Rig Rundown - Testament’s Alex Skolnick, Eric Peterson & Steve DiGiorgio [2015]
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Article and photos: bit.ly/TestamentRR
Premier Guitar met with Eric Peterson, Alex Skolnick, and Steve DiGiorgio before Testament’s April 22, 2015, show at the Cannery Ballroom in Nashville to get the scoop on what gear the Bay Area thrashers rely on for maximum oomph and practicality.
Alex Skolnick’s Gear
Alex Skolnick tours exclusively with his new ESP signature models, which feature splittable Seymour Duncan humbuckers, TonePros bridge and tailpiece, 22XJ frets, and a 12" fretboard radius.
Amps
Skolnick runs his 120-watt signature Budda AS Preceptor head into a matching Budda 4x12 cab. For gigs abroad that require smaller rigs, he uses a Kemper Profiler PowerHead.
Effects
Skolnick’s guitar signal first hits a Boss TU3 tuner, then runs into a Jam Pedals TubeDreamer 88, a Tone Concepts Distillery, a Boss NS-2 Noise Suppressor, a Dunlop EVH Phase 90, and then into either a Boss DD-20 or a Rocktron Reaction digital delay patched through the amp’s effects loop. When using his Kemper, Skolnick changes presets with a Behringer FCB1010 MIDI foot controller.
To continue learning about the gear behind Testament's sound, visit: bit.ly/TestamentRR
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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-
3 жыл бұрын
He’s a cool dude. Check out Dragonlord
26:05 Symbolic in the background in the background made my life.
@vargtheoak4200
5 жыл бұрын
Yahh
Alex Skolnick is such a cool goofy neighbour kinda guy. Just love him!
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.
If by some miracle Steve DiGiorgio read this: Please don't leave Testament. The band got the perfect line up
@soportetecnicohigoversomas3451
7 жыл бұрын
Elton de Araujo Guerdão that's not digiorgio's style
@sethnicholls7861
3 жыл бұрын
AGREED
@-GRAVESITE-
3 жыл бұрын
It’s not delivery, it’s Digiorgio™️🍕
@shywhispers1
3 жыл бұрын
I agree! ❤️
@jbasti227
3 жыл бұрын
Probably the strongest lineup of any band I've seen in recent times. They're practically a supergroup.
You stand up when you shake Alex’s hand!
28:20 Death playing in the back.. hell yeah!
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!
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
3 жыл бұрын
Picture no from you. They showes they you see example.
7:05 a wild Gary Holt appears
@stevenad
9 жыл бұрын
KISSFreak2011 Command? ---> Fight Spell Run Item
@vvallacx
7 жыл бұрын
7:30 Gary Holt having some fun like a innocent child :)
@LitbyNoonProductions
4 жыл бұрын
You are on it I saw but it didn't click :)
@ExodusAttacKGR
4 жыл бұрын
hahahahah its a shiny!!!
Steve DiGiorgio always rules. Salute !
You can see this guy eager to talk, he had a hard time waiting for the interviewee to finish their thought
@pete614
4 жыл бұрын
bloody annoying interviewer
@sethnicholls7861
3 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I like the other dudes the have do these better.
@titohablateenseriodiciendo1818
3 жыл бұрын
Simple stand he say and express..talk supose or contiende intention¿..its delibered you and you think for He. Sè he
you forgot something , Chuck Billy's Mic stand air guitar
@matthewduncan9405
Жыл бұрын
Chuck Billy and King Diamond have the greatest air guitars of all time.
DiGiorgio is the man!!! Metal Hippie!🤘🏻
"Going from this to the Rickenbacker must throw you off a little bit" Silence peasant, he's Steve DifuckingGiorgio!
These guys are great people. And my #1 band now.
7:04 Look! Gary Holt!
Been listening to Testament since '92 and still they sound great.
@MetalMayhem1978
Жыл бұрын
Been listening since 98’
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!
"Shit i gotta go interview a thrash band, better get my municipal waste shirt out"
@pete614
4 жыл бұрын
he was interrupting Eric all the time
Awesome rig rundown and I love how Steve Digiorgio is rocking the trioscapes shirt !
Great rundown! Very interisting stuff here
Not many metal bands rocking Rickenbacker basses? Cliff Burton, Joey DeMaio, Lemmy all prove that Metal works just fine for a Ricky.
@thesweyy5999
6 жыл бұрын
RastaSaiyaman I thought Cliff used an Aria Pro II.
@compulsiveg.a.y4212
6 жыл бұрын
Elias Walston Palacios he did
@dylanwillis1473
4 жыл бұрын
Two of those people are dead
@buddneusma6724
4 жыл бұрын
Except rickenbackers are usually modded. Cliff burton had a stratocaster single coil pickup hidden by the bridge.
@FrostByte_AC
4 жыл бұрын
4 people doesn’t seem like many.
New to the channel. I absolutely love how your interviewer knows his shit and he's so into it. Finally good work!!!
Sweet gear. Especially the Micawbered Thor Bass. And great band too.
Alex Skolnick is TAPPED!!!
I have an Esp AS-1 -- it's an awesome guitar
Wow that Rickenbacker is stunning ! 🤩
Alex Skolnick is one of t the reasons I picked up the guitar
Even though, I am mainly a guitarist. I do play bass, as well. So, it was nice to see the bass rundown.
Alex is one of the best players around.
I love my budda amp
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
6 жыл бұрын
anahowana haha I think your right
Always loved Testament. Dragonlord is a kick ass side band of Eric’s
KILLER!!!
Gotcha!
Man, that Thor beast is freaking awesome
When Steve digiorgio is talking in the background is sounding symbolic haha
Steve Diogiorgio seems to be a really nice guy! Cool!
For clarification Erics board is a BeringerPCB 1010 with the uni chip.
love Eric man what a cool guy /../,
This guy is a Spazz, it's hard to watch these when he talks over everyone.
@danadabrowski3366
4 жыл бұрын
He's dusted .
@judaspriestchild
4 жыл бұрын
yeah definitely on meth
@thekrevolution
2 жыл бұрын
yeah presenter is definitely coked up
7:08 Gary appears!
@bowbert23
9 жыл бұрын
Christopher Fish Slayer Nation FTW!
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
The Legacy & The New Order in their entirety!
Steve is such a relaxed kinda guy.
At 24:38 you can hear Cranium, that's freaking cool!
My dad has the gold ltd. Great guitar.
Where's John? I grow tired of this guy always interrupting people
@Niamorg1007
9 жыл бұрын
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
9 жыл бұрын
Bring back Rebecca!
@dabrownfro
9 жыл бұрын
+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
9 жыл бұрын
dabrownfro johns pretty cool too, but hes always "wow dude!" and it kinda annoys me... and does anyone know what happened to rebecca?
@dabrownfro
9 жыл бұрын
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.
I was at the show this was recorded at.
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
9 жыл бұрын
Apparently not Perry. Last vid he told the artist he had no clue what it was or did.
@MatthewMacFarlaneMusic
9 жыл бұрын
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
9 жыл бұрын
Sam Harding I love when Eric tries to introduce the Kemper as a "New" piece of gear
@deadasfak
8 жыл бұрын
+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
6 жыл бұрын
You'd be surprised how many don't know
I thought that was Adam Jones in the thumbnail.
"Have you ever had a piece of equipment go down on you?" hehehe
Well fed, Eric... ;-)
@sealevelcain4664
7 жыл бұрын
Dr. Phibes in Red hahaha
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
Жыл бұрын
His name is Perry. One of the metal interviewers.
Hi Gary!
hey Alex where is that Star shaped whitey frankenstein that sounded so awesome @Dynamo in 87'?
I wish alex would pull out his sig with the floyds, I'm not a floyd fan but they've saved my neck
I love how all the fractal guys feel like they have to explain themselves lol
This guy doesnt seem to know how popular kempers are haha
@ripdeth
4 жыл бұрын
Or Rickenbackers.
ive seen metal dudes playing Rickenbackers since forever. Lemmy, ics Vortex, manowar
Come on and just make it the Big 5 of Thrash. Testament are right up there.
@mroc7113
4 жыл бұрын
Agreed, but let’s say Big 6 & add Overkill
@asianaxeman
2 жыл бұрын
There doesn't need to be a big 5..because testament is already the number 1! 🤟😎
Death symbolic in the background at 26:06
@woocifer
5 жыл бұрын
Went looking for this exact comment as soon as I heard Chuck hahaha Good on ya!
Kool bass
death playing behind the background.. how fitting..
07:10 is that Gary Holt?!
@Fidozo15
5 жыл бұрын
Nah that's Hary Golt, his neighbor
anything Testament wants to play, Steve can play it and probably make it better.
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.
"Does it break up like a real tube amp?" asks the guy that doesn't understand tube break up.
7:07 and here we see a wild Gary Holt in his natural habitat
What did they use for The Gathering album session ? Rectifiers ?
Heyy!! Special guest star at 7:04
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.
did I mention I love Alex Skolnick? because I LOVE Alex Skolnick
i thought about the esp alex skolnick axe freaky bad ass just to much $$$$
Al Cisneros of Sleep plays Rickenbacker
Is it Death's Symbolic playing in the background?
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.
We are soooo getting old. :(
DiGiorgio the MAN! Dont' hit that brick wall!!! 24:32
TESTAMENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Either the interviewer had 3 pots of coffee in a span of 10 minutes or he's totally dusted .
"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.
Hey, PG, how about you hire an interviewer who is up to date on gear and maybe also listenes to Metal?
@justinc.7742
4 жыл бұрын
He's as high as a pegions ass hole too.
@johnnybgood774
4 жыл бұрын
@@justinc.7742 so what
Regarding Rickenbacker, this interviewer has no idea that doom metal exists.
I could listen to Steve talk all day long. I wouldn’t say anything and just let him go.
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
6 жыл бұрын
I think he's referring to the solid state/valve rectifier which on the amp is selectable
11:05 isn’t that the guy from The Room?
57/66 EMG
Anyone else notice Gary Holt wander by?
gary holt pops up in the top right corner at 7:03
"Have you ever had one go down on you?" that's what she said. 😄
the triple guitar case is made by scott dixon cases
Alguien que pueda traducirme que pedales usa?
awesome vid bud, don't hit those horns on the fridge haha
Perry doesn't "know many metal guys using Rickenbackers?" I'm not a huge metal guy, but I can say: 1) Motorhead 2)Sleep 3) Manowar 4) Good Metallica
@usaflagraybans
8 жыл бұрын
+mason s. "I'm not a huge metal guy... 4) Good Metallica" the most stereotypical metal elitist quote.
@brandondavis6105
8 жыл бұрын
Skeletonwitch
@TonyHookedonVanlife
8 жыл бұрын
+tonellojohn the fact that you think knowing the difference between 'good Metallica' and 'bad Metallica' is a 'bad' thing, shows that you probably thought the 'black album' was 1)their first album, and/or 2) good... and therefore completely invalidates any and all opinions you may have now or in the future. Buh'bye!
@Aiden-zi3xf
7 жыл бұрын
+tonellojohn you trying to say there wasn't an era when Metallica was crap.
@doc25000
7 жыл бұрын
The only good Metallica was BEFORE the album Metallica aka " The Black Album " Which sucked and after hearing that disc it became a frisbee, The last of the " Good " Metallica was And Justice For All and before....Metallica are just pop metal sellouts now, Saw them at the Big 4 in 2011 at the Polo Grounds in Indio CA. We left after they played Orion, People were walking out disgusted at James talking like a fuckin' fruit cake to the crowd....Comical really....
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
10 ай бұрын
Metal zone
what is their hair treatment routine?
Floyd Flanary , Bassist - Holy Terror ...nuthin' but Rickenbacker...
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.