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In this lesson I look at one of the most important techniques for taking you melody and lead playing from boring and dull to soulful and inspiring - Vibrato. I reveal the most common errors and provide a road map to developing greater vibrato.

Michael Winslow of 'Police Academy' shows off his amazing skills on a jam of Led Zeppelin's 'Whole Lotta Love'.

Tasteful? Well that's debatable but amusing never the less :)

Martin Miller just 'gets' what jam tracks are all about and with his brand new 'Rock Roots Vol.1' package he nails it once again.

Damn! What a killer combination... Keith Urban and John Mayer ripping it up like no ones business! Sooo much soul...

This has a super funny intro and is followed by an awesome lesson by John Mayer looking at his spin on the classic 'Crossroads'. He looks at the finer details that arent normally looked at in guitar lessons.

Here's a quick taste of what's to come on Slash's upcoming album release 'Apocalyptic Love'. Its pretty rockin! Apocalyptic Love tracklisting The full tracklisting for Apocalyptic Love is as follows. All the songs were written together by Slash and Myles Kennedy. 1) Apocalyptic Love 2) One Last Thrill 3) Standing In The Sun 4) You're A Lie 5) No More Heroes 6) Halo 7) We Will Roam 8) Anastasi 9) Not For Me 10) Bad Rain 11) Hard & Fast 12) Far And Away 13) Shots Fired In the UK the Classic Rock Fan Pack release will also feature two extra exclusive bonus tracks: 14) Carolina 15) Crazy Life

Scary Nevermore guitarist JEFF LOOMIS is back with a new solo following his previous release 'Zero Order Phase'. The new album entitled "Plains of Oblivion" and will be available in April. This track 'The Ultimatum' features a guest solo by Tony MacAlpine.

If you think pitch-to-MIDI isn't for metal -- think again! Mat from DESTRAGE, shows what you can do with the Sonuus i2M musicport converter, Garage Band and some great musicianship. The i2M musicport is an ultra-fast monophonic MIDI converter for guitar and other instruments. It also includes a Hi-Z USB audio interface to give you an easy way to connect your musical instruments to your computer. Apple's Garage Band was used for MIDI sounds and tracking. http://www.sonuus.com/products_i2m_mp.html

The breathtakingly talented ANDY JAMES joins the ranks of the jamtrackcentral guitar wizard army with this debut series of mind blowing Metal jams. Andy James Custom Metal Series One is packed with more licks than you could ever dream of ever trying to shake a stick at! This package will contain.. 5 mp4 Video's of Andy playing Live in the jamtrackcentral Studio 5 Audio tracks of the solos 5 backing tracks of the actual performance 5 Long extended backing tracks 5 totally accurate transcription in notation and TAB format Sign up to our newsletter to be kept in the loop.. http://www.jamtrackcentral.com/index.php

This video gives you an exclusive look at the song "War" from the upcoming "SATCHURATED" release. This is the FIRST 3D THEATRICAL CONCERT FILM release with brilliant 7.1 Dolby Surround Sound and will preset the ultimate cinematic experience that you don't want to miss! IN SELECT US THEATRES IN MARCH, 2012 For more information visit http://www.satchurated.com and http://www.satriani.com The film is directed by award-winning filmmakers François and Pierre Lamoureux and produced by Cinemusica and Fogolabs, The filmmakers have directed and/or produced concert films and music documentaries for RUSH, The Who, Harry Connick, Jr., Slipknot, Rihanna, The Pretenders, Zappa Plays Zappa, Branford Marsalis, Cowboy Junkies, Collective Soul, Ben Harper, Willie Nelson, Deep Purple, The Stray Cats and others.

8 year old mini band guitarist Zoe Thomson working on Stratosphere! Check out this amazing little metal guitarist in action. Zoe has some seriously tidy technique for her age. Definitely one to look out for in the years to come.

"Satchurated", Joe Satriani's 3D concert film was recorded and filmed live on "The Wormhole Tour" by award winning filmmakers Pierre and Francois Lamoureux. Ready to become a Blues Guitar Master like Satch? Click Here

Paul Gilbert talks about the importance of maintaining rhythm or specifically 'groove' in your playing. Ready to become a Blues Guitar Master like Satch? Click Here

Ready to become a Blues Guitar Master? Click Here

MattRach is back with his crazy faces and intense Telecaster riffing. This piece has awesome dynamics and I love the way his solo constantly walks that fine balance of almost spilling out of control. Sevvoslag is taken from the album 2011 MattRach album "Already Out There". Ready to become a Blues Guitar Master? Click Here

I remember once joking with a mate how cool it would be to use the tuners on your guitar to chance notes mid song. The joke is over cos Jon Gomm does it for real... and REALLY freakin well! Prepare to be wowed... (jump straight to 57 seconds for all the action.) Learn to play the blues with a FREE 10 part video lessons course HERE

Learn to play the blues with a FREE 10 part video lessons course HERE

Goodbye Guitar Hero hello Rocksmith. Guitar games are taking the next step into reality... this video takes it to reality and beyond a few steps further, very cool! Available for Xbox 260, PS3 and PC. Buy Rocksmith HERE

People are always asking is there another way to be a guitar god than spending years and years practicing the guitar. Here's your answer... but I dare say the years and years bit still applies :)