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What pickups would get close to the sound that alex skolnick got in The Ritual or Practice What You Preach?


Originally Posted by lateralusWhat pickups would get close to the sound that alex skolnick got in The Ritual or Practice What You Preach?

dimarzio EVOLUTION bridge is what he used


Originally Posted by lateralusWhat pickups would get close to the sound that alex skolnick got in The Ritual or Practice What You Preach?

He used a JB/59 for Practice What you Preach and that is what he currently uses - Dimarzio is wrong.

I have the JB in my current guitar and you can hear the Skolnickish tones.


Originally Posted by homer_simps1He used a JB/59 for Practice What you Preach and that is what he currently uses - Dimarzio is wrong.

I have the JB in my current guitar and you can hear the Skolnickish tones.
Plenty of people use JBs, can you hear all their-ish tones too?

I always thought the guitar tone on Practice ruined the album, it's awful, even though the music is good.

For thrash metal I'll always go with a Duncan Distortion. The JB might be better with the right rig, but the Distortion is that bit tighter which is so important in thrash.

Can I have your telecaster ? lol

Yeah I think it was a JB


Originally Posted by Diocletian

Plenty of people use JBs, can you hear all their-ish tones too?

I always thought the guitar tone on Practice ruined the album, it's awful, even though the music is good.

For thrash metal I'll always go with a Duncan Distortion. The JB might be better with the right rig, but the Distortion is that bit tighter which is so important in thrash.

How dare you!?

But seriously, I’ve lusted over Alex’s tone since I was 16 and have tried to emulate its exactness for years. I haven’t been able to nail it yet, but I have a variant and some tonal aspects.

That’s why I say Skolnick-ish - It’s not dead on, but I can definitely hear the similarities now that I have a JB equipped guitar.

I dunno, I've never really got into Testament. quot;Practicequot; was a decent album, but the sound was garbage. quot;Soulsquot; was meh, and anything else I've dipped into has been quot;mehquot; as well.
Is there one particularly great album that shows off both the band and Alex's playing to best effect?


Originally Posted by DiocletianI dunno, I've never really got into Testament. quot;Practicequot; was a decent album, but the sound was garbage. quot;Soulsquot; was meh, and anything else I've dipped into has been quot;mehquot; as well.
Is there one particularly great album that shows off both the band and Alex's playing to best effect?

Do a search on YouTube for quot;Alex Skolnick Filet of Soulquot; from the compilation cd Guitars that Rule the World.