Ultimate Guitar - Speed Soloing Techniques

Guitars Lessons by Andy James

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Ultimate Guitar Techniques: Speed Soloing

Welcome to "Ultimate Guitar Techniques: Speed Soloing," a comprehensive course offered by Licklibrary.com, designed specifically for guitarists looking to enhance their soloing skills. This course is a treasure trove of techniques, offering in-depth insights into various aspects of guitar playing. Each lesson by Andy James is meticulously crafted to cater to guitarists of all levels, aiming to boost their speed, precision, and overall soloing prowess.

Alternate Picking

Alternate picking is a fundamental guitar technique where the pick strokes alternate between downstrokes and upstrokes. This course focuses on developing a fluid alternate picking style, which is crucial for playing fast and intricate solos.

Benefits

  • Increases picking speed and efficiency.
  • Enhances accuracy in fast passages.
  • Improves timing and rhythmic precision.

Snap Picking

Snap picking, a technique often overlooked, adds a unique flavor to guitar solos. It involves a quick, snapping motion of the pick, producing a sharp, percussive sound. This course guides you through mastering this technique.

Benefits

  • Adds a percussive element to solos.
  • Enables quick, staccato articulation.
  • Diversifies the sonic palette.

Legato Techniques

Legato techniques, including hammer-ons, pull-offs, and slides, are essential for smooth and fluid soloing. Our course delves into these techniques, enhancing your ability to create seamless and expressive solos.

Benefits

  • Creates smooth, flowing lines in solos.
  • Reduces pick-hand fatigue.
  • Enhances expressiveness and phrasing.

Speed Building and Coordination Techniques

This section of the course is dedicated to exercises and methods to build speed and improve hand coordination. Critical for any aspiring shredder, these techniques lay the foundation for fast and clean soloing.

Benefits

  • Boosts overall playing speed.
  • Improves synchronization between hands.
  • Enhances clarity and articulation at high speeds.

Using Backing Tracks

Incorporating backing tracks in practice is vital for developing musicality and timing. This course includes specially designed backing tracks that help you apply the learned techniques in a musical context, improving your ability to play in sync with other instruments.

Benefits

  • Enhances timing and rhythmic skills.
  • Provides a musical context for practicing techniques.
  • Improves improvisation and creative expression.

Conclusion

"Ultimate Guitar Techniques: Speed Soloing" is a comprehensive course that empowers guitarists to elevate their soloing skills. By focusing on techniques like alternate picking, snap picking, legato, and speed building, you gain the tools to express yourself more fully and confidently on the guitar.

Technique List

(Note: The list includes only the techniques directly mentioned in the course description. The full course may cover additional techniques available on Licklibrary.com)

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Technical Details

  • Code

    RDR0263

  • Artist

    Andy James

  • Media

    Online Stream, Download, DVD

  • Media format

    PAL + NTSC

  • Genre

    Metal, Modern Metal, Rock, Hard Rock

  • Skill level

    Expert, Suitable For All

  • EIN No

    5060088822609

  • TAB Included

  • NB: If purchasing as 'DVD', please ensure that your DVD player fully supports the 'Media format' (PAL + NTSC) that this product is available in, as indicated above.

About The Tutor

Tutor Profile

Andy James

Andy James needs little introduction as one of the most popular LickLibrary tutors, respected the world over for his unbelievable technical skills and teaching material. "As a player Andy has released a string of solo albums, the last being 2012's ""Andy James"" on Transcend Music which was met with huge...

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