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Alex Skolnick is a jazz and metal guitarist. He's a member of the thrash metal band Testament from its formation in San Francisco in 1983 until his left the band in 1992. Alex joined the band Savatage for the recording of Handful of Rain, as well as its follow-up live album and home video release Japan Live '94. He has also recorded and briefly toured with the Stu Hamm band, and played with the Trans-Siberian Orchestra. In 2004, Skolnick made a guest appearance on Lamb of God's Ashes of the Wake album.
Most recently, he has been touring and recording with the Alex Skolnick Trio, a jazz group known for playing rousing bebop renditions of classic rock and heavy metal tunes.
Let's take a peak at what Skolnick's more recent (jazz) guitar rig has looked like.  Image by Lilly M. C.C. Attribution ShareAlike 2.5 License  Want to sound like Alex? Click the gear for more info & to buy at Musician's Friend
Guitars
- Heritage H-575 jazz guitar
- reissue ’60 Gibson Les Paul goldtop
  - Heritage H-150 solidbody
- blonde ’76 Gibson L-5  
Amps and Cabinets
- Tech 21 Trademark 60 amplfier
  - Fender Vibrolux 
Effects and More
- Ernie Ball Volume Pedal
 - Boss DD-20 Giga Delay   - ADA Flanger reissue
- Prescription Electronics Experience fuzz/octave pedal
- Ibanez Tube Screamer 
Strings
- D’Addario EHR360 Half round Jazz Medium strings with a .013-gauge high E (also uses these with Testament)
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