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The rite of passage for members of the Satere-Mawe tribe of Brazil requires wearing a glove filled with bullet ants, whose sting is often compared to being shot by a gun. Thankfully, the rite of passage for contemporary bass players preserves both hands and is a lot more fun. If you're drawn to any modern style of groove-based music, you're required by law to assimilate the collective wisdom of classic soul, funk and R&B bass players whose timeless grooves power virtually every popular style of music today.

One part rock, one part blues, a dash of country, two or three guitarists and a bottle of whiskey. Southern Rock exploded on the scene in the 70’s and is still going strong today. Will Sophie’s 50 Southern Rock Licks You MUST Know captures the very essence of this Americana phenomena. You’ll also have a blast in the shed with Will’s curriculum — especially working out all of the two-guitar harmonized parts that he’s very appropriately included.

Your buddy dragged you along that Saturday night. The stadium was packed and the crowd was growing restless as the stage lit up and the dude plugged in. The first few notes from his guitar sent a mad rush down your spine; the following notes arrested your ears and blew your mind for a solid hour. That was the night you first experienced an instrumental rock performance and swore, come hell or high water, you'd learn to play like that one day. Thanks to Neil Zaza, that day has come.

Jazz vibraphonist Gary Burton and Larry Coryell collaborated on Duster back in ’67 evoking wider use of the term ‘jazz rock’ and stimulating broader appreciation for what was then a very fresh-sounding new genre that fused jazz and rock. Coryell can certainly be credited with attracting guitarists from both sides of the fence to the jazz rock scene but Miles Davis’ highly improvisational Bitches Brew with John McLaughlin (recorded in ’69) blew minds and made jazz rock history. Listen carefully and you can hear Miles snapping fingers to set tempos, assigning solos to players and whispering direction such as, “Keep it tight.”

"Western swing is nothing more than a group of talented country boys, unschooled in music, but playing the music they feel, beating a solid two-four rhythm to the harmonies that buzz around their brains. When it escapes in all its musical glory, my friend, you have Western swing.” - Merle Travis

Top educator Rich Maloof presents 50 Acoustic Guitar Licks covering a broad range of crucial acoustic techniques you MUST know! This DVD will guide you through some of the most essential and commonly used phrases and licks used by acoustic guitar players.

Top rock educator Chris Buono presents the essential collection of 50 Rock Guitar Licks you MUST know, covering everything from intervals and sweep picking to classical riffs and whammy-bar workouts. This DVD will guide you through some of the most essential and commonly used phrases and licks used in rock.

Recording artist, stunt guitarist and TrueFire's Professor of the Deep and Unwieldy, Chris Buono presents another hand-picked collection of 50 Funk Guitar Licks you MUST know! This DVD will guide you through some of the most essential and commonly used phrases and techniques used in funk music.

Recording artist, stunt guitarist and top educator Chris Buono presents his handpicked collection of 50 Metal Licks you MUST know! This DVD will guide you through some of the most essential and commonly used phrases and techniques used in heavy metal music.

Top educator and TrueFire's resident Monster of the Shred, Jeff Beasley presents 50 Shred Guitar Licks you MUST know! This DVD will guide you through some of the most essential and commonly used phrases and techniques used by shred guitar players.