Andy Summers not only teaches some great guitar parts from his years with The Police, he demonstrates some more advanced playing plus jazz and blues styles. You'll learn about chord group memorization and clusters, special suspensions, visualizing the root, mapping out the neck, modal interchanges, "squeezing" the chords, and a whole lot more. Plus some great live performances by Andy playing with his band!
Produced and Directed by Arlen Roth Hot Licks Video (2-video boxed set, w/44 page booklet, 2hr. & 45 min.The new Hot Licks video, "Andy Summers Guitar," provides an in-depth look into how one of contemporary music's most influential voices achieves his unique sound. The video unlocks many of the mysteries behind the complex chord patterns Andy Summers has employed both in The Police and during his solo career, and that alone is certainly worth the price of admission. Add to it refreshingly forthright explanations of chord substitutions and improvisation and you have a presentation that will undoubtedly demand repeated viewings.
One of the pleasures of ANDY SUMMERS GUITAR are the live performances by Andy's new trio, featuring Jerry Watts on bass and Bernie Dresel on drums.