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The Online Guitar Store - Paul Gilbert: Intense Rock, Vol. 1 and 2
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List Price: $29.95
Our Price: $26.99
Your Save: $ 2.96 ( 10% )
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
Manufacturer: Warner Brothers Pub.
Starring: Paul Gilbert
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: MUSIC VIDEO DIST
EAN: 0038081272856
Format: Color
Label: Warner Brothers Pub.
Manufacturer: Warner Brothers Pub.
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Warner Brothers Pub.
Region Code: 0
Release Date: 2006-09-18
Running Time: 120
Studio: Warner Brothers Pub.
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Editorial Reviews:
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Intense Rock takes you step by step through the techniques that will enable you to play terrifying licks. In this exciting presentation, Paul Gilbert teaches you his personal exercises and sequences for incredibly fast and clean alternate picking, 3-note-per-string scales, sweep picking and string skipping. Intense Rock II goes where no guitar instructional video has gone before. Paul Gilbert explains step by step how to approach 'unteachable' skills such as phrasing, dynamics, improvisation and 'feel'. Of course, no Paul Gilbert DVD would be complete without a healthy dose of techno-terror licks.
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Summary: not for beginners
Comment: I have been playing forms of rock/metal for a few years, but never really tried my hand at leads so I figured I would give this vid a shot. I watched the video through a few times and obviously Paul is very good at what he teaches, but I got left in the dust right off the bat. I eventually decided to focus on some of the easier patterns, memorize them and run though them everytime i pick up my guitar. I am a lot faster now than before I started, but still nothing close to paul---even on the simple ones. I would say this video is more for someone that can already play fairly fast and is either looking for more licks or wants to play faster. Don't get me wrong it is a good vid, i just wish I were more up to speed when i bought it.
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Summary: This is NOT for beginners!
Comment: I read good reviews about this guy and this video. I even saw some clips of him on youtube and that convinced me to buy this. However when I got it and watched it, I noticed he went too fast in his instruction for me to keep up. My biggest gripe is that he does not teach you the rudimentary techniques such as how to hold the pick so that you can pick as fast as he is. I found myself pausing the video a lot just to get the lick. The DVD comes with a printable PDF booklet (13 pgs). This is def not for beginners. It would have been better if he started out showing you how to use a metronome in shredding and subdividing notes. The included sample vid with John Petrucci (he shows you shredding with a metronome) was what this video should have been.
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Summary: Shreding for dummies
Comment: I'd already seen a few of the lessons online and there was no doubt on what I was in for.
A detailed shred of shredding. And Paul Gilbert is a fantastic teacher. And a great artist. He really rips apart his own technique and shows you the light... the rest is up to you. Whether you have the motivation to DO and practice consistently and accurately.
If playing fast is the real thing on your mind. Just pick up this DVD and hear your self transform in a matter of months.
I used to have this fear of speed. Thanks Paul for dispelling completely. And making it accessible for mere mortals. While I still am not sure I can ever get to the clarity levels that he has on his fast ones... I am definitely not scared anymore to attempt to play fast...
Thank you very much Paul Gilbert.
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Summary: If Every Guitar Teacher Was as Good as Gilbert...
Comment: There'd be a lot more amazing guitarists in the world. Intense Rock I is mainly directed at improving technique providing a lot of different 3-note-per-string, string skipping and sweep arpeggios sequences. Paul does a great job at breaking these things down while giving us a taste of his goofy sense of humor, but for my money Intense Rock II is king. Among other things Paul covers dynamics and control, and the last segment on practicing alone is worth the money. Do yourself a favor and pick this up, your guitar will thank you.
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Summary: Are you serious about shredding? If so, then get this instructional!
Comment: Paul Gilbert is one of the best guitarists in the world. Lucky for us, he's also a really down to earth guy and is a great teacher. While all of Paul's DVDs are great, Intense Rock helps you lay the groundwork to play shred metal.
From the first simple exercise to the last terror lick, Intense Rock is an exercise in the development of shred technique. Paul is a great teacher who actually slows down the licks and explains how he plays them. He certainly isn't too haughty to forget what it was once like to be a student. Pair this up with Troy Stetina's shred masterpiece, "Speed Mechanics for the Lead Guitar," spend most of your free time practicing, and you'll be able to shred. (There's no great secret to technique! It takes time, drive, patience, and belief in one self.)
John Petrucci's Rock Discipline is highly recommended as well, since Petrucci, while less wacky and attention-grabbing than Gilbert, is a great teacher as well. Although, I would say it's better for those who've already bettered there technique, and have, thus, seen some concrete rewards for their playing. The Intense Rock ( and Speed Mechanics, for that matter) exercises are very musical, and are therefore easier for the beginning shredder to practice for an extended period of time, than Rock Discipline which has a lot of (valuable) atonal exercises.
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