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 Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 12:15 pm
I learning to play guitar by using books, but I don't kow what to get. I was thinking of getting "Guitar for Dummies," but I thought I should ask you guys first, before doing anything. So let me know what you think!
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Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 2:59 pm
hmm guitaring books....i'm not sure. maybe check out a local library or book store? i taught myself to play by ear, so i don't know where to find good books for it.
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Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2007 12:27 am
dude, i walked into my hose and saw one and looked at it. it is a waste if time and money! it teaches you s**t like "classical positions" and retarded looking stuff.
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Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2007 7:39 am
I tried out "Guitar For Dummies" and "The Everything Guitar Book".
"Guitar For Dummies" isn't really for total beginners. It's more for advanced beginners. It teaches you basic chords, has you playing simple stuff like "Aura Lee", shows you a bunch of guitar positions. It also tries to go into position playing, but it's kind of hard to understand. I had to get my mom to decipher it because it seemed like English words combined with Swahili syntax. A manual for buying a guitar is included in this book, but don't take it too literally: the guy who wrote it has a lot of opinions, pet peeves, and axes to grind (no pun intended). All in all, this book was very helpful, once I understood what it was trying to tell me.
"The Everything Guitar Book" does a lot of what the Dummies book does, only they're even more confusing. Their "buying a guitar" section is sort of vague. The only difference between this book and the Dummies book (apart from the fact that the Everything book is impossible to understand) is that they blow half the book talking about famous folk, classical, jazz, rock, blues, flamenco, etc., guitarists. That actually was kind of interesting. Apart from that, this book was a waste of five bucks.
Before buying anything, go look at what your local library has. If your library offers interlibrary loans (which they probably do), ask for the Dummies and Everything books. Stroll into a Barnes&Noble or a Borders, and check out other guitar-teaching books there.
Don't spend any money until you know what you're buying.
Good luck!
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Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2007 9:48 am
You may hate this but most of the world's best guitar players were "Classically Trained". Guys like Eric Johnson and Even John Petrucci were classically trained, but they still maintained their rock/jazz edge. There is absolutely nothing wrong with learning some seriously good theory, but you still have to apply it.
I've played over seven years now, and I've used theory for the last 4. Compared to the first 3 years, my playing ability has increased over a hundredfold since I started learning classical and jazz stuff. You don't have to focus on it but every serious guitar player has to learn this stuff eventually.
To recommend some books, check out "Fretboard logic (all volumes)" to learn a very innovative approach to the guitar. Try on "The exercise book for guitar" to learn some killer chop building exercises. Also, scrounge around Amazon.com for some great books at ridiculous prices. Read the reviews and you'll be fine.
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