Master Anthology Of Fingerstyle Guitar Solos Vol. 1

(Formerly 2000 Fingerpicking) Book/CD Set. Intermediate. Series: 2000 Series. 408 pages. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc.

A generous collection of challenging pieces by these talented artists: Jonathan Adams, Muriel Anderson, Seth Austen, D.R. Auten, Douglas Back, Duck Baker, Steve Baughman, William Bay, Pierre Bensusan, Larry Bolles, Ben Bolt, Bill Brennan, Thom Bresh, Rolly Brown, Robin Bullock, Jonathan Burchfield, Michael Chapdelaine, Mike Christiansen, William Coulter, Marcel Dadi, Peppino D'Agostino, Craig Dobbins, Pat Donohue, Doyle Dykes, Steven Eckels, Tim Farrell, Peter Finger, Tommy Flint, Rick Foster, Stefan Grossman, Ole Halen, Todd Hallawell, Roger Hudson, Jack Jezzro, Buster B. Jones, Laurence Juber, Phil Keaggy, Pat Kirtley, Jean-Felix Lalanne, Jay Leach, Paul Lolax, Woody Mann, Dennis McCorkle, El McMeen, Dale Miller, Franco Morone, Stevan Pasero, Ken Perlman, Al Petteway, Bill Piburn, Chris Proctor, Harvey Reid, John Renbourn, Don Ross, Vincent Sadovksy, Dylan Schorer, John Sherman, Martin Simpson, Johnny Smith, Fred Sokolow, Tim Sparks, John Standefer, David Surette, Guy Van Duser, Al Viola, Paul Yandell, Andrew York, and John Zaradin. The selections include both new pieces and some of the best previously published pieces from the latter half of the 20th century. Written in standard notation with tablature for most pieces. Includes 3 CD's.

Fingerpicking Bible
"This book is a complete mixture of fingerpicking arrangements and music styles, with varying degrees of difficulty. Started out listening to all the cd's to find the songs i wanted to learn. Marked off about a third of the book that i want to learn (which is still a lot of songs), the rest not being 'my cup of tea'. I suppose therefore the only real critisim i have about the book is it covers all types and ranges of fingerpicking music, and that you may, like me, not be interested in learning a lot of the songs on offer. "
-- Norrie McCulloch from Chester, England, April 14, 2007
Outstanding Overview of the Genre
"Unquestionably the broadest instructional book covering the breadth of outstanding modern fingerstyle artists. Mel Bay is to be lauded for putting this together. The 3 CDs alone are worth the price of admission. Warning: These pieces are VERY CHALLENGING even for most long-time guitarists. It is not by any means a Beginners book, as indicated in the description. But if you are a beginner however, this book may inspire you, but you won't be able to play any of the tunes!"
-- Mark Ramirez from Albany, NY, October 31, 2002
Master Anthology Of Fingerstyle Guitar Solos Vol. 1