The Definitive How To Books for Guitar?

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The Definitive How To Books for Guitar?

Unread post by Versacci41 » Tue Dec 02, 2003 10:49 am

What are the best books for guitar playing out there? I've been playing for a year and consider myself an intermediate player i guess (though that might be generous). I know a little theory but i'm interested in learning a lot more. I want to soak in everything. I've been playing all acoustic and i'm looking to get into some jazz and blues type stuff, and i'll be getting an electric soon.
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Re: The Definitive How To Books for Guitar?

Unread post by grock » Tue Dec 02, 2003 11:59 am

Versacci41 wrote:What are the best books for guitar playing out there? I've been playing for a year and consider myself an intermediate player i guess (though that might be generous). I know a little theory but i'm interested in learning a lot more. I want to soak in everything. I've been playing all acoustic and i'm looking to get into some jazz and blues type stuff, and i'll be getting an electric soon.
get some guys together to jam one night a week and you'll move way faster than just with a book. books are so boring but if you can find some guys that jam, and just go into it humbly, they'll show you some stuff. it's like free lessons.
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Unread post by Appfro » Tue Dec 02, 2003 12:11 pm

i have one called the complete guitarist or something like that. it's good, a little theory advanced though, it kinda assumes you know a little bit already. but it's a good book for learning different scales.
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Unread post by ryopan » Tue Dec 02, 2003 12:13 pm

ive always heard this but never reallly jammed w/ other folks till recently. last jam i had, i learned like 20 songs and picked up some theory too. grock is a wise man.
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Unread post by Versacci41 » Tue Dec 02, 2003 1:24 pm

I wish jamming with a bunch of people was an option...it'll be about a month till i'm back up at school with my friends who play...i'm looking for something to supplement that for now i guess...
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Unread post by fatjack » Tue Dec 02, 2003 6:03 pm

there is no one set of books
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