Can anyone recommend a good instructional video to learn acoustic guitar?
December 9, 2004 1:18 PM
Can anyone recommend a good instructional video to learn acoustic guitar? [+]
My dad used to play guitar a bit, and by play I mean he picked out tunes by ear. Don't think he can read music. Mom says he’s interested in learning some more and thought a video would be a good Christmas present. Any suggestions? DVD would be idea.
My dad used to play guitar a bit, and by play I mean he picked out tunes by ear. Don't think he can read music. Mom says he’s interested in learning some more and thought a video would be a good Christmas present. Any suggestions? DVD would be idea.
Oh man, thanks for the link to that thread, MrMoonPie! Some good info in there.
Can someone now explain to me why my Google search "learn guitar site:ask.metafilter.com" came back with zero hits?
posted by DakotaPaul at 1:47 PM on December 9, 2004
Can someone now explain to me why my Google search "learn guitar site:ask.metafilter.com" came back with zero hits?
posted by DakotaPaul at 1:47 PM on December 9, 2004
You don't necessarily have to use video! Guitar for Dummies is a great book, and I'm not kidding.
posted by rubin421 at 3:57 PM on December 9, 2004
posted by rubin421 at 3:57 PM on December 9, 2004
Yeah, I was wondering about the Guitar for Dummies DVD. Is it similar to the book? Guess Dad's looking for video.
posted by DakotaPaul at 4:40 PM on December 9, 2004
posted by DakotaPaul at 4:40 PM on December 9, 2004
I'd browse throught the Homespun Tapes collection. They put out some great stuff and have some great acoustic players on their roster.
posted by greasy_skillet at 7:30 PM on December 9, 2004
posted by greasy_skillet at 7:30 PM on December 9, 2004
The Fender series for electric and acoustic are excellent. I used the electric edition as a refresher after not playing for more than five years.
posted by mrbill at 8:25 PM on December 9, 2004
posted by mrbill at 8:25 PM on December 9, 2004
The Guitar Handbook by Ralph Denyer.
This book is all I used to learn for the last 18 months and I am totally self taught. It gives you all kinds of technical info about playing styles, chords, even reading music. The best experience for learning is definitely playing along with someone (like a video) but if you have a friend who is farther along, just going and jamming every once in a while is the most helpful thing in the world. Learning the basic chords, strumming patterns, and other basic techniques is so easy with this book. A professional musician friend of mine in Austin TX told me that it should be the first thing I look at if I was going to take guitar seriously.
posted by bakerwc1369 at 3:07 AM on December 10, 2004
This book is all I used to learn for the last 18 months and I am totally self taught. It gives you all kinds of technical info about playing styles, chords, even reading music. The best experience for learning is definitely playing along with someone (like a video) but if you have a friend who is farther along, just going and jamming every once in a while is the most helpful thing in the world. Learning the basic chords, strumming patterns, and other basic techniques is so easy with this book. A professional musician friend of mine in Austin TX told me that it should be the first thing I look at if I was going to take guitar seriously.
posted by bakerwc1369 at 3:07 AM on December 10, 2004
Also, what bakerwc said. That book is what I used when I first started playing.
posted by mrbill at 4:39 AM on December 10, 2004
posted by mrbill at 4:39 AM on December 10, 2004
I didn't like the Guitar for Dummies video, but I haven't looked at the book. The guy in the video just annoyed me, I guess.
posted by MrMoonPie at 12:32 PM on December 10, 2004
posted by MrMoonPie at 12:32 PM on December 10, 2004
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posted by MrMoonPie at 1:33 PM on December 9, 2004