This DVD offers easy-to-understand exercises and demonstrations that can be applied to all levels and styles. These include: warm up exercises, rhythm playing exercises, bending exercises, soloing exercises, advanced rhythm exercises, and more. Clear and detailed instruction is given both onscreen and in the accompanying booklet.

SongXpress is the fastest and easiest way to learn your favorite songs on guitar. It's like having a good friend teach you in the comfort of your living room! With this exciting and fun format, you'll learn all the chords, riffs, and guitar patterns for each song, right from your computer. Plus, our exclusive on-screen diagrams and tablature practically guarantee you will be playing in no time. Learn these songs for acoustic guitar: Peaceful, Easy Feeling (Eagles); American Pie (Don McLean); Take Me Home, Country Roads (John Denver); Ironic (Alanis Morrisette); Sister Golden Hair (America); Fast Car (Tracy Chapman); Danny's Song (Kenny Loggins).

All Stars of Rock Guitar features over 3 hours of lessons from 4 guitar masters: George Lynch (of Dokken and Lynch Mob), Bruce Kulick (of KISS and Grand Funk Railroad), Jennifer Batten (of Michael Jackson Band, Jeff Beck Band, and a solo artist), and Darrell Roberts (of W.A.S.P. and Five Finger Death Punch). Each artist discusses their influences and demonstrates some of their signature techniques along with cool lead and song-writing methods. Learn advanced chord structures and tapping with Jennifer, lead guitar and song structures with Bruce, and metal licks and rhythm techniques with Darrell. Plus, watch George lay down lead tracks for his upcoming solo release. This 2-disc DVD set is packed with exciting bonus features including appearances by Dario Lorina, Jack Ripper, and Yayo Sanchez.

As one of the most unique and respected guitarists in the world, Allan Holdsworth has influenced countless others, including legendary artists like Frank Zappa, Eddie Van Halen, Yngwie Malmsteen, Alex Lifeson and Steve Vai. In this one-of-a-kind DVD, Allan performs seven electrifying tunes with his band, which features keyboardist Steve Hunt, bassist Skuli Sverrisson, and drummer Chad Wackerman. Allan breaks down his creative use of scales and chord voicings in this video, and offers insightful suggestions as to how to go about creating your own unique sounds and chord voicings based on his simple, yet revolutionary, concept for harmonizing scales in intervals other than traditional 3rds. See incredible close-up shots of Allan?s amazing technique here, and enjoy the unique opportunity to learn from one of the all-time greats! Plus, this DVD features Japanese subtitles and an iPod-formatted file of the entire video.

Learn the most popular altered tunings in metal guitar - Eb Standard, Drop-C#, Drop-D, D Standard, Drop-C, C Standard and B Standard - all while playing licks, riffs and chords in the styles of Metallica, Megadeth, Pantera, Godsmack, Slipknot, DevilDriver, Lamb of God, As I Lay Dying, Shadows Fall and many others! 2 hr., 14 min.

Nearly three years in the making, Alan Parsons' monumental ten-hour video series, The Art & Science of Sound Recording, is now available in a three-DVD boxed set! Narrated by actor and musician Billy Bob Thornton, the DVDs are divided into 24 sections, starting with a brief history of recording. Parsons' illustrious career - as a recording engineer, producer, composer and artist - acts as both backdrop and inspiration for the series. Parsons worked with The Beatles on the albums Abbey Road and Let It Be, engineered Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon, and produced a string of multi-platinum hits for The Hollies, Pilot, Ambrosia, Al Stewart and other artists, as well as for The Alan Parsons Project. Filmed in HD, this the most powerful instructional series ever created for music production. The Art & Science of Sound Recording looks at everything from soundproofing to mixing, and from recording guitar, bass, keyboards, drums and vocals, to recording a choir. Fellow professional engineers & producers join Alan Parsons in this top quality, practical, and cutting-edge guide, including Jack Joseph Puig, John Fields, Elliot Scheiner, Jack Douglas, Tony Brown and Chuck Ainlay. Artists and musicians interviewed include Michael McDonald, Taylor Hawkins, Nathan East, Rami Jaffe, Carol Kaye and Erykah Badu.. This invaluable instructional DVD set applies classic, old school recording experience to the modern recording scene, and is certain to be a standard work on the subject for years to come. Along with its fully interactive website, The Art & Science of Sound Recording is a complete course in modern recording.

As one of the most emulated blues players of our time, Robben Ford's impeccable soloing techniques, phrasing and tone have been the subject of several books and videos, but for the first time, Robben brings his smooth and tasty rhythm playing to the forefront in this DVD. He explains and demonstrates dozens of blues rhythm concepts and techniques from 12-bar shuffle blues rhythms to mixing in jazz chords to blues comping. Robben also takes you through several of his tunes showing his chord voicings, rhythms, and right-hand picking/finger techniques. Robben also answers questions about double-stops, his guitars, recording, and road gear. Also includes a 39-page printable PDF with examples and transcriptions. Robben has been offering masterclass clinics for several years to a very select and limited number of students. We're happy to present this DVD to allow guitarists everywhere to be a part of this unique experience. 86 minutes.