Possibly. I mean, if the execs at Schecter gave the go-ahead to build those, and the marketing team at MF decided to buy, stock and advertise them, then it is entirely possible that the person behind that monstrosity is named Synyster.There's someone named Synyster?
It's a fantastic playing guitar, and the attention to detail is excellent. I don't really care for the look either, but $699 is a really good deal on one of these.
The only thing I don't care for on the one I've played was the sustainer. You flip the switch to turn on the sustainer, and it's hard to control the feedback/squeal/noise