Herb Ellis:Swing Jazz Solo and Compin Review

I always wanted to take a Master Class with Herb Ellis my favorite jazz guitarist. And this DVD is as close to that as I'll ever get. In this DVD Herb Ellis reveals his "secret" to jazz soloing. The "secret" is he solos in 3 scales simultaneously! In other words, he likes to blend scales. That blew my mind. Herb explains how to blend the scales. I tried it and it works. Now I sound like Herb Ellis! The guy who said Herb Ellis is no Joe Pass is right. Herb Ellis is WAY BETTER than Joe Pass. If you wanna play like Joe Pass see a doctor. If you wanna play like Herb Ellis watch this DVD.

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Let the undisputed "King of Swing" bring a personable and relaxed approach to the serious business of creating flowing and swinging guitar lines. In this one-hour video, Herb uses the 12-bar blues progression as a background while he discusses and demonstrates some favorite lines that have made him part of jazz guitar history. Herb takes you through tuning, chord formations, scales, picking, comping, equipment, and melodic ideas, and adds some commonsense advice. DVD special features include a tuning segment, a bonus performance by Joe Pass, bonus lessons in swing blues and major arpeggios,and printable PDF reference materials.

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DVD-The Guitar Building Block Series-Creating Easy Song Arrangements Review

This is what you need if you are looking to start creating music arrangements and such on your own.Whether you will perform solo or with a group, this DVD will help you put together arrangements towork with your style.

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The beauty of the guitar is not necessarily based on advanced and highly technical playing skills. Happy takes very easy songs and shows how to transform them into beautiful showpieces using right-hand patterns, altered chords, harmonized scales and other basic but useful techniques. 60-MIN · INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB · BEGINNER LEVEL

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Modern Rock Guitar Soloing Review

The title, "Modern Rock Guitar Soloing" is very misleading. The title should be "Modern Rock Rhythm Guitar", or "Modern Rock in Drop D". There are 11 chapters on this DVD and 9 of them deal with Drop D. I bought the DVD because I thought it would show something about soling in modern rock. Well it doesn't. The only thing it has is a section on octaves and one on unison bends. Other than that it deals with tuning in Drop D, power chords in Drop D, how to play open chords in Drop D, and how to drop the standard tuning down two steps to achieve a heavier sound. If you know how to play Drop D and you want to improve your solo, pass on this and get "Rock Discipline" by John Petrucci.

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Learning to solo has never been easier or more affordable. The dynamic Soloing Series offers the essential elements every soloist needs. Each DVD runs approximately 40-50 minutes and comes complete with an accompanying booklet showing examples in notation

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Peter Huttlinger: Arrangements for Solo Acoustic Guitar Review

Peter Huttlinger has technique, that's for sure. But I like none of his arrangements on this DVD. His style doesn't make me want to play like him. He plays very fast... but so what? To me, his music says nothing. It's empty. Homespun has another DVD entitled "Arrangements in Fingerstyle Guitar" with Muriel Anderson. It's far better than Peter's even though her playing on it sounds sloppy at times. It's not like her. She's usually a perfect guitarist. She must have been in a hurry to finish the filming.

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DVD 1: Pete Huttlinger's championship picking style is making him a powerful force in the acoustic guitar world. An engaging and accomplished instructor, he brings his spectacular playing to learning fingerstyle players with dramatic performance pieces th

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Guitar Method: In the Style of Brian Setzer Review

This video is little more than a series of thirty-odd unconnected Setzer-style riffs.There is little on the overall style of Setzer, and there is not one section that covers an entire song.

The riffs presented are good enough - but the step by step parts could be slower.

This DVD has about as little production value as can be.

If you want to understand Setzer's stuff in a more comprehsensive fashion, get the Hot Licks video he did...

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Hosted by Curt Mitchell, a respected guitarist's guitarist. Besides an acclaimed playing, recording, composing and touring career with Razormaid and Bangalore Choir among others, Curt has been dedicated to guiding new guitarists with over 50 MVP videos & DVDs. These guitar lessons have garnered many "best new guitar instructional product" awards and are certain to help you play guitar in the style of your favorite artists, and discover your own music.Each title covers amp and effects settings, picking techniques, plus full band and rhythm tracks for practice.NOTE: Brian Setzer does not endorse, appear, or participate in this program.

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Getting the Sounds, Classic Rock Guitar Review

Been playing acoustic guitar for years and got heavy into electric. I thought it would be a good idea to invest in this particular instructional video to learn how to use FX Pedals, different guitars and amps, etc. WHAT I RECVD. INSTEAD was the instuctor Kenn Chipkin (Amazon says nick nolan?)looking like he just got out of bed from a wild night before - maybe even still "high" doing a VERY POOR JOB of trying to go through the different sounds of classic rock. I found the information to be VERY LIMITED and a TOTAL WASTE of my time. Do yourself a favor... LOOK ELSEWHERE for pedal effects & rock guitar sounds info because THIS video doesn't come close!! As always, THANKS for reading my reviews and be well. The WebbMan

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Learn how to get all the great classic rock guitar sounds from the Beatles to Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page, The Police, and many more. This DVD will provide you with a complete tonal "menu" from which to select your favorite sounds. Special DVD features include additional video previews, "getting to know your amplifier" interactive features, internet connectivity, and much more!

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Danny Gatton: Strictly Rhythm Guitar Review

Anyone who is interested in learning the correct way to play rhythm guitar should look no further. The late great Danny Gatton was far above the musical plane that most mortals ever aspire, and here you can learn how to follow.

His lessons are as fine as crystal--very rarely does he loose the train except to make a cool point--and he has obviously thought them out well in advance as he did with everything that surrounded his playing. Danny uses his fantastic rhythm section consisting of an amazing drummer and a doghouse bass player that burns down the house while simultaneously helping Danny to get his points across. And if this isn't enough, Arlen Roth--another smoker--gets up and plays lead. He even has his guitar tech join in at the end of the DVD and trade leads with Arlen while Danny holds down the rhythm chores as steady as a sea anchor holds a boat during a storm. Pay close attention all you shredders who believe playing rhythm is passe, you may find yourself taking that long overdue lesson in rhythm playing.

The DVD format itself is well organized and the learner can take the lessons one episode at a time at both normal speed as well as at a snails pace. The instructional manual is also well anotated and helpfull.

If you want to learn how to play rhythm like a master do yourself a favor and buy this DVD. Spend the time letting this warm, humble, and funny man show you the way to play magnificent rhythm guitar. There aren't many that can play like Danny these days and sadly he is gone forever. Fortunately for us mortals, we have a few rare gems like this DVD to remember him by. This is one of the few instructional tools that doesn't treat the artist as a star rather it shows him surrounded by and working with other artists to create real music.

Buy this DVD and his telemaster DVD--Danny's intro capella is worth the price of admission alone. Then buy his 88 Elmira Street, Redneck Jazz, and Cruisin Deuces CD's. After living with and assimilating Danny's take on playing into your own style you may discover that you have a fresh and clearer perspective on playing our beloved instrument not to mention a fondness for one of the guitar's greatest players. This guy was THE REAL DEAL!

If you trust my opinion and work hard, and I am not mistakenly speaking out of my respect and fondness for one of history's greatest players and one of my greatest mentors, in a few short years the people in the audience will begin to ask how you learned to play such fantastic and magical rhythm guitar.

We, your dedicated students, miss you dearly Danny

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Danny Gatton presents a comprehensive study on rhythm guitar styles and technique, covering everything from blues/jazz chord substitutions, rockabily and country power chords, R&B and Motown rhythm, and even some acoustic country/bluegrass guitar ideas! Gatton shows you the rhythm parts slowly at first, before demonstrating them in a band context with Arlen Roth on lead guitar. Languages: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish.

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Stu Hamm: Deeper Inside The Bass (2008) Review

This seems to be the second part of two reissue DVD conversions from VHS tapes.That doesn't make them any less instructional, in fact they are much easier to navigate than tape, that's for sure.Stuart was the really first guy to popularise finger tapping, slapping, popping, flamenco rasque's, and general 'off-the-map' playing in that late 80's 90's period. As such this is a time capsule of what was leading edge at that time - and has not often been advanced since. 99% of bass players can't do this stuff (me included - and I teach) and there's a whole load of material here to extend what you can do with the bass in a band support role and in soloing. For the cost of one lesson these have a huge amount of content.

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Stu's exciting follow-up to his #1-selling Hot Licks DVD, Slap, Pop & Tap for the Bass, takes you further into the creative and technical mastery of this incredible musician. This DVD is packed with valuable instruction, such as hand and finger warm-ups, open-note arpeggios, harmonic scales and chords, false and pinched harmonics, sliding harmonics, popping two notes together, metronome practicing, raking and flamenco techniques, plus exciting solo performances of Stu's compositions Sexually Active, Terminal Beach, Count Zero, and Lone Star. Also included is his now-famous rendition of The Star Spangled Banner! Stu is a true master and perhaps the world's most well-rounded teacher and player of the bass. He is one of America's most respected and sought-after modern bass player/teachers and gives clinics all over the world. He has toured and recorded with Steve Vai, Eric Johnson, and Joe Satriani, and his solo albums have brought widespread critical acclaim.

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SongXpress: Classic Blues Guitar, Vol. 2 (1999) Review

I had Vol. 1 of Classic Blues on VHS way back when it was just Songxpress.
The product on VHS was awesome! But I think in the DVDs vol.2 and vol.3, they edited a lot of quality material that was on VHS tapes.

The biggest dissappointment was on the final performance of DVD for vol.2 and vol. 3 of Classic Blues. They edited out the entire performance..only giving you half the performance. Very Sad.

On my old VHS tapes, i really enjoy playing along with their entire performances plus, you get to see Dan Warner perform solos in the songs..which I pick up by watching him play.

I am sad that the product is reduced to a mediocore product compared to the original VHS recordings.

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From T-Bone' Walker's "Stormy Monday," to Stevie Ray's "Look at Little Sister," you'll get the true blues lowdown from Dan Warner and Tommy Anthony. Special features include: tuning, chord diagrams, bonus performance footage with Robben Ford, previews, printable chord patterns, and Internet connectivity.

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Beginning Rock Lead Guitar for Electric and Acoustic Guitar by Dave Celentano Review

This guy is really a teacher. Despite I'm more an intermediate student than a beginner; I bought the first two Celentanos' DVDs (rhythm and lead guitar) for covering "holes" in my skills. That was a great idea; in both DVDs I learnt a lot of basics that I dint know. But the best part is that everything is showed in a clear way. I read on the Internet that Celentano went to GIT School and that hi was always trying to learn how to teach the instrument, well, se did.I have a lot of books of learning guitar but this the clearest one I ever saw.
Talking about the DVD and the booklet, the DVD is actually a VHS transferred to DVD, you can chose chapters and everything but the color is like a Super VHS tape (if you know what I mean).
About the booklet, it's definitely not fancy: the paper is really ordinary and also the print... but it doesn't matter I think. If you want to learn to play rock guitar, Celentano is the teacher.

I have ordered the Intermediate (rhythm and lead) DVDs this week. I will review they soon.


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This comprehensive DVD introduces you to all the essential scales and techniques used to play rock lead guitar. On the DVD, Dave Celentano demonstrates and will have you playing the following: alternate picking, sweep picking, hammer ons, pull offs, slide

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Mike Dowling : Uptown Blues Review

If your style is blues/swing/jazz with more than a touch of slide and alternate tuning,and you wish to move from intermediate to advanced playing, this will do the trick.But be under no illusions - to get the best out of these lessons, you have to practice.Mr Dowling is an experienced teacher as well as a great player.He makes no representations that there is an easy way to play this style of guitar.Whilst he walks you through the more difficult passages, he makes it clear that practice makes perfect.I venture to suggest that the companion book/cd is a must if you want to get the best out of these lessons.Also get Bottomlands and String Crazy and while you are at it, get a copy of Two of a Kind with Pat Donoghue.They are packed with great music, particularly Two of a Kind.This is not a Mike Dowling promo.It is just that if you are serious about extending you playing to emulate one of the finest players around, then the investment of less than $100 is small change. I am about half way through this, and already I notice it has taken my playing to a new level and to a greater understanding of this music. Unfortunately so many of the video lessons fall short.This delivers but it requires you do some work.Some of the playing takes some real effort - maybe it was me, but I needed some serious wood-shedding to get the 'In the Mood' roll under my fingers on Nitpickin', but was tickled pink when I did - in fact I used it with a bit of a twist when working through an impro of 'I saw Mummy kissing Santa Claus' with a pleasing result.What I appreciated best about this is that Mike takes the time to get the techniques down.This gives a solid grounding, whilst remaining interesting and challenging.The concert footage and camera angles are great.I will do an update on this when I have worked through it.I reckon that will take most of the winter, maybe more.By then I should be getting near to ready for one of Mike's camps or Wind River lessons - I've got the fly rod packed!This is highly recommended if you are a serious player and want to do the work.Mind you it is pretty good to have a Mike Dowling concert on tap as well!

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Each DVD offers six songs performed and taught by a master of the acoustic style. In a special lesson section, key aspects and techniques required for each arrangement are presented. The viewer can select from multiple camera angles, including the full performance or just the left or right hand in close-up. In addition, an artist biography and discography plus several bonus song performances are included in each DVD.

Mike Dowling, a true master guitarist, performs a unique blend of blues, ragtime, swing, and roots music. Each of his arrangements is a virtual encyclopedia of must-know riffs that define the genre. Mike has performed and recorded with legendary artists such as jazz great Joe Venuti, mandolinist Jethro Burns, fiddler Vasser Clements, and guitarist Pat Donahue.

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DVD-Celtic Instrumentals For Fingerstyle Guitar #2- Alternate Tunings Review

Excellent DVD. Great selections, great teacher, and fantastic fingerstyle guitar music. If you're looking for a bargain, get the 2-DVD set versus purchasing the individual DVDs. Search Al Petteway in Amazon to hear some small samples of his music to get an idea of how talented he is.

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Al Petteway continues his excellent lesson with five beautiful and evocative guitar instrumentals in the Celtic style. This time, he covers songs and effects that can be attained through a variety of tunings, including standard, dropped-D, open G and low C.
Al shows you how to create your own arrangements by finding the melody within the chord structure, then fleshing it out with pipe-like drone notes, chord substitutions, moving bass lines, the rhythmic "Scottish Snap" and other Celtic-sounding elements. Embellishment techniques_right hand rolls, hammers, pull-offs, etc._help you turn basic tunes into elegant guitar pieces.
You'll learn wonderful exercises for developing your right- and left-hand speed and dexterity, along with complete arrangements for five beautiful instrumentals: Fy to the Hills in the Morning (Johnny Cope), Light and Airy (a slip jig), the classic Sidh beag sidh mor, Red Haired Boy and Jock O'Hazeldean. Finally, Al pulls all the elements together with his Caledon Wood, a piece that incorporates everything he has taught on both volumes: right hand rhythm patterns, damping effects, harmonics, lyrical and percussive playing, and more.
These videos will give you invaluable insights into the music of one of the world's most accomplished fingerstyle soloists and accompanists. A natural and engaging teacher, Al's music features beautiful renderings of both traditional Irish and Scottish tunes as well as his own Celtic-inspired compositions.

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Learn Blues Guitar With 6 Great Masters (DVD & Booklet) Review

I could go all out and say that this DVD sucks if it hadn't been for Arlen Roth's attempt to take the time to explain in detail the technique of vibrato (Most videos move right past learning the art of that technique). The rest of the guys act like they were dragged into the studio after an all nighter to run off a few licks for the cameras to complete the "Blues Masters" line-up. The Lonnie Mack section was ridiculously short. Although I enjoyed seeing lessons by the original blues artists in this video, I would have much rather had the entire video been taught by either Ronny, Duke, Buddy or especially Arlen alone. This DVD is only 30mins and I have found many more in-depth videos that run at least 60-90 minutes that delve much deeper into technique and offer many more examples for the price or less.

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This special DVD offers six great lessons from the masters of blues guitar!
Lesson 1: ßArlen Rothß shows you Chicago blues techniques and BB King and Clapton styles
Lesson 2: Blues legend ßLonnie Mackß shares his secrets of blues rhythm techniques
Lesson 3: ßRonnie Earlß, the master of soulful blues, shows you how to play blues licks and solos.
Lesson 4: Celebrated bluesman ßDuke Robillardß teaches you the essentials including T Bone Walker and Chuck Berry styles
Lesson 5: ßBuddy Guyß, the King of Chicago blues, gives a master class in lead guitar soloing
Lesson 6: Unique blues original ßHarvey Mandelß teaches scales, modes and their improvisational possibilities.
Languages: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish

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Stu Hamm: Slap, Pop & Tap for the Bass (2008) Review

Yes it's the 1990 VHS production of Stuart's instructional DVD, with a few add on intros to position it as such.However, getting around a DVD like these reissues is so much easier than the old tapes that even if you already had one you might want one again.Stuart was the really first guy to popularise finger tapping, slapping, popping, flamenco rasque's, and general 'off-the-map' playing in that late 80's 90's period.As such this is a time capsule of what was leading edge at that time - and has not often been advanced since.99% of bass players can't do this stuff (me included - and I teach) and there's a whole load of material here to extend what you can do with the bass in a band support role and in soloing.For the cost of one lesson these have a huge amount of content.

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Stuart Hamm is one of the world's greatest bass guitar talents, and this DVD covers an incredibly wide array of styles and techniques. You'll get into left-hand stretching exercises, major and minor arpeggios, playing chords, slapping & popping, funk, hammer-on slaps, triplets, right-hand flamenco strums, two-handed polyphonic tapping, contrapuntal playing, percussive tapping, playing a melody with the right hand while the left hand plays a bass pattern, classical techniques and styles, and Bach's Prelude in C. Stuart Hamm is one of America's most respected and sought-after modern bass player/teachers and gives clinics all over the world. He has toured and recorded with Steve Vai, Eric Johnson, and Joe Satriani, and his solo albums for have brought widespread critical acclaim.

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The Blues Guitar Of Keb' Mo' Review

If you want to learn the blues.....there is no better teacher.....and there is a version of the song "Henry" on here that will knock your socks off. Keb's guitar teacher assists him on this video and he is great too.

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Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Kevin Moore (aka Keb' Mo') takes students on a powerful journey into the world of traditional and contemporary blues guitar. He begins by showing how turnarounds and harmonized scale passages can be the basis for developing fluid phrases in a Robert Johnson-style blues tune. Keb' then teaches 2 original songs, both employing a rhythmic alternating bass style as well as some jazz-oriented chords that add spice and interest to the songs. Switching to his National steel guitar, he then discusses the basics of slide technique, rounding out this exciting blues lesson. 75 minutes, includes tab.

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Guitar Method: Legends of Blues Guitar Review

This dvd doesnt teach anything. I bought it thinking it would be cool to learn some blues guitar. All it is is avideo of a guy playing blues riffs, then playing them slightly slower. No tabs,no instruction.

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Curt Mitchell teaches you the lick and riff techniques of all your favorite blues legends with extreme close-ups played at normal and slow speeds. Lessons cover fingerpicking, slide tips, 12 bar blues, pentatonic shapes, open tunings, and guitar settings. Approx. running time: 60 minutes.Hosted by Curt Mitchell, a respected guitarist's guitarist. Besides an acclaimed playing, recording, composing and touring career with Razormaid and Bangalore Choir among others, Curt has been dedicated to guiding new guitarists with over 50 MVP videos & DVDs. These programs have garnered many "best new guitar instructional product" awards and are certain to help you play guitar in the style of your favorite artists, and discover your own music.NOTE: The blues musicians mentioned in MVP titles do not endorse, appear, or participate in these programs.

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21st Century Guitar Method 1 DVD Review

I have seen a few guitar lesson videos, so far this is the best one I've seen.The version I purchased included the DVD and a lesson book. The DVD format is really nice since you can easily jump to any lesson.You can also instantly rewind/skip to the beginning of a song you are practicing. I think the DVD is comparable to a few months of private lessons.

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This DVD version allows the user to view full performances of each song, select a music-minus-one style version, or even view the sheet music on screen while hearing the whole piece! Includes 24 complete lessons covering guitar basics, tuning, basic chords, strumming styles, and beginning rock guitar techniques, as well as on-screen demonstrations with close-up camera shots of both hands. Special DVD features include interactive menus and random access lesson selection.

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Beginning Rock Rhythm Guitar Review

If I was really a beginner and paid my hard earned money for this DVD I would cry, and it wouldn't be tears of joy.

First I should say that I really enjoy Troy's books.Our students have been using them with great success for many years.They are some of the most well thought out guitar method books with realistic examples, songs and band tracks that are on the market.Sadly, I cannot say the same for this Beginners Rock Rhythm Guitar DVD.

CONS:
1. This is perhaps the biggest short coming of this DVD:No insert or supplemental tracks on the DVD to help you follow any of the examples beyond the on-screen chord charts!Honestly how hard would it have been to add these things?If Hot Licks, Hal Leonard and others can do it why didn't Stetina and Co.?

2.Not enough time spent on "beginning" type material.While all of the examples are VERY cool sounding they get pretty advanced awfully quick.And to make it worse he "talks" you through some pretty lengthy examples and since they didn't include an insert/supplemental tracks (mentioned above) to follow, you will be rewinding A LOT!Not good pedagogy.

3.Only one speed --FAST.Yes you can probably slow the DVD down but again (sheez guys) just do two versions:first time slowly so a beginner can actually follow along, and then at regular speed.

4.Close-ups.There are some, mostly when Troy shows you how to finger a chord but not for many of the other techniques introduced.

PROS:
1.He does a pretty good (if not quick) overview of how to get clean, distorted and crunchy sounds from your amp.The guitar overview would have been even better if he had talked about volume/tone knobs etc....

2.The examples are creative, fun and realistic (like something you'd expect to hear real your favorite band play as opposed to those god awful MIDI-sounding rhythm tracks).

There's no doubt Troy is an accomplished guitarist.His playing is inspiring and his approach to the material is relaxed although very challenging for most true beginners.My 3 star rating is for those qualities.If you can hang in there long enough (or have a competent instructor help you through some of the trickier sections) this DVD will give you hours of material to work with.The shortcomings mentioned above kept me from giving this a more favorable rating.Unfortunately I don't yet have a better recommendation for a DVD covering this material.

Good Luck All!

Check out these lesson DVD's to see what kind of content makes a great DVD:
Bass method for the beginning Electric Bassist featuring Ed Friedland
Getting Started on Drums and Groove Essentials by Tommy Igoe

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Learn all the essential rhythm techniques! In this DVD, Troy Stetina teaches power chords, barre chords, triad shapes, muting, chord progressions, pick harmonics, chord arpeggiation, riffs, and more. He also includes vital background information with each concept, giving you the theory behind the chops of your favorite bands. 53 minutes.

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UBXpress, An Introduction to Musical Styles For Electric Guitar Review

I'm a drummer looking to learn how to play guitar and thought that this DVD would be the perfect place to start.

The video started off on the right foot with the first instructor (I forget his name).He explained things in detail and with a bit of humor which I thought was cool because it offered a relaxed way of learning.Then he introduced his fellow instructor (I forget his name as well) and it went downhill from there because he took over the instruction.I felt that he was way too serious and rushed through the lessons considering this is a beginner video.I also felt that they should have placed the tabs on the screen throughout the lesson because as a beginner it's easy to forget them as you played along.

The two guys' personalities clashed and Mr. Serious often seemed annoyed by his sidekick's presence.You could feel the tension between them and I waited for them to thrown down the guitars and just beat the hell out of each other.

Had they stuck with instructor #1 I think it may have held my attention a little longer and I would have followed along past the hard rock section.Thankfully I watched this DVD as a rental and not as a purchase.

These are only my opinions, but I'd look elsewhere for a DVD to teach you the basic beginner stuff.

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The Ultimate Beginner Xpress (UBXpress) series takes the fundamentals of the No. 1 instructional music video (Ultimate Beginner Series), and combines it with the most revolutionary way of learning great songs (SongXpress) to create a path of learning designed to get you up and playing in no time! Ultimate Beginner Xpress: An Introduction to Musical Styles teaches the elements of a basic song in each style so you can apply them to your playing and learn hundreds of songs just like it. Special DVD features include a tuning segment, a performance option, artist video previews, additional video tips, beginning music theory interactive, and listening recommendations.

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Johnny A.: Taste, Tone, Space Review

I ordered this dvd after seeing it mentioned on FDP. I buy a few dvds and this is one of the better ones. THis guy is excellent and crosses into a few different styles from Chet to blues.Really liked the printable tabs and all the bonus material.After watching it, ordered his cd's and a book. I would compare it to EJ's dvd's in what you'll get from watching. Just great guitar work that you can pick up and play yourself.Hope that he brings a few more out.

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This DVD explores the guitar style of Johnny A. in an entertaining and informative format. Watch Johnny and his band perform eight of his most popular songs from his two Favored Nations releases Sometime Tuesday Morning and Get Inside. Each song is followed by a sit-down with Johnny as he talks about some of the specific concepts and techniques involved in playing the song. Also included are discussions about Johnnys gear, influences, approaches to writing and recording. Plus, the complete guitar tab for each song of Johnnys originals is embedded as printable PDF files on the DVD so you can learn all his solos note-for-note.

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