Rig Rundown - Testament’s Alex Skolnick, Eric Peterson & Steve DiGiorgio [2015]

[@JoseMartinez-ve4tc]

I met Eric Peterson in 97 or 98 delivering his mail I told him I grew up a Testament fan and saw a lot of their shows in San Francisco and he gave me a cool looking poster and he was really nice, awesome day it was for me

[@-GRAVESITE-]

He’s a cool dude. Check out Dragonlord

[@mrfrodops3]

If by some miracle Steve DiGiorgio read this: Please don't leave Testament. The band got the perfect line up

[@soportetecnicohigoversomas3451]

Elton de Araujo Guerdão that's not digiorgio's style

[@sethnicholls7861]

AGREED

[@-GRAVESITE-]

It’s not delivery, it’s Digiorgio™️🍕

[@shywhispers1]

I agree! ❤️

[@jbasti227]

Probably the strongest lineup of any band I've seen in recent times. They're practically a supergroup.

[@AnabolicFarmer]

Alex Skolnick is such a cool goofy neighbour kinda guy. Just love him!

[@RyanMcIntyre]

I really liked this rig rundown, these guys are minimalist and efficient. I relate to Alex's approach to his sound and how it dictates what gear he needs. Too many musicians forget that after a point the gear is more tool than toy. This rundown may not have been as flashy as some others, but I really enjoyed the spartan approach. Thanks PG!

[@mkfanforever58]

26:05 Symbolic in the background in the background made my life.

[@vargtheoak4200]

Yahh

[@moogle.]

I love how Gary just plonks himself down on the cab at 7:27 and starts swinging his legs like a little kid. Kinda cute in a way.

[@mutilasijelangkungmelodeat2286]

you forgot something , Chuck Billy's Mic stand air guitar

[@matthewduncan9405]

Chuck Billy and King Diamond have the greatest air guitars of all time.

[@Khazandar]

"Going from this to the Rickenbacker must throw you off a little bit" Silence peasant, he's Steve DifuckingGiorgio!

[@dallasbridgwater8097]

You stand up when you shake Alex’s hand!

[@patrickwilliams3590]

Every time I see this guy hosting a rig rundown, I prepare to hear him talk about his own gear and interrupt the people he's interviewing.

[@titohablateenseriodiciendo1818]

Picture no from you. They showes they you see example.

[@KISSFreak2011]

7:05 a wild Gary Holt appears

[@stevenad]

KISSFreak2011 Command? ---> Fight Spell Run Item

[@vvallacx]

7:30 Gary Holt having some fun like a innocent child :)

[@LitbyNoonProductions]

You are on it I saw but it didn't click :)

[@ExodusAttacKGR]

hahahahah its a shiny!!!

[@RastaSaiyaman]

Not many metal bands rocking Rickenbacker basses? Cliff Burton, Joey DeMaio, Lemmy all prove that Metal works just fine for a Ricky.

[@thesweyy5999]

RastaSaiyaman I thought Cliff used an Aria Pro II.

[@compulsiveg.a.y4212]

Elias Walston Palacios he did

[@dylanwillis1473]

Two of those people are dead

[@buddneusma6724]

Except rickenbackers are usually modded. Cliff burton had a stratocaster single coil pickup hidden by the bridge.

[@FrostByte_AC]

4 people doesn’t seem like many.

[@Vinnator2596]

"Shit i gotta go interview a thrash band, better get my municipal waste shirt out"

[@pete614]

he was interrupting Eric all the time

[@nickgivent3157]

You can see this guy eager to talk, he had a hard time waiting for the interviewee to finish their thought

[@pete614]

bloody annoying interviewer

[@sethnicholls7861]

Yeah, I like the other dudes the have do these better.

[@titohablateenseriodiciendo1818]

Simple stand he say and express..talk supose or contiende intention¿..its delibered you and you think for He. Sè he

[@shunyatarecords8320]

28:20 Death playing in the back.. hell yeah!

[@meabobo]

Steve DiGiorgio always rules. Salute !

[@Slikx666]

Been listening to Testament since '92 and still they sound great.

[@MetalMayhem1978]

Been listening since 98’

[@groovyhippie1165]

Some really nice gear there, I love the Rickenbacker. I've seen Testament once in concert with Slayer and Megadeath and they killed it, awesome show! Great rig rundown!

[@anahowana]

Am i the only one who thinks that DiGiorgio is the spiritual son of Cliff Burton and Jaco Pastorius? Anyway, great video, thank you PremierGuitar, cheers from Morocco

[@rorybass7915]

anahowana haha I think your right

[@scoopitydoop]

DiGiorgio is the man!!! Metal Hippie!🤘🏻

[@dabrownfro]

Where's John? I grow tired of this guy always interrupting people

[@Niamorg1007]

dabrownfro It's kind of annoying when he interrupts guests, I agree, but he seems genuinely interested in everything that's said, he knows a great deal about gear, and he asks some pretty relevant questions, in my opinion. I do miss John as well, though.

[@KISSFreak2011]

Bring back Rebecca!

[@dabrownfro]

+Niamorg1007 no doubt he's most definitely enthusiastic and loves talking about gear, I can't fault him for that but let a person finish his sentence.

[@vitormaciel5608]

dabrownfro johns pretty cool too, but hes always "wow dude!" and it kinda annoys me... and does anyone know what happened to rebecca?

[@dabrownfro]

Taco Jiminez you must be a child. Didn't say anything negative towards the guy all that was said was I wish he'd stop interrupting people which is common courtesy and polite if you're interviewing someone. Obviously you have a lot of growing up to do.

[@Locoandchooch]

This guy is a Spazz, it's hard to watch these when he talks over everyone.

[@danadabrowski3366]

He's dusted .

[@judaspriestchild]

yeah definitely on meth

[@thekrevolution]

yeah presenter is definitely coked up

[@marcusmatamua4213]

New to the channel. I absolutely love how your interviewer knows his shit and he's so into it. Finally good work!!!

[@philhirst1864]

This guy doesnt seem to know how popular kempers are haha

[@ripdeth]

Or Rickenbackers.

[@OrkyGoblin]

Awesome rig rundown and I love how Steve Digiorgio is rocking the trioscapes shirt !

[@Snowy0123]

Alex Skolnick is one of t the reasons I picked up the guitar

[@FiveseveNp90]

Hey, PG, how about you hire an interviewer who is up to date on gear and maybe also listenes to Metal?

[@justinc.7742]

He's as high as a pegions ass hole too.

[@johnnybgood774]

@@justinc.7742 so what

[@Dejoblue]

Who is the guy interviewing them? He did an amazing job! What a great rapport not just with the artist but with the questions the audience will have in response to the artists replies, at least I felt like he knew what I would ask if I were there. Get him to do more interviews, please. Cheers!

[@judemisura4323]

His name is Perry. One of the metal interviewers.

[@-GRAVESITE-]

Always loved Testament. Dragonlord is a kick ass side band of Eric’s

[@CoolspyGaming]

7:04 Look! Gary Holt!

[@samhardingmusic]

I kind of hate when people feel the need to explain Kemper and Axe FX! :') It's 2015 - everyone who's into gear knows what they are!

[@MusicMan642]

Apparently not Perry. Last vid he told the artist he had no clue what it was or did.

[@MatthewMacFarlaneMusic]

Sam Harding I guess it would be cooler if they demonstrate how they use it. Like Monty Pitman did with his Fractal on his rig rundown.

[@markplourde3122]

Sam Harding I love when Eric tries to introduce the Kemper as a "New" piece of gear

[@deadasfak]

+Sam Harding Yeah it's gonna kill the gear rundowns. "So you have and axe/kemper. Well that's that, let's move on to the bassist/drummer whatnot". Maybe they can ask them how they use it, or what they're modeling but it's just less fun.

[@eddiem4868]

You'd be surprised how many don't know

[@pelangatun199991]

When Steve digiorgio is talking in the background is sounding symbolic haha

[@dneuens]

"What amps are you modeling with the Kemper?" You'd think a guy who works for Premier Guitar would understand the Kemper is not a modeler like, say, an Axe-FX or Helix. It is a digital emulation but it's a direct snapshot and functions completely different.

[@TheSonsofHorusx]

7:08 Gary appears!

[@bowbert23]

Christopher Fish Slayer Nation FTW!

[@steve1982n]

Wow that Rickenbacker is stunning ! 🤩

[@googleuser6164]

Alex Skolnick is TAPPED!!!

[@ripdeth]

Regarding Rickenbacker, this interviewer has no idea that doom metal exists.

[@richardbinder9662]

Come on and just make it the Big 5 of Thrash. Testament are right up there.

[@mroc7113]

Agreed, but let’s say Big 6 & add Overkill

[@asianaxeman]

There doesn't need to be a big 5..because testament is already the number 1! 🤟😎

[@SublevelsMetal]

Great rundown! Very interisting stuff here

[@VaggosDRM]

Man, that Thor beast is freaking awesome

[@N7Infil95]

Sweet gear. Especially the Micawbered Thor Bass. And great band too.

[@TheJayrockerr]

Even though, I am mainly a guitarist. I do play bass, as well. So, it was nice to see the bass rundown.

[@evalex71]

I have an Esp AS-1 -- it's an awesome guitar

[@petepetrich7828]

I could listen to Steve talk all day long. I wouldn’t say anything and just let him go.

[@lukasmeddl]

I thought that was Adam Jones in the thumbnail.

[@mass627]

Steve Diogiorgio seems to be a really nice guy! Cool!

[@m1_r.0o0]

07:10 is that Gary Holt?!

[@Fidozo15]

Nah that's Hary Golt, his neighbor

[@nitemareman1]

"Does it break up like a real tube amp?" asks the guy that doesn't understand tube break up.

[@losrogers13]

The Legacy & The New Order in their entirety!

[@skepticalbystander]

Rics are my favorite body shape for basses, I have a custom lefty 5-string non-Ric, but man, ya I don't know why more metal dudes don't rock the Rics, they're still really metal-looking to me personally

[@stephaneaudet]

Hi Eric and friend to PG.Eric you should recomeback to 100 watts because it's really more heavy than 50 , the fremquencies are better with the 100 , the sound is more full with 100.The volume is more easy to adjust with 50 watts.The 100 watts are more tight also.

[@XMetalChefX]

For clarification Erics board is a BeringerPCB 1010 with the uni chip.

[@tysonrinker8089]

I love how all the fractal guys feel like they have to explain themselves lol

[@danadabrowski3366]

Either the interviewer had 3 pots of coffee in a span of 10 minutes or he's totally dusted .

[@stephaneaudet]

Hi Alex , me i think that the sound are not only by the fingers at 100%.It's wrong to think that.It's the total ensemble of your hands , your amplifier , your strings , the pickup , the wood , effects , the pics also of course = your personnal sound.

[@dr.phibesinred6066]

Well fed, Eric... ;-)

[@sealevelcain4664]

Dr. Phibes in Red hahaha

[@kornuithildr4129]

Steve is such a relaxed kinda guy.

[@ynzsbstn]

At 24:38 you can hear Cranium, that's freaking cool!

[@andrewpappas9311]

Ok, I know 4- (Obviously), 5- and 6-string basses but I never thought that I'd see a freaking _3-string_ bass

[@sethnicholls7861]

And it's fretless!

[@beermetal2003]

Alex,apparently your Budda Preceptor is full Valve not hybrid.Maybe he's having flashbacks to the Marshall Mode Four he loves so much.

[@manuv.3165]

I think he's referring to the solid state/valve rectifier which on the amp is selectable

[@Dave_Shredder]

Death symbolic in the background at 26:06

[@woocifer]

Went looking for this exact comment as soon as I heard Chuck hahaha Good on ya!

[@mvsfan3335]

anything Testament wants to play, Steve can play it and probably make it better.

[@dizmation]

"Have you ever had a piece of equipment go down on you?" hehehe

[@216trixie]

Why is the camera always at some fixed place that can't zoom in.?

[@telekmetyk]

216trixie I'm pretty sure that Perry shots all this solo. i admire the effort he goes to to bring the music he loves to an audience that might not be familiar with it.

[@216trixie]

telekmetyk oohhhhhh

[@trevorpeters4358]

My dad has the gold ltd. Great guitar.

[@johnm.4655]

Does anyone know what amps, pedals, settings, etc. Eric and Alex were using on the first "Legacy" album? That tone on that album is prolly the most scooped "hollowed out / metallic" thrash tone I've ever heard. I'd love to know what the trick was to get that sound. In the MTV video, it's showing Marshall heads, but not sure if that's what they were using. Now, albeit, I've seen early footage of their live shows during 1987/88, live in Eindhoven, etc. and it looks like Marshall JCM 900 heads and standard 1960-A/B Lead cabs, but there's just too much gain, hollow, and scoop for it that tone to JUST be a stock JCM900. Anyways, let me know guys! Thanks in advance!

[@recipoldinasty]

Metal zone

[@ericyantz]

I was at the show this was recorded at.

[@williamdesilva67]

I love my budda amp

[@TheSlenderBassist]

I wish alex would pull out his sig with the floyds, I'm not a floyd fan but they've saved my neck

[@mascotquellson9906]

Perry is actually one of my favourite interviewers right now, but he does seem oddly pissed off in this vid. I wonder what's up.

[@blaspherian]

I swear Alex's dad must have been Tom Brokaw,,judging by his speech

[@ZahidEfendiyev]

Hi Gary!

[@domsguitargeartricksandtip9901]

7:07 and here we see a wild Gary Holt in his natural habitat

[@krimsonlediable]

KILLER!!!

[@pittbrat7963]

hey Alex where is that Star shaped whitey frankenstein that sounded so awesome @Dynamo in 87'?

[@JAFOpty]

was that Gary Holt ?

[@CoolspyGaming]

7:04 Yup :O

[@TheBsmith97]

yeah

[@joshuacole6543]

Right behind them is Gary's rig they showed in his Rig Rundown video.

[@timo9748]

they toured NA with slayer recently

[@mr.anonymous5501]

How is a flying V hard to play siting down? Personally I don't like the V shape, or many, in any 'modern' shapes, but it is very comfortable to sit with a flying V resting on one leg and between them. There's no where on the neck that's a problem to reach. Infact, you probably have to slightly manoeuvre a more traditional shape more than a V to access different parts of the neck.

[@216trixie]

Seems the old school metal/thrash guys like Kemper, and the new progressives are required to use Fractal.

[@ExodusAttacKGR]

love Eric man what a cool guy /../,

[@MRGignac]

ive seen metal dudes playing Rickenbackers since forever. Lemmy, ics Vortex, manowar

[@216trixie]

The drummers soundcheck is "background noise". lololol

[@staalearne]

Gotcha!

[@coolmusic1579]

"Have you ever had one go down on you?" that's what she said. 😄

[@216trixie]

My favorite part of the out-of-focus intro, is not being able to see the equipment!

[@TeslaChad]

I wish I could love the sound of profiling amps. They just aren’t for me. I can tell the difference but I think it’s excellent for people like him. He seems to really love using it. For touring ESPECIALLY overseas it is a no brainer.

[@pablocuello4184]

did I mention I love Alex Skolnick? because I LOVE Alex Skolnick

[@kamalazam666]

death playing behind the background.. how fitting..

[@solomonoh7769]

Is it Death's Symbolic playing in the background?

[@CarlosSilva-rt7we]

"-For usability is like, kind, you know..." "-Yeah."

[@angrytroll27]

TESTAMENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@somecallitlife]

Al Cisneros of Sleep plays Rickenbacker

[@216trixie]

"tinnitus"

[@rodawallace]

We are soooo getting old. :(

[@pedrosantiago3348]

Was steve digorgio talking about the death to all tour?

[@user-iq2oq8ol6z]

No

[@AlnicoBoots]

Dear Premier Guitar, please hire a better interviewer.

[@focntt]

AlnicoBoots This one is just fine.

[@austinbilbro3382]

chris kievs is my favorite

[@Niamorg1007]

"I've got ear tendinitis" lmao

[@ChristopherBlackwell]

What are the chances that all three members of Testament pronounce "boutique" wrong, and they each say it in this one video?

[@Mechanicthing]

11:05 isn’t that the guy from The Room?

[@anddecay3056]

what is their hair treatment routine?

[@darinsteele7091]

"Metallica's got like 80 of them"...Haha Never see them use them in the studio though, they got lots of amps in the room for recording. For live though i'd imagine this is what they use.

[@cOpEnBaCoN]

Darin Steele Reckon they use Fractals.