Learn To Play Like The Guitar Like Jimmy Page, Slash, Jimi Hendrix and More - 256 pages
Great guitar players are and inspiration to us.
Yes, they help us out a lot really. Guitar legends demonstrate cool methods of playing the guitar, they inspire us to practice and learn new techniques, and to become better and better guitar players ourselves. They show us what's possible on the guitar,
and what it's capable of. We know how important it is to have our favorite guitar players, and to want to emulate their style, but in our own way. After all, even when most of the famous guitar players out their are giving their interviews, they always mention what other players have had an influence on them throughout the years, don't they? So, with that in mind, we're ready to be able to fully appreciate the value that this book has to us guitar players.
Learn To Play Like The Guitar Greats has 256 pages of guitar legends' brains being picked. The secrets to the way they play of over 30 famous guitar players are contained in the pages of this book. A lot of full color photos, step by step instructions, and close up guitar playing and tablature walk you through the most famous riffs of these guitarists. Over 65 classic guitar riffs are featured here in the book. You also see background information about them like when their bands formed and who was in the bands. What kind of gear they like to use and what's special about their guitars, amps, and equipment.
The contents of the book are organized by the genre of the musician being featured. The largest part of the book deals with the Rock and Pop guitarists, just the way we'd want it to. There are nearly two dozen famous guitar artists in this category. They are all listed in the table of contents at the front of the book. You go there, you choose your artist of interest, and you go straight to the section of the book that tells you what kind of gear they use, what distinct techniques on the guitar that they employ when they play, and there are actual licks for you to learn with the step by step instructions and insert them into your own playing.
The other genres covered in the book include Blues, Jazz, Country, and Folk.
Here's a list of some of the guitar stars whose secrects you'll know after working through this book:
- Eric Clapton
- Keith Richards
- B. B. King
- Pat Metheny
- Stevie Ray Vaughan
- Slash
- Chet Atkins
- Jimmy Page
- Pete Townshend
- Carlos Santana
And many, many more...
In addition to the features of the famous guitar musicians, there is an introduction to guitars in pop music at the front of the book, and there is a chord dictionary in the back of the book. This is a great book to get if you want to improve and model your style after one or more of the famous guitar players out there.