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I haven't played the Syn Gates but every Schecter I've owned or played was very nice. That's about all I can offer.

One of my friends owns a Syn custom, and they're nice, but I would say overrated. The Floyd Rose is great, but it is a terrible idea to have one if you only own one guitar. It makes retuning and stringing a pain. Also, I prefer active pickups like EMGs and Mick Thompson EMTY Blackouts from Seymour Duncan, and I've got 4 different LTDs. 2 have EMGs and the other 2 both have EMTYs. ESP and Schecter both make really good guitars, but I'm not a big fan of the Syn custom.