Arlen Roth - The Art of Soloing

Hot Licks-Master Guitar teacher Arlen Roth explored the finer points of the Guitar solo in this 2½ hour master class. Arlen explains how to develop interesting and musical Guitar solos and stresses the importance ofchoosing notes wisely. Techniques are demonstrated 'live' with Arlen's band. Examples are presented in real time and slow motion.This exceptional DVD also contains rare archive footage of studio and live performances withlegendary musicians such as Danny Gatton Duane Eddy Albert Lee Duke Robillard and Jack Bruce.Also includes 48-page booklet in tab and standard notation.

Techniques Rhythm & Soloing for Nashville-Style Guitar 2-DVD Set-Some call it country Guitar with a dash of rock blues and jazz. Others call it modern Nashville-style guitar. We call it 'Big Twang' and no one's better qualified to help you get a grip on the style than bonafide master twanger Joe Dalton. Players like Albert Lee Arlen Roth Danny Gatton Johnny Hiland Ray Flacke Leon McAuliffe Brent Mason Chet Atkins Scotty Anderson Red Volkaert James Burton and Jimmy Bryant all have their own classic Big Twang signature sound and technique. But today contemporary players across all styles have incorporated twang influences in their signature sounds.In this DVD you will work through a wide variety of rhythm and soloingparts across five distinct Big Twang grooves that Dalton has prepared to illustrate the diversity of the style. Key learnings include mastering the many different attacks required with the picking hand along with the essential 'touches' required from the fretting hand. As you work with the material Dalton will cover hybrid picking chicken-picking pull-offs hammer-ons double-stops pedal steel emulation ending slides pluck 'n cluck staccato and legato effects tips for crafting a good solo syncopation vibrato and tons of other tricks of the twang trade.