Troy Stetina is an American guitarist, composer, producer, music educator and author. Specializing in rock, metal, shred and classical-electric guitar, he has created more than 50 book/audio and video methods that have guided a generation of guitarists toward mastery. He' taught beginners to rock stars, conducted workshops and masterclasses around the world, and performed with several bands and solo projects.
Troy is an avid reader of science, history, cosmology, philosophy, psychology, comparative religion, spirituality, and mysterious phenomena of every sort. He is also an ordained minister who enjoys traveling, hiking, movies with plots, good TED talks, and a dark, night sky.
I bought your 1st books which were very good. I Majored in Jazz and Classical guitar in college. The theory taught is based on the piano . Playing guitar and the theory is the same but completely different because of the way the guitar is setup with so many variables on how to play one thing. Theory and how it pertains to guitar is something that should be taught and the majority of guitar instructors don't explain this. Thet may teach modes and scales but without teaching you why. Most don't even teach the structure of chords Maj or min. R, 3rd 5th or R flat3, 5th . Some show or you read chords that have 7th, 9ths, sus and dom chords but never why. In college most students have played some type of instrument in school band or orchestra. They have a understanding of reading music and how it pertains to their instrument. But still the theory is still based on the piano. Learning theory on the piano is pretty straight forward , white keys everything is in C the black keys are your sharps and flats. I find your explanation of how modes, and scales are different from actual music, and it's the selection of how you play notes within a key, mode or scale is what makes the music the choice of notes and also a tonal center, which would be the key your playing in. Knowing the key ,what notes are sharp or flat helps. Knowing the scale degrees I ,II, III, IV, V, VI, VII VIII or octave. Knowing helps and knowing the that if your playing in C the chords would be the 1 chord is C the 2 or ii is Dm, the III or iii is Em, the IV is F Maj, 5 chord is GMaj , the vi is Am and vii is B dom. Using this is how charts are written I believe for studio musicians or used as a international language for music. If a Rock band says I, IV, V in E, then they should know the chords Will be E, A, B with E being the center. But can one of the notes in E 1st, 3rd or 5th be used as a ending tone or note at the end of a song since it's part of the 1 chord E?
$750 used in 88. Damn that’s a ton of money. I paid $750 in 06 for an American 04 50th anniversary used with plain hard case. That Jackson prolly 4 grand now
Hey Man! Great information from you here I have just found you and subscribed 😊 Im in a struggle with tension and pick depth, Do you do online video one to one lessons? Would be great to get some help from you please.
Thank you Troy! I’ve been playing on and off for 15 years and I think I learned more from this video than I have in the last several years. Just ordered your Metal Rhythm and Metal Lead I and II books. Wish I had them when I started playing!
Agree with all of your points. I am curious though, as to what triggered the rant? It did need to be said. And not just for music either, your final words about social media ring true for pretty much any subject.
Great message, although I felt it was delivered in a kinda negative way itself. There’s still some kind of negative energy you have surrounding the topic, and I wonder if you could let that go even more, and how the message might come across differently if you did? In any case, love your channel, will be watching a lot more!
My Guitar Teacher made me buy all 4 Books with Cassettes (Rhythm and Lead) in 1989 in Australia. Still have them and teach from them to my students today. Thanks Troy.
I remember waiting for speed mechanics to come in the mail in the summer of 07' i still have it in my old room at my parents. My mom and dad kept my room as it was in my teen age years. So cool
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The best teacher with the best books to teach, thank you Troy!!!!!
Soooooo f...kiing glad to see you're still out here doing your thing. You put out the first two books I ever bought to start really learning guitar. Oli Herbert (RIP) of All That Remains mentioned that "Speed Lead Mechanics" was the first major tool that he utilized in developing his licks and he was definitely a god mode player to me back in the day. I had already been covering music for years when I had read that, but I immediately bought it and "Fretboard Mastery". They have been invaluable to me and my progression as a guitat player so THANK YOU. Also, great cover. It's not every day we get covers of DIO that are unique but still familiar.
Beautiful! Man, thanks a lot for your books :) Close to 40 and just started guitar. Although I wish to play blues and classic rock, my teacher recommended we start with your metal rhythm and lead V1 books. Just finished learning the Whips and Chains and Open Fire. I'm taking my baby steps towards blues improvisation in the A minor and I'm having a lot of "aha" moments just applying things I've learned so far from your books. Cheers Troy!
So cool! This was the song that made me want to pick up the guitar in the first place, and HM Lead Guitar I (and later Speed Mechanics) were pretty much my first couple years of playing. Cheers!
Hi Troy, you cannot imagine how many young teens got your electric guitar methods with cassettes and spent hours and hours with them during the 90s and early 2000s in Turkey, I am being one of them! It is the actually the first time that I see you and it has just put a smile back on my face coming across your name here in RU-vid after some 25 years! On behalf of all these kids, I extend you my most sincere gratitude, millions of thanks and all the best from Istanbul!
