3 Alex Skolnick Licks From 2018

[@joerobinson2538]

His playing on Savatage’s 1994 Handful of Rain (after Chris passed) is outstanding! He stayed true to Chris’ style while injecting his own thing! That’s when I became a fan.

[@LateNightLessons]

That's awesome! I seriously need to check out more of Savatage's music. I've heard the classics/hits, but there are all sorts of albums and songs that I haven't heard.

[@HunterRouth]

This is true. You gotta listen to all those Savatage albums to hear Skolnick, Al Pitrelli and Chris Caffery. All honored Criss Oliva. Criss was a huge Skolnick fan. If you don't know this. Savatage turned into The Trans-Siberian Orchestra. They play Savatage songs from time to time live.

[@josephkunath4173]

Savatage is sick!

[@johnk7093]

Alex is my fav guitarist, first time I heard him, it was the solo on "over the wall". And his jazz stuff is amazing!! Great vid

[@LateNightLessons]

Thanks so much! : )

[@bongojimmy9537]

You Sir are an absolute master! Thanks for be so cool. You seem like a great mellow dude I would pay mass money to take lessons off of, and I've been doing it for 38 yrs! You helped me outta a slump.Thank you!!

[@LateNightLessons]

Heck yeah and thank you so much! I do what I can and more videos and material is coming soon, so stay tuned... \m/ ROCK ON \m/

[@jmar482]

Alex is such a talented and amazing musician. He was one of the main influences that drove me to pick up the guitar so many years ago. His early fusion of thrash and neo-classical showed a generation of guitarist it’s ok to play beyond just metal. As an aside his comrade in arms Eric Peterson is no slouch either, one of the top five rhythm players in metal.

[@andresdiaz2737]

You said it, man. Alex and Eric are both perfect for Testament: one an outstanding emotional virtuoso, the other an esential driving force behind the band, writing the most kick-ass music ever. This guy here on this channel seems like a super cool dude to have a beer/jam with also.

[@jeffreymonroe153]

Skolnick is one of my biggest influences. Thank you brother!

[@LateNightLessons]

That's awesome and thank you! : )

[@mikeivey8471]

Wow , Man !! I keep finding myself saving your lesson videos to my favorites / practice list !! Great job !!!

[@evalex71]

Such a great player, thanks for posting this

[@meteor09]

Great lesson. I've been picking up lead playing during the pandemic and Alex Skolnick is my biggest influences. Its great being able to learn some of his licks and follow your analysis.

[@dan_perry]

Alex was a huge influence on my playing in the late 80's. So much in fact I bought the guitar he was most associated with back then...the awesome Ibanez 540PII.

[@pickboy7]

Awesome brother! Thank you again for the great licks and inspiration.

[@777gitarguy]

Great selection, Alex is a monster player!! Loving these lessons!!

[@LateNightLessons]

Thank you so much and stay tuned from more lessons and stuff! : ) Thanks\m/

[@jimmyttkacz2006]

luv your lessons great job breaking it down

[@kzalig9573]

great licks! can you make some licks in future that Alex play jazz version of Fade to black (solo section)

[@richb6291]

Brilliant lesson - love lick 2 -how it heads into the baroque territory. BTW Alex's book Guitar Geek is very good . This reminds me of a lesson in guitar world by Alex . A George Lynch lesson was also featured.... "Aces !!" .

[@LateNightLessons]

Thanks Richard and I need to check out that book! : )

[@richb6291]

@@LateNightLessons Its a really good read , very detailed - but I like that. :)

[@Bricklinsv1970]

I read it. Very great book!

[@ernstbindewald639]

Thx for the tasteful licks !!!!

[@LateNightLessons]

You're welcome and thanks for watching! : )

[@bustercrack788]

Another great 3 for all Dave . I do like it when there is a suggestion on the best picking choice for licks if ever you fancy it . Great lesson again though and don’t forget the Hendos 🇬🇧👍

[@LateNightLessons]

Thank you so much and stay tuned for more lessons and videos! : )

[@Deevh5150]

Really digging that mixolydian

[@justinorprecio3094]

Dude, clicked the video. Hit like instantly I learned the Souls of Black solo earlier this year and I am recently finding out how much I enjoy putting "my thing" from the licks I stole from such Cheers and more power Justin from the Philippines

[@LateNightLessons]

Thanks bro! : ) That's such a great album. I went back a few years ago and revisited Testament's albums and they were (and still are) so damn good. \m/ Skolnick \m/

[@LateNightLessons]

I always loved his solo from Return to Serenity and I made a clip of me playing it last year on FB. That solo rocks!

[@justinorprecio3094]

@@LateNightLessons gonna go for Electric Crown next 👍😁

[@LateNightLessons]

If you're working on Testament, you really can't go wrong - they're all good. : )

[@TreatzTMA]

Nice pick!! Alex is a great player. Loved his playing since “The Ritual”. Saw him play with Stu Hamm. Just pure sickness lol!! Thanks for another great lesson👍

[@davidsmith-jj4iq]

Ty Tabor/Kirk Hammet,also studied with Satch.

[@dan_perry]

Ty did? That's news to me.

[@nathancloud6344]

Alex fits perfectly in my top 5 guitarist all time. Blown away with Pratctice and Ritual.

[@mihirmoharil479]

Great lesson! Can you do licks from Alex Skolnick's 1987 LIVE solo performed in Eindhoven?

[@Yupppi]

How about 3 Alex Skolnick licks from 1988? That would be sick! The New Order, Practice What You Preach and Souls of Black have quite a few of some unique sounding and clever licks. What I remember especially from The New Order, was the constant devilish feel, he emphasized diminished feel so much. The licks like #2 has that same eerie feel to it. Yet one of my favourite stuff from him is Alex Skolnick Trio on their album Transformation, which is basically classic rock and metal songs transformed into groovy jazz. They sound great and you might only realize what they originally were from the title. His best solo in my opinion might be the studio diary like takes on youtube from Testament's recent years cover of Iron Maiden's Powerslave. It has killer licks and he just rocks and grooves on that. Even in the studio it has the vibe of playing a solo on stadium gig. That or Electric Crown's solo from Ritual. Was Alex Skolnick on any recorded Ozzy stuff? I recall he practiced with them but was kicked for someone else who fit Sharon's vision of the band better. Did he have time to play on gigs? Anyway, it always amazes me how clean he plays, but retains the rock feel and doesn't sound like a lifeless machine.

[@ThrashRebel]

I tripped out that my classical & Flamenco guitar teacher taught Robbie Krieger.

[@LateNightLessons]

That's cool! : )

[@theroguerocker666]

Hello Sensei , it looks like the guitar pickups have been changed from the noiseless ones to SDs what is the combination you are using. plz tell

[@studowling]

VeRy GoOd! Back when the early Testament albums came out, we didn't have internet so we had to, well, in the 70s we slowed down records, in the 80s' we hit "stop" and "rewind" on cassette players, and that's how I learned the Practice What You Preach solo. The struggle was real! But now we have KZbin, and here's Alex not only showing us a couple solos, but explaining his approach and what he was thinking at the time he wrote them. Pretty cool vid. In case you haven't seen it, here is the link. kzbin.info/www/bejne/i56XeJ2Fg7l_rKc

[@LateNightLessons]

Very cool and thanks man! \m/ ROCK AND ROLL \m/

[@roberts1346]

Satch has said : only (2) pupils grew to exceed his ability to teach them - Vai and Jeff (Geoff) Tyson. Please try to cover Tyson in one of your lessons Thanks for considering !

[@LateNightLessons]

\m/ T-Ride \m/ Jeff is a monster player...and that lil' Stevie Vai kid is pretty good too. : ) hahaha

[@Deevh5150]

Cacophony next....do jason Becker then do Marty Friedman

[@davejohnsonmusic]

His best leads are on Practice What You Preach imo. His best tone too.

[@uncleremus5046]

Dave how some Ron Jarzombek?

[@Deevh5150]

Even some Mike Einziger from Incubus...acoustic/electric and even without all of the effects....really thoughtful player and who better idol to have than Mr.Steve Vai

[@davidsmith-jj4iq]

Tom Quayle has a Jazz degree,but loves DT,and other prog bands ,too.

[@AntonioLopez-hk1zv]

Gran video pero a los hispanohablantes nos vendrían bien unas tablaturas para compensar lo que no entendemos por el idioma, aunque estos vídeos están genial. Sigue así

[@LateNightLessons]

No he intentado traducir mis videos a otros idiomas, pero veré qué puedo hacer. Gracias por mirar y cuidate!

[@porrincho]

Si, ojala todos vinieran con tabs, por el idioma

[@The1stMrJohn]

😀

[@ToneChaser79]

I despise Skolnik with a passion but I love Brewsters lessons so here I am

[@nathancloud6344]

He is fresh dog poo nasty.

[@nathancloud6344]

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[@nathancloud6344]

I'm going to check out the JB pickup. I've heard great things through the years on that pickup. I currently play through a Screaming Demon aka Mr Lynch in the bridge, as my other main is equipped with the Bill Lawrence 500r. As the the original Bettencourt/Dime pup.

[@nathancloud6344]

Cowboys from Hell is the deal for me. His tone was remarkable and raw. Riffs were untouchable. Paying close attn to "The Sleep" mouth dropping IMO.