A new DVD, "Learn Shred Guitar Volume 2," is available now at the Guitar World Online Store. It's the follow-up to "Learn Shred Guitar."
Speed king Michael Angelo Batio delivers more than 90 minutes of lessons and exercises that will take your shredding to the next level. Batio was recently voted one of the 100 Greatest Metal Guitarists of All-Time by Guitar World magazine.
In the new DVD, Batio demonstrates:
Elegant Shred: A Classical-Style Etude for Rock Guitar
Four-In Territories: Getting the Most from Four-Note Groups
Sleight of Hand: My “Over-Under” Fretting Trick
Mode Swings: Applying Modes to Different Tonal Centers
Modal Citizen: Adapting Modal Shapes to Different Tonal Centers
Economic Crunch: Using Economy Picking to Play Arpeggios
Odds or Evens: Incorporating Odd Meter into Heavy Riffs
Prime Numbers: More on Odd Meters, and How to Play “Hands Without Shadows”
Space Oddity: Soloing Over Odd Meters
Goin’ Nuclear: Applying Shred Techniques to the Blues
Rolling Hills: Flatpicking Arpeggios on “No Boundaries” (Part 1)
... and a lot more. Click here for more info.
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