"Getting Into Guitar Styles" is the guitarists guide to playing different styles. The book looks at the different elements that are needed to play different styles of music convincingly. Styles such as Blues, Rock, Country, R&B, Funk, Latin, Fingerstyle, and Classical as well as different styles of Jazz are looked at.The book not only looks at and demonstrates different musical styles, but in the process shows the practical application of scales and other musical elements. Many of the examples on the companion CD are played with the written guitar part and also without the written guitar part so that you can play the written part with the rhythm tracks or improvise your own part. Has standard notation and tablature as well as fingerboard diagrams.

"Getting Into Guitar Improvising : A Systematic Approach To Soloing" provides numerous musical examples, promotes an understanding of the theory behind improvising, and also promotes better visualization of shapes on the fingerboard through the use of fingerboard diagrams. This intergrated approach to soloing can be applied to Jazz, Rock, Blues, Fusion, or any other style of music. Topics covered include understanding modes, scales and their relationship to chords, using arpeggios, understanding chromaticism, uses for pentatonic scales, key centers, superimposing, extended arpeggios, combining scales, and much more.This method will enhance the understanding of other materials including solo transcriptions. Many of the examples on the companion CD are played with the written guitar part and also without the written guitar part so that you can play the written part with the rhythm tracks or improvise your own part.

Jazzreview.com says; "Getting Into Guitar Improvising is an invaluable reference....The beginning guitarist as well as the advanced guitarist will find this an educational learning experience. For the guitarist wanting to learn or further develop improvising skills, this is the one!"

The International Musician says; " One of Mel Bay Publications' bestsellers, Getting Into Guitar Improvising : A Systematic Approach To Soloing, teaches improvisation methods to guitarists of all styles. Reed's comprehensive guide includes clear diagrams that make it easy to visualize the shape on the fingerboard... The clearly-written manual is perfect for the beginning guitarist, but an advanced guitarist will find it equally useful, interesting, and educational ."

Making Music Magazine says; " In Getting Into Guitar Styles Scott Reed looks at the different elements needed to play styles such as blues, rock, country, R&B, and classical as well as different styles of Jazz. Reed demonstrates the practical application of scales and other musical elements. The book include standard notation and tablature as well as fingerboard diagrams. Packaged with the book is a companion CD of examples. Many of the tracks are recorded with and without the written guitar part so that guitarists can play the written part along along with the rhythm tracks and improvise their own part. An accomplished author and musician Scott Reed is a two-time recipient of a music fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts and has taught guitar at Governors State University."