On a continuous basis people ask me how I learned to play guitar. I always respond with “Lots and lots of practice and hardwork.” When I was just starting out with guitar instruction, it was hard work. I sat at home with some tablature I printed out, and started learning to play Counting Crows. I took so long to become proficient. The problem was that I didn’t have any basic guitar instruction. I was a man with no plan in high school with tons of time to kill. It was okay for me at that time. But I could have learned so much more in weeks than I did over years.
It would have helped me out so much if I had someone to show me how to hold my pick, tune my guitar, do a proper hammer-on, alternate different picking patterns, and basically take me through everything step by step. Even though I had “private lessons” later on, I was only able to get as much instruction from an instructor for 2 hours per week when I took a guitar class at my local college. Don’t get me wrong, I really liked the teacher, and his advice and techniques that he taught me were awesome, but always wanted more time for instruction.
I’ve seen some guitar programs that start out at three hundred bucks, and that just isn’t affordable, but I’ve recently had the opportunity to review Guitar SuperStars, and I love this guitar instruction program (and it’s under $50 bucks!!). These guys offer tons of stuff for that price, too:
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