From Zero to Rock Hero in Six Weeks: The Crash Course That Teaches You How to Play the Guitar

Fully illustrated and with an accompanying CD, From Zero to Rock Hero in Six Weeks is a compelling six-week crash course that will turn beginner musicians into hot rock guitarists and teach them to play in the styles of the world’s most famous bands. Guitar teacher and musician Owen Edwards shares the styles of legendary rockers such as Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, the Rolling Stones, Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin, and Metallica, allowing readers to build a repertoire of both classic and modern-day rock songs in preparation for becoming the next guitar idols.

Owen Edwards is a rock guitarist, teacher, and performer who has played with some of the rock world's leading musicians, including artists and members of bands such as Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, Ozzy Osbourne, Gary Moore, Whitesnake, and Jamiroquai. He has worked as a session guitarist for numerous studio and live projects and taught at dozens of summer schools and rock workshops.

As editor and joint founder of leading online guitar magazine All Out Guitar, he has interviewed many world-famous musicians, gaining a first-hand insight into rock guitar technique. He is also a partner in the world's biggest guitar talent search, Guitar Idol.