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For the past half-century the electric guitar has been woven into the fabric of American roots music, and its power and allure still make it our most popular musical instrument. The instruction on this rich compilation covers a wide range of musical applications for the electric guitar, taught by some of the top guitar players in their respective genres. After a beginner s introduction to basic blues by Adam Traum, you ll get instruction in a variety of electric guitar techniques covering bottleneck slide (Roy Rogers), western swing (Ray Benson), Chicago blues (Hubert Sumlin), country fingerpicking (Steve Wariner), classic rock and rockabilly (Jim Weider) and modern rock (Jorma Kaukonen). These lessons, derived from Homespun s DVD library, will provide you with new licks, tunes and musical ideas and will greatly expand your technical understanding of the instrument.
