WATCH NOW!! THE GUITAR MASTERS (NEW) EPISODE!

Part 1: Rusty Cooley interview famed guitarist Eric Johnson

Part 2: Rusty Cooley interivews acoustic phenom Andy McKee

Part 3: Rusty Cooley ends his interviews with the Guitar Masters with Peppino D'Agostino

Part 4: An Acoustic Performance from Eric Johnson

THE GUITAR MASTERS EDITION EPISODE THIS WEEKEND!

This weekend, we combined Eric Johnson, Andy McKee and Peppino D'Agostino for a Guitar Master's Edition. All three toured together with an all acoustic set that was absolutely amazing. Each guitarist sat down with Rusty Cooley to talk about songwriting, technique and how different tones and sounds can be generated by an acoustic guitar.

Every viewer will be able to learn and appreciate the fine talent that all three of them possess to create timeless music for many generations to come and appreciate.

WATCH NOW! CUTTING ROOM FLOOR EDITION!

Part1: Oli Herbert, Periphery Backstage Solos and Andy McKee Explaining  Fingerpicking 'Dust In the Wind'

Part2: Rusty Cooley's Master Class and Mike Nedd's Guitar Tech

Part3: Los Lonely Boys 'Heaven' Performance

Part4: Rusty Cooley Bloopers and Out Takes

CUTTING ROOM FLOOR EDITION with PERIPHERY, OLI HERBERT, ANDY McKEE!

 This weekend's episode of Rusty Cooley's Guitar Asylum TV will one our upcoming CUTTING ROOM FLOOR EDITION with a backstage jam with all three of PERIPHERY's guitarists (Jake, Misha, and Alex), as well as backstage riffs, licks or solos from Oli Herbert of All That Remains and acoustic phenom Andy McKee.

You will also see another one of Rusty Cooley's Master Class and a guitar tech tip from guitar master builder Mike Nedd. But you got to stay to the very end with a performance from the Los Lonely Boys and shall we say Rusty Cooley bloopers? Yes, ladies and shredders, he is human after all.

EPISODE #11 - AN ACOUSTIC EVENING WITH ANDY MCKEE!

Rusty Cooley interviews Andy KcKee, one of the most talented and amazing modern acoustic guitar players of our time. Part 1: Rusty Cooley interview acoustic guitar master Andy McKee. Part 2: Rusty Cooley teaches another Master Class and our resident Guitar Tech Guru Mike Nedd gives us another tip on keeping your axe in top shape. Part 3: Andy McKee gives us a demonstration on his 12-string harp guitar and then gives us a great performance on his fanned out fret 6-string guitar.

ACOUSTIC PHENOM - ANDY MCKEE is OUR GUEST this WEEKEND!

Andy McKee is considered one of the world’s finest acoustic guitar soloists. His dedicated online community has raised his YouTube video views in excess of 78 million plays and at one point he held the #1, #2 and #3 positions for Top-Rated Videos of All Time on YouTube. McKee’s online media success has impacted both album and ticket sales allowing him to tour internationally with over 200 live shows a year.

Hailing from Topeka Kansas, the self-taught McKee, first garnered international attention as one of the top finalists at the prestigious National Finger Style Guitar Championships in Windfield, Kansas. Since 2001, McKee has released five albums independently selling upwards of 50,000. Andy also had the honor of playing guitar on Josh Groban’s Grammy-nominated, multi-platinum Christmas album, NOEL.

McKee’s live shows are a true testament to his art of stringsmanship and engaging repartee. He manages to capture both the every day music fan and guitar aficionados with his expertise and down to earth wit and humor. Whether it be explaining how his harp guitar tunes or why his frets are backward, Andy maintains his love for both fan and guitar player.

McKee’s unique skill allows him to transform the guitar from a simple stringed instrument to a dynamic calliope of sound. Andy’s deft talents give his music life through altered tunings, syncopated rhythm guitar taps, and his textural use of polyphonic tones and drones. All of these are played on both standard sized acoustic guitars and a hand-built 12 string harp-guitar. His highly-developed two handed technique is reminiscent of some of Andy’s cherished guitar mentors and heroes: Preston Reed, Don Ross, Billy McLaughlin, and Michael Hedges. He honors the path blazed by these pioneers with his unique multi-layering approach as he alone plucks, strums, taps the strings and body to provide the illusion of a full band accompaniment.

Andy was awarded the Acoustic Guitar Magazine worldwide silver medal award for fingerstyle in December 2008.