Your almost completely right JSV. Arlen Roth was hired to be the guitar coach to Ralph machio. He also directed the guitar scenes in the movie to. Here is a direct quote by Arlen Roth about the movie. " the end scene actually features the playing of Via (sped up sometimes) Bill Kanengiser (classical) Ry Cooder and me. The rest is all me, and the classical is played by Kanengiser." Also did you know that Ry Cooder was actually supposed to play the part that Via played in the movie untill he was droped by the director of the film. Well there is the whole official story of who played what. If you want to read more about the scenes and direction of the file go to this website and it will tell you everything you need to know about the music in the movie. www.fast-rewind.com.