Video: Shred with Michael Angelo Batio in New "Learn Shred Guitar Volume 2" DVD
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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Damian is Editor-in-Chief of Guitar World magazine. In past lives, he was GW’s managing editor and online managing editor. He's written liner notes for major-label releases, including Stevie Ray Vaughan's 'The Complete Epic Recordings Collection' (Sony Legacy) and has interviewed everyone from Yngwie Malmsteen to Kevin Bacon (with a few memorable Eric Clapton chats thrown into the mix). Damian, a former member of Brooklyn's The Gas House Gorillas, was the sole guitarist in Mister Neutron, a trio that toured the U.S. and released three albums. He now plays in two NYC-area bands.

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