Welcome to Shred Madness! You’ll definitely never regret investing your time in this course. I can say that with confidence because over the years I’ve helped so many guitar students pursue the same dream you are chasing. I know that if I’d had the wealth of information available here to use with my private students, they would have progressed faster with less frustration than they did with a once-weekly lesson. So, dive right in and get a taste of the great resources that are available to you any time of the day or night. I wish you much success in your journey to greatness, and much joy as you share your music with the world. Shred on!
This lesson gives you an overview of more than twenty techniques for both your right and left hands that will put you on the road to guitar kingship. Dustin explains and demonstrates a number of important concepts for any guitarist, beginning with the basics and working through some advanced techniques. Watching the lesson is a perfect way for you to get an idea of how your abilities compare to those of a true professional.
This video lesson, and the seven practice exercises that are demonstrated at the end, provide valuable tips for any would-be shredder. Dustin explains all the basics of the technique, starting from holding your pick properly and proceeding through warm-ups, 2-and 3-note patterns, string skipping and more. It will give you a firm understanding of alternate picking, why it’s important, and how you can use it to best advantage.
In this video, Dustin demonstrates how you can take any chord shape and separate it into its individual notes using the sweep technique. Once you have mastered this, you can create a solo that is dynamic and authoritative and will keep your audience wanting more. Dustin provides a ton of tips that will help you get the most from your practice sessions. You’ll find several different ways to use sweeping in this lesson.
Learning how to tap will allow you to add tremendous variety to your shredding and will give you the freedom to create memorable riffs and lines that cover wide intervals on the fret board. This lesson provides an excellent starting point for all who aspire to guitar greatness. Use it to increase your versatility at shredding and acquire mad tapping skills. You’ll be able to incorporate tapping into the runs and lines you already pick or sweep.
In this video, Justin explains how you can rest your right hand and concentrate on increasing your left hand skills by learning Legato. Following along with him will allow you to extend your reach and achieve more variety in the melodies and chords you are able to play. This informative lesson concludes with ten Legato exercises you can incorporate into your practice sessions.
