Jam Track Central – Master Classes and Special Selections [Tutorial, ENG]

Matt Sickels 20 Sick Lick’s
With an encyclopedic knowledge of fusion techniques, absolute killer chops and creativity in abundance, Matt Sickels has created 20 ‘Sick Licks’ complete with Video / Audio / TAB / Backings for you to master, that will both challenge and amaze you! What a kick-ass way to welcome Matt to the JTC roster!
Matt certainly hit the ground running here! These licks have everything you need to gain a solid grounding in the style and techniques behind modern fusion guitar playing. Whether you are new to the genre or a seasoned pro you’ll have a huge amount of inspirational guitar ideas to study!
We weren’t lying when we said ‘encyclopedic’, check out just a few of the things you’ll find in this package: bluesy diminished ideas, augmented arpeggios, chromatics, octaves, outside playing, chordal ideas, tritone substitutions, parallel 4ths , wider intervals, superimposing arpeggios and pedal tones. For scales you’ll be using pentatonic, blues, mixolydian, half / whole diminished, melodic minor and lydian dominant just to name a handful!
For those of you looking at this package for the fusion techniques you’ll find lots of hybrid picking, multiple types of bending, tapping, alternate / economy / sweep picking, pull offs, hammer ons, slides, vibrato and more!
These licks definitely take a creative approach to ‘following the changes’ with a heavy use of arpeggios, so expect to be playing around the chords a lot while slipping in spicy ideas every now and again to keep the listener guessing! In true ‘fusion’ style you’ll be using elements of blues, rock, jazz, bebop and funk to learn and master these licks! So hit that download button and get ready to take your fusion playing to the next level!
As ever, we have included everything you need to practise and perfect the material in this package. There are video and audio tracks for you to watch / listen and study, accurately transcribed TAB / notation for you to analyse and master, and backing tracks for everything! We’ve even included some text notes to help you really get these parts down!
Package details
Fusion | Advanced | Twenty Licks
What you get
20 Original Licks
40 Video Performances (Fast / Slow)
40 Audio MP3 Audio Files (Fast / Slow)
Lick backing track
Full jamtrack
Full TAB / Notation
Lick notes

Al Joseph’s Alternate Picking Master Class Parts 1 & 2
Alternate picking is a versatile skill to possess and is one of the essential core tools in any modern player’s arsenal. In this course Al will teach you everything you need to know to start picking like the masters in no time!
If you’ve ever heard Al Joseph soloing (and if you haven’t, where have you been ?!), then you’ll know that he’s an absolute monster of a player both creatively and technically. Part of that is due to his technical ability to freely pick almost any line he can conceive in order to allow him to think creatively and express himself in his solos.
This masterclass is an insight into his way of approaching the subject of alternate picking, as he guides you through his ‘beat subdivision’ practicing method in order to increase your speed, accuracy, rhythmic awareness and both mental and physical stamina on the instrument. Complete with 10 video lessons and 5 breakdown videos, this is your chance to sit down with Al and learn directly from the master himself!
Through 38 challenging exercises Al will have you progressing your ability to alternate pick using arpeggios, pentatonics, modal scales and even chromatics. These will help you gauge and test your current skill level and show you what needs to be done to take your picking up a level!
Next up comes 10 powerful phrases created by Al to show you how alternate picking can be used to create interesting soloing ideas. These will allow you to take your new skills out of the practicing room and onto the stage by applying them to real world examples. These will prepare you for your final challenge …
A final full solo rounds off this masterclass by giving you 7 jam packed pages of incredible TAB to study and master (the TAB booklet for this whole package clocks in at a whopping 107 pages!). This last solo takes everything you’ve learned so far by combining multiple approaches and concepts in one stream of awesome guitar lines, combining it in context with other essential techniques and playing ideas to create an epic solo that will give you something to aspire towards!
As ever, we have included everything you need to practise and perfect the material in this package. There are video and audio tracks for you to watch / listen and study, accurately transcribed TAB / notation for you to analyse and master, and backing tracks for everything!
Package details
Rock | Intermediate | Masterclass
What you get
Masterclass PDF
10 Video Lessons
5 Solo ‘Breakdown’ Videos
38 Exercises (Video / Audio)
10 Phrases (Video / Audio)
Full Solo (Video / Audio)
Full jamtrack
Backing tracks
Complete TAB / Notation

Blues Soloing Master Class Boxset
This brand new JTC masterclass will take you through from the Blues basics to the soloing confidence of the stars! Crammed full of lessons, exercises, licks and solos, this full course has been designed step-by-step to take your Blues soloing to the next level!
We’re tackling a BIG subject this time. Blues is like a coal seam running through the rock of so much music. Even if you don’t play blues, you might play music that exists because of blues … jazz, classic rock, soul, funk? So with that in mind, Blues is undeniably a cornerstone of modern music that will benefit your playing greatly if you develop it’s skills and techniques! This series is a full course covering Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced levels so no matter what level you are currently at you can use this to push your Blues playing to new levels, fill in the gaps in your knowledge or if you’re advanced enough even brush up on your old skills to dust off those Blues chops!
The beginner volume covers a lot of ground! We’ll be looking at ‘what is Blues?’, The 12-bar structures, minor blues, common blues scales (Minor Pentatonic, Aeolian, Dorian and Blues), arpeggio playing and more. You’ll also be using exercises to internalize the key concepts, example licks to fit them into usable chunks of musical content and a final full solo to piece everything together in a real world example! This section covers the basics of blues playing with very accessible levels of difficulty to give you the perfect framework and foundation to build up those Blues abilities!
The intermediate volume takes things up a level and covers ‘standard blues’ (using dominant chords), targeting chord tones, microtone bends, exploiting the major / minor ambiguity and relies more on a bluesy phrasing style. You’ll also encounter a few more complicated ideas in the licks such as adding in chromatics, lydian dominant scales, super locrian scales and even some half / whole diminished ideas! You’ll find exercises designed to drill home the main ideas and engrain them deeply in your playing so that they’re there when you need them most and licks to give you fresh ideas and inspiration on how to use these concepts musically. Finally, we have not one, but two full solos! One covers a longer exploration of the concepts covered in the licks and the second takes a more full on approach to attitude and phrasing.
The Advanced volume is designed to take your blues playing further than before by dipping into a little bit of Jazz! Using Jazz concepts in Blues can provide a variety of complex and interesting sounds! In this volume we’ll be covering the harmonic approaches of turning a standard blues into a jazz blues with extended chords, chromatic chords, approach notes and enclosures on arpeggios, chromatic passing tones, targeting chord tones, double-stops, super-imposing arpeggios , mixolydian scales, blues scales, altered scales and more! The exercises here will give you a lot to work on, which will help to push your blues playing and the licks will both challenge and inspire you to use the concepts to create your own ideas. The full solo will piece everything together, covering all of the concepts, scale and ideas laid out in the licks in one difficult and highly tasteful solo!
Overall, throughout the full three part part course we will be covering a lot of ground! If you can work your way though all three volumes, internalising and absorbing each concept as you learn it, you’ll be well on your way to becoming a master of the Blues and soloing with the creative freedom you’ve always aspired for!
As ever, we have included everything you need to practise and perfect the material in this package, the core of which will be the three main masterclass PDF documents. There are also video and audio tracks for you to watch / listen and study, accurately transcribed TAB / notation for you to analyse and master, and backing tracks for everything!
Package details
Blues | Intermediate | Masterclass Box Set
What you get
Main Masterclass PDF
Exercises (Video / Audio)
Example Licks (Video / Audio)
Full Solo (Video / Audio)
Full TAB / Notation
Backing tracks

Modal Techniques Master Class Boxset
Most players say that modes and technique are two areas that they would like to help take their playing to the next level. Well now you can! Brian Maillard teaches you how to use the modes creatively while supercharging your chops in the process!
In the beginner section of the full course, you’ll work on the two most common minor modes, Dorian and Aeolian. These share some common notes with the ever popular Minor Pentatonic scale so there will be an element of familiarity if you’re already into your pentatonic work! This volume will cover alternate picking, sliding, ghost notes, legato, bending and dynamic control all using the Dorian and Aeolian modes creatively! This section will give you a nice foundation for the modes, and get you started with some of the more interesting techniques. Combining the theory knowledge and techniques you learn will leave you with plenty of options for creating those interesting modal soloing ideas! If you’re a complete modes beginner don’t fret (pun intended), we’ve laid everything out for you with diagrams and theory explanations too! You’ll also find backing tracks, and ‘workout’ videos to get you playing!
In the Intermediate volume we’ll be focussing on the Mixolydian mode! Along with learning the mixolydian mode all over the neck (with diagrams too!) We’ll be taking the mode through all sorts of paces such as legato exercises. These will help you practise and develop your technique at a slightly higher level than the beginner volume, and we’re sure you’ll find some interesting and challenging ideas too! We’ll also be working on adding chromatic passing tones, and different pentatonic combinations! To round this volume off Brian has 10 very creative and challenging intermediate licks for you to learn and a full solo to bring everything together.
In the final volume, the advanced edition, we take everything to a whole new level with the lydian mode! This package is where your modal skills will be furthered and your technique will be truly tested! Brian has created some tough challenging licks that will have you developing your advanced arpeggios, sweep picking ideas and hybrid picking ideas amongst others! You’ll then need to conquer 10 example licks designed to push your creativity and technique to new heights! Rounding everything off is a brilliant solo (in 7/4!) That will be the final challenge for the whole course.
So even if you’re a complete modal novice, you’ve got a firm grip on the modes, or you’re already a modal master looking for new ways to spice up your soloing and supercharge your technique, we’ve got something here for everyone. It’s going to be a challenge, but you’re going to learn a lot along the way! This course will develop your theory and technical skills in a creative and enjoyable manner. We’ll see you on the other side!
As ever, we have included everything you need to practise and perfect the material in this package. There are video and audio tracks for you to watch / listen and study, accurately transcribed TAB / notation for you to analyse and master, and backing tracks for everything!
Package details
Rock | Intermediate | Masterclass Box Set
What you get
Modal Techniques Masterclass: Beginner
Modal Techniques Masterclass: Intermediate
Modal Techniques Masterclass: Advanced
Guthrie Govan Jam Track Series Selections

20 Essential Guthrie Licks
There is no doubt that Guthrie Govan is the king of improvisation and is one of the biggest influences on guitar players around the world today. So to really help understand just how his brain works as he weaves around the fretboard we picked out 20 of his best licks from his mountain of JTC content and drafted in Guitar Breakdown expert David Clayton to thoroughly analyze them. And there is A LOT to analyse ….. with the DELUXE package you get a massive 2 hours of video content where David breaks down the theory, technique and various concepts that Guthrie uses to create his signature licks.
If you really want to understand how Guthrie works then this is an essential lesson package for you to study. By the end you will be able to start implementing many of Guthrie’s ideas and concepts into your own playing to help you become a beter player.
The package is available in two options:
Standard – 40 videos including the original Guthrie lick, plus a slow play-through by David Clayton, complete tab / notation, audio and track notes.
DELUXE – Includes everything in standard plus 2 hours of video lesson content by David Clayton, to help guide you through the techniques, theory and delivery of each lick!
As ever, we have included everything you need to practise and perfect the material in this package. There are video and audio tracks for you to watch / listen and study, accurately transcribed TAB / notation for you to analyze and master as well as backing tracks for you to practise every lick to, and jam out your own solos!

Licks eleven
There are few guitarists on the planet that can improvise the most incredible and inspiring solos day in, day out. However, Guthrie Govan absolutely can. When he came to the JTC studio to film Licks Eleven we could have used all 8 different takes that were filmed. For this special package we have decided to add in a bonus video of one of the other takes, just to show you how magical Guthrie’s improvisational skills are.
This track is literally crammed full of all sorts of twists and turns for you to analyse. Inevitably, you are going to fill your licks catalog with a whole range of new Guthrie licks …. and whether you master 5% or 95% of this track you will have learnt a hell of a lot.
As ever, we have included everything you need to practise and perfect the material in this package. There are video and audio tracks for you to watch / listen and study, accurately transcribed TAB / notation for you to analyze and master as well as backing tracks for you to practise every lick to, and jam out your own solos!
Package details
Fusion | Advanced | 1 Track
What you get
Solo track
Solo backing track
TAB / Notation (PDF / Powertab)
Bonus Video / Audio Take

Signature Series
When we arranged for Guthrie to come back to JTC HQ to film a new set of tracks we decided it was time that we prised out his closest guarded secrets. In order to coax out these nuggets of pure genius and really see exactly how his mind works we simply had to challenge him with the most difficult jam tracks we could create. We spoke to our friends over at Yellow Boat Studios and they got to work, analysing Erotic Cakes and The Aristocrats before creating 3 incredible tracks to test Guthrie to the max! Plucky Seven is in 7/8 time, Man Alive is in 5/4 time and ‘Five To Three’ is in 4/4, although has a 5 + 3 feel, which Guthrie taps into a lot … so you can see why it is called the Signature Series!
It turns out that our plan worked …. and now it is time for you to found out exactly how Guthrie works! He rose to the challenge and defeated it … and now it is your turn to dissect his brain, learn some of his magic and find out the genius of Guthrie Govan!
Whether you learn a few licks or a full track, these 3 tracks will be one of your biggest challenges, but the reward of learning from the master himself will overcome any fears you have before you start!
As ever, we have included everything you need to practise and perfect the material in this package. There are video and audio tracks for you to watch / listen and study, accurately transcribed TAB / notation for you to analyze and master as well as backing tracks for you to practise every lick to, and jam out your own solos! We’ve even included some text notes to help you really get these parts down!
Package details
Fusion | Advanced | 3 Tracks
What you get
3 live solo tracks
3 solo backing tracks
3 extended jam tracks
3 live video performances
TAB / Notation (PDF / Powertab)
Bonus track notes

The Oracle Volume 1
Stuck in a rut with your playing?
Need a fresh approach to liven up your soloing?
Look no further. We approached the Mystical Music Master uncommonly known as’ The Oracle ‘and asked him to scour the dark recesses of his mind for techniques ancient and modern which would bring forth spice to our customers’ fretboards.
This he did, for the price of total anonymity and honeyed wine and how?
‘The Oracle’s’ unique lessons are mind-blowingly innovative and are guaranteed to make you raise your game once you have mastered the master’s mastery of all matters guitar.
According to our mystery prophet, these epic tracks were played on strings forged from Valyrian steel and the transcriptions were hewn from the living rock tablets of the PDF mountains. Be that true or false, these audio masterpieces will echo through the next century as the sonic scriptures that busted a million ruts!
‘The Oracle’ has prophesied to return with a follow up series in a month or so when the mead and wine we gave him has run out.
As ever, we have included everything you need to practise and perfect the material in this package. There audio tracks for you to watch / listen and study, accurately transcribed TAB / notation for you to analyze and master as well as backing tracks for you to practise every lick to, and jam out your own solos! We’ve even included some text notes to help you really get these parts down!
Package details
Mix | Intermediate | 10 Tracks +
What you get
10 solo example tracks in MP3 format
10 solo backing tracks in MP3 format
Accurate TAB and notation in PDF and Powertab format
Bonus notes on each track

The oracle volume 2
It has been said that this man of mystery shuns the public eye due to his displeasure of once being given a Knighthood and lands by the Valyrian King, only to have them stripped from him after a four day bender in which he was overheard to have referred to ‘his Grace’ as a pompous oaf and a nincompoop.
Having now, no title, no home and the mother of all hangovers, he re-titled himself ‘The Oracle’. This was witnessed by a small orphan child who happened to be pulling on his trouser leg at the time asking for “A Groat for a cuppa tea please Mister? ‘.
Nevertheless, his secret knowledge of the electric guitar knows no boundaries, so he has returned once more to JTC headquarters with cap in hand trading licks for party packs of booze. His lessons are like no other, and will transform your playing into a stratosphere that you will never have imagined possible!
In Series 1, The Oracle bust you out of that lick rut …. now he will help you Raise Your Game!
As ever, we have included everything you need to practise and perfect the material in this package. There are vaudio tracks for you to watch / listen and study, accurately transcribed TAB / notation for you to analyze and master as well as backing tracks for you to practise every lick to, and jam out your own solos! We’ve even included some text notes to help you really get these parts down!
Package details
Mix | Intermediate | 10 Tracks +
What you get
10 solo example tracks in MP3 format
10 solo backing tracks in MP3 format
Accurate TAB and notation in PDF and Powertab format
Bonus notes on each track