Alex Skolnick Gifting Me His Signature Guitar – ESP LTD AS-1FR! Recently when I was in the US, Alex Skolnick, the legendary guitarist, gifted me his ESP Signature guitar as a surprise. This happened just 3 days after I played ‘Curse of the Legions of Death’ with Testament on stage in Las Vegas! He actually even showed me this exact model of guitar he has that he used to play on stage with me and even then he didn’t say he’s going to be sending me a guitar! That’s why it was such an unexpected amazing surprise! He has been my very good friend for more than 2 years and has not only been supportive but also teaching me so many new things. When I was in Los Angeles, he texted me once and said that he was going to send me some strings but instead, he sent this majestic guitar! I did not expect that at all. I’ve met him many times, jammed with him on stage, and still he gives me his guitar even though he’s already such a dear friend which is already more than enough!! That shows what a person he is. I called him straight away when I got the guitar and he was apologising for lying about the strings and said he did give strings in a way because they were on the guitar! That’s so him and I just love the way he is, how he talks, and how he is. I wanted to get him to sign the guitar for me in person. And luckily, just 6 weeks later he was playing in LA and I got to meet him again! Not only that, after he signed the guitar, I asked him to play it too! That made this guitar even more priceless. Even more, I got to jam his song, “Musical Death” with him which was so unforgettable! Playing his own guitar to the legend himself! It was such a blast while he was doing the acoustic and I was playing his solo. I’ll always remember these beautiful times and what a good person he is! I’m honored to have gotten to know him the past few years and I got to see him so many times this trip and learn so much from him! He’s been a teacher to me right from the start because he always tells me about things that inspired him, where he learned from, and suggests tips for me that’ll help me. You know, this is the first Les Paul shaped guitar that has a whammy bar that I own! That makes it even more special. Thank you so much for this beautiful present @TheRealAlexSkolnick I know we’ll meet and jam again and I hope you’re having a great and fun tour!!!
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0:00 – Intro
0:22 – Opening Guitar
2:42 – Flashback
4:50 – Alex Signing
5:55 – Musical Death
7:05 – Outro
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