Jimmy Bruno - No Nonsense Jazz Guitar

Jimmy Bruno - No Nonsense Jazz Guitar 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.

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Jan

2011

Arlen Roth's 150+ Acoustic Hot Licks

Arlen Roth's 150+ Acoustic Hot Licks Here’s your chance to learn more than 150 original acoustic licks in a detailed lesson from the one and only Arlen Roth. Double-stops, roll patterns, pick and finger style, advanced bending, arpeggios, harmony runs, turnarounds, banjo, dobro and pedal steel styles, chicken pickin’ and much more are all demonstrated by one of the world’s master player/teachers.

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Jan

2011

The Legendary Guitar Of Tal Farlow

The Legendary Guitar Of Tal Farlow A true giant in the world of jazz guitar, Tal Farlow reveals many of his unique playing secrets in this now-classic instruction session. He covers pre-electric rhythm guitar styles, tritones, playing in flat keys, chords within solos, chromatic movement, right-hand extensions and many more jazz guitar techniques. With contributions from Lenny Breau and George Benson, this DVD is a rare treat not only for long-time fans of the late, great Talmage Holt Farlow, but for anyone interested in the history of jazz guitar styles.

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Jan

2011

Guitar World - How To Play Acoustic Rock Guitar

Guitar World - How To Play Acoustic Rock Guitar In our How to Play Acoustic Rock Guitar DVD, Guitar World's own esteemed associate editor Andy Aledort teaches you the acoustic rock secrets of Led Zeppelin, Neil Young, Dave Matthews, the Beatles, John Mayer and any others!

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Dec

2010

Adrian Legg - Fingerpicking and Open Tuning

Adrian Legg - Fingerpicking and Open Tuning Adrian Legg takes an in-depth look at some of the more intriguing open tunings for acoustic guitar plus a variety of trailblazing effects. “Frailing” for guitar, Celtic-style playing, DADGAD tuning, open G tuning, dynamics, attack, advanced hammer and pull techniques and even Scottish bagpipe effects—all these and much more make this DVD an exceptionally rewarding lesson from a British guitar master.

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Dec

2010

Dennis Caplinger - Bluegrass Guitar Basics & Beyond

Dennis Caplinger - Bluegrass Guitar Basics & Beyond Virtuoso bluegrass multi-instrumentalist Dennis Caplinger, with the able assistance of John Moore, Kenny Blackwell and Bill Bryson, guides you through all the Bluegrass basics and beyond. You'll learn classic Bluegrass guitar techniques-all in the context of classic Bluegrass standards. Beginning with basic left- and right-hand techniques, Dennis guides you through developing great backup parts, playing solos and working with a bluegrass band. Learn technique through up-close camera angles. Play-along with a virtuoso Bluegrass band and then try the "minus-one" play-along tracks.

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Dec

2010

Ray Hitchins - Reggae Guitar

Ray Hitchins - Reggae Guitar Ray Hitchins, former head of the guitar department at the Jamaica School of Music teaches how to play reggae guitar in this instructional video. Learn reggae rhythm riffs & fills, the check and... Ray Hitchins, former head of the guitar department at the Jamaica School of Music teaches how to play reggae guitar in this instructional video. Learn reggae rhythm riffs & fills, the check and checker rhythm patterns, tenuto, staccato, dummy strokes, broken chords, double stops, fingerpicking, and more.

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Dec

2010

Buster B. Jones - Guitar Styles and Techniques of Jerry Reed

Buster B. Jones - Guitar Styles and Techniques of Jerry Reed "Buster B. Jones is an acoustic player, a fingerpicker, a country flavored soloist, and he’s one of the finest players we've heard in years... His technique is only a means to an end. His true gifts are his melodic sense, innate musicianship, unfailing human, and brilliant improvisational powers. He can drive a tune with fluid rhythmic force or stroke it with sensuous, loving touch... He’s a monster player with chops galore, great ideas and an encyclopedic reservoir of guitaristic influences."

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Dec

2010

Fred Sokolow - Bottleneck Slide Guitar

Fred Sokolow - Bottleneck Slide Guitar Nothing sounds as bluesy as a slide guitar, and this DVD shows how it's done on electric and acoustic, as a soloist or with a group. Using classic blues tunes Little Red Rooster; Sittin' on Top of the World; Reconsider Baby; The Sky Is Crying; Farther On Up The Road; and One Way Out, Fred Sokolow shows you how to play and improvise slide in the styles of some of the greatest bluesman: Muddy Waters, Elmore James, Mississippi Fred McDowell, and Duane Allman.