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#1
Learn & Master Guitar
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Top Choice Award |
Pros:
Excellent instructor
Highly effective
Fast results
High quality DVD video
Skill range (very basic to highly advanced)
Advanced training in multiple styles
Excellent support
Variable-speed jam-along tracks of actual popular songs
Tons of online bonus material
Money back guarantee |
Cons:
None so far
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Review Summary:
Learn and Master Guitar, by Legacy Learning Systems, is the most complete, most effective, and easiest to follow guitar course available. All lessons are tought through high quality DVD video along with a supplementary lesson book. They also provide 100 jam-along tracks of actual popular songs on mulltiple CDs. These jam-along tracks allow you to adjust the volume of the lead track allowing you to play the lead track with the backing tracks. The course is structured in a logical sequential order designed to help you progressively improve throughout the course. Also, when you sign up, you get access to their private member forum as well as access to tons of bonus online supplemental material including songs, music, tabs, tips and tricks. All material is very high quality and is appropriate for beginner, intermediate, advanced, and pro players, and they also offer a 60-day money back guarantee. If you want a single all-inclusive guitar course, taking you from beginner to expert, this is it.
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#2
Guitar Tips
$197.00
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Pros:
Lots of material
Beginner to advanced skill levels
Ability to download all material to a laptop
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Cons:
Relatively expensive
No jam along songs
Must be in front of the computer to learn |
Review Summary:
The Guitar Tips - Ultimate Guitar Speed Learning System is a great package which provides alot of material. One unique thing with this course is that all material can be accessed online or completely downloaded to your computer. This is useful if you travel alot and have a laptop. The only downside of this course is they don't have the jam-along feature with actual songs like Learn and Master Guitar does.
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#3
Jamorama
$39.95
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Pros:
High quality video lessons
Ear training game
Includes some Jam-along songs |
Cons:
No material beyond intermediate level
No specific style/genre training
Must be in front of the computer to learn |
Review Summary:
Jamorama is a combination of a downloadable e-book and downloadable software. It is designed to take an absolute beginner and get them playing at an intermediate level in a relatively short amount of time. For the price, you do get alot of material, including alot of tablature, however, Jamorama is not a complete course. For an extra 30 dollars, Jamorama has an optional add-on kit called 'Jamorama Lead Guitar' which goes into scales and advanced soloing techniques.
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#4
Jamplay.com
$19.95/month
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Pros:
Teaches various specific songs
Great instructors
Skill range - beginner to advanced
High quality online video lessons |
Cons:
Must be in front of the computer to learn - no option for offline learning
Monthly fee |
Review Summary:
Jamplay.com is a great online based guitar lesson site. They provide many high quality online videos categorized by skill level and genre at an affordable price.
If it is inconvenient for you, or if you are uncomfortable with online-based lessons, we recommend Learn and Master Guitar.
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#5
Guitar Tutor Pro
$47.00
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Pros:
Good value
Fair amount of learning material
Touches on some advanced concepts
Bonus software |
Cons:
No video based lessons
No jam-along features
No specific styles/genres |
Review Summary:
The Guitar Tutor Pro course, along with the bonus software offers excellent value for the price. This would be a good course for a beginner to get started, or intermediate player to hone their skills.
The major downsides of this course are that they offer no video lessons, no jam-along features, and do not go into any specific genres.
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#6
Guitar Lessons Pro
$34.95
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Pros:
Bonus material for learning blues
Covers some jazz and country tips |
Cons:
No video based lessons
No advanced material
No jam-along features
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Review Summary:
Guitar Lessons Pro is a basic course for teaching the fundamentals and touching on some intermediate concepts and various styles and genres. However, for the price, we feel there are better options available.
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#7
Unlock the Guitar
$39.95
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Pros:
Well organized book |
Cons:
No video based lessons
No advanced material
No jam-along features
No specific styles/genres |
Review Summary:
The Beginners Guide to Unlocking the Guitar is a decent e-book for teaching the fundamentals to an absolute beginner. However, for the price, we feel there are better options available.
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#8
Guitar Made Easy
$9.97
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Pros:
Inexpensive |
Cons:
No material beyond beginner level
No video based lessons
No advanced material
No jam-along features
No specific styles/genres
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Review Summary:
Guitar Made Easy is an ebook consistent of material that you can mainly find on the web for free. Although it's inexpensive, you get what you pay for.
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