Can anyone recommend a good instructional video to learn acoustic guitar?
December 9, 2004 1:18 PM Subscribe
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.
Response by poster: 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
Response by poster: 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