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Joel Wanasek, the award-winning creator of the instructional web-site Insane Guitar and lead guitarist for the band Dark Shift, has been known in guitar circles for years as a top-flight player and instructor. He is also the owner of a successful recording studio, and produces dozens of musical acts a year. He has also  decided to write a book to help others learn to play at their best - to become, pardon the phrase, all they can be.
The book is "The Ultimate Guide to Becoming a Guitar Virtuoso".
"Virtuoso" is a download-able e-book that is worth every penny and more.
This book is NOT the average "how to" book. Not by a long shot. Bluntly, this book is not for everyone...especially those who just want 48 pages of cool licks or "secret" exercises that will magically turn them into their favorite player. This book, used properly, will make you take a long, honest look at yourself, your motivations, your strengths, your weaknesses, and more. It will ask you to change your attitudes, change your methods, change your habits, and more. It will tell you how to practice, what to practice, and why to practice. It discusses your technique, your gear, and what's in your head.
Joel's "Virtuoso Guide" contains 24 chapters crammed into three sections - 131 pages plus a 6-part streaming MP3 sound file (audio seminar) on motivation. Chapter 3 alone (the audio seminar) is worth the cost of the book. Chapters include How to Practice Correctly, Avoiding Injury, Ego & Attitude (from section 1), Picking Techniques, Vibrato, Speed (from section 2), Guitar Setup, Live Performance, Recording (from section 3), and sooo much more.
Joel's approach is not to get you to spend your hard-earned cash on magic that doesn't work, but focuses on how to work efficiently so that you can earn the magic...and fast. "Virtuoso" starts not with exercises and licks, but with why and how you approach practicing. This is to prepare you for the fierce work that comes in section 2...the section everyone is expecting when they buy a book like this. Here, Joel really digs in and delivers the goods. From practice to performance, Joel gives a very comprehensive list of most guitar techniques - from different types of vibrato to whammy tricks to touchstyle techniques to "weird noises". He also discuses speed and creativity, music theory, composition, and more. This section will keep you busy for a long time!
The final section, "Putting it All Together", deals with your playing, but also with business, forming a band, and other crucial items.
All in all, my biggest critique is the name of the book. It is FAR more than just a book on becoming a great player. The bottom line is this: If you are a guitarist who aspires to not only great technique, but to learning to be a working musician, this book is a great investment! Get it now. Get it HERE.
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I've known Joel quite a while and he is the reason I am the player I am today. Great motivator. Done wonders for me.