Elf Riffs - Progressive Rock Lessons: Progressive Influences
This month Carl Roa discusses how to incorporate ideas from your favorite guitar players into your own style. In the following video lesson, Carl looks at two of his own early influences, Steve Morse and Yngwie Malmsteen, and uses riffs from his solo recording Eternity and the Magic Elf Heavy Meddle record, to take you through a heavy alternate picking workout.
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