Troy Stetina

Troy Stetina is an internationally recognized guitarist, solo artist and music educator. Specializing in rock, metal and classical-electric guitar, Troy has authored roughly 50 book/CD and DVD guitar methods that have sold over 1 million copies worldwide and guided a generation of players toward guitar mastery. Troy plays and endorses PRS guitars, Dimis Guitars, Engl amps, and Dunlop strings. For in-depth bio, full discography/bibliography, workshop dates, lessons and tips, visit Troy on the web at www.stetina.com. Perhaps the best known of Troy's works is the classic book/CD guitar method, Speed Mechanics for Lead Guitar, often referred to as the "shredders' Bible." First published in 1990, it was a major work in electric guitar pedagogy, standardizing an approach to the highest levels of guitar technique. Other popular Stetina works include Metal Lead Guitar Volumes 1 and 2, Metal Rhythm Guitar Volumes 1 and 2, Total Rock Guitar, and the complete ear-training and theory manual, Fretboard Mastery, published in 2007. "Troy Stetina: The Sound and the Story" DVD was released in 2011 and features over three and a half hours of interviews, technique lessons, and composition lessons teaching six Second Soul songs. The DVD also features special invitation guest lessons by Mark Tremonti (Alter Bridge/Creed), Michael Angelo Batio, Bill Peck (Exit the Ride), and Eric Friedman (Creed). Troy's music CD releases include the instrumental guitar CD Exottica, the prog-rock band Dimension X's "Implication of a Genetic Defense" and Second Soul's "Beyond the Infinite," which features guest soloist Mark Tremonti (Alter Bridge) on the track, "Burn." Troy is also an ordained minister and currently Music Director at an area church.