Alex Skolnick(TESTAMENT) Guitar Play@NAMM2017 SEYMOUR DUNCAN

[@17Daanee]

One of the greatests... And the one and only that could manage to acquire global awreness both in Jazz and Thrash metal...

[@isaacraid9975]

Synyster Gates

[@adrianwalsh9528]

I grew up listening too testament!!!!!

[@Emmanuelwithus]

I could listen to him play all day and not get tired of hearing it.

[@AlexSkolnick-ok4ub]

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[@davids-vb6dh]

He is one of the most underappreciated artist of our time. He has never been given the acclaim he rightly deserves, I hope all this changes soon. Play on Alex, play on...

[@AlexSkolnick-ok4ub]

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[@mannyfragoza9652]

i never get board watching Alex play

[@HardbrasH1]

the most professional thrash guitar player in my opinion

[@davidcatanus4922]

the devil cried don't forget Jeff waters as well. Phenomenal player

[@pantera89]

hell yea! love Annihilator.........\\m//

[@OhJHS]

Marty Friedman?

[@chrisbrown3549]

@the devil cried no. Mustaine is NOWHERE NEAR THIS TALENT. NO.

[@chrisbrown3549]

@@OhJHS Jeff Loomis?

[@rubicon-oh9km]

Skolnick and Di Meola sharing a stage would be a dream.

[@alexsaucedo8032]

GUITAR GOD. ALEX SKOLNICK 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@patrickcarignan6546]

Alex has always been one of my heros and one of my biggest influences on my playing

[@reddeternity]

The amazing graceful master 💋💟💋💕💋💟

[@NoCantsAllowed]

Amaze-ballz! Thanks Alex, that was groovy buddy! Alex Skolnick, the man of a thousand genres.

[@kristopherthomas7166]

This level of love of the instrument and the art is a lost one. It’s so rare to witness this level of musicianship anymore.

[@boke75]

Especially since grunge pretty much killed this in the 90's (since guitar solos were so passé back then).

[@visionboxed]

thanks to autotune everybody can be a "musician"......

[@B0yardigi0rn0]

If he makes an album of chill music like that I'd buy it right away. :D

[@rattlehead999]

+B0yardigi0rn0 Alex Skolnick Trio - the band he formed when he left testament in 1993, they have 3 albums of similar style music.

[@MatthewMcClellan]

He is such a versatile cat, and always pours his heart into it. What else is there?

[@janguchelaar5836]

The BEST !!!!

[@markgrafstrom1704]

A true artist in every respect....

[@vanessaverdo2838]

Well rounded musician and creative.

[@gisela8464]

Awesome, I really like his guitar play

[@localconsumer4078]

"THE GOAT SHREDDER" 🙌

[@alexsaucedo8032]

AMEN TO THAT BROTHER. 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘 THE MASTER. . . 💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯

[@mohameddanilla9923]

The best !!!

[@gingermarshy007]

i have never seen skolnick like this before! thanks for uploading, just made my xmas eve 2017 :D

[@xaviergostanian6398]

Un super guitariste !!!

[@athletemusician8098]

He is playing "Buwan" by JK Labajo.

[@kristopherthomas7166]

If you can play one note perfectly, your can play them all. Alex nails every note because he’s the hammer and and he’s also the nail.

[@silviofonseca4597]

Problably build the best metal solo ever... Return to Serenity (The Ritual) .. can do jazz, metal, blues, rock... Groove.. mix jazz with metal .. Guess what? student of the master Joe Satriani

[@boke75]

Once a padawan learnt from the jedi master Satch himself.

[@vijaytuladhar562]

He's the best

[@kimber_eastvan]

Love it, maxing out the Seymour Duncans!

[@AlexSkolnick-ok4ub]

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[@lasamoostang]

I didn't know Alex could sing too! Amazing guitarist and person. Someone I would love to meet one day and maybe have a jam session with. Even though my guitar playing skills are like a piss-ant compared to a god. It would still be fun

[@reneblaz788]

Un ami a moi guitariste a quitté le monde du heavy métal pour jouer du jazz, il aimait beaucoup Alex skolnick dans testament, moi je n'étais pas trop fan du jazz à l'époque, trop technique, c'est bien plus tard que j'ai appris que Alex a reçu une formation de guitare jazz ! J'ai commencé alors a écouter tous ces groupes de jazz rock, sans bien sûr délaissé le métal qui restera toujours dans mes oreilles 😅

[@FLOURISHFAMILYENT]

Blew my fucking mind

[@xaviergostanian6398]

Du feu de Dieu !!!

[@lovemyroo2]

Amazing! ❤

[@lovemyroo2]

blown away and memorized by you, Alex!!

[@dayuhanspace]

i wish he could do those jazz scatting scales in testament haha

[@indianmilitary]

Eric would fire him

[@paramerone8114]

Think he uses a lot of harmonic minor in testament

[@magnuslikestanks6044]

I need that guitar. My god I need it.

[@evalex71]

Magnus Likes Tanks I have one. It’s the LTD version, ESP AS-1. Best guitar I’ve ever had

[@James-hh1lq]

Best metal player there is imo

[@michaelprofita2878]

way underated .....guitar hero..

[@bazejsiwa1435]

Did anyone notice he looks like the snooker player Ronnie o'Sullivan? And he's as much talented in what he does.

[@chrisbrown3549]

In my top 5 GREATEST GODS. \m/😈..tone n feel is IMMENSE INTENSITY.

[@Rational_Mind]

Alex has a massive “vocabulary.” Whereas many players become masters of one style/scale (e.g. Kirk Hammett/SRV, Pentatonic masters) Alex has mastered all the modes. To use an analogy it’s like someone who got a gpa of 4.0 in HS and does really well afterwards but stopped there vs. someone who got a gpa of 4.0 in HS then went on to get a PHD all while maintaining a 4.0 gpa.

[@rubicon-oh9km]

How do you compare Di Meola to Skolnick?

[@Rational_Mind]

@@rubicon-oh9km great question. Although very different stylistically, there are similarities. Both have achieved what I refer to as that massive “vocabulary” and “dialects” in terms of a deep understanding of the many different harmonies, scales and modalities and contexts. They have also both developed the physical technique to effectively utilize them in actual musical scenarios such as composition and soloing. So I would say “some people say tomato, some say tomato” (British | American accent). I’ll also say that I love both these players. And while we’re at it, let’s through in Paco de Lucia. Another monster, other-worldly player...

[@AlexSkolnick-ok4ub]

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[@jrow8694]

I'm gonna do some really weird stuff🤣😁 lets get weird!!😃

[@AlexSkolnick-ok4ub]

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[@jeremypleso676]

Just out of curiosity, what do you want me to play? Oh those songs, nah I'll play some weird stuff instead.

[@boke75]

"I need a band to play those". Love this dude ! 😆

[@AlexSkolnick-ok4ub]

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[@TL50-r9f]

Cool sounded like Testament and Led Zep and J. Hendrix mix

[@boke75]

4:49 I don't really know Hendrix but isn't this one of his songs ?

[@athletemusician8098]

"Sa ilalim ng puting ilaw, sa dilaw na buwan"

[@darrelpennington3489]

Thanks Alex , Outstanding! I Have Your lemon Burst , 2015 No AS @ 12th fret , my “ Go To “ Axe , Great Work ...Hex Screws @ TOM Bridge & Tail , Flame top Coil tap @ neck , Duncan’s , MOP w/Abalone inlays . Sexy & Talks nice , Love it

[@EmJay.1971]

@14:08 ….”I ain’t afraid of no Trump” 😂😂😂 that’s just brilliant in an improv session 🤘🎸

[@bigmike9558]

Make a album just you doing chill music I will buy a copy and I’m sure others wil

[@arvindshastry1178]

His side project band Alex Skolnick trio had released 3 Jazz albums and those three albums are full of chill music

[@aryinc]

14.40, what every super schooled jazz scat cat does, what alex does in testament makes him the player. 14:40 is really wtf.

[@Slashhead1]

This was an experience.. damn..

[@told2stop]

Does anyone know what kind of delay is being used at 3:02 ? Its almost a reverse sounding delay

[@aryinc]

exactly that. reversed delay, boss dd3/dd7 have this as a function.

[@tudoot]

The guy in the back definitely expecting metal

[@brasherz6597]

Alex you living legend you.

[@Max_Kleiber]

man can sing!

[@darklordguitarplayer]

Wow, this guy is fucking cool! lml

[@melverys]

What so g was it that he said was overplayed?

[@jensman67]

Just discovered this clip and it might be a little late to answer, but just in case... Little Wing by Hendrix

[@metatron333ascension]

looks like he is using an Axe FX

[@rubar1025]

I think this guy is good. What do you think?

[@freddylang]

14:40 or so...just dirty.

[@potatolew4495]

14:09, " i ain't afraid if no Trump!" I freaking love it, let's hope this new regime can repair what Trump left behind in his whirlwind of "Trumping."

[@vorpalblades]

Let's start with people who can't spell correctly.

[@dizzzybeats8911]

pink floyd that guy

[@AI-pu6zv]

Alex is good buT he’s know Paul Gilbert

[@lespaulgailbert]

the most legit trash shredder, btw the guy on the side maybe used some beard balm XD

[@indianmilitary]

thrash shredder? He left Testament for being too heavy

[@arvindshastry1178]

@@indianmilitary Formation of Damnation is one of the heaviest Testament album and he was the lead guitarist in that album Alex left Testament because he wanted the band to be heavy as well as melodic

[@YaoEspirito]

Watch 'What Becomes of the Brokenhearted' by Boy Zone. Looks like beard guy.

[@AlexSkolnick-ok4ub]

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[@visionboxed]

This kind of music is a dying art..... sadly

[@GeorgiaSwag]

Lmao at those arpeggios. Not even close to playable on my end

[@davidallen346]

Leave the funk stuff to John Frusciante , Alex lol

[@harryscottelliott8970]

Meh

[@jeremycubs8331]

As much as I love Alex, he's never been that interesting at this type of thing sorry. But his solos in Testament are of course kick ass.

[@evalex71]

Love Skolnick but the scat singing was awful

[@HabAnagarek]

? It's legit

[@waedi73]

The legend needs a haircut !