Rig Rundown - Testament's Alex Skolnick

http://www.premierguitar.com PG's Jordan Wagner is On Location in Chicago, IL, backstage at the House of Blues where he catches up with one of Testament's guitarists, Alex Skolnick. In this video segment, we hear from Alex about his collaboration with Heritage Guitars out of Kalamazoo, MI, as they are in the final stages on completing his signature guitar, which features Skolnick's John Hancock on the headstock, mahogany body, maple top and Seymour Duncan '59 Jeff Beck humbuckers. In addition to talking about his ongoing relationship with Heritage, he walks us through his live rig for the current Testament tour, which includes a Marshall Mode 4 Head, MXR EVH Phase 90, Boss DD-20 Giga Delay and a Moollon signal boost.

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[312chicagoadam]

Leave it to Guitar Center to thoroughly fuck things up! People who work there are SALESMEN!!!! They don't give a shit about me, you,,,,anybody!!!

They are the Wal-Mart of guitar stores.

[esa1810]

I played once with Alex 20 years ago, and he played RG550 and 560's..total opposite of the Heritage.

[damnonii]

@MBvolcom92 I've got grey hair and dentures myself so I know about older, but Alex just looks bad, I mean even his eyes look dull or something.

[MBvolcom92]

@damnonii he's just getting older man :P

[damnonii]

Ouch, Alex looks a little rough, we have a tweaker in our neighborhood that don't look this bad. Alex isn't sick or something is he?

[drakey27]

flame maple top, rosewood fingerboard with mahogany back? Why's that different?

[312chicagoadam]

@WhyMeWhyYou22 Ouch! I feel your pain, Brother! Actually, my buddy Chappers (check out his YouTube Channel) always touts the musical goodness that is "Anderton's" out your way....ever been there? They seem like a great bunch of people there!

[WhyMeWhyYou22]

@312chicagoadam well in that case, if you ever go to london uk, dont go to denmark street, i think the shop was called rock stop all the staff there... fucking horrible people : p

[MartyFriedmanRulez66]

@ahvaimusicom Long and MCquade SUCKS all the guitars are either starter guitars or 5000$ guitars it's bullshit :P, if you live in Kingston check out renaissance music, all their guitars are so overpriced and the gear I sent 159.99$ on a Metalcore, and I saw the same pedal for 98.99$ at SoundWorks

[c4tze]

@esa1810 the jazz stuff made him switch to fixed bridge les pauls. but at least he has been the proud presenting ibanez shredsman.

[Dakan17]

Hell Yeah  !! i use The Mode 4 also !!\m/

[HurricaneTBag]

@kottengod I was wrong, Eric uses a Fender 5150 III. Those are absolutely tits.