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GuitarGod
Joined: 04 Oct 2008 Posts: 19
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Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2008 1:05 am Post subject: Worthwhile DVD's or Books |
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yo. 15 year old guitarist here. Just wondering if there are any dvd's or books you guys would recommend for anything, whether it be over theory or alternate picking. |
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wuc
Joined: 14 Jul 2005 Posts: 12 Location: England
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Posted: Sun Oct 05, 2008 12:30 pm Post subject: Re: Worthwhile DVD's or Books |
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GuitarGod wrote: | yo. 15 year old guitarist here. Just wondering if there are any dvd's or books you guys would recommend for anything, whether it be over theory or alternate picking. |
Seeing as you're here...Guthrie's Creative Guitar 1 + 2! |
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sumis
Joined: 22 Feb 2005 Posts: 570 Location: gothenburg, sweden
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Posted: Sun Oct 05, 2008 3:28 pm Post subject: Re: Worthwhile DVD's or Books |
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wuc wrote: | Seeing as you're here...Guthrie's Creative Guitar 1 + 2! |
+1
scott henderson's two dvd's
ted greene's books.
and of course, the book that taught frankus how to stop global warming: wayne krantz' _an improviser's os_ .
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frankus
Joined: 13 Sep 2004 Posts: 1100 Location: Chelmsford/Arachnipus
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Posted: Sun Oct 05, 2008 9:02 pm Post subject: |
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I'd say Ted Greene's Modern Chord Progressions book.
Advancing Guitarist by Mick Goodrick.
Creative Guitar 1 and 2 by Guthrie Govan.
Hot Country by Lee Hodgson.
I'll see Sumi's Improvisers OS and raise you a Jimmy Bruno - No nonsense jazz DVD. _________________ Fabulous powers were revealed to me the day I held my magic Suhr(d) aloft and said "by the power of great scale!"
I have the power! |
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GuitarGod
Joined: 04 Oct 2008 Posts: 19
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Posted: Sun Oct 05, 2008 10:31 pm Post subject: |
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oh. i got the guthrie books. (i mean, afters seeing the guy play who wouldn't get em?) and what about a book/dvd for learning theory? i have berklee's modern method....just haven't gotten around to it yet. haha |
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frankus
Joined: 13 Sep 2004 Posts: 1100 Location: Chelmsford/Arachnipus
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Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2008 10:54 am Post subject: |
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Don't fall into the trap of buying loads of theory books and doing nothing with them... not least of all cos that's my trap and I've made it all cosy - the last thing I want to do is share it
What do you want to get from theory? _________________ Fabulous powers were revealed to me the day I held my magic Suhr(d) aloft and said "by the power of great scale!"
I have the power! |
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GuitarGod
Joined: 04 Oct 2008 Posts: 19
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Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2008 10:27 pm Post subject: |
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wow. you know, i never really thought about what i want to learn from theory. i mean, i want to learn the skills to be able to compose music as the likes of vai. and be able to improvise like guthrie, making melodies and stuff as i play, all while knowing what i'm doing instead of semi random notes that i know will sound a certain way but not knowing anything behind the notes. |
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frankus
Joined: 13 Sep 2004 Posts: 1100 Location: Chelmsford/Arachnipus
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Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2008 10:59 am Post subject: |
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Sounds like you want to be transcribing things, then figuring it out.
If you start with a song you know, work out your favourite licks. What chords they're played with, how the notes relate to the chord.
The Jimmy Bruno DVD and Krantz book do that.
Guthrie's book covers diatonic theory, keys and such and gives a good grounding in terms people use.
It's far faster to listen to tunes and transcribe and understand, than tackle music theory and try it all. Keep what you need and let your ears decide.
If you're playing technically demanding stuff - remember let your ears decide, even if it took you 50 hours to get that lick down, if your ears say na-ah, listen to them. _________________ Fabulous powers were revealed to me the day I held my magic Suhr(d) aloft and said "by the power of great scale!"
I have the power! |
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