Accelerate Your Guitar Playing DVD

Advantages: The song choice and the ease of use
Disadvantages: The price

...tuition method Jamie Humphries is the author of the acclaimed Giants Of Rock and Giants Of Metal guitar courses. He is a tutor at one of the UK's leading music colleges, and a regular contributor to Guitar Techniques magazine. Did you enjoy it? : I enjoyed it very much. I can now play Summer of 69 with relative ease =) Educational value: If your a fan of bryan adams, This dvd will be very educational. How good are the presenters?: Jamie Humphries is very easy to understand, although dificult to hear at times. I ended up turning the volume up. How good is the content? : Again, for anyone who loves bryan adams, The content is fab! Soundtrack: Excellent Value for money: Not very good .. I got bored of this DVD after 1 week. Overall, if your a fan of bryan adams and his music, Give this dvd a shot! If not, theirs always michael jackson ...lol... Read review

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Advantages: Two views of guitar
Disadvantages: No tab, not slow or easy to follow. "Jam along" songs incomplete

...I have never used a guitar DVD tutorial before, but have seen drumming ones. I was under the impression it was fairly standard to have tab running along the bottom of the screen, but aparently I was wrong. The DVD is hosted by Doug Boduch, proving classic sweet Clapton guitar can be made uncool. He is awkward, ugly and very uncool. He teaching skills concist of being able to play the songs, and speak English. I have been playing guitar for two years I think, and I found him hard to follow most of the time. On my version of the DVD the songs were in a different order than on the back of the case. There is no problem with this, but simply seems cheap and unprofessional. You will eventually learn the songs with this DVD, but Im sure you could find a better one to do it faster and enjoy it more.... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful

Advantages: Shows you everything you need to know to become a guitar god!
Disadvantages: No examples of DT or LTE guitar work.

...approaches composition, playing in the band, and some of his early experiences playing the guitar. He also shows your his guitar, amps, and his cool effects midi board. And another hilarious feature is the bloopers section where John is seen messing up. Also there is G3 footage from the 2001 tour with Joe Satriani and Steve Vai. Overall an excellent buy, you will definitely learn something from this DVD no matter whether you've been playing 10 weeks, 10 months or even 10 years, there is an infinite amount of info to be had, and you will keep coming back to it to brush up on things you might not have been able to complete the first time.... Read review

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