Guitar Masters, Vol.1 aggressively celebrates the art of guitar and bass by serving up 18 tracks of unfettered and often astonishing brilliance. For fearless explorers of the musical unknown, a perfect compilation of artistry is a collection of performances that pummels your unsuspecting little ass with shock waves of awe and wonder. Rather than document the obvious or sate the expectations of the casual enthusiast every track challenges, puzzles, thrills, inspires, and, ultimately, delights the listener. This strategy is especially critical when dealing with the recordings of bona fide guitar heroes, as those cats are carefully crafted with angelic DNA to shift musical gears, juggle styles, and blow minds. A greatest hits package might make commercial sense for casual fans or greedy record companies, but it also does a grave disservice to the vast and diverse pool of creativity transcendent musicians employ to advance their art.