Approach To Improvising Masterclass Vol.1

Alex Hutchings gives you the essential improvising methods he uses every day to achieve mind-blowing solos. As a celebration of its 10th anniversary, this Masterclass also includes a FREE copy of Custom Fusion 1 worth £14.99.

This substantial Masterclass is designed to make you a better improviser. Alex guides you through the cornerstones of his improvisation approach and explains how to apply them in your own solos. Featuring 100 exercises, 10 video lessons, and five rebooted solos over the classic Custom Fusion backing tracks; a true monster of a Masterclass.

To help you nail the foundations of improvisation, Alex teaches you overarching playing ideas like sliding scales, intervals and target tones as well as fragments and outside playing. Delving deeper into the more nuanced and often overlooked subjects, he guides you on leaving space and leveraging dynamics. He’ll then hand over the tools to create fully flourished solos with vibrato, bending and motifs.

To complement the incredible learning experience of the original Custom Fusion solos, Alex has included five ‘Solo Analysis’ videos. Here he takes you through the originals bar-by-bar, pausing to explain his thinking at each moment and highlighting the use of the key concepts covered in this Masterclass.

Within the 59 backings, you’ll find ‘full changes’ versions which contain ever-diminishing sections between key changes. An improvisational ‘beep test’ for guitarists, and an invaluable progression tool.

Ignite something exciting in your solos with Alex's unique approach to improvising. This is an imperative Masterclass for those looking to elevate their soloing skills.

N.B - As always, Alex tunes his guitar in fourths (EADGCF), but we’ve also included EADGBE translations for those who want to follow along in standard tuning.