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Austin Jennings
Everything. He took me to the next level
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Matt
Rusty has his own and unique approach to teaching that is very understandable and interesting. He can help you out with literally anything you want and is on of the most kind and humble people in the industry. I can recommend lessons with Rusty to everyone and can’t say enough good things about him.
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Donny perigo
In my opinion he is the best teacher i think a guitar extremist you can get.
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Kevin
Rusty was able to teach technique from beginner to advanced with clarity. His lessons allowed me to have as much runway ahead of me as possible (provided I put in the necessary work). At no point should any of his students be concerned they might outgrow him as a teacher. We covered all the essentials (alternate, sweep, legato, tapping, etc.) in-depth and touched on chicken-picking. He taught technique through a mix of drills and licks/riffs that struck a balance between building skill and being fun to practice. Rusty was also able to teach more advanced music theory to supplement his exercise (covering diatonic modes, chord substitution, etc.)
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Francesco Fareri
Great instructional videos from Chops from Hell
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Rod Stewart
If you're just getting started playing guitar, you absolutely can't go wrong with Rusty's guidance. The best thing you can do for your playing is to establish a firm foundation in technique for your hands, music theory for your mind, and musicality for your ear. Rusty's method covers all of these areas. You'll know what to play, how to play it, and why it's played that way.
It's the foundation I wish I would have had when I started.
On the other hand, if you're not a beginner but someone who's been stuck in a 10-year rut like I was, Rusty's great for that as well.
I've been a basic box 1 pentatonic player for as long as I can remember. Rusty has helped me to break outside of the pentatonic box and increase my fretboard visualization and knowledge.
I'm still working to be where I want to be, but I think I've made more progress in the last 6 months than I did in the previous five years before.
Whether you want to improve your physical technique, your music theory, or your ear / harmonic knowledge, I'd definitely recommend Rusty as an instructor.
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Maurice Eggenschwiler
Rusty tailors his teaching style to the individual needs / goals of his students. He offers a very functional perspective on approaching fretboard visualization and provides you with exercises to help you hone the specific skill sets you're looking to develop.
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Justin Hombach
I've had two skype lessons with rusty and they pushed my playing more than most of the lessons I've had in my life. He is super down to earth and a has a ton of good lessons for the stuff you are working on.
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Elany Graves (Raven Mortician)
I took lessons from Rusty in previous years and not only is he an excellent teacher but has been a huge inspiration to me to go above and beyond .Cannot go wrong with a pure genius and master.
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Riesco
I've study his instructional videos.. And took a good concept, now I wanted to learn diatonic 9th arpeggios. Cause in arpeggio madness I can't find it
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Angus
Very knowledgable and results oriented.
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Akhil
Guitar virtuoso!
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Bruno Šegvić
Very simple to understand,he has so much knowledge it's not even funny. He motivated me to be more focused. He explains everything in great detail that even a begginer could understand
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Mark Fikes
Everything...
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Carl Easton
Rusty's lessons are tailored to your skill level, goals and musical interest. You can learn everything from music theory, song writing, to your favorite lick you just heard on someone's song in easy to use formats. Rusty will push your limits and help you develop as a guitar player. He will challenge you to find influence from every genre of music and instruments you never considered.
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Brad Capinjola
Other than him being the greatest guitarist alive he's also a phenomenal teacher. I've been playing guitar for 25 years and decided to start taking lessons with Rusty. In the past year my playing has gotten way better than I could ever imagine it would and that's no joke. My playing is on a whole new level. I highly recommend him as an instructor.
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George Khoury
Everything, in all seriousness. I had been playing guitar for 10 years, studied under several several great teachers before becoming one of Rusty's student. I took lessons from Rusty once a week for 5 years! The best guitar and musical years of my life, and I learned in those 5 years more than the 10 years combined and then some. I gained speed, precision, theory, amazing technique, and a great friend! One is really here learning from a musical genius and a living legend. To add to it all, Rusty explains everything in such great detail, multiple perspectives, and patience that anyone would understand. This all might sound like I'm going over the top, but there is no embellishment here.
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Diego
I like that I worked all my fingers and this really help me to my playing.Icould say a lot more about this but words aren't enough , Is about experementing lessons by your own.
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Justin Goff
His musical theory knowledge, his instructional material that is clear and direct, and his ability in creating different sounding phrases through intermediate and advanced techniques. I've gone through Fretboard Autopsy, Arpeggio Madness, and Extreme Pentatonics along with his Chops from Hell series. All of these instructional works have improved my ability as a guitarist.
