Alex Skolnick

The Testament guitarist says he learned more than just techniques from his A-list teacher

Also new from the pickup firm is the Exciter humbucker, which takes its sonic cues from the glory days of glam rock

Metal’s own super-sub has been drafted in to cover while Skolnick takes time out due to a family emergency

Steve Morse, Alex Skolnick, Eric Gales, Andy James, and John 5 are also among the chosen players for four days of workshops, mentor sessions, exclusive live performances and other six-string activities

Testament and Toto were rehearsing in the same facility in Hamburg, so Skolnick tip-toed over and tried Lukather's signature Ernie Ball Music Man on for size

The whopping 17-strong jam was organized by Mike Squires, and does justice to a prog classic while supporting out-of-work road crew and touring staff

The metal man reunites with his jazz trio and trades gargantuan gains for crystal cleans in his debut out-and-out blues effort

The track appears on the classical metal outfit's third full-length, Chapter III

Take Another Piece is the first single from the group's equally star-studded forthcoming album, Chapter III

It’s the second Nicks cover from the virtual supergroup