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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Perfect for beginners!, 11 Aug 2004
By A Customer
I'm just a beginner guitar player and although I'm having lessons, something hadn't quite clicked with chord structures and theory, so thought I'd buy a few extra books to do some extra study.I'm so glad I came across this book. It contains everything I could possibly want to know in a clear and concise manner. Not only does it explain chord theory and how to play the guitar, but also chapters on famous players, how guitars are built, how to maintain your guitar etc. I guess if you're an advanced player, you will probably know everything it contains, but it may well be a useful reference book for you.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
An excellent reference book, 2 Jul 2004
I've owned this book for years, and I've also been playing guitar for years, and I've found one really does go with the other. I would class myself as an average guitarist, but beyond what most teachers can teach. As such this book has been absolutely invaluable to assist in those "how the hell do they do that?" moments. If you've already got some playing experience, this book is useful on so many levels, if you're a beginner, it's a good place to start. I've been dipping in and out of the various sections of the book as my playing and experience has developed over the years, and the information is always there, from the different types and styles of guitar, to prominent guitarists of the ages, to setting up and construction of the guitar, pickup wiring diagrams, chords in every key, stage craft, using PA and recording equipment and guitar synths, what more can a book deliver? Spend your money, this book would be good value at ten times the price!!!
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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Professional, educational and descriptive...but not very fun, 22 Nov 2000
By A Customer
This is a great book in terms of its description of guitar players, guitar technology and overview and explanation of both basic and advance guitar techniques. Its great as REFERENCE material, as it introduces you to the in-depth study of scales and chord constructions.Open chords, chord substitution, 7th, 9th, power chords, diminished chords-you will find it all here.There is A LOT of theory so it might be a little tedious to take it all in .The book is broken down into section according to which particular aspect of the guitar is being studied-there is the Beginners section with introduction to open chords, chord progression and tuning, the Rhythm guitarist, the Melodic guitarist and the Advance guitarist(advance techniques like hammer-on's, bends etc) as well as many other sub-sections with useful techniques and diagrams. The book certainly covers all the basics, but still a lot of work is left to your imagination-there is a brief description of sweep-picking, harmonics and arpeggios, but you won't find a lot of popular riffs and licks here-you have to pretty much make up your own exercises and figure out everything yourself.The author is a great gutarist,but he won't do ALL the work for you. If you are a beginner this book will have a wealth of information, although you'll have to devise your own practice plan, but if you are looking for tips on advance guitar techniques you might find that this book lacks depth in that department.Overall this book serves as great reference material for both acoustic and electric guitarist and i think it deserves its "Guitar Bible" title.There is an amazing section on guitar perfomance and technology, with an overview of guitar repairs, effects pedals and recording.Keep in mind that actually only one third of this book is focused on guitar teaching-the rest is guitar history, perfomance and trivia.Very useful if that is what you are looking for. Anyway, if you want to go through this book page by page, good luck because i couldnt -technical overload, but if you just need occasional reference and explanations then this is the book for you.
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