Steve shows you various whammy or "wang" bar techniques that he has used over the years.
Taught by Steve Stevens in Lessons With Steve Stevens seriesLength: 7:03Difficulty: 2.0 of 5
Take lessons with rock legend Steve Stevens, guitarist for Billy Idol.
Lesson 1
Steve Stevens shows some of his go-to licks and ideas while improvising over a backing track he created for JamPlay.
Length: 20:28 Difficulty: 3.0 FREELesson 2
Steve continues his Artist series with another lesson on improvisation. In this lesson he plays over a blues based backing track and talks about different approaches to playing over it.
Length: 11:47 Difficulty: 3.0 Members OnlyLesson 3
In this lesson Steve Stevens shows you his warmup routine and talks about the importance of warming up before you play.
Length: 7:45 Difficulty: 2.0 Members OnlyLesson 4
Known for his fierce alternate picking chops, Steve Stevens shows you exercises to beef up your picking.
Length: 9:32 Difficulty: 2.5 Members OnlyLesson 5
Steve shows you various whammy or "wang" bar techniques that he uses in his playing.
Length: 7:03 Difficulty: 2.0 Members OnlyLesson 6
Steve lectures on some topics he is more than qualified to be talking about; performance and being in a band.
Length: 8:09 Difficulty: 3.0 Members OnlyLesson 7
Grammy award winner Steve Stevens talks about writing songs and shares insight into his process.
Length: 12:00 Difficulty: 3.5 Members OnlyLesson 8
Billy Idol's guitarist, Steve Stevens, gives his opinion on gear and also how he records guitar in his home studio.
Length: 14:19 Difficulty: 1.5 Members OnlyLesson 9
Topics include: early years, history with Billy Idol, winning a Grammy, recording with Michael Jackson, time with Vince Neil, and lots of good advice on guitar playing and being in a band.
Length: 27:46 Difficulty: 0.5 Members Only
About Steve Stevens
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Steve Stevens is an American guitarist and songwriter. He is best known for playing for his years playing with Billy Idol but is also involved in solo efforts, collaborations, and is an in-demand session guitarist
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Discussions with our instructors are just one of the many benefits of becoming a member of JamPlay.Cool stuff. Not that advanced yet but all interesting, useful info. loved hearing about work with Billy Idol. Thanks man.
cool man thx