Every guitarist seeks to create unique, meaningful solos intheir performances that match those of today's most reveredplayers. It doesn't matter whether you play blues, rock,country, bluegrass, swing, folk, or pop music - these soloingstrategies show you exactly how to break out of the scale-jail to unleash your artistic potential and become a versatile leadguitarist! Celebrated author Fred Sokolow uses popular tunesand exercises to teach you how to play solos based on: open-position and movable chord/scale shapes · standard and artist-inspired licks · listening suggestions · and several more approaches. Each concept is demonstrated with solo guitar and full band audio tracks online for download or streaming - just the tools you need to help you break out ofscale-jail and run toward soloing freedom!