Nama aslinya siy Brian Elwin Haner, Jr.Lahir di Huntington Beach,CA
Syns 3 bersaudara.Doi anak ke dua.Punya kakak nmanya Brent dan ade perempun, McKenna
Doi udh nikah ma Michelle DiBenedetto.
Gabung dngan A7x sebelum rekaman album pertama 'Sounding the Seventh Trumpet', 1999 saat usianya 18 baru taon.
Gitaris fav Syns : Django Reinhardt, Adam Aparicio, Dimebag Darrell, Slash, John Petrucci and Francis Canavan
Prestasi Syns : "Young Shredder" award of the year in the Metal Hammer awards in 2006 and the "Guitarist of the Year" Award for Total Guitar Magazine in 2006.
Equipment :

Guitars

Syn is currently endorsed by Schecter Guitar Research, as is Zacky Vengeance.

* Syn uses his custom 'Synyster' models, which are a hybrid of a few custom shop models.
* A white C-1 FR with white Invader pickups.
o Syn also has a lot of variations of his Synyster models, eg. (all of the following are the Avenger/Synyster shape) an American flag, a German flag, a Rebel flag, black with red pinstripes, and white with gold pinstripes, as seen in the Afterlife music video. The white with gold pinstripes signature guitar is available and is limited in production to 100.

Most, if not all, of Syn's guitars are custom made. Syn uses Seymour Duncan SH-8 Custom Shop Invader pickups in his guitars and also a sustainic pickup in the neck. He uses Drop D tuning most of the time. He uses drop Db tuning for "Almost Easy", and "Scream".

In the past Syn has used a Gibson Les Paul, a Parker Fly, B.C Rich Mockingbird and Ibanez RG Prestige.

Amplifiers

* Bogner Uberschall and caveman (main)
* Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier Roadster Head
* Marshall various low-watt combos

Speaker Cabinets

* Marshall 4x12" cab
* Bogner Uberkab 4x12" (main)
* Mesa/Boogie 4x12" Recto Cabinet Straight

Effects Units

* Boss TU-2 Chromatic Tuner
* Boss CS-3 Compressor
* Visual Sound H20 Chorus/Echo
* Ibanez TS-9 Tube Screamer
* Frantone "The Sweet" Distortion
* Boss SD-1 Super Overdrive
* Boss BF-3 Flanger
* Boss PH-3 Phase Shifter
* Boss NS-2 Noise Suppressor
* Seymour Duncan SFX-01 Pickup Booster
* Voodoo Lab PEDAL POWER 2
* Voodoo Lab GCX Audio Switcher
* Jim Dunlop Crybaby From Hell Wah Pedal

Accessories

* Ernie Ball 'skinny top, heavy bottom' strings.
* Jim Dunlop Gator Grip 2.0mm picks in custom black with a "Deathbat" logo printed
* Voodoo Labs GCX Guitar Audio Switcher rack unit
* Voodoo Labs DMC Ground Control Polo pro
* Rebel Straps Skull Bottle Opener Strap
* Rebel Straps Skull Pick Box Strap
* White Get'm Get'm Sergeant Stripes Guitar Strap
* Black Schaller Strap Locks
* Red Schaller Strap Locks