http://www.amazon.co.uk/Total-Rock-Guitar-Complete-Learning/dp/0793587875

This any good to a relative beginner (I've played at it for the last 20 
years but never got stuck in)?
Gets good reviews and a work colleague has it and swears by it, what do you 
think?

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">{daZza}<" wrote in message
> http://www.amazon.co.uk/Total-Rock-Guitar-Complete-Learning/dp/0793587875
>
> This any good to a relative beginner (I've played at it for the last 20 
> years but never got stuck in)?
> Gets good reviews and a work colleague has it and swears by it, what do 
> you think?

I have it but it never really did much for me to be honest.

If you want it, email me your addy and I'll post it off. Maybe you'll have 
better luck.


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:: ">{daZza}<" wrote in message
::: 
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Total-Rock-Guitar-Complete-Learning/dp/0793587875
:::
::: This any good to a relative beginner (I've played at it for the
::: last 20 years but never got stuck in)?
::: Gets good reviews and a work colleague has it and swears by it,
::: what do you think?
::
:: I have it but it never really did much for me to be honest.
::
:: If you want it, email me your addy and I'll post it off. Maybe
:: you'll have better luck.
::
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Wouldnt mind it fella, met my colleague today and he had a play on my new 
traveler and pocker pod combo, he sounded superb compared to me and thats 
the book he used (he's into his punk, metal, heavy type stuff).
Let me give you something in return m8? anything you want/need.

Email me off group with your working email and I'll send you my address.

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>met my colleague today and he had a play on my new traveler and pocker pod 
>combo, he sounded superb compared to me

Give it time m8.

Though I'm waiting for the youtube video.......


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> Let me give you something in return m8? anything you want/need.

next weeks lottery numbers?
LOL
Nowt, though if you hear of a copy of Guitar Handbook by Denyer going cheap, 
let me know.
Seems its a "must have".

BTW what stage are you at? Have you done pentatonics, modes etc?


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On Fri, 8 Feb 2008 19:30:47 -0000, no66y© wrote:

> ">{daZza}<"  wrote in message
>> Let me give you something in return m8? anything you want/need.
> 
> next weeks lottery numbers?
> LOL
> Nowt, though if you hear of a copy of Guitar Handbook by Denyer going cheap, 
> let me know.
> Seems its a "must have".

There are copies of this to be found on Ebay:

	http://preview.tinyurl.com/ypny9g

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:: ">{daZza}<"  wrote in message
::: Let me give you something in return m8? anything you want/need.
::
:: next weeks lottery numbers?
:: LOL
:: Nowt, though if you hear of a copy of Guitar Handbook by Denyer
:: going cheap, let me know.
:: Seems its a "must have".
::
:: BTW what stage are you at? Have you done pentatonics, modes etc?
::
::
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Im at the sounds great to me (crap to the misses stage) LOL :-)
Learnt the basic pentatonic 5-8,5-7,5-7,5-7,5-8,5-8 scale can play it up and 
down ok but not at great speed, i just "play around", learn abit of lead, 
strum along to Weller sort of thing.
Im getting ther, just slowly, having great fun though and thats what counts 
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:: On Fri, 8 Feb 2008 19:30:47 -0000, no66y© wrote:
::
::: ">{daZza}<"  wrote in message
:::: Let me give you something in return m8? anything you want/need.
:::
::: next weeks lottery numbers?
::: LOL
::: Nowt, though if you hear of a copy of Guitar Handbook by Denyer
::: going cheap, let me know.
::: Seems its a "must have".
::
:: There are copies of this to be found on Ebay:
::
:: http://preview.tinyurl.com/ypny9g
::
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:: www.beaufortjazz.com

Amazon
http://tinyurl.com/2ezohx

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> Learnt the basic pentatonic 5-8,5-7,5-7,5-7,5-8,5-8 scale can play it up 
> and down ok but not at great speed,

It just takes practice. You know all the 5 pentatonic patterns OK?
http://www.tonart.com/Main/ScaleLessons/pics/ampent.gif


> having great fun though and thats what counts

Yep :-)



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:: ">{daZza}<"  wrote in message
::: Learnt the basic pentatonic 5-8,5-7,5-7,5-7,5-8,5-8 scale can play
::: it up and down ok but not at great speed,
::
:: It just takes practice. You know all the 5 pentatonic patterns OK?
:: http://www.tonart.com/Main/ScaleLessons/pics/ampent.gif
::
::
::: having great fun though and thats what counts
::
:: Yep :-)
::
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Thanks for that. printed it out for light bedtime reading :-)

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> Thanks for that. printed it out for light bedtime reading :-)

I found this one to be the most help:
http://www.free-guitar-chords.com/Pentatonic-Guitar-Magic.pdf
(7 pages )

Add some extra notes to the pentatonics and you have a blues scale:
http://www.blguitar.com/lesson/advanced/images/5blues.gif


Also, the Ultimate Chord Chart (it says)
More chords than you can shake a stick at:
http://www.harmony-central.com/Guitar/chord-chart.pdf
(7 pages)

There are also modes - but there is plenty in those two links to keep your 
hands occupied whilst in bed tonight ;-)
Once you have the pents nailed then you can solo over any backing track as 
long as you know what key its in.


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:: ">{daZza}<"  wrote in message
::: Thanks for that. printed it out for light bedtime reading :-)
::
:: I found this one to be the most help:
:: http://www.free-guitar-chords.com/Pentatonic-Guitar-Magic.pdf
:: (7 pages )
::
:: Add some extra notes to the pentatonics and you have a blues scale:
:: http://www.blguitar.com/lesson/advanced/images/5blues.gif
::
::
:: Also, the Ultimate Chord Chart (it says)
:: More chords than you can shake a stick at:
:: http://www.harmony-central.com/Guitar/chord-chart.pdf
:: (7 pages)
::
:: There are also modes - but there is plenty in those two links to
:: keep your hands occupied whilst in bed tonight ;-)
:: Once you have the pents nailed then you can solo over any backing
:: track as long as you know what key its in.
::
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Cheers matey, having much more fun this time round than i did when i first 
tried to learn nearly 20 years ago, something seems to have clicked this 
time, dont ask me what i just enjoy practicing, even the pentatonics up and 
down for an hour at a time still makes me smile :-)

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> Cheers matey, having much more fun this time round than i did when i first 
> tried to learn nearly 20 years ago, something seems to have clicked this 
> time, dont ask me what i just enjoy practicing, even the pentatonics up 
> and down for an hour at a time still makes me smile :-)

Well, there is loads on the net that helps. Not just tabs but tutorials and 
lesson videos on youtube etc.

Glad you are enjoying playing - after all, thats what its all about.

If you have band in a box (or similar) you can throw together some simple 
backing tracks and practice pents over that - slowly leading up to 
improvised lead playing over the track. As you get more confident, you can 
speed the track up a little or change style etc....

Its all good.

Who/what influences you?


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> There are copies of this to be found on Ebay:
>
> http://preview.tinyurl.com/ypny9g

Yep, had spotted that. Cheers for the heads up though. Much appreciated.

Cheers


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:: Who/what influences you?

Wow, now there'e a question, loads.......
Alice Cooper
George Thorogood
Thin Lizzie
Arlo Guthrie
Zep
Artic Monkeys
Eagles
Pigeon Detectives
Pink Floyd
Some Zappa
Johny Cash
Trad Irish
Pistols

As you can see very eclectic..................
If i like what i hear i dont care if its trendy/geeky i just like it, like a 
fair bit of clasical/flamenco style stuff also but got no chance of being 
able to sound anything remotly like it LOL,
Have been known to murder the flamenco version of Hotel California though 
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> As you can see very eclectic..................

Eclecticism is good :-)

> If i like what i hear i dont care if its trendy/geeky i just like it,

Good for you. I like to think that I'd also give anything a try (cept c&w!)


> like a fair bit of clasical/flamenco style stuff also but got no chance of 
> being able to sound anything remotly like it LOL,
> Have been known to murder the flamenco version of Hotel California though


Never say never! Give it time and practice.
I hadn't heard a flamenco version of HC so I went to have a look:
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=cYwc95FjXkM

Now that dude can play!



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:: ">{daZza}<"  wrote in message
::: As you can see very eclectic..................
::
:: Eclecticism is good :-)
::
::: If i like what i hear i dont care if its trendy/geeky i just like
::: it,
::
:: Good for you. I like to think that I'd also give anything a try
:: (cept c&w!)
::
::
::: like a fair bit of clasical/flamenco style stuff also but got no
::: chance of being able to sound anything remotly like it LOL,
::: Have been known to murder the flamenco version of Hotel California
::: though
::
::
:: Never say never! Give it time and practice.
:: I hadn't heard a flamenco version of HC so I went to have a look:
:: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=cYwc95FjXkM
::
:: Now that dude can play!
::
::
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Here's the Eagles doing it with a bit of flamenco
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=fJt86UqHtX8
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