creative guitar 1 guthrie govan

Hootsmon

anybuddy got this book?

monquixote

Yep

Hootsmon

MonQ.........

the scales/penta exercises at the beginning of the book,are they demonstrated on the disc?

Hootsmon

...and ,is the book any good Bro?

monquixote

I think all the stuff in the book is on the CD, but I haven't listened to it in ages. 

It's definitely one of the best guitar books I've ever read.

DLM

@hootsmon I don't think a lot of the "boring" shape-based stuff is, actually.

daveyh

monquixote said:

I think all the stuff in the book is on the CD, but I haven't listened to it in ages. 

It's definitely one of the best guitar books I've ever read.

I would agree, and I'm not a fan of his music.

Hootsmon

DLM said:

@hootsmon I don't think a lot of the "boring" shape-based stuff is, actually.

see, I was wanting to hear how this "boring" stuff sounded played properly at speed....

thanks guys 

DLM

Seems my recollection was wrong!

Found this on a google image search for [creative guitar 1 cd contents]:

http://video-aulas-down.blogspot.de/2012/01/guthrie-govan-creative-guitar-1-cutting.html

I can't consult my copy at the moment, but I think it's some of the chromatic/atonal finger exercises that aren't on the CD.

I've never done enough with the exercises his books to get much out of them, unfortunately, but the longer "essays" on technique and other guitar matters are great.

Hootsmon

 ^ DLM...that look as though the scale exercises at the beginning of the book are indeed demonstrated  on the CD

DLM

He starts the CD with the minor pentatonic shapes from Example 13.

It turns out my copies of the CD were with my CDs, not with my books and magazines, which are less accessible.

Hootsmon

thanks DLM 

Rick

Buy the book..no brainer!

meltedbuzzbox

I wasn't a fan of this book. Its all stuff I was already doing with just a little bit of thought about it all. 

In essence it is; play stuff you dont usually play to strengthen/improve yourself. 

Save yourself £10-£15

frankus

I would love to hear your review of Advancing Guitarist

meltedbuzzbox

frankus said:

I would love to hear your review of Advancing Guitarist

post it over and I will have a look ;-)

frankus

heh, I've stopped loaning books ... I've lost too many

JAYJO

hootsmon said:

MonQ.........

the scales/penta exercises at the beginning of the book,are they demonstrated on the dis

JAYJO

hootsmon said:

MonQ.........

the scales/penta exercises at the beginning of the book,are they demonstrated on the disc?

I would also recommend fretboard Navigator Volume 2. Jamie Humphries (Lick library) for your scales.He goes through the Pentatonic scales,Major scale, includes modes and backing track its ace and will help you open up the fretboard so you view the whole board as a scale and not just  box shapes.

Volume 1 covers the Caged maj and min.

midiglitch

frankus said:

I would love to hear your review of Advancing Guitarist

"Play every conceivable combination of notes in every way possible until you find inner peace."

There, that wasn't so hard was it

jellyroll

midiglitch said:

frankus said:

I would love to hear your review of Advancing Guitarist

"Play every conceivable combination of notes in every way possible until you find inner peace."

Now that is what I call an accurate precis!