Description
A pioneer of virtuoso guitar, Michael Angelo Batio’s impossible chops are a gift to players everywhere.
From his groundbreaking Star Licks instructional video, to his blazing follow-up Speed Kills, Mike’s remarkable right hand steals the show. Quite simply, Mike is the owner of one of the most mechanically efficient alternate picking techniques on the planet.
With the Cracking the Code Michael Angelo Batio Bundle, get a double shot of alternate picking mastery with two complete interviews and 60 musical examples.
2007 Interview
From his groundbreaking Star Licks instructional video, to his blazing follow-up Speed Kills, Mike’s remarkable right hand steals the show. Quite simply, Mike is the owner of one of the most mechanically efficient alternate picking techniques on the planet.
The Michael Angelo Batio 2007 Interview includes the 75-minute interview, 69 example clips with slow-motion video, and complete tablature in PDF and Guitar Pro.
2017 Live Interview
The amazing Michael Angelo Batio stopped by the Cracking the Code studio in March 2017 for a live stream with our new broadcast rig.
In this wide ranging conversation, we discuss Mike’s history in bands like Holland and Nitro, his career as a solo artist, and of course his inimitable technique. Heading into his incredible fifth decade of terrorizing the frets, Mike’s technique has lost none of its trademark fire and precision, and seeing it live and in such detail is as ever a source of wonder and inspiration.
The interview comes with 22 slow motion musical example clips, and complete tablature in Guitar Pro and PDF.
