alex skolnick

zak · 12-10-2005, 09:39 AM

Hey, Im getting back into Testament and I was wondering the name of the scale he invetned? Its a tone or something, ascending with a pentatonic run then descending with a harmonic minor?

stuz719 · 12-10-2005, 10:36 AM

Awesome player, Mr. Skolnick.

Not sure if playing different scales up and down qualifies as 'inventing', though.

zak · 12-10-2005, 10:41 AM

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Originally Posted by stuz719

Awesome player, Mr. Skolnick.

Not sure if playing different scales up and down qualifies as 'inventing', though.

Well it creates a sound that is his that no one else thought of before. And if i remember correctly it does create a different presence than just playing the two scales on their own.

jski7 · 12-10-2005, 11:01 AM

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Originally Posted by stuz719

Awesome player, Mr. Skolnick.

Not sure if playing different scales up and down qualifies as 'inventing', though.

Nah , it's the same harmonic-minor stuff I've learned . Anybody can do it , it's one pattern up , and another pattern down .

maliciousteve · 12-10-2005, 11:06 AM

I remember being taught this in college but i've totally forgotten how it works. Would there be any chance that you can show what patterns these are?

Metal Ken · 12-10-2005, 11:13 AM

Melodic Minor is melodic minor ascending, natural minor, descending.

Digital Black · 12-10-2005, 02:03 PM

He' plays evey year with the TSO tour. I know he's got the bug for metal or rock. It's evident on his Jazz project records ( you can hear him really get into the "zone" when the guitar sound gets dist'd).
Dunno why he just doesn't get back into it..

Shawn · 12-10-2005, 08:12 PM

Alex Skolnick is an awesome guitar player indeed.

Metal Ken · 12-10-2005, 09:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Sephiroth000

He' plays evey year with the TSO tour. I know he's got the bug for metal or rock. It's evident on his Jazz project records ( you can hear him really get into the "zone" when the guitar sound gets dist'd).
Dunno why he just doesn't get back into it..

He wants to be really versatile. He said on an interview on the new Testament DVD if it was able to be workde out where he could do jazz & TSO and be in Testament, he'd rejoin on a permanent basis.

eaeolian · 12-11-2005, 06:55 AM

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Originally Posted by HateBreeder

He wants to be really versatile. He said on an interview on the new Testament DVD if it was able to be workde out where he could do jazz & TSO and be in Testament, he'd rejoin on a permanent basis.

According to my chat with him and Eric back when we played with them in June, there's a really good chance of that happening...

Digital Black · 12-11-2005, 08:06 AM

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Originally Posted by eaeolian

According to my chat with him and Eric back when we played with them in June, there's a really good chance of that happening...

I certainly hope so!

smueske · 12-11-2005, 10:31 AM

Once you get past the first octave, you can start doing polytonal scales -- that's where it really starts to get interesting ... and bizarre. I agree with the comment that two different scales -- one ascending, the other descending, isn't exactly inventing. IMO, the only truly "inventive" guitar players are those in Allan Holdsworth and Robert Fripp's category.

Shannon · 12-11-2005, 10:35 AM

^ ...add Mattias IA Eklund & Ron Thal to that also.

maliciousteve · 12-11-2005, 01:08 PM

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Originally Posted by HateBreeder

Melodic Minor is melodic minor ascending, natural minor, descending.

Ah yes i remember now. Thanks for clearing that up for me

Metal Ken · 12-11-2005, 01:32 PM

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Originally Posted by smueske

Once you get past the first octave, you can start doing polytonal scales -- that's where it really starts to get interesting ... and bizarre. I agree with the comment that two different scales -- one ascending, the other descending, isn't exactly inventing. IMO, the only truly "inventive" guitar players are those in Allan Holdsworth and Robert Fripp's category.

Well, the thing thats badass about Alex is he takes those regular scales and makes them badass. Especially the solo in Electric Crown.. OMG.

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12-10-2005, 09:39 AM	#1
zak ss.org Regular Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 228 Thanked: 2 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	alex skolnick Hey, Im getting back into Testament and I was wondering the name of the scale he invetned? Its a tone or something, ascending with a pentatonic run then descending with a harmonic minor?

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Metal Ken Hates the Air Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 17,846 Thanked: 82 Feedback Score: 3 reviews	Melodic Minor is melodic minor ascending, natural minor, descending. If you list your gear in your signature, you're a prick.

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Digital Black Divinitus Infallibilis Join Date: May 2004 Location: Cleveland , Ohio Posts: 5,322 Thanked: 21 Feedback Score: 3 reviews	He' plays evey year with the TSO tour. I know he's got the bug for metal or rock. It's evident on his Jazz project records ( you can hear him really get into the "zone" when the guitar sound gets dist'd). Dunno why he just doesn't get back into it.. Born of Fire//--\\ Consumed by it Divinitus Infallibilis

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Shawn Ibanez 7s Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Southern Maine Posts: 24,517 Thanked: 146 Feedback Score: 15 reviews	Alex Skolnick is an awesome guitar player indeed. My Guitar Videos

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stuz719 SS.org Regular Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: UK Posts: 1,471 Thanked: 72 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Awesome player, Mr. Skolnick. Not sure if playing different scales up and down qualifies as 'inventing', though.

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12-11-2005, 10:31 AM	#12
smueske ss.org Regular Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Midwest Posts: 591 Thanked: 6 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Once you get past the first octave, you can start doing polytonal scales -- that's where it really starts to get interesting ... and bizarre. I agree with the comment that two different scales -- one ascending, the other descending, isn't exactly inventing. IMO, the only truly "inventive" guitar players are those in Allan Holdsworth and Robert Fripp's category.

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Shannon Lord Super Awesome Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 9,261 Thanked: 147 Feedback Score: 17 reviews	^ ...add Mattias IA Eklund & Ron Thal to that also. Shannon

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