Shred Is Not Dead (Book & CD) Review

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(More customer reviews)I have to admit I bought the book and the DVD awhile back, and was unhappy with it. I struggled with the licks in the book, and the theory went way over my head. I thought since this book was billed for the "aspiring rock lead guitar virtuoso," it was meant for those who were already adept at soloing and guitar playing in general and that this book would help take me to the 'next level' and become a shredder. This is not the case. What Syrek does is offer exercises [some extremely challenging!] for those who've already attained shredding status. The theory info would be completely out of place in a beginners' shred book. There are no warm up exercises, just licks that start from relatively easy and progress, rather quickly, to a difficult level.

At first I just thought perhaps I didn't have the talent to shred. Then I found Troy Stetina's Speed Mechanics for the Lead Guitar which goes from total novice to pro. After getting some chops thanks to Speed Mechanics, I took a second look at Shred is Not Dead and found that it was a good collection of licks and the theory makes more sense to me now. Most of the licks are very difficult and can serve to hone and expand upon your newfound skills after spending A LOT of time doing the Speed Mechanics exercises.

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Master shredder Terry Syrek makes it easy to become a rock lead-guitar virtuoso. Discover monster chop-building exercises and the secret to mind-bending, super-fast, sweep-picking licks. Plus, make creative use of the pentatonic scale and other scales you wouldn't necessarily think of using. 48 pages. DVD running time: 60 minutes.

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