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Summary: Recent updates
Review: I bought this book some time ago. It is great and filled with a lot of useful information. My copy came with a "built in" soft record that you could play on a phonograph. Is this "record" now
available as a CD ? Regards Dan
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Summary: Recent updates
Review: I bought this book some time ago. It is great and filled with a lot of useful information. My copy came with a "built in" soft record that you could play on a phonograph. Is this "record" now
available as a CD ? Regards Dan
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Summary: Shucks! This book is the best!
Review: I must admit that I was skeptiacal at first when I saw Mr. Wernick's book on this here wesite. But by Job! He done a great job. This is a good'un. I erspeicllay liked the way he explains all the ailements of playin bluegrass. In just three weeks I was playin and hootin and hollerin with the kinfolk. You should just go out and buy this book. You here?
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Summary: Shucks! This book is the best!
Review: I must admit that I was skeptiacal at first when I saw Mr. Wernick's book on this here wesite. But by Job! He done a great job. This is a good'un. I erspeicllay liked the way he explains all the ailements of playin bluegrass. In just three weeks I was playin and hootin and hollerin with the kinfolk. You should just go out and buy this book. You here?
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Summary: Great Book; Useless CD
Review: This is a great book but you should be aware of a few issues. First of all, the CD that comes with the book was obviously an afterthought. It only has a few simple lesson excerpts on it along with a few dazzling banjo performances and is basically useless. Second, the tab is written is a non-standard format whereby the numbers are written between the lines not on the lines. This may seem to be a minor point but is quite frustrating for me. That said, the book contains some great tunes to work through. Additionally, there are some really interesting essays in the back which banjo players will find fascinating. This book has stayed in print quite a long time which is testimony to its timeless quality.
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Summary: Great Book; Useless CD
Review: This is a great book but you should be aware of a few issues. First of all, the CD that comes with the book was obviously an afterthought. It only has a few simple lesson excerpts on it along with a few dazzling banjo performances and is basically useless. Second, the tab is written is a non-standard format whereby the numbers are written between the lines not on the lines. This may seem to be a minor point but is quite frustrating for me. That said, the book contains some great tunes to work through. Additionally, there are some really interesting essays in the back which banjo players will find fascinating. This book has stayed in print quite a long time which is testimony to its timeless quality.
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Summary: Great to start with.
Review: Tried a few books, then started working through Wernick's. Starts simple and builds up with more complex patterns and fingerings. Though originally I tired of the same few songs being repeated using new concepts, I now appreciate it as I get better at accentuating the melody within the picking. The other books I tried progressed too slow, and the Skruggs book was a little too sink or swim for me and just didn't flow well for a beginner. After finishing up through the intermediary section of Wernick's, I'm flying through the Skruggs book. Basically, I use Wernick's for study, and Skrugg's for songs. The CD is great if your not taking lessons at the same time, since you definetly need to pay attention to the timing and sounds of your rolls, pull offs, hammer ons and slides. The songs on the CD are a little too fast for the beginner to play along with, but they give you an idea where your heading.
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Summary: Great to start with.
Review: Tried a few books, then started working through Wernick's. Starts simple and builds up with more complex patterns and fingerings. Though originally I tired of the same few songs being repeated using new concepts, I now appreciate it as I get better at accentuating the melody within the picking. The other books I tried progressed too slow, and the Skruggs book was a little too sink or swim for me and just didn't flow well for a beginner. After finishing up through the intermediary section of Wernick's, I'm flying through the Skruggs book. Basically, I use Wernick's for study, and Skrugg's for songs. The CD is great if your not taking lessons at the same time, since you definetly need to pay attention to the timing and sounds of your rolls, pull offs, hammer ons and slides. The songs on the CD are a little too fast for the beginner to play along with, but they give you an idea where your heading.
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