The second part of Guitar World's new interview with guitarist MICHAEL ANGELO BATIO, conducted by SHREDDING THE ENVELOPE's Dave Reffett, is now online. An excerpt is available below:

Q: Did you have any idea that your Speed Kills instructional video would have such an impact on so many players?

Batio: "Thanks, and no, I didn't. It's kind of nice now that time has kind of given me a place in guitar history, which is cool. My goal back then was to further the technical side of rock guitar playing. When you look at jazz guitar, and you look at classical guitar, and you look at different genres like Gypsy jazz, the playing as well as the music was of a virtuoso caliber. But rock wasn't. And there’s a few reasons.

One, the electric guitar is a much newer instrument than almost any popular instrument in the world. I mean the piano's got it by centuries, the acoustic guitar starting from the lute; it's 500 years old. So the electric guitar is 60 years old, give or take, so it's a new instrument. Rock was a new genre, so it had an evolution it needed to go through. I know my early CDs like No Boundaries still hold up technically. But that was the goal -- to say, 'Look, the music’s always been great. No one can write a better rock song than AC/DC or LED ZEPPELIN,' but I wanted the level of playing, the caliber of player to be elevated to the jazz and the classical status as far as guitar. And I think we did it. And my techniques stood the test of time.

It's one thing to be out there doing instructional programs and be a really great player. There are so many great players, and I think it's awesome. It's another one to be somebody like me who's like a pioneer of it and to go out year after year and tour and tour and tour. I know my technique’s been able to keep me from being injured and what I said 20 years ago, most of it, not every little thing -- there's a few things I've adjusted over the years -- but I think 90 percent of it still holds true today. And I think that's why it sold. And plus the look back then, my rocket guitar, and it was probably the best I’ve ever looked, you know. I was in great shape, so that didn't hurt either."

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Batio is featured in Learn Shred Guitar Volume 2 which is the follow-up companion to the DVD guide, Learn Shred Guitar. He delivers more than 90 minutes of lessons and exercises. Learn Shred Guitar Volume 2 DVD is available at this location.