Guitar Lessons For Beginners Reviews

Learning To Play The Guitar
Learn Guitar Software Reviews

in a nutshell ...

All the learn guitar software reviewed will help you to learn to play the guitar. We favor the two products that have either video guitar lesson DVD's or video guitar lesson clips. The new expanded version of Learn and Master Guiter includes 20 DVD's. Jamorama includes 150 video guitar lessons. It is much easier to learn guitar when you can see exactly what the guitar teacher is doing. All have 60 day no questions asked refunds so if you find that any of the courses are not to your liking, you can get a full cash refund with no difficulty. We hope you find the following reviews helpful.

at a glance ...

	Learn and Master Guitar	Jamorama	Guitar Scale Mastery	Guitar Tutor Pro
Rating
DVD's CD's and Video Clips	older version 10 DVD's new expanded version 20 DVD's 5 jam along CD's	150 video lessons 26 active jam tracks	no DVD's or CD's	no DVD's or CD's
Books	Guitar Workbook	4 ebooks	Pentatonic Guitar Success ebook	3 Mastering Guitar ebooks
Student Level	beginner through advanced	beginner intermediate	beginner through advanced	beginner intermediate
Online Support	email and forum	email consultation line	none listed	email
Guarantee	60 days no risk full money back	60 days no risk full money back	60 days no risk full money back	60 days no risk full money back
Price	$249/299	$39.95	$67	$47

Learn and Master Guitar

Easily the most comprehensive (and most expensive) of all of the guitar courses. It is widely recognized as the best home study guitar course available. At over $200/ copy ($249 for the original and $299 for the expanded version) it is a bit on the expensive side. However, when you compare it to the number of guitar lessons that it would take to accomplish the same level, it is a bargain. Add to that the online community of over 6000 students where you can communicate with other students and ask questions both of your fellow students and Steve Krenz, the author. Suitable for both beginners as well as more advanced students.

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Jamorama

It is more reasonably priced at $39 and is very good for beginners. It is not as comprehensive as the more expensive Learn and Master Guitar but does have 150 video guitar lessons and 26 active jam tracks. It has a lot of enthusiastic supporters and will definitely get you going in the right direction without breaking your bank. It also has the advantage of instant gratification ie it is completely computer based and downloadable. When you consider the price and the quality of the guitar instruction available in Jamorama it is really hard to beat. We would have to consider this our best choice for economic guitar lessons for beginners.

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Guitar Scale Mastery

This is a unique approach to learning to improvise. This course focuses mostly on being able to "sit in" and improvise well in most settings. It is not as comprehensive as either of our first two choices but it does do a good job of effectively teaching how to play and improvise in all positions on the guitar neck. It is more expensive than Jamorama at $67 for a three year membership site. There are no DVD's or video clips. The author Craig Bassett makes no bones about it: you will have to practice to get good at scales. This is a breath of fresh air in this day and age of "instant" guitar heroes. If you however really want to play lead guitar, this program might be very helpful for you.

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Guitar Tutor Pro

This is another computer based ecourse for guitar. It has good music theory. The information is good and can certainly get you started on the right track. However, there are no video demonstrations and no jam cd's or jam tracks. At a price slightly more expensive than Jamorama it would be hard to pick any course with no video over a course with 150 video clips. If money is a concern here Jamorama is easily your best and most complete computer based guitar course.

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Conclusions

Learn and Master Guitar is our top pick. For those who don't want to spend that much money then Jamorama is the obvious next choice, especially if you are relatively new to the guitar. If you have been playing for some time and don't want to spend the money for Learn and Master Guitar, then Jamorama Lead Guitar or Guitar Scale Mastery might be a good fit, especially if one of your main objectives is to play lead and improvise. Remember, if it doesn't work, you can always get a full refund promptly with no questions asked.

Thanks for your attention and happy guitar playing.
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Great Blues Backing Tracks Review

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The Meeting of the Spirits

Valentine's day 1979, the original trio (Larry Coryell, John McLaughlin and Paco de Lucia) performed one of the most memorable concerts ever at the Royal Albert Hall in London. This unprecedented meeting of guitar virtuosos from very different musical backgrounds came together as one of the ultimate improvisational studies in history, second only to Miles Davis's Bitches Brew. The DVD of this concert "The Meeting of the Spirits" is available from Netflicks.