shows it's so much fun, i try to get in as many shows as I can favorite part is on stage, but the band recently fell apart so I'll have to get some more members capable of A7X craziness and start playing again :P keep up the good work man! And tell syn the same A7X
I'm watching you on one of Jeff Dunhams CHRISTmas Specials now. Awesome. I watch you laughing and can't keep but laughing myself. You are so tough and handsome may I add. Thank you for your music.
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"My son and his high school friends started a 'little band called Avenged Sevenfold."
Now that's the band which keeps me going.
Dear guitar guy,
Thank you.
Signed, all A7X fans
hey
"Drop acid and go to Disneyland"
And that, my friends, is where his son Synyster Gates, lead guitarist of A7X, had the idea to write Unbound: The Wild Ride with the band.
You forgot to mention that the demo title was "Disneyland Acid Trip"
1)Sweet Child O' Mine - GNR
2) Hard Days Night - Beatles
3) Purple Haze - Jimmi Hendrix
4) Smoke on the Water - Deep purple
4) Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds - Beatles
5)Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin
6) Beat it - MJ
7) Car Wash - Rose Royce
8) Hit Me with Your Best Shot - Pat Benatar
9) Faith - George Michael
10) I Want to Know what Love is - Foreigner
11) Pour Some Sugar on Me - Def Leppard
12) Sweet Child O' Mine - GNR
13) Jump - Van Halen
14) Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana
15)
Muhamad Syahrul 15 is Creed - With Arms Wide Open
Also standard 70s porno tune
17) Star Bangled Banner
18) Darude Sandstorm
19) despacito
Syn and his dad are the coolest people ever
This man puts together two of my favorite things. Good stand up comedy, and music,
and he created Synyster Gates so, this guy is pure epicness in my books!
you should be extremely proud of your son not only has his music inspired other musicians, it has actually helped many of my friends through the hardest of times, you are an amazing guitarist and i know you're just as good at being a dad..keep up the great work.
This is the most coolest and hilariously talented man i have ever seen. Him and his son are like the coolest thing since i had that subway sandwich an hour ago. I love this dude.
GO BRIAN HANER !!!
@Kail533
LOL. I know you were kidding or I wouldn't have answered you. Thank you for the compliment. I think I'm a very good player, but clearly not in the league as the guys you mentioned. The main difference between Syn and me is that Syn is in the business of being one of the greats. In order to do that, you must tread on new ground and be cutting edge. I am under no such constraints. I am an old school guy and I play whatever I think sounds good. If it is a bit retro, that's fine with me.
That's what I like about you, you are old school. By the way Disneyland was a blast on acid🤪
You and your son are phenomenal guitar players. I can hear your influence when he plays.
Tho as far as I'm concerned you did play the acoustic Sidewinder solo in the end tho and that is one of my absolute favourite solos.
Ahh so I guess it's safe to say that we can see where Syn's shred talent came from.
Yeah, fucking Van Halen of all people.
Dao Yang perfect
Though he has a very talented father, he is ironically classically trained on guitar
And me watching the Jeff Dunham Christmas songs and he’s the guitar guy lmfao that took to long
hilarious man.,this is way cool...
I've been playing guitar for about 4 and a half years and I used your A7x tutorials to help me get started! So to you sir I say thank you \m/
"Now when I see him on stage he's MY guitar hero." Ermehgawd. Brian's so sweet to his son x3
"And I watch him shred a solo for ten thousand screaming fans I think to myself...pfft. I can do that."
Nevermind.
"You know who their guitar hero is. That's right. Eddie Van Halen." *Plays intro to Jump and then plays Nirvana*
His son almost has the exact same voice
Not at all..its same💯
Brian and Syn have the same voice and face!
Uhh yeah they are in fact related by blood.
Well one of guitar guys nicknames is "papa gates"....big give away
They literally have the same name
😂and brian sr looks like his mother and syn gates sister looks like syn gates
I'm surprise when he played creed and green day.... my fav bands beside a7x
and of course "i can do that" solo :3
He is such a talented guy, and funny. I am so glad that he was there at Jeff's show. A great start to a wonderful weekend.
Still one of the best performances I’ve ever seen!
thank you papa gates i love what you have done and what you have created for your family and son...i feel lucky to have a father that supports me with what i do as well...live well and keep rocking!! hit me up if your in NOR CAL!!!
Got to see this guy live at the improv in Ontario, CA. Absolutley captivating.
Yup me as well !
Damn! Now I see where Syn got his talent. Sweet!
Yeah, Eddie Van Halen
I still,love this video to this very day. wish there was a better quality version
danm he can sing and rock out can tell where syn gets it
still love this
Saw this live about 5 times, can't get enough, he's great.
This was one of the first videos I saw on youtube and it was when I was sooo heavy into my A7x phase, now I'm composing and arranging music and studying vocal performance. You're a fantastic story teller and honestly the nostalgia is hitting me at how inspired I was by this video to keep doing music.
This is Synyster Gates dad. Sweeeeeeet.
Papa gates! ;)
+ilikemusic5440 NO ITS JOHNNY'S FATHER
Yep
9:55. Serious shedding. No shit. They tamed the volume. I would buy a plane ticket and a hotel just to see this guy. Seen his sons band a few times. AMAZING LIVE. I see where he gets it. Janet Sr is no joke
I think this is an amazing and clever combination of music, life and comedy. I've listened to it at least 40 times and every time it makes me smile because it's so different and clever. Thanks!
You inspired me more than you can ever know. The sidewinder solo is possibly the greatest musical creation ever made, and your son is my idol, you guys are phenomenal, thank you
C'mon guys, who do you think taught Syn guitar...?
Van Halen
holy christ Brian ur my guitar hero along wit Brian Jr and McKenna big love
8:38 This is obviously the best part of the video xD
+Elie The Metalhead that tapping lick like Eruption (Van Halen) and at 9:07 like Star Spangled Banner...
Also i wish my dad know how to play because that would make him really happy, so i'll start to teach him some basic chords so he can play something by the beatles, i just want to see him happy
@BlinksAlienGuitar Agreed. My point was that he was not giving advice to me. I'm old and I do what I do. I could care less if I play something that's been played before. BUT, if you are young and want to be great, then I totally agree. You have to make your own path and create something new.
I watched this at least 3 times before I caught that Beat It pun
Max Pinto I’ve watched this like 1000 times and I only JUST got that.
Haha I got it right away.
I was like "ooh beat it" and then was like "oohhhh i get it!!"
UuUhHhHhhhH, hE mEAnS J-
SYN'S DAD?!?!?!?!?!
+Delbert Joseph Yes
+Delbert Jeremiah Has been for over 30 years haha
yuppers
He told us in Erie, PA in 2008 when we saw him touring with Jeff Dunham. Freaking great show! Loved every second of it.
Amazing guy and guitarist
once again Mr.Haner brilliant!!!!!!!!
i had tears in my eyes at the end of the video. your one of the best guitar players i've ever seen and heard.
That moment when you realize this guy is the father of Synyster Gates.
bayman? is that you?? xD
Papa Gates, also guitar guy for Jeff Dunham
"pff, I can do that"
Said no one ever.
8.25 and on just show his son up. that was great. amazing guitar playing it only make sence his song one of the best.
I still remember watching this on our desktop computer in 2008 when I was absolutely obsessed with Syn and A7X. Can’t believe it’s been 16 years
Brian, you're a fantastic guitarist. I've been playing since I was around 12 (I'm 61 now), and I wish I could play as well as you. I enjoy your work with Jeff Dunham and his friends. Keep it up. -Reggie Steele, Syracuse, New York.
BADASS!!!! Now I know where Jr. Gets his awesome talent!
papa gates should play the anthem in football games his version is way too awsome!!!!!!
Is this Synyster Gate's dad?
It sure is, Mr. UnknownGrenage
Well we can see where he got his talent from lol
awesome Talent runs in that Family... Too cool for words!!!
Watched you last night at Improv KC and it was a great show! The guitar really adds to your act and brings in some great memories lol!
Rock on!
best of stand up comedy ever XD
Holy crap what version of Stairway to Heaven is that? It's so beautiful.. I MUST LEARN IT
TRONKITTEH Its the regular version with flanger pedal and delay
Guitar Guy?
yup
Achmed yes
First time i saw this video was about 8 or 9 years ago and to this day i still absolutely adore it
That solo gave me so many chills.. Amazing
6:52 name
+Laura Obispo ♥ ❤CREED-With Arms Wide Open ❤ ♥ :)
He is good and funny - love him when he works with Jeff Dunham
geez syn sounds just like his dad!!!
first watched this video in freshman year and to this day, i still love it. love every single song he played in this improv. wish i could see/meet him one day
Still brings goose bumps to my body every time I hear that version of the Star Spangled Banner
Song at 2:20 ???? I KNOW THAT SHIT BUT I CAN'T REMEMBER IT'S FUCKING NAME
Thanks
+Matt Dildes Led Zeppelin-Stairway to Heaven ;)
Can't believe his son is Gates
That's why one of his nicknames is Papa Gates
Did you get lost in the non youtube world? Keep the videos coming been over 4 years
I still come back here every once in a while. I saw this once, on a different account 13 years ago...
I saw you years ago with Jeff Dunham at the Ohio State Fair. You brought up your son there too & it blew my mind because i had no idea & then you started shredding behind your head like you did here and i was absolutely speechless. Thank you for doing what you do
he's much better than his son
They are both good, but syn's technique is insane.
Amazing. I've started teaching myself acoustic guitar. Not easy for me when I do most by ear. But I love to sing. I've gotten so much better, in such short time.
You are awesome.
You, Gabriel Iglacias, and Christopher Titus are my favorite comedians ever.
Great job Papa Gates, shared it on facebook !
Got to see him rock Portland, ME last night....what an amazing performance!!
brian is so great live i saw him in des moines IA with jeff dunham id love to go see him again in concert
this video gets me everytime. I love Brian Haner, his story, his humor.. his ass.. EVERYTHING :D
0:36 Hard Days Night 1:17 Smoke on the Water 1:49 It's a small word (Disney Land song) 2:20 Stairway to Heaven 2:40 Beat It 2:48 (I recognize it but dont know the name.) Car Wash? 3:25 Hit me with your Best Shot 5:27 Sweet Child O' Mine 5:47 Jump 5:52 Smells Like Teen Spirit 6:35 (I think it's a Lifehouse song) 7:33 Holiday 8:40 FREAKING BADASS SHIT RIGHT THERE!
Rock N' Roll for life!
Most wholesome and profound stand up act I've ever seen.
Your a fantastic guitarist and singer. I love the Improv.
You are phenomenal!❤❤
Jeez... I haven't watched this video in about 7 years... Nice to be back here.
Papa gates, this is my fave sketch of all time!
ROCK ON!!!!!
I can't get enough of this performance!! It's so funny and awesome!!
@BrianHanerPapaGates Just saw you in Detroit with Jeff Dunham. You were awesome - even my musically illiterate mother enjoyed your performance. Thanks to you and Jeff for a great night!!
I saw you here in Pullman WA last year, and had only seen you do the bit with Achmed/Jeff Dunham. You were hilarious and you are an amazing guitar player!!!
I teared up a bit when he was talking about Mckenna's birth. :') what a great guy! inspiring!
You and your son are amazing. I went to see Avenged in Seattle. It would be awesome to see you at a show and possibly actually talk to you. You are an amazing guitarist with years of experience and it would be nice to possibly learn something from you someday. I don't play guitar myself but my friends do and they'd be honored to meet you or see you live.
What a legend! Funny and so much talent. Mr Guitar Guy Gates, if you are reading, you are a legend. Rock on! \m/
Songs I recognised were:-
Hard Day's Night
Purple Haze
Lucy in the sky w diamonds
Stairway to Heave
Smoke On The Water
Beat It
Faith
Car Wash
Sweet Child O Mine
Green Day - Holiday
Def Leppard Pour Some Sugar
Pat Benetar Hit Me With Your Best Shot
Foreigner - I wanna know what love is
JUMP by Van Halen
Smells like Teen Spirit - Nirvana
With Arms Wide Open - Creed
@xlr8442 Hell YEAH! I would bloody give an appendage to be able to see this guy live!
You are my guitar hero brian! Your sons great and all and I love a7x but, You're the old pro that I look up to!
Brian this is your best work yet. Your amazing! Now you have to ask yourself can you top this?
Great video man! Funny as hell and super talented!!! Keep it up!!!
@BrianHanerPapaGates You sir are a God! You did a good job raising those kids!
"And I think to myself...pff I can do that!"
Gotta love Brian Haner xD
ive watched this prolly 5 times but i clicked on it again to see you hit that 0NE MILLION mark!
I watched this those 12-13 years ago. Still funny and entertaining. Not much to report on in terms of guitar heroes in the 2020s though. All the niche metalheads and RUclips took them, never to be found on the radio ever 😜
I saw you when you came to jacksonville a while back and i have to say those were some of the funniest songs i've heard a musician come up with (well besides steven lynch) I LOVED that song Arizona. I'm a guitar guy myself though only im only 17. I have a long way to go before im as good as you or syn but i've been working on it 3 hrs. a day for the past 2 years, and if i recall the video on my channel i posted last was a guitar cover for the intro of A7X "buried alive" which i think syn wrote.
Smokin' man!!
@Chiefsplayr17 A few others; Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds - right after small world, probably chosen not only for the sound of the song and the 'boat on the river' reference, but also the controversey that the song was about an LSD trip (Lucy Sky Diamond). Yes, Car Wash by Rose Royce (he said he did some work for them). George Michael - Faith; I wanna know what love is - Foreigner; Pour some sugar on me - Def Leppard; With arms wide open - Creed; Not sure what the riff @7:34 is.
I stumbled across this and no idea who it was, and loved it then i saw it was Syn's dad. Dude, Syn is the one that got me into playing gutiar, He is my Gutiar Hero!!!
My god the gates family just rules... That's sick man lol love you guys your great. I'm an aspiring musician who will probably never become famous, so I've decided instead to become a fight pilot but I love shredding syn's stuff for shows it's so much fun, i try to get in as many shows as I can favorite part is on stage, but the band recently fell apart so I'll have to get some more members capable of A7X craziness and start playing again :P keep up the good work man! And tell syn the same A7X
I'm watching you on one of Jeff Dunhams CHRISTmas Specials now. Awesome. I watch you laughing and can't keep but laughing myself. You are so tough and handsome may I add. Thank you for your music.
Thank you!
damn... no wonder Syn plays so well... You've taught him, very, very well
Thank you!!
best video with a guitar and a man on youtube.