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Chop Builder for Rock Guitar takes your hard rock chops into the stratosphere with Berklee professor and world-renowned guitarist Joe "Shred Lord" Stump. In this Berklee workshop, Stump breaks down his disciplined approach to scale patterns and practice routines. All you need is your guitar and a metronome. Stump will help you achieve a greater mastery of the instrument with routines to get your chops in shape for the intense physical demands of the rock guitar idiom. 43 minutes.

Joe Stump is a shred-guitar master whose blistering style and dazzling technique are renowned among guitar aficionados worldwide. A Berklee professor since 1993, specializing in hard rock, shred, and high-tech speed metal, Stump has released five solo albums and three more with his band Reign of Terror. He has performed across North America, Europe, and Asia, and toured with and opened for Steve Vai, Yngwie Malmsteen, Dokken, Savatage, and Robin Trower. Stump's remarkable speed and virtuosity have been lauded in publications like Guitar World and Guitar Shop, and his 1994 album, Night of the Living Shred, was a Grammy semifinalist for best instrumental rock album.
Berklee Press Chop Builder for Rock Guitar (DVD)