Alex Skolnick

Alex has the guitar in the gallery on his personal website and you can see more details about the Heritage Signature here.

In this image we can see Alex playing his signature ESP.

In this photo we can see Alex Skolnick with an Ibanez 540P.

On the gear page of the official website of Alex Skolnick the Godin 5th Avenue Archtop is mentioned.

An '04 Gibson SG Double Neck guitar appears on this page of Alex Skolnick's official website.

On this page of Alex Skolnick's official website, a Godin Inuk Ambience Steel appears among his listed gear.

On the gear page of Alex Skolnick's official website, his Heritage H575 Archtop guitar is listed.

On this page of the official website of Alex Skolnick, his '51 Fender No-Caster guitar is listed among his gear.

In this official page of Alex Skolnick of Testament, this Godin Multiac 10 String displays as part of his gear.

In this official page of Alex Skolnick of Testament, this 1976 Gibson L5 displays as part of his gear.

I'm grateful to Godin founder and CEO for letting me keep this debut model when I fell in love with it at NAMM. This has become my #1 guitar for my work with AST.

Thanks to Tim at Taylor Guitars for sending over this piece of elegance. Taylors have a very specific sound that I appreciate even more as an owner and plan to put to use.

Having played some classic D'Angellicos, (all handbuilt and worth a small fortune), I was pleased to see the company relaunch and amazed at the quality of these replications. Thanks to the folks at D'Angelico's NYC HQ for letting me pick one for my collection (she's a beauty).

So who doesn't like to get weird every once in a while? Picked this up from one of music's wackiest stores (Subway Guitars in Berkeley). It was put together with leftover parts from the original Danelectro factory. Danelectro provided guitars to Sears in the 60s that were quite good & owned by many future legends (such as SRV). Surprisingly plays great, although for me, it's more of a "messing around" instrument for those Pulp Fiction inspired moments. Not one I'd ever gig or record with. Still, can't get rid of it.

(Telecaster before they had a name), '09 Relic. Purchased at Gruhn Guitars, Nashville Tn and played that night at the Ryman Auditorium, home of the Grand Old Opry for the AS Trio tune "Western Sabbath Stomp."

40 years before my main SG came into being in 2008, this one was built (my birth year). The story behind this guitar is a bit complicated. However, it is said (on good authority) that this instrument was once owned by one of our generation's greatest (and now sadly late) rock vocalists, Chris Cornell. I can't get into details of that or how it ended up with me, but lets just say, again, its from a reliable source who was once part of Soundgarden's camp in the mid-90s. I no idea what it's worth and don't want to know. Either way, it doesn't come on tour!

Another Gibson SG he has is from 2008. Skolnick writes:

Somehow my bro Frankie (the gtr builder) found a dude in NYC who lived above a bar. This guy not only hadn't played in a while, he had maxed out bar tab (no joke!) And ended up letting this go for a steal. My gain, as it's one of the best SGs I've played. I rotate it for home practice and writing and use it on stage for certain occasions (such as Metal Allegiance performing vintage Sabbath and AC/DC).

On Skolnick's own personal website alexskolnick.com, he includes this instrument in his "guitar gallery." He writes: "The one that started it all! This is the guitar featured on the first wave of Testament albums, first seen in video for In "A Trial By Fire" where it caught the eye of MTV who included a quick flash of it in a promo clip alongside mostly pop videos (such as Peter Gabriel, Midnight Oil etc). Ibanez was also my first endorsement. As my playing developed and diversified, I eventually needed a guitar with more density & range (i.e. my current line of ESPs), however I'll always value this guitar. Its the one I was most identified with in the early years. Even though it doesn't see as much action these days, it'll always be with me."

At 4:36 in this video, Alex Skolnick talks about his Marshall Mode Four amp, and it can be seen around the same time. Alex says, "This is the best amp that Marshall's ever made."

"This is my new signature amp, the Budda AS Preceptor, photo taken on the first day I played it at NAMM, 2013. Since then, it’s been with me for the Testament/Overkill tour and I couldn’t be happier," Alex says, in this article.

According to this Premier Guitar rig rundown, Alex Skolnick uses a Kemper Profiler PowerHead for smaller gigs.

According to Premier Guitar, Skolnick's Super Reverb is rehoused in a Mojotone head.

According to Premier Guitar, Skolnick uses Ampeg B4.

"My good friends at Peavey sent me this Classic 50 and I kind of loved it too much..."

In this Q&A with Seymour Duncan, Alex Skolnick was giving answers to fan's questions. One fan asked him what gear he had used on a record:

Rich Walter: What equipment did you use to record with on the “The New Order”? The tone (especially leads) is SICK!

Alex Skolnick: Rich, that was an old Marshall, I think JCM 800, with a tube screamer. Also, I’d just gotten an ADA MP1 pre-amp and may have used that, but I don’t remember.

In this article for magazine " Guitar for the Practicing Musician" Alex Skolnick talks about an amp he used:

A lot of rhythms were going straight through an amp Jon gave me, one of the best sounding Marshalls I've ever heard. When I ran my gear through it, we got a wide variety of tone. Depending on the dynamics, it reminded me of quiet Beck or when cranked up, like early Van Halen, which is my favorite tone in the world. This 50-watt JCM 900 from Thoroughbred Music was a dream amp. When Jon gave it to me I was speechless. I don't know if I want to take it out on the road because it sounds so good. It might just be a studio head.

I found this amp and a cab ( both signed by Alex) on an old Reverb listing: https://reverb.com/nz/item/1357870-testament-alex-skolnick-1990-tour-used-marshall-amp-cabinet .

In this Q&A with Seymour Duncan, Alex Skolnick was giving answers to fan's questions. One fan asked him what amps he was using:

Paul Guerra: What amps are you using?

Alex Skolnick: As far as amps- a signature amp that I’ve been designing for years with Budda is coming out soon, debuting at NAMM. Very psyched about it and that’ll be my main amp. Previously I’ve used Marshall Mode IV’s, JCM 900’s and 2000’s. But this has what all those have and more.

In this rig rundown article, Alex Skolnick lists his pedals, which include a Boss DD-20.