Product Review

This encyclopedia of exercises disguised as licks might be the coolest, most user-friendly DVD lesson you ve ever worked with. Toby Walker has put together dozens of fretboard drills that lead you into phrases for blues, country, swing and boogie-woogie guitar tunes. Do the exercises, then apply the licks in real-life musical situations and really play! Toby s foundational drills will help you build hand strength, increase coordination and dexterity, and amass an arsenal of musical phrases that you can use in a variety of settings. While working on these exercises, you ll get fascinating advice about proper left hand position for maximum movement; correctly executing hammers, pulls and double-pulls; attaining a full, rich vibrato; soloing over 6th and 7th chord shapes; jamming over pentatonic scales; and much more. Toby even shows you some cool phrases inspired by Rev. Gary Davis, Merle Travis and other guitar heroes. This DVD will be a boon to guitarists at all levels using either fingerstyle or flatpicking right hand techniques. You ll soon be jamming with the best of them!