In this month's lesson, Carl Roa looks at two of his early influences, Allan Holdsworth and Eric Johnson and discusses how he incorporates their style into his own playing. Using riffs from his solo recording Eternity and the Magic Elf Heavy Meddle record, Carl examines the influence of these two ground breaking musicians in detail.
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“There are so many sounds to be discovered when you get away from using a pick”: Jared James Nichols shows you how to add “snap, crackle and pop” to your playing with banjo rolls and string snaps
