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Ben Higgins31st August 2014great skills...a very particular set of skills..skills that can be a nighmare for people like me
I will track you, I will find you... and when I do... I will teach you guitar !
Bossie31st August 2014great skills...a very particular set of skills..skills that can be a nighmare for people like me
wollace0329th August 2014wow.. fantastic lesson... I really like the first run of the solo with the harmonics! great!
VilleFIN28th August 2014Yeah, that was killer ! 8)
Guido Bungenstock28th August 2014NOOO! Don't do a ALEX Jazz version. IMO He's not a real good jazz player at all! :-D
Renan28th August 2014Great ! you must do his jazz version too
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- Guido Bungenstock28th August 2014
You badass, man! Great lesson like always, Ben! :-)
Hajduk28th August 2014Damn that was awesome
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Welcome to my latest lesson!
Under the spotlight this time is Alex Skolnick, Testament's nimble fingered lead guitarist!
"Alexander Nathan Skolnick (born September 29, 1968), is an American jazz and metal guitarist who heads the jazz band Alex Skolnick Trio and is the lead guitarist of the Bay Area thrash metal band Testament." - Wikipedia
Alex's playing involves a lot of fast, slippery legato runs, similar in execution to Joe Satriani. He also has a really accurate picking technique and makes use of sweep picking. Alex is also fond of using the flat5th in his licks. Another recognisable trait of his is using a pinch harmonic on the last note of a fast run.
As well as lead playing, you will be tackling some typical Testament style riffing with power chords and harmonised lines in the E Phrygian Dominant (E Phrygian Major) mode.
This lesson will work on:
-Fast riffing / Down strokes
-Alternate Picking
-Legato
-Pinch Harmonics
Grab your guitars, it's time to Practice What You Preach !
Tuning: E A D G B E - Standard tuning
Tempo: 190bpm
Gear:
Poulin Legion Plugin, God's Cab Plugin. Cubase SE3, Dynamics (Auto Gate), Superior Drummer 2.0
Scales:
Scrubbing / forward / rewind: arrow right, arrow left keys
Jump to start: Home or `s` , you can also click/tap the lesson part again (the numbers above player)
Go to next part: PageUP or End.
Volume: ArrowUp / ArrowDown keys
Go to any part: Number keys (combinations also possible)
Pause or play: `k` or space key
Fullscreen: `f`, esc to close
Increase / decrease speed : `+` or `-`
Jump to start: Home or `s` , you can also click/tap the lesson part again (the numbers above player)
Go to next part: PageUP or End.
Volume: ArrowUp / ArrowDown keys
Go to any part: Number keys (combinations also possible)
Pause or play: `k` or space key
Fullscreen: `f`, esc to close
Increase / decrease speed : `+` or `-`
