Alex Skolnick is an amazing guitarist. Great lesson
@RiffMajestic11 ай бұрын
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.
@TMoody11 ай бұрын
I think about this Ibanez S540 quite often. Practice What You Preach is a monster record.
@dan_perry11 ай бұрын
My 540PII is a testament to the inspiration this man has given me since the 80's.🤘
@300gjw11 ай бұрын
I was never really into Testament, but you can deny his talent. Good lesson Dave!
@aylbdrmadison105111 ай бұрын
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).
@tonyrodriguezjr523211 ай бұрын
1 of my fave guitarist of all time!!!..
@billybobtexas11 ай бұрын
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.
@drockny11 ай бұрын
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.
@samivellamo399511 ай бұрын
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-vj4go11 ай бұрын
I love the first three Testament albums so much. Thanks for this I love metal month.
@brettemerson214711 ай бұрын
Nightmare comin back to you is a very underrated solo by skolnick
@macleod159211 ай бұрын
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
@Yupppi11 ай бұрын
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.
@tallpaul102011 ай бұрын
Great player, great lesson. Thx Dave!!! Keep up the great work!!! Don't forget Mr. Scary for Metal Month!!!!🤘
@jgabilanes451511 ай бұрын
Loved the lesson! Metal Month is going strong starting with Saxon and now this. Thank you David! 🤟
@christian-van-e11 ай бұрын
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!
@BOER171711 ай бұрын
Awesome lesson, some of the coolest licks featured on here yet! Great playing 🔥
@MarkEdward-bl6cr11 ай бұрын
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 👍🤘🔥
@dpre10011 ай бұрын
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!
@oneshotjam490211 ай бұрын
Mnd blown grea lesson those volume swells friggin awesome
@warrior494911 ай бұрын
Skolnick is a beast.
@ericsanders535711 ай бұрын
Alex IS a jazzer...I saw him from about 5 feet away playing with his one time band Exhibit A...monster
@Bricklinsv197011 ай бұрын
Alex always impresses me.
@djcarter63411 ай бұрын
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...
@prototype990411 ай бұрын
I've been a fan of Alex when they released The New Order album. He has a really unique sound \m/
@bghammock11 ай бұрын
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!
@pathaden11 ай бұрын
From The Omni !! Been seeing him from Legacy days here🔥🔥🤘🔥🤘
@MercutioUK200611 ай бұрын
That last lick.....what the hell :) Great as usual.
@pupilmover983511 ай бұрын
Awesome. I slways love LNL
@mykneeshurt839311 ай бұрын
Love Alex Skolnick! great video
@suzannecoholic146711 ай бұрын
One of my favorite guitarists! Thanks Dave!
@RICCARDOREARDON11 ай бұрын
YET ANOTHER PHENOMENAL VIDEO OF YOUR OWN... EXTREMELY WELL DONE.,SIR...
@frankenstein410611 ай бұрын
Alex is so talented! His ESP LTD AS-1 signature guitar is pretty great too!
@stevenblakeakahashburns11 ай бұрын
Yip, the last lick. I think your on the button with that. Maybe a bigger bend at the end
@patrickkish666211 ай бұрын
That first rip of the bonus lick, man. Nice👍🏼
@babylemonade286811 ай бұрын
Awesome Dave and testement don’t get the accolades they deserve. Alex is a great guitarist
@EL_DUDERIN0Ай бұрын
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!
@CaptainNoDoze11 ай бұрын
Metal month, Woo Hoo !
@leechild465511 ай бұрын
7:57 Thats a good riff I hear MacApline use it too. One of those cool neo-classical shred licks you want to learn. ;-)
@leechild465511 ай бұрын
last riff. yo nailed it dave. the exact right way to play that.
@fabghassem11 ай бұрын
- Nice to be back Dave B.🍃🎸🎶
@brentstewart436011 ай бұрын
Was this at the OMNI in Oakland? I went to a Testament show there in that era. Nice guy, too.
@aylbdrmadison105111 ай бұрын
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.
@DavidGarrettGuitar11 ай бұрын
Love the channel. Have you thought about doing some Michael Landau licks?
@toddlatorreofficialАй бұрын
Awesome and thx for that breakdown and tutorial!
@kzalig957311 ай бұрын
Next one maybe Alex Skolnick trio licks
@mikeivey847111 ай бұрын
Love me some Alex Skolnick !!! Amazing & tasteful player !!! Thanks for this one , Dave !!
@toomanywaystofall11 ай бұрын
cRazy, cRammed. and frantiC... it was mAd h0use... 🎵 r0ck0n 🎵
@MisterPoppy-sc1sj11 ай бұрын
He's playing jazz fusion now
@ReggieChump10 ай бұрын
Ibanez need that S540 in black with the shark's tooth inlay back in production.
@vicarelli11 ай бұрын
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!
@jonathanalcover153910 ай бұрын
the most "academic" of the bay area thrash shredders. Alex is a school of music
@bigpapi265810 ай бұрын
Do a lessons on David T Chastain and Michael Harris!!! Look up “Live Wild And Truly Diminished”
@bustercrack78811 ай бұрын
Have just got the number 1 comment after all this time ?😂👍🇬🇧 Bugger just seen it was number 2 😞
@cleatusandclovis184511 ай бұрын
Dude you could have done musical death
@larrythomas751211 ай бұрын
You write so well... please write and encourage others to write as well.... read also...⚠️👑 BLUE'S KING of Heaven 🚫
@knightfall939411 ай бұрын
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”
@aylbdrmadison105111 ай бұрын
Thank you for taking the time to do that.
@knightfall939411 ай бұрын
@@aylbdrmadison1051it literally did not take anytime at all
@cali420king11 ай бұрын
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!
@aylbdrmadison105111 ай бұрын
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.
@aylbdrmadison105111 ай бұрын
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.
@cali420king11 ай бұрын
@@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.