3 Alex Skolnick Licks From 1989

[@kimchi2780]

Dude was like 19 he's amazing

[@evalex71]

Alex Skolnick is an amazing guitarist. Great lesson

[@RiffMajestic]

I was 16 in 1988, bought Testament "The New Order" on cassette the day it came out...the first song "Eerie Inhabitants" was so killer, Alex's main solo in that song is still an all-time favorite. That whole album is so bad ass, Alex absolutely crushed it! I remember around that same time a local guitar shop had a 540 'Saber' just like his and i loved it, wanted it so bad but I was a broke teenager.

[@TMoody]

I think about this Ibanez S540 quite often. Practice What You Preach is a monster record.

[@dan_perry]

My 540PII is a testament to the inspiration this man has given me since the 80's.🤘

[@300gjw]

I was never really into Testament, but you can deny his talent. Good lesson Dave!

[@aylbdrmadison1051]

Thanks again David. Alex is probably the local guitarist I learned the most from by just from listening to him. I used to see him around a lot, but we never hung out more than randomly at a couple of parties. I still remember the last party I saw him at because our drummer had to drag one of our other friends out of the party by the scruff of his shirt while he was still yelling about kicking the butts of the people who had rightly kicked him out (great guy until alcohol was added).

[@tonyrodriguezjr5232]

1 of my fave guitarist of all time!!!..

[@billybobtexas]

What a gorgeous guitar. I have had the pleasure of watching Alex Scholnick Trio, was amazing to watch him and he had a few incredibly technical runs and moments that gave me goose bumps. And also what a cool intelligent guy.

[@drockny]

Skolnick is legendary. "The Ritual" is right up there with "Rust In Peace" as the best Metal guitar jalbums of all time. The solo on "So Many Lies" has one of the greatest legato runs we have witnessed. Thank you for posting this lesson David.

[@samivellamo3995]

89 we started a band and our lead guitarist was raving about this Skolnick shredding gazillion notes in 5 seconds. I was just digging the Practice What You Preach album. Happy fun times.

[@JD-vj4go]

I love the first three Testament albums so much. Thanks for this I love metal month.

[@brettemerson2147]

Nightmare comin back to you is a very underrated solo by skolnick

[@macleod1592]

Skolnick is one of the most under appreciated and under estimated guitarists ever. The dude is a master and has been since the 80's

[@Yupppi]

Loved this era, everything sounded so evil. You'd just put this album on in the dark winter night in candle light and start summoning. Eerie Inhabitants already starts with that mood.

[@tallpaul1020]

Great player, great lesson. Thx Dave!!! Keep up the great work!!! Don't forget Mr. Scary for Metal Month!!!!🤘

[@jgabilanes4515]

Loved the lesson! Metal Month is going strong starting with Saxon and now this. Thank you David! 🤟

[@christian-van-e]

He indeed has some great solo's, he always was in my top 10 fav guitarists! 'Return to serenity' and 'Electric Crown' contain super super solos!

[@BOER1717]

Awesome lesson, some of the coolest licks featured on here yet! Great playing 🔥

[@MarkEdward-bl6cr]

Lived in the S.F. Bay area during this time Testament was our bands favorite band to check out saw them many times The Legacy,The New Order & Practice what you preach are deadly metal albums Joes most accomplished student 👍🤘🔥

[@dpre100]

how eerie is that I spent the afternoon learning the intro of The Ballad and a few hours later this video shows up on my feed! super cool!

[@oneshotjam4902]

Mnd blown grea lesson those volume swells friggin awesome

[@warrior4949]

Skolnick is a beast.

[@ericsanders5357]

Alex IS a jazzer...I saw him from about 5 feet away playing with his one time band Exhibit A...monster

[@Bricklinsv1970]

Alex always impresses me.

[@djcarter634]

Dude you've been putting out awesome content like this for years! Thank you so much. And that pick guard on that PRS is the perfect combo. I remember being introduced to Alex as a teenager in the 90's via a guitar magazine. I was like, "nobody can play all these notes" and then I bought Practice What You Preach and have been a fan since...

[@prototype9904]

I've been a fan of Alex when they released The New Order album. He has a really unique sound \m/

[@bghammock]

Dark and sinister playing, but one of the coolest guys! I recommend his book if you haven't read it. That along with LNL has kept me wanting to learn more, so, again, thanks David!

[@pathaden]

From The Omni !! Been seeing him from Legacy days here🔥🔥🤘🔥🤘

[@MercutioUK2006]

That last lick.....what the hell :) Great as usual.

[@pupilmover9835]

Awesome. I slways love LNL

[@mykneeshurt8393]

Love Alex Skolnick! great video

[@suzannecoholic1467]

One of my favorite guitarists! Thanks Dave!

[@RICCARDOREARDON]

YET ANOTHER PHENOMENAL VIDEO OF YOUR OWN... EXTREMELY WELL DONE.,SIR...

[@frankenstein4106]

Alex is so talented! His ESP LTD AS-1 signature guitar is pretty great too!

[@stevenblakeakahashburns]

Yip, the last lick. I think your on the button with that. Maybe a bigger bend at the end

[@patrickkish6662]

That first rip of the bonus lick, man. Nice👍🏼

[@babylemonade2868]

Awesome Dave and testement don’t get the accolades they deserve. Alex is a great guitarist

[@EL_DUDERIN0]

This is great. I love that Trial by Fire lick. It's cool when he does the lower octave blues mashup on it too. I think people slept on how rad his vibrato is as well but you nailed it here!

[@CaptainNoDoze]

Metal month, Woo Hoo !

[@leechild4655]

7:57 Thats a good riff I hear MacApline use it too. One of those cool neo-classical shred licks you want to learn. ;-)

[@leechild4655]

last riff. yo nailed it dave. the exact right way to play that.

[@fabghassem]

- Nice to be back Dave B.🍃🎸🎶

[@brentstewart4360]

Was this at the OMNI in Oakland? I went to a Testament show there in that era. Nice guy, too.

[@aylbdrmadison1051]

Saw a whole lot of bands there, and I played there half a dozen times myself. The sound engineer loved me because I had a 50 watt Marhsall head that was super mid rangy and punchy. Later on when learning recording engineering, I learned why my guitar came out so well in the live mixes back then, even though onstage I couldn't hear myself well. Too bad it closed down so long ago. That and Ruthies Inn, witch was called Keisha's by the time I played there. Always thought it cute how the owner would rename it after his current GF. Super fun times though, growing up right in the middle of thrash being born. I remember when it was mostly a few garage bands. Then Laaz Rockit became a thing, and Exodus right behind them. Rick Hunoldt and his twin Lonnie were actually two of the first people I met when we moved to the Oakland Hills from Berkeley. Just took a peek at your user pick enlarged, and no, I don't recognize you. Not in that pic at least. It's been a minute though since those days. Ah well. Hope life is treating you well, regardless.

[@DavidGarrettGuitar]

Love the channel. Have you thought about doing some Michael Landau licks?

[@toddlatorreofficial]

Awesome and thx for that breakdown and tutorial!

[@kzalig9573]

Next one maybe Alex Skolnick trio licks

[@mikeivey8471]

Love me some Alex Skolnick !!! Amazing & tasteful player !!! Thanks for this one , Dave !!

[@toomanywaystofall]

cRazy, cRammed. and frantiC... it was mAd h0use... 🎵 r0ck0n 🎵

[@MisterPoppy-sc1sj]

He's playing jazz fusion now

[@ReggieChump]

Ibanez need that S540 in black with the shark's tooth inlay back in production.

[@vicarelli]

David, as a Patreon subscriber, can I submit a request? Would love to see a video that touches on Gary Moore’s live Shapes of Things solo from We Want Moore. Thanks!

[@jonathanalcover1539]

the most "academic" of the bay area thrash shredders. Alex is a school of music

[@bigpapi2658]

Do a lessons on David T Chastain and Michael Harris!!! Look up “Live Wild And Truly Diminished”

[@bustercrack788]

Have just got the number 1 comment after all this time ?😂👍🇬🇧 Bugger just seen it was number 2 😞

[@cleatusandclovis1845]

Dude you could have done musical death

[@larrythomas7512]

You write so well... please write and encourage others to write as well.... read also...⚠️👑 BLUE'S KING of Heaven 🚫

[@knightfall9394]

1:53 lick #1 3:24 lick #2 5:50 lick #3 8:13 bonus lick this is for all the people who have short attention spans who whine and cry about the “talking”

[@aylbdrmadison1051]

Thank you for taking the time to do that.

[@knightfall9394]

@@aylbdrmadison1051it literally did not take anytime at all

[@cali420king]

Omg, Not only do I love your channel as you have help build my skills. But now you are doing Skolnick, which is a friend of mine. I hung out with Eric Peterson, Alex, Greggy, and back before Chuck when Zet was the singer and they were called Legacy. I was in the garage at Erics house in Alameda CA when they announced their new name and new singer. I still keep in touch with Eric and Alex quite a bit. Oh, and you forgot to mention his time with the Trans Siberian Orchestra! DIggen this so much!

[@aylbdrmadison1051]

Yeps, I grew up in that scene too (I'm from Oakland and Berkeley). And you were around in the very early days too, so I'd probably recognize you if I saw you in person. I was just a kid back then though, and really shy. But was already giving guitar lessons (mostly for free to friends of mine). Remember Sequoia Point in the Oakland hills? I lived in walking distance (would be a hike now). That's how I met a lot of metal heads at first when I was still a kid.

[@aylbdrmadison1051]

I found another Bay Area metal head from back in the day in the comments here too: @brentstewart4360 Many of us are still alive and kicking it seems.

[@cali420king]

@@aylbdrmadison1051 Lol I was also just a kid and so was the band lol. I think I had just turned 20 when they switched from Legacy to Testament. Yes I remember the oakland hills craziness. My youtube channels has plenty of videos of me now and I am one of the few people that looks almost exactly the same as I did back then lol. Your name doesnt look familiar, but yeah, we probably stepped in the same blood puddles at Ruthies Inn a few times lol.

[@DemnRaig80]

Know any Danny Gatton?