51 Extreme Shred Licks

Guitars Lessons by Sam Bell

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Elevate Your Guitar Skills with "51 Extreme Shred Licks" at LickLibrary.com

Unlock the secrets to advanced guitar techniques with LickLibrary.com's "51 Extreme Shred Licks," a comprehensive video lesson series by Sam Bell, designed for guitarists who are ready to push their playing to the limits. Whether you're looking to enhance your solo performances or add sophisticated licks to your repertoire, this product offers detailed guidance on several key shredding techniques, each critical for mastering the art of guitar playing.

Fast Alternate Picking

Fast alternate picking is a fundamental technique for any shredder. It involves alternating between downstrokes and upstrokes at high speed, ensuring clarity and precision in fast passages. Mastering this technique through our lessons can dramatically increase your picking efficiency, allowing you to execute fast licks and riffs with ease. The benefits extend to improved timing and rhythmic accuracy, essential components for any aspiring lead guitarist.

Complex Legato

Legato playing enriches your musical expression by producing fluid, continuous sounds without the attack of the pick. Our lessons delve into complex legato techniques, including hammer-ons, pull-offs, and slides, focusing on maintaining a consistent tone. Learning these skills will enable you to play faster and more smoothly, reducing hand fatigue and enhancing the melodic quality of your solos.

3 Note Per String Pentatonics

Expanding the traditional pentatonic scale into patterns that span three notes per string opens up new avenues for speed and versatility. These lessons help you navigate these scales efficiently, facilitating rapid runs and expansive leaps across the fretboard. This approach not only boosts your scale knowledge but also increases your ability to improvise across different musical genres.

String Skipping

String skipping is a technique that involves playing non-adjacent strings to create wide intervallic leaps, adding a unique dimension to your playing. Our tutorials guide you through the mechanics of skipping strings smoothly, enhancing your ability to incorporate this technique into complex solos and riffs, thereby broadening your expressive capabilities.

Multi-Finger Tapping

Tapping is not just for solo guitarists; it's a versatile technique that involves using multiple fingers of the picking hand to 'tap' notes on the fretboard, producing a rapid, fluid sound. Our lessons cover various tapping approaches, from simple single-finger taps to more intricate multi-finger configurations, drastically expanding your creative potential and technical prowess.

Sweep Picking

Sweep picking allows for the smooth sounding of individual notes in a chord or arpeggio with a single motion of the pick. This technique is essential for playing fast, clean arpeggios that sound like a seamless stream of notes. Our lessons meticulously break down the sweep picking motion and finger positions needed, greatly enhancing your efficiency and accuracy in playing complex arpeggios.

Combination Licks

Combination licks involve integrating multiple techniques into a single, fluid musical phrase. These lessons teach you how to blend techniques like bending, tapping, and sweep picking, enabling you to develop your unique style. Learning these licks can significantly increase your improvisational skills and adaptability, making your playing stand out in any musical setting.

Technique Glossary with LickLibrary.com Links

Each technique covered in our "51 Extreme Shred Licks" lessons is a building block towards becoming a versatile and expressive guitarist. Below is a list of guitar techniques explored in our lessons, linked to detailed glossaries that provide further explanations and insights:

Embark on your journey to mastering these extreme shred techniques with LickLibrary.com, and elevate your guitar playing to new heights. Whether you're performing, recording, or just jamming with friends, these skills will give you the edge you need to stand out and express yourself musically.

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Technical Details

  • Code

    RDR0528

  • Artist

    Sam Bell

  • Media

    Online Stream, Download, DVD

  • Media format

    PAL + NTSC

  • Genre

    Metal, Hard Rock, Modern Metal, Shred

  • Skill level

    Expert

  • EIN No

    5060088825747

  • TAB Included

  • NB: If purchasing as 'DVD', please ensure that your DVD player fully supports the 'Media format' (PAL + NTSC) that this product is available in, as indicated above.

About The Tutor

Tutor Profile

Sam Bell

Sam Bell has been playing guitar from the age of 4, since then he has played many styles from Funky Blues to screaming Metal/Fusion on 8 string guitar. A member of UK tech metal band ‘Mask of Judas’, he is also currently writing his own solo instrumental album. He also...

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