Angus Clark – Hard Rock Survival Guide – Rhythm

Your buddy got you the audition. His brother’s in the band. They all have day gigs but they rock hard on the weekends working local venues, making decent money and having a blast doing rock covers from the 60’s all the way through the 90’s and beyond. They need a second guitar and it sounds like a perfect gig for you. You’re a little nervous ‘cause the other guitarist is the local hot shot with blazing pyrotechnic lead chops and that can be a little intimidating.Fear not… we have good news and really good news for you. The good news is they’re really looking for someone with killer rhythm chops because the other dude can’t even spell the word. The really good news is that Angus Clark will hone your rhythm chops to perfection with this Hard Rock Rhythm Survival Guide.We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again… killer rhythm chops gets you the gig every single time. Players with blazing lead chops are a dime a dozen today and most of them skipped all their rhythm classes to develop those chops. Their loss is your gain. Bandleaders, jammers, singer-songwriters, musical directors and the like will always pick the solid rhythm player over a skilled lead player. So yeah, its all about rhythm.