They’re shipped from the other side of the planet, alright, but there’s actually quite a lot to like in Planet of Rock’s Rock and Metal Guitar Styles backing tracks 2 CD set.

Watch & Learn just released a new instructional five buck title: Rock 101 - Combining Licks and Chords. I’ve purchased many products from Watch and Learn. Their FreeGuitarVideos page has a lot of very helpful free videos. And their pay material is stellar, at a very low cost.

Perhaps you’ve heard of GuitarRising? Boing! Disney, very quietly, is releasing their own real-guitar-game, tentatively titled Star Guitarist. Instead of red, blue, and orange plastic buttons that are half the size of a credit card, you have to learn how to play real (colored) strings.

Studio-recorded drum tracks await you anytime you want. Played by industry masters (not Larry who works at the video store.) Quite often the drum tracks start off with a count off, or drumstick clicks. Close your eyes and you can imagine Carmine Appice is there in your garage.

The tone of the minor scale is nice and moody. If you want bright, happy tones, go talk to the Major scale. The minor scale has personality for days.

Okay, I am not very good. My brain knows the minor pentatonic scale, but my fingers aren’t intimately familiar with it. But I’m proud of my first recording. Have a listen.