Fender Strat Video Contestants:

Below are the video contestants for the American made, Highway One Fender Strat:

New video & “Spy Photo” of Lead Guitar Secrets!

Hi folks,

Yesterday I finally got my hands on the finished course and it looks awesome! Here’s a “spy photo”…

(Obviously, this is a pretty bad picture. I just tossed everything on my floor & took a quick snapshot.) As you can see, there are a total of 6 disks. From left-to-right you have: DVDs 1-4, the audio CD and the CD-ROM tutorial (far right).

The book is beautiful. The printer did an excellent job. The cover is really glossy and it’s printed on a heavy card stock (so it will last!). I had them use the spiral coil because it’s easy to lay the book out flat. It’s 200 pages with 188 musical examples!

Yes. It took me a very long time to finish. Just ask my wife.
About today’s lesson: This video is on “Practicing Tips” and comes directly from DVD 2. I give you three examples of how to practice your scales using three different rhythmic patterns. I’ve provided the tab for you so you can see exactly what I’m playing.

Right-click here and choose, “Save As…” to download the tab for this video lesson.

Here’s the video from DVD 2:

Note: This video requires the free Adobe flash plug-in.

Hope you enjoy this lesson. If so, please post your comments/questions below.

Cheers!

Dan Denley

P.S. We are just barely over a week from the release of Lead Guitar Secrets (Friday, July 20). And things are really starting to heat up!

There will be 1,000 initial copies available. (I ordered twice as much as I did when I released Blues Guitar Secrets last year). There will be several time-sensitive bonuses for the first few people who order.And it won’t be the usual crap that you can get free on the internet…

I haven’t finished them just yet. But I’m almost certain that several of the bonuses will be videos that I create specifically for the release of the new course. So, if you’re interested, you should probably sign up for priority notification.

P.P.S. There currently 200+ entries for the Fender Strat contest. If you have entered, and you’d like to do so, please make sure enter by July 20.

Enter To Win A U.S. Fender Strat Here!

Hi folks,

We’re officially two weeks from the release of Lead Guitar Secrets! Things are starting to really heat up around here trying to get everything in place for July 20 (the release date). Anyway, we’ve finally nailed down the details on the contest.

I’ve decided to give away TWO Fender Highway One Strats. I’ve ordered both guitars today… and they’re SWEET!

Each guitar is an American made, Fender Highway One Stratocaster: Rosewood fretboard, wide seventies headstock, fat frets, alnico pickups, vintage-style bridge, satin finish & C-shaped maple neck. One is black, the other is red-wine (shown below).

Here are some pics:

Contest Entry Instructions:

OPTION 1, Blog Comment Category: Post your comment below (click the “comment” link). Tell everyone exactly WHY you’re excited about Lead Guitar Secrets and HOW you believe it will improve your playing. (”I want to learn how to create solos from scratch, how to use scale patterns to play over the entire fretboard, fundamental solo techniques so I can play the solos of my favorite guitarists, etc.)

OR…

OPTION 2, Video Category: Create a video explaining WHY you’re excited about Lead Guitar Secrets and HOW you believe it will improve your playing. Upload your video to YouTube (or your favorite video hosting site) and email the link (URL) to us at StratContest[at]AmazingGuitarSecrets.com. And we’ll post your video here on the blog.

I’ll get some of my friends to read/watch all the entries. We will narrow it down to six really good ones (3 blog comments & 3 videos).

Then you will vote for your favorite entry! (I’ll let you know exactly how to vote later).

Note: there will be two contest winners: one from the blog comment category (option 1 above) and one winner from the video category (option 2 above).

IMPORTANT: The contest entry deadline is July 20. (Lead Guitar Secrets release day). The winner will be announced here on the blog sometime during the week of July 30th.

Keep in mind, this is not a “random” contest. The six finalists will be chosen based on how well you answer the why and how questions (listed above). So, take your time when you’re posting your comment or creating your video.

Note: Make sure you sign your comment with your first and last name. (You do not need to post your email address).

Here are just a few of things that you’ll learn from Lead Guitar Secrets:

• Finger strength training for speed and accuracy
• 50 must-know solo licks
• In-depth study of scale-chord relationships (how to choose the right scale for your solo).
• How & when to use the seven modes of the major scale
• Solo techniques: bends, vibrato, hammer-ons, pull-offs, creating runs

There will be several time-sensitive bonuses for the first few people who order. I haven’t nailed them all down just yet. I’ll let you know more details as we get closer to July 20.

So, go ahead and tell us why you’re excited about this new lead course and how you think it will improve your playing by creating your video or posting your comment below… All the best!

Have a great weekend!

Cheers,

Dan Denley

P.S. You can enter both categories if you wish. But, there will be six different finalists chosen.

P.P.S. If you’d like to read the winning contest entry from last year’s winner please click here.

Hi folks!

I’ve got three important things to share with you today:

1. Lead Guitar Secrets release date: Friday, July 20, 2007! Unless there’s some major unforseen problem, LGS will be ready to ship on July 20.
2. Fender Strat Giveaway: I’m giving away TWO Fender Strat’s. The contest details haven’t been nailed down yet. But I plan to have more info for you on July 6.
3. Six Solo Licks video lesson from LGS. Today, I’ve got six solo licks from Lead Guitar Secrets (complete with tab).

Do this first: Right-click here and choose “Save As…” to save a copy of the tab for this lesson to your hard drive. Once the pdf is saved, open the file (or print it) and have it in front of you when you watch the lesson.

Six Solo Guitar Licks Video:

Enjoy this video? Please post your comments/questions below. I love hearing from you! Also, know someone who could benefit from this lesson? Feel free to click the “envelop” icon below and email them the link to this post.

I’ll be in touch on Friday with the Fender Strat contest details.

Cheers!

Dan Denley