All seven volumes of Mel Bay's original internationally acclaimed Modern Guitar Method series are included in this single deluxe master compilation. No other comparable method exists for the guitar! As Mr. Bay perceived the needfor a guitar method that would effectively teach beginning guitarists to read music this method is intentionally written in standard notation only providing just enough music theory to understand what the student is required toplay at any given point. Although fingerstyle technique can be applied to the pieces and studies this book is specifically tailored for the plectrum-style player. Contains hundreds of beginner through advanced solos and duets inall fretboard positions and all keys plus all four-note rhythm chord formations on high middle and low sets of adjacent strings. This edition also includes additional outstanding plectrum guitar solo arrangements not found inthe original seven volumes. All in all this outstanding method leads the student to total mastery of the fretboard.