{"id":1080,"date":"2011-12-14T11:42:53","date_gmt":"2011-12-14T19:42:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/metalassault.com\/news\/?p=1080"},"modified":"2012-05-04T22:33:29","modified_gmt":"2012-05-05T05:33:29","slug":"megadeths-dave-mustaine-releases-interactive-ipad-app-guitar-prodigy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/metalassault.com\/news\/2011\/12\/14\/megadeths-dave-mustaine-releases-interactive-ipad-app-guitar-prodigy\/","title":{"rendered":"MEGADETH&#8217;s Dave Mustaine Releases Interactive iPad App &#8216;Guitar Prodigy&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ranked No. 1 by Joel McIver in \u201cThe 100 Greatest Metal Guitarists,\u201d Dave Mustaine godfathered fast-heavy-metal guitar generations, first as the original lead guitarist for Metallica, and then as the founder of legendary Megadeth.<\/p>\n<p>Now, Mustaine has teamed with the creators of Rock Prodigy to give his legions of fans an entirely new way to experience and learn his music. Available today on iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch, <a href=\"http:\/\/clicks.skem1.com\/trkr\/?c=5138&amp;g=4854&amp;u=56b1ab03e790fb7e1eddd158b4f39d23&amp;p=cc371e12d03937bb6672c699369cb572&amp;t=1\"><strong>Dave Mustaine: Guitar Prodigy<\/strong><\/a><strong> <\/strong>is an interactive application that teaches fans how to play Megadeth songs on ANY guitar.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Mustaine and his pro guitar team coach fans through each lesson. The application uses real master tracks and listens to every note played, providing instant feedback on your performance; it\u2019s like taking private lessons with Dave.<\/p>\n<p>There is truly no better way to appreciate music than to actually play it and Mustaine wants <em>you<\/em> to start shredding on guitar, saying, \u201cIf you have a guitar, if you can run an app, you will soon be playing classic Megadeth songs, like \u2018Holy Wars\u2019 and \u2018Tornado of Souls,\u2019 and also our new hit single, \u2018Public Enemy No.1!\u2019 I personally reviewed all of these songs, so no more bunk transcriptions and bad tabs; it\u2019s just like having a private guitar lesson from me. Also with <a href=\"http:\/\/clicks.skem1.com\/trkr\/?c=5138&amp;g=4854&amp;u=7c50e669536e338422abde2e2ead7595&amp;p=cc371e12d03937bb6672c699369cb572&amp;t=1\">my app<\/a>, you can actually slow the parts down to make sure they are perfect!!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dave Mustaine: Guitar Prodigy includes several Megadeth mega-shredding hits like \u201cTornado of Souls,\u201d \u201cHoly Wars\u2026 The Punishment Due,\u201d and \u201cPublic Enemy No. 1\u201d from Megadeth\u2019s new album TH1RT3EN. Also included are a number of progressive bite-sized \u201cMicro Lessons\u201d created by Mustaine himself covering areas like rhythm, technique and theory revealing the true genius behind his music.<\/p>\n<p>The app comes with multiple skill levels from beginner to advanced, and even features a leader board to show off top scores. Never before has there been an affordable way for a fan to get a one-on-one connection with the artist, to experience the music \u2013 by playing the music.<\/p>\n<p>Download your copy of Dave Mustaine: Guitar Prodigy now at: <a href=\"http:\/\/clicks.skem1.com\/trkr\/?c=5138&amp;g=4854&amp;u=c866b1e72052d4eac04537f5c8563020&amp;p=cc371e12d03937bb6672c699369cb572&amp;t=1\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/DM-GP<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ranked No. 1 by Joel McIver in \u201cThe 100 Greatest Metal Guitarists,\u201d Dave Mustaine godfathered fast-heavy-metal guitar generations, first as the original lead guitarist for Metallica, and then as the founder of legendary Megadeth. Now, Mustaine has teamed with the creators of Rock Prodigy to give his legions of fans an entirely new way to &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/metalassault.com\/news\/2011\/12\/14\/megadeths-dave-mustaine-releases-interactive-ipad-app-guitar-prodigy\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;MEGADETH&#8217;s Dave Mustaine Releases Interactive iPad App &#8216;Guitar Prodigy&#8217;&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/metalassault.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1080"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/metalassault.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/metalassault.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/metalassault.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/metalassault.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1080"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"http:\/\/metalassault.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1080\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1083,"href":"http:\/\/metalassault.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1080\/revisions\/1083"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/metalassault.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1080"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/metalassault.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1080"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/metalassault.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1080"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}