Master guitar teacher Arlen Roth explores the finer points of guitar soloing in this two-DVD lesson. Arlen explains how to develop interesting and musical guitar solos and stresses the importance of choosing notes wisely. Also contains rare archival footage of studio and live performances with legendary musicians.

Tuck Andress is a master of fingerstyle guitar who now shares his subtle skills and techniques with you. Tuck gives in-depth demonstrations and explanations about every aspect of fingerstyle including walking bass patterns combined with chords comping rhythms voicings vibrato sliding leading with the melody various right- and left-hand techniques and much more. Includes close ups music and tab shown on screen as it's being played split-screen shots and slow motion segments to make learning easy. Other features include a new introduction by Woody Mann an artist biography selected discography suggested listening and more. A superb course in fingerstylemastery! Jazz and blues guitarist Woody Mann learned from the legendary Rev. Gary Davis and then played and recorded with Son House Bukka White and John Fahey. He has performed throughout the world recorded over a dozen CDs and is an internationally renowned guitar teacher.

Take a tour of some great 1940s and 1950s American style as Duke shows you T-Bone Walker style 9th chord extensions blues-based swing Charlie Christian style passing tones Les Paul style scraping the strings special rhythm licks fast note flurries and rock 'n' roll style. Let Duke Robillard share his amazing skills with you in this classic Hot Licks session.

Playing in a 3-Piece Band-This unique DVD concept has master guitarist Arlen Roth and Double Trouble (bassist Tommy Shannon and drummer Chris Layton) showing you how to make a 3-piece band fill in all the gaps. Arlen demonstrates different grooves from blues R&B rockabilly & rock and shows you shuffle licks pick and finger parts lead parts classic fills and a whole lot more!

It's hard to imagine a more in-depth and advanced lesson on jazz guitar than this masterpiece by Larry Coryell. All of his years of experience and knowledge come into focus as he works on how to play over changes substitute chords and licks turnarounds breaking down complex single-note melodies blues/jazz styles swing comping combining Django-style with modern walking bass lines Coltrane phrases Lenny Breau-style waterfall harmonics outside playing Gabor Szabo octaves special stretch exercises working with dissonance and even more! Larry shows throughout the tape how he's just as incredible a teacher as he is a player and we can assure you there's enoughinformation here to keep any guitarist busy for a long time. Larry Coryell is one of jazz/rock fusion's true pioneering greats and along with his solo recordings has recorded with numerous legendary musicians such as John McLaughlin Sonny Rollins Stephane Grappelli and Wayne Shorter. Always an educator as well as a player he's been a popular columnist for Guitar Player Magazine for many years.

Featuring Arlen Roth and the styles and techniques of the greatest exponents of the best-selling electric guitar of all time! Arlen explores the playing styles of such Strat greats as Buddy Guy Otis Rush Eric Clapton Jimi Hendrix Mark Knopfler Ronnie Earl Duke Rollibard Nils Lofgren Eric Johnson Robin Trower Lee Roy Parnell Mick Taylor Jeff Beck and Bonnie Raitt.

Here is a unique opportunity to study with one of the great electric guitarists. Eric Johnson gives a master class in advanced picking techniques for speed and accuracy left- and right-hand muting blues bends pedal steel-style bends and unique chord voicings. There is much more too all adding up to a truly great 90-minute electric guitar lesson from the man of whom Steve Morse said Eric Johnson is so good it's ridiculous! Languages: English French German Italian Spanish

Learn bluegrass picking from one of the best there is! Johnny Hiland teaches rapid-fore flatpicking techniques special bluegrass runs hammer-ons and pull-offs slides rhythm strums bluegrass fills and much more. The disc also features some acoustic bluegrass jam sessions with Arlen Roth and Mac Wilson. You'll be pickin' and grinnin' right from the first lick!

Jimmy Bruno has played guitar with some of the all time greats including Frank Sinatra Barbara Streisand and Elvis Presley. He makes even the most daunting techniques accessible to anyone who wants to learn. Jimmy covers II/V/I progressions changing chord colors training hands and ears to work together natural picking techniques adding bass lines to chords and much more. No nonsense-just great jazz guitar! Languages: English French German Italian Spanish

At the time he this DVD was filmed Friedman was best known for his solo albums on Mike Varney's Shrapnel label and for his duo albums with Jason Becker in Cacophony - and all this before he had spent an extended period as the guitarist in Megadeth. This DVD will help any metal guitarist add spice and speed to their playing as Friedman covers unusual scales (Japanese-sounding scales half-step bend scales and more): odd time signatures: picking exercises: and even playing out of time. Learn from this unique guitarist filmed at the height of his career! 52 minutes.

Learn from one of the best rock players and teachers around! Vivian Campbell is best known for his work with Whitesnake Dio Trinity and his contributions to Hear'n Aid. In this DVD Vivian takes the beginning electric guitarist from the basic level up to playing more advanced techniques and styles. As one of rock's true wunderkinds Vivian helps ward off bad habits and shows you how rock guitar should really be played! You'll never miss a note with these unique features: see the music and the tablature on screen as it's being played · all right- and left-hand techniques are shown in close-up and with helpful split-screen effects to make learning easy · slow-motion segments withstandard pitch sound · artist biography · selected discography · suggested listening · 8-page booklet with music examples included.

Tommy Aldridge has long been considered one of the rock world's most creative drummers and double bass specialists. His flamboyant and innovative style has graced the music of Whitesnake Ozzy Osbourne Pat Travers Black Oak Arkansas and Gary Moore. This DVD displays his great showmanship and fine teaching skills after many years of leading clinics for Yamaha and Zildjian.

A unique chance to study with an all-time drum legend! The great rock drummer takes you through a wide range of techniques from paradiddles beat displacement and tom-tom technique through African rhythms double-bass drum technique and much more. He even takes some examples and puts them into a band situation also demonstrating his famous soloing style.

Chuck Rainey is a name synonymous with excellence in bass playing. He has played with such legends as Steely Dan Sam Cooke Paul Simon King Curtis The Coasters Jackie Wilson Aretha Franklin Roberta Flack and many more. This is your chance to study with one of the most important bassists of our time. Chuck has put together the ultimate lesson - covering topics such as thumb-slap technique development of lines and right-hand speed chord theory and shapes octave exercises walking bass lines R&B funk and country styles slap and pop working with the drummer and much more! You'll never miss a note! - You'll see the music and the tablature on screen as it's being played ·All right- and left-hand techniques are shown in close-up and with helpful split-screen effects to make learning easy · Slow-motion segments with standard pitch sound · Artist biography · Selected discography · Suggested listening · 20-page booklet with music examples included.

This DVD offers six great lessons from the masters of southern rock guitar: Lesson 1: James Burton demonstrates Suzie Q pick and finger technique and string bending Lesson 2: Lonnie Mack demonstrates rhythm guitar whammy bar tricks and plays his hits Wham and Memphis Lesson 3: Greg Martin teaches Eric Clapton Chuck Berry and Keith Richards styles Lesson 4: David Grissom demonstrates vibrato attack Billy Gibbons style and pedal tones Lesson 5: Lee Roy Parnell presents slide guitar in open G tuning Lowell George style and Dixie Chicken Lesson 6: Warren Haynes brings a touch of the Allman Brothers Band to string bending plus Albert King style. Languages: English French German Italian Spanish

Part 2 of Joe's classic drum method series explores single vs. double bass drum techniques special bass drum exercises heel-toe techniques hi-hat ride style and fanning making hi-hat and cymbals breathe and blend swinging and keeping time dynamics punctuating and accents thinking musically and soloing. This wealth of practical teaching is accompanied as ever by Joe Morello's legendary wit and wisdom! Languages: English French German Italian Spanish

Classical guitar virtuoso William Kanengiser presents an essential workshop for the serious student. With clear demonstrations and an insightful commentary Kanengiser explains how to master tone control articulation dynamics vibrato dampening and other vital techniques. He also addresses the question of nail shape and shows you how to avoid unwanted squeaks and buzzes! Essential for any student of classical guitar.

This DVD offers six great lessons from the masters of jazz guitar: Lesson 1: Joe Pass on jazz chord substitutions for blues plus chord embellishments. Lesson 2: Emily Remler on swing comping guide tones and the Charleston rhythm Lesson 3: Brian Setzer on unique blues chord substitutions and jazz chord comping Lesson 4: Duke Robillard on Charlie Christian style swing phrasing single-note blues/jazz and passing notes Lesson 5: Tuck Andress on walking bass lines chords and true independence Lesson 6: Joe Beck on how to work on common tones chord voicings and chord melodies Languages: English French German Italian Spanish

This is an opportunity to learn with one of jazz guitar's most gifted artists the late Emily Remler. All of the essentials of true jazz bebop and swing are taught here including Wes Montgomery and Pat Martino styles working with the metronome on 2 and 4 learning to identify changes jazz-style blues turnarounds practice tips passing notes and chords chord substitutions the Charleston rhythm octave-style playing Latin swing style and much more! Emily Remler was one of the hottest jazz players to come around in a long time. She recorded four solo albums (Firefly Take Two Transition and Catwalk) and a duet album with Larry Coryell (Together). She toured withAstrud Gilberto collaborated with Pat Martino worked on movie scores and played guitar in the Broadway hit Sophisticated Ladies.

The ex-Procol Harum guitar master shares his secrets on this rare session. He demonstrates vibrato techniques bending styles special blues licks working with a bass player Memphis-style lead and more! With special concert footage of Robin and his band included this is a real collector's item DVD from a true rock and blues guitar legend.