The Amazing Fingerstyle Guitar Techniques of Doyle Dykes Vol. 1
by Doyle Dykes
60-Minute Video
(96-60-D1) $29.95
Whenever great guitarists congregate, inevitably they buzz about the latest string-slinger "discovery" with hot-chops and blazing speed. Chet Atkins is no different. Not long ago, someone attending the Chet Atkins Appreciation Society convention in Nashville remarked that Atkins had the "fastest right hand ever." Chet replied. "Have you heard Doyle Dykes lately?" More and more frequently, it is Dykes' name that is invoked in guitar circles, and with good reason: his emergence on the national scene is setting a new standard for guitar heroes.
On this video, one of two volumes, Dykes performs some of his great music and shares many of the techniques and secrets that he demonstrates at his workshops on behalf of Taylor Guitars. Among the topics covered are such right-hand techniques as harmonics, "chiming," the "B-bender" lick, finger rolls, the "weed eater," the tremolo effect, banjo style "frailing," and pull-offs. Dykes also discusses alternate tunings and "creative writing" on guitar, thus offering intimate insight into a guitar talent that continues to elicit gushing critical reviews and high praise from Dykes' peers.
The Amazing Fingerstyle Guitar Techniques of Doyle Dykes Vol. 2
by Doyle Dykes
60-Minute Video
(96-60-D2) $29.95
On this video, second of two volumes, Dykes performs more of his great music and shares more of the techniques and secrets that he demonstrates on his first video.
Modal Applications for Guitar
by Cliff Maddix
60-Minute Video
(96-60-M1) $29.95
Finally, someone makes sense out of how to use the modes and pentatonic scales when soloing on the guitar. For years, students have been told to "learn the modes" with very little said as to how to actually put them to use in real life musical situations. In this video, Cliff covers applying modes, triads, and pentatonic scales as devices for improvising over different types of chords and changes. He also looks at analyzing key areas for improvisation in song forms. This video clears up the mystery surrounding all these valuable musical tools, and puts the player on the path to enhancing his/her playing through actual "Modal Applications".
Today's Nashville Style Guitar Method, (Vol. II)
Joe Carr
The first tape in this series has been acclaimed as one of the best comprehensive guitar videos available. In response to many requests, Joe has now expanded the concepts taught in Nashville Guitar into a three tape series. Included in tape two are more hot licks and solos plus materials that will help you understand the guitar more completely. The role of the acoustic guitar in modern country music from fingerpicking to bluegrass is also covered.
(NG2-60) $29.95
Today's Nashville Style Guitar Method, (Vol.III)
Joe Carr
Learning solos from today's recordings, playing Nashville charts in the studio, adjusting your playing from stage to studio, developing riffs or hooks for your original country music-all these skills are required of successful modern country guitarists. Joe shows you step by step how to accomplish these goals and you'll learn a lot of new licks along the way.
(NG3-60) $29.95
The Complete Blues Guitar Series
This new three part series was designed by Tim McCasland for guitar players who want a more complete understanding of blues style guitar. Each tape includes a play-along section with Tim and the Texas Blue Notes. Recommended for intermediate players.
Tape One-Hot Blues Guitar: What to Play
Tim McCasland
In this tape, Tim covers the fundamentals of blues guitar including major, minor and 7th chord forms, major and minor blues scales, and the forms of the blues. Play-along blues allows you to try out new ideas.
- Basic movable blues chords types, how to name them. Major, minor and 7th forms.
- Blues scale patterns that relate to these chords
- Forms of the blues: 12 bar, 16 bar, etc.
- The I-IV-V chord relationship on the fingerboard.
(95-CBG-10) $29.95
Tape Two-Hot Blues Guitar: How to Play
Tim McCasland
Learn the left hand techniques that make blues guitar sing. Tim demonstrates the essential blues rhythm styles. Also, ten killer licks every blues guitarist must know and how and where to use them.
- Vibrato: how to find your own unique blues sound.
- Bends: make your solos sing with quarter, half and whole tone bends.
- Rhythm styles.
- Classic fills and solo licks.
- Endings.
(95-CBG-20) $29.95
Tape Three-Hot Blues Guitar: How to Sell It
Tim McCasland
On the last tape in this series you will learn the essentials of slide or bottleneck style, time tested performance techniques and how to put it all together.
- Slide and bottleneck blues technique.
- Ten classic slide licks.
- Crowd pleasing stage effects, slide techniques using microphone stands, bottles, etc.
- Practice progressions.
(95-CBG-30) $29.95
New! "Bender Style" Guitar Videos
Dan Schafer
"Dan is the first guy I ever heard use a string bender and he got me real excited about it. A video like this would have made it a lot easier on me"...Jimmy Olander, Diamond Rio.
Bender Style Guitar
Dan Schafer
String bending devices for the electric guitar are featured on many of today's most popular recordings and now, for the first time, Nashville guitarist Dan Schafer reveals the secrets of the "bender style". Beginning with a history and demonstration of currently available devices, Dan introduces great licks for the "B" string bender including pedal steel licks, moving harmonics, combination bends, and much more! Dan also includes a list of string bender manufactureres and installers.
(95-DS-10) $29.95
Advanced "Bender Style" Guitar
Dan Schafer
String bending devices are used by many of today's top guitarists to achieve new sounds for the electric guitar. Nashville studio musician, Dan Schafer, breaks down, note by note and bend by bend, the hottest "B" and "G" bender licks, and these licks work with all types of bending devices! Included are advanced "B" bender licks, "G" bender licks and combination licks using both "B" and "G" benders.
(95-DS-20) $29.95
Learn Guitar in French! with Claude Rossat
Claude Rossat
Using traditional French folk songs, Claude Rossat teaches the basic chords, hand positions, rhythm, strums, and exercises to help you and your French speaking friends start playing guitar in no time. This is also a great way to brush up on your French while you learn the guitar. This is a French language version of the video, Basic Guitar Chords and Accompaniment Styles (BG-60).
(95-CR-10) $29.95
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