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Summary: "This is the best guitar- learning book you'll ever find".
Review: "When I first took a look at the book I thought it was going to be the only thing i would need for learning everything about guitar and it was, now I'm right in the middle of some scales stuff(in the book) and I never get tired of learning new things from this wonder, I really kind of think that definitly this is the best guitar-learning book ever published by anyone. I have nothing more to say about this book but, that it is the best book, of it's kind ever made AFAIK and please CMIIW. So here is just a little piece of advice for those who are starting in all this guitar stuff, IF YOU WERE LOOKING FOR A NICE, EASY-EXPLAINED,AND VERY WELL STRUCTURED, AND WITH ALL KIND OF PICS AND COMPUTER DIAGRAMS this is the book that best matches this category so... just go buy this book right now, believe me it is well worthed."
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Summary: Comprehensive all in one guide
Review: A great comprehensive guide to the guitar whether it be acoustic, classical or electric. Not only a great reference book but a dandy for coffee table or bathroom reading!
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Summary: Essential Companion
Review: Having started guitar lessons over thirty years ago and never really got past the "gregorian chant" stage I revisited the guitar around three years ago. Since buying this book I have found it to be absolutely essential and it has encouraged me to continue to learn. If you are getting stuck at the early stages this book is an absolute must have.
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Summary: Amazing guitar and music theory book
Review: I first got this book when I was learning guitar, but since then have shifted my emphasis to the piano. Amazingly enough, I still use this book often because of the great theory it provides. But for a guitar player, this the THE BOOK to have. I mean, it has everything. First, the design is so easy to follow, and so intuitive, that it makes learning fun. The book begins with an appreciative history of guitar, then gets into everything else, and I mean everything. Theory, scales, chords, progressions, improvising, keys, modes, substitutions, reading music, playing styles, transposing, the entire fretboard, practice methods, and a lot more I am not mentioning. Then there is complete information on how to take care of your guitar, and some examples (well, more technically, equipment) of how to get into home-recording. The greatest strength of the book is the "lesson like" format, where each two pages constitutes a central lesson, and the complexity builds as you go through it. The computer-generated pictures are easy to understand and do not get overwhelming. There is unbelievable organization in the theory (especially keys, chord progressions and impovisation), which is why I still use it even though I don't really play guitar. If God owned a guitar, he'd probably have this book.
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Summary: Stop reading the reviews and buy this book now!
Review: I had already posessed intermediate / advanced skill level by the time I originally purchased this book. Since then I have recommended it to everyone I knew who showed an interest in learning the guitar and each person has been impressed. Beginner, intermediate, advanced, there is something for everyone. The graphic format it uses is highly original and provides amazing insight to the mysteries of music theory, chords, substitutions, scales, chord/scale relationship, single note exercises, improvising melodies, history, equipment used to create sounds and maintenance of the guitar, among others. All in all, the most comprehensive overview on an instrument whose sound is as unique as the individual playing it. I have lived on pages 132 and 133 for years. Even though I feel there isn't much more I can discover on the guitar, I still refer to it ten years after buying it. I wish it was published when I first started playing, as it would've expedited progress in my early years. Sadly I have heard that this edition is no longer being printed and I'm too scared to see what the new edition looks like. That said, if you can find this book, you would be stupid to pass it up because it is, by far, THE best guitar instruction reference I've seen in 21 years of playing.
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Summary: The best and most comprehensive guitar book ever written.
Review: I have never seen a better or more comprehensive book ever written on the guitar. If I could only have one book, it would surely be this one.
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Summary: Complete Guiartist-A comprhensive source for all guiarists
Review: I have played guitar over 30 years, played in bands, built guitars and lutes and attended Berklee College of Music in Boston. After a hiatus of several years in my playing, I started to re-visit guitar when my son wanted lessons. I recomend this book to anyone who wants to better understand guitars, thier history, thier uses, music and music theory. While the book could benefit from a CD for beginners so that they could hear the concepts presented, it has served as a wonderful refresher and general exercise book for scales, picking, and other areas which I have paid $25 / hour for to get less information during a one hour lesson than from a single page in the book. I use this book to explore areas outside of my usual players rut, such as jazz progressions, site reading, substituitions and the like. This is a book with real meat in it for anyone who will take the time to chew the information presented.
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Summary: It really attempts to be complete.
Review: I was very impressed. I pick this up and learn something new every time. It is comprehensive but has nice pictures and a very interesting timeline of the evolution of the guitar. I'm buying another for a friend now.
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Summary: great book
Review: it had everything that anyone could want in a guitar boo
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Summary: By far the best guitar book currently available
Review: Lavishly and beautifully illustrated with color pictures and diagrams. My favorite part: full page description and pictures of classic guitar/amp set ups - quite wonderful. A visual history of the development of the guitar is well done - but less interesting to me personally. An incredibly comprehensive coverage of guitar music theory, including sections on Jazz, Blues and Rock from beginner-level to expert -- quite overwhelming really; I dip into it from time to time - there is just so much. Any guitarist would love this book. DK Publishing seems to be years ahead of the competition creating by far the best books available in many fields. This book has the looks and the content. ***Highly recommended***.
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