Alex Skolnick: Triads and Sweep Picking | Reverb Guitar Tricks

[@TrevBec]

Such a great player. Some of the most memorable solos in metal.

[@MIZORAM_mafaka_hnamte]

*Love his Silver streak Hair too ... so badass !*

[@anonymousprime1738]

Over the Wall is an amazing solo

[@James-hh1lq]

Trevor Beckett oh yeah practice what you preach solo being my favourite

[@volimNestea]

Literally every solo on the first four Testament records is memorable. Their new stuff doesn't really capture that same vibe, the solos aren't nearly as memorable. One exception being True American Hate, that one's awesome.

[@Bricklinsv1970]

@@volimNestea The Ritual has some sick solos aswel.

[@LambChopper678]

Such a great musician with his own voice and style. It’s rare enough but then he can explain it just as easily

[@user1966-]

Hey!! Love your channel!🤘🤘🤘🤘🎸🎸🎸

[@Plowguitarist]

Incredible musician!! One of the most tasteful guitar players around today. Extremely overlooked in a lot of cases and deserves much more credit than he gets. Thanks Alex!! 🤘

[@virgilmullins5057]

I grew up listening to you , your playing still inspire me to this day

[@bcardamone]

Master of the instrument. Love his playing.

[@gaberomero1039]

Alex is a true master and truly great person. Loving these free lessons 🤘🏽

[@Cheaperthanego]

Thanks for the lesson! Trial by Fire - one of the greatest Metal songs ever!

[@SuperMelodic]

20 dislikes really ! jealous haters Alex is one of the greatest guitarists of all time . Rock on Alex look forward to more instruction.

[@OscarGoldmanomesayin]

I'm a big Testament fan, Skolnick is incredible. Check out another project of his "Planetary Coalition" A CD he did with various other musicians and musical styles from all over the world, It's an amazing instrumental album featuring all kinds of stringed instruments. It really shows, This guy can play virtually ANYTHING!

[@juantaricco6309]

dude, have you heard 'The Idiot King'? ? he appears on that record too, awesome. check it out !

[@kingofshrimp]

This is the best most comprehensible sweep picking lesson I've ever seen. Not as overwhelming as the old REH videos.

[@thiagoloureiro3477]

Thanks for the lesson, master!

[@evalex71]

Cool opening, he's a badass

[@jorgeu2120]

Wow....gran guitarrista y gran profesor!!!!

[@rolybarone]

Alex is the Best!!!!!

[@DJBuglip]

So clever, man, using the popular songs to illustrate the examples. Thanks Alex Skolnick!

[@vikeman3735]

Alex ! You are the Best .🤘

[@frederiknosi]

Just for fun, In my country sweep peeking was called ujvarë. Means waterfall. Love this association. And thanks Alex for your music and teachings.

[@ACMusicland]

The example he plays at 2:47? Sultans Of Swing by Dire Straits.

[@lloydhiggins3008]

the one after it is sunday bloody sunday by u2

[@budandbean1]

These sound so great! Thanks.

[@thisperfectworld]

Fantastic!

[@cliffwise]

The best explanation of this I have ever seen.

[@DJBuglip]

And heads up, that Alex Skolnick Trio record is amazing, y'all.

[@llongone2]

Trial By Fire!!!!

[@errflow]

legend.

[@AzwanGP]

I don't even understand what he's talking but i love his voice

[@buddhamus]

Nice lesson. A lot to work on and work out. Thanks.

[@karsguitarchannel6088]

Beautiful lesson! Thank you!

[@zebes2694]

His guitar matches his hair

[@Ronno4691]

There's a series of British historical fiction books where the hero (called Mallen) has a grey streak of hair at the front, thus Brits look at Alex Skolnick and say, "He's got a Mallen streak". Also, Alex Skolnick is cool, looks even cooler and is a great player too.

[@daleweber2579]

He has had the grey streak since the New Order album when he used Ibanez S540 saber guitars back in the day.

[@dpapaioannow]

and his fingernails crud,i mean wtf?dude you're going to be all over the fucking interwebs,clean those suckers out....great player though

[@derickdoveglass]

D Pap sometimes it’s nice to see reality and not a perfectly polished video.

[@theali8oras274]

@@dpapaioannow his...fingernails? from which world are you?

[@sn95_mustang_garage]

I need more of this.

[@josekotula763]

what a guitar player man!!

[@brianethompson768]

Fallen in love with your music, Alex. Count me as a new fan.

Muy bueno , traigan la guitarra a la Argentina

[@guitarplayer9253]

Ales, you are such an amazing guy.... 🤘🤘🤘

[@dantahoua]

Would like to see another lesson of Alex but on acoustics!

[@xocnibor]

Such an amazing player, and cultured cat.

[@21shredstar]

Really luv the look n colour of his signature guitar. Wish they made a left handed version tht I could afford...

[@SnappiestGnome]

thanks alex skolnick

[@johnrodems6360]

His tone outweighs everything it’s like Spock on Acid fluid yet like Yoda in reverse

[@mrk4510]

That was great! Thank you. I'll check it your album

[@alexsaucedo8032]

GUITAR GOD. ALEX SKOLNICK 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@mettall1981]

I got to see them on their first tour with Anthrax in at the same theater that SRV filmed his last video in Pensacola Florida. I lived in Fort Walton Beach, about 30 miles East of there. A friend who was big into Thrash Metal wanted to go see the show. I was somewhat familiar with Pensacola because that is where I sometimes surfed, but I couldn't remember how to get to the theater(pre GPS days). Driving around looking for the theater and saw some five guys dressed in leather and denim so I pulled up to ask them if they were going to the show and they said yes. Asked them where the theater was and they told us. Said thanks and we were on our way. As we turned the corner my friend said, "Those guys are Testament. So we raced around the block to catch them again, but they were gone.

[@dixinears8004]

very nice great

[@pinakadhara7650]

Thanks a lot for this video. Great stuff

[@PedalsFusion]

Very nice !

[@jeremycubs8331]

The solos on The Ritual album are Godly.

[@karsguitarchannel6088]

Very cool!

[@Shaft-Industries]

Pretty cool Alex.

[@davem62290]

Awesome!! Thanks

[@tasosaromonte4826]

great intonation alex u legend keep goin strong - get into some gypsy stuff

[@keithderinger7140]

great vid

[@bonichols8511]

Alex is the only CORRECT one of Testament when Th' Ritual lp caused "dissention" (as th' music channel stated it) in th' band. This was THE BEST lp Testament EVER did in my opinion & Alex was right in wanting to keep playing in this style, it was melodic & HEAVY enuff & i really wish they would play in this style again but i know that ain't happening & you also have to respect Alex for sticking with this band thru all of that because he could probably play with anyone & he sounds th' BEST in that Ritual melodic style.

[@SuperJonSluggo]

Boo yeah! meat and potatoes for the new intermediate, and the sweep from trial by fire! Thank you Alex

[@imannonymous7707]

metal jazz flamenco whatever this is useful thanks alex cool vid

[@michaelprofita2878]

thanks for the lesson i get it

[@TheGalwayFarmer]

Sunday Bloody Sunday!

[@TapioNurminen]

Exactly! 3:03

[@СергейКозлов-ш4г]

6:07 solo pattern from song Hypnosis, from album The New Order)

[@CobyBassett]

I'm here for 7:20!

[@vwcwrestlingchannel7076]

Anybody else notice in that one part he played that acoustic guitar lick from Musical Death?

[@jdkustom]

Testament!!!

[@cryomanc3r]

Really wish he and Friedman would collaborate...

[@willroland9811]

I was thinking that very thing about halfway through this vid...man that could be utterly catastrophic...I support it wholly!

[@willroland9811]

But what poor soul would you have hold a bass while that happened? Theyd have to be epic to avoid being crushed outright...and on the boom tubes... Portenoy? Yes. Portenoy.

[@crazyxr6t]

check out Attention Deficit for some cool guitar work by Skolnick

[@darrelpennington3489]

Alex , I wanted to let you know I have Found The Ltd Version Of The ESP AS-1 I Know right! 2012 , The fall of the year. Nice , later

[@juliantellez2130]

Woao thats great man!! And of I do that with modes is the same?

[@Chkhenkelosaur]

Looks like to me, Alex has done his... homework. get it

[@MrSFblack]

7:18 Trial by Fire

[@nethbt]

Superb metal guitarist So-so in jazz

[@lushkordz6643]

Ive never understood why guitarist (especially in metal) are going crazy 4 these Sweep Picking Arpeggio technics it sounds way too much linear n flat IMO ...but HERE the way there are approached by this cool dude it sounds way more interesting blending them with blues licks or chromatism phrases / its really cool idea im gonna work on - Thx

[@Walamonga1313]

Listen to Chris Polands, he sweeps quite a lot but you don't even notice it because he mixes it up with his trademark licks and doesn't just go around 6 string sweeping the whole neck.

[@sonnic1995]

because when you reach the technique to make sweep properly, clean and fast, i think, you just want to show off... it's like learning any new technique, when people learn tapping they just want to put it everywhere... but i guess since sweep IS and LOOKS hard they stick with it more time

[@viceisms16]

You are viewing Einstein, people. Save these videos.

[@chappa1234]

Song at 3:08

[@sporkcrx]

I didn't want the trial by fire solo to end :(

[@gabrielguevara6121]

Alex is one of the very few genuine masters of the times. He is way better than Hammett without question.

[@islandsound]

ESP

[@angelamaran2257]

1. Dimebag Darrell 2. Alex Skolnick 3. Vinnie Moore. the last 2 are the most underrated guitar players ever.

[@Brutalcihild]

what AMP is that?

[@Hekkin]

Distortion pedal used in this video?

[@Nightshade1881]

Dennis Nilssen boss metal zone

[@nanogamerzzz]

wot you on abart alex

[@brainwasher0]

Testament is way thrasher and heavier than Metallica!

[@Nightshade1881]

marco padilla yup :) raging waters!!!

[@franfender]

and so?

[@brainwasher0]

franfender so what?

[@brainwasher0]

franfender good one!

[@hinjurock]

Faster, yes. Heavier, sometimes. Better songs? No.

[@guillotinedeath]

When he speaks his face reminds me of rocky

[@guyinpajamapants6892]

Yes Alex. YOU can do it, but I can’t do it! Lol!

[@Douglas_I]

Did he buy that guitar to match his hair or did he die his hair to match the guitar? Or is it just purely a coincidence? Lol! TBH it looks awesome and I'm jealous! Lol! I love silverburst!

[@funguy29]

#grimyfingernails. He probably came straight from his auto technician job to make this.

[@pexi72]

”I can do that in many different positions..” Well, my position count is about zero.

[@POLLOTROM]

More than 20+ and still cannot do sweep picking.

[@drinkspecials]

minor. flat the 3rd. lol. i remember a teacher telling me that when i first started He was calling out chord names and then said Now give me a blah blah minor. i ssid what? he said flat the third. my question was What a third? so long ago

[@rasmuswellejus2809]

Why is his mouth so weird when he is talking?

[@scottbeard1156]

This is definitely a Joe Satriani influence on his playing.

[@frankfurfaro1107]

that's because Satriani was his teacher when he was a kid

[@scottbeard1156]

@@frankfurfaro1107 Umm, yes, I know; that's why I pointed it out to begin with.

[@TravelingWastrel]

He's almost as good as Kirk Hammett.

[@cheranguista]

TravelingWastrel Kirk is a wah trick pony

[@pasterofmuppets666]

You mean kirk wahmett ? 😂

[@rogerdalesk]

not really teaching, just showing off, ego thing

[@rogerdalesk]

J. T. Sorry, didn't know you had a friend. Your only bro.

[@michaeljorfi3552]

Dale Rogers he's teaching but assuming you already know a little but not much.

[@brianwarner308]

the bass player in his trio is from my hometown…we are mad proud of him!!!

[@ylcn77ylcn]

very nice great

[@daoyang223]

This guy got overshadowed by Kirk Hammett. Wtf??

[@Shredsofeden]

Tushar Sharma Yes he is insanely average.Not great,not bad a average play that could have been great!

[@Alpharabius99]

Not overshadowed metallica is a mainstream metal band and kirk is the mainstream guitarist thats all.

[@77ylcn]

very nice great

[@furcifer7407]

sweep picking is nothing to do sweeping the floor.😂😂😂

[@gringochucha]

Man, I want that guitar...

[@chrisarndt7527]

very nice great

[@ProtMan96]

very nice great

[@bestboy897]

alex is such a genius great lesson

[@theax40]

Sunday Bloody Sunday at 3:04

[@payasa2131]

Thanks!

[@Gabe511]

Saw him with TSO, amazing guitar player! any style, he kills it.

[@i.c.y.]

one of the most down-to-earth badass guitar gods out there. thank you for being Alex. you are an amazing inspiration to us all.