Uploaded August 2016 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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GuitarMessenger.com/Thump - PRE-ORDERS for THUMP! are now LIVE!

THUMP! is an in-depth exploration of the modern playing techniques of Tosin Abasi. Together with his trio, Animals As Leaders, Tosin has cemented himself as a pioneer in today’s generation of progressive music, pushing boundaries both as a guitarist and composer. THUMP! focuses primarily on his approaches to the thumping technique, and also explores several other key techniques that offer insight into his music.

This DVD features over an hour of lessons and performances, in-depth interviews, gear discussion, tone concepts, and behind-the-scenes footage. The accompanying 46-page booklet contains thorough tablature transcriptions of all examples and song performances.

THUMP! is also available as a DELUXE Package, which, in addition to the DVD and transcription booklet, also includes:

TOSIN’S FRACTAL AUDIO AXE-FX PATCHES
Includes 4 patches: Thump/Slap tone, Clean Tone, Rhythm Tone, Lead Tone.
Actual patches used live with Animals As Leaders, including Tone Match of Tosin’s Port City guitar cabinet.
Patches designed in Firmware Quantum 1.05 and can be tweaked for any firmware update.

SIGNATURE GUITAR PICKS
A 3-pack of Dunlop’s signature Animals As Leaders guitar picks.

BACKING TRACKS
Backing tracks of three Animals As Leaders songs that are performed on the DVD and transcribed in the accompanying booklet: “Another Year,” “The Woven Web,” and “Mind-Spun.”
Feature full-band audio, minus Tosin’s lead parts.

SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH
A photograph signed by Tosin himself.

AVAILABLE WORLDWIDE. ORDERS START SHIPPING LATE AUGUST.

PRE-ORDER TODAY:

$30 USD – STANDARD VERSION
(DVD + Transcription Booklet)

$50 USD – DELUXE VERSION
(DVD + Transcription Booklet + 4 Axe-Fx Patches + 3 Signature Guitar Picks + 3 AAL Backing Tracks + Autographed Picture)