Metal Rhythm Guitar
with Joss Allen
For players who know the riffs and can't make them sound like the record.
- 20 lessons
- 3.5 hrs
- 4 modules
- ALL LEVELS
Was $39 Now $2730% off until 30 November
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20 lessons, 3.5 hrs, in 4 modules.
Metal rhythm playing from the ground up. Joss starts with warming up, strings, picks and pickups, then gives each technique its own lesson and a riff to practise it on. Timing, tone and speed come next, then he plays and breaks down 2 tracks he wrote for the course, He Whom the Gods Detest and Vipera Berus.
Comes with
- Tab for 4 lessons
- Backing track for For Whom the Gods Detest
- Down-pick a fast riff without your arm giving out.
- Palm mute, gallop and play pinched harmonics in time.
- Get a heavy tone with less gain.
- Play He Whom the Gods Detest and Vipera Berus, riff by riff.
The course, module by module
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Setup
Tension, stretching, strings, pickups, picks and tuning before the first riff.
3 lessons · 30 min
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Technique
Palm muting, power chords, downpicking, gallops, harmonics and the rest, one at a time.
8 lessons · 1 hr
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Timing, tone and speed
Timing, a great metal tone, and how to play fast.
3 lessons · 30 min
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The tracks
For Whom the Gods Detest taught in sections and performed, then Vipera Berus broken down and performed, then a Q&A.
6 lessons · 1.5 hrs
Joss Allen
Metal guitarist and clinician, Vola signature artist
“The way that you play it fast is to practise slow.”
The right hand of metal: down-picking, palm muting, gallops and tight timing, through riffs by Metallica, Mastodon and Pantera, then 2 of Joss's own tracks, riff by riff.
Who it's for
Rock and metal players who want a tight, heavy right hand. It starts from the basics, so the first lessons will be familiar if you already play metal.
- Your riffs sound loose next to the record, even when the notes are right.
- Your picking hand gives out halfway through a fast down-picked riff.
- You play rock and want to get the basics of metal rhythm right.
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30% off until 30 NovemberWas $39 Now $27
Metal Rhythm Guitar with Joss Allen
- 20 lessons, 3.5 hrs, 4 modules
- Tab for 4 lessons
- Backing track for For Whom the Gods Detest
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QUESTIONS
Before you buy.
I already know power chords and palm muting.
The detail is what you get: palm position heard against the wrong position, wrist against elbow, a gallop riff that tests your inner clock. Then 2 of Joss's own tracks, broken down riff by riff.
I don't play in E standard.
The course is in E flat, and Joss says every technique works in every tuning. Vipera Berus is in drop C, with drop D given for a standard guitar.
My picking arm gives out on fast riffs.
That is the core of the course: stretches, wrist not elbow, rest when tension builds, start slow. Joss lost 2 months to RSI and says so.
Is this the same as Rabea's metal course?
No. Rabea's is about writing riffs. Joss's is about playing them: right hand, timing and tone.
Is this Metal Rhythm Guitar Techniques?
Yes. Same course, same lessons, with a shorter name. If you bought it before, it is in your account.
Can I buy just this course?
Yes. Pay once for this course, no subscription. If you want every course, the All-Access Pass has them all for one payment.
I already own this course.
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What if it isn't for me?
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