# So Far Away guitar solo

> Synyster Gates's guitar solo on So Far Away by Avenged Sevenfold (2010) starts at about 3:23. From the album Nightmare. A hard rock classic from the 2010s.

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Avenged Sevenfold, 2010, from *Nightmare*. Solo by *Synyster Gates*.

Gates wrote this tribute to the late drummer The Rev, and the solo trades speed for aching, singing phrasing.

So Far Away by Avenged Sevenfold is #4 in our ranking of the best Avenged Sevenfold guitar solos. The solo is played by Synyster Gates and the song was released in 2010.

## In our lists

- [The Best Avenged Sevenfold Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/avenged-sevenfold-guitar-solos/) — #4
- [Top 20 Guitar Solos of 2010](https://greatestsolos.com/list/best-guitar-solos-2010/) — #11

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on So Far Away?

Synyster Gates played the solo on Avenged Sevenfold's So Far Away (2010).

### What guitar was used on the So Far Away solo?

A schecter synyster gates custom, according to widely reported accounts.

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