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Metal Rhythm Guitar Vol. 2 (The Troy Stetina)

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I worked my way through Troy's Metal Rhythm Guitar I & also his Metal Lead Guitar I before buying this book and I'm here to tell you that guitar instruction books don't get any better than this... the theory, presentation and examples are top-notch! You will LOVE the riffs he gives you to learn each technique and style of Metal Rhythm - it's SO FUN to learn when the stuff you play sounds SO COOL! Troy Stetina knows his stuff & can he ever PLAY! When you hear the examples he recorded to accompany the book you'll realize you're learning from a MASTER! To top it off, the theory is easy to understand as Troy explains it & the musical notation in the book uses TAB, but WITH the timing (half notes, quarter notes, etc.) BUY THE ENTIRE SERIES!!

This course really is in depth. If you are interested in learning Metal rhythm guitar technique, this is the series for you. First quickly on presentation then I'll add some information regarding content.

Presentation: This book is very well organized and presented. You have tablature, fretboard graphics and also actual pictures to represent the chord types and fingering, so if you're visually inclined and like to see the actual chords, you have the added positioning photographs to help you. The musical theory is represented in a way that helps you to understand how each lesson fits into the overall package of not only guitar theory but metal technique as a whole. You will see some common trends and will probably recognize some of these techniques, as you've seen them being used by your favorite players. Also, the CD supplements are fantastic for letting you hear exactly what you should be producing when you are getting yourself through these lessons. Overall I feel the presentation is 5 stars. He knows his theory quite well and is very versed in presenting it in a way that won't boggle your mind.

Content: A lot. Here are just a few examples of what he goes over: Barre chords, strumming approach, harmonic mutes, riffs vs progressions, background theory, transposing Major progressions, sus and add chords, common tones and melodic fragments, uncommon time, odd time, major and minor keys, sixteenth note figures, power chord extensions, using artificial harmonics in riffs, diad shapes, triplets, dropped D tuning, and many more. There are songs also that you learn and can jam along with provided on the CD. You will have fun as well as learn quite a bit.

He also includes to teaching aids such as Note names on the fretboard, notation guide, glossary of terms, and keeping tabs on your own killer riffs.

There is alot represented here, it will give you more than a solid foundation to work with, and it will help you tremendously if you intend to play metal and create your own music, after all to embrace lead your must first embrace rhythm. I think if you put alot of time and effort into this course, the two volumes are sufficient enough to be a complete course on mastering metal rhythm guitar. I highly recommend this.

This book is great if your just picking up guitar and havent picked up all the bad habits that are hard to break. its simple to learn, nothing complex and great for a beginner. If your looking for lead/rhythm riffs this isnt the book for you. Troy Stetina has a great lead book that offers those riffs. Another great thing is if you cant get the rhythm of the song, its got a cd with the songs on it to help you out.

The set arrived fairly quickly even with it being during the holidays. My son seemed really happy with the purchase of them