Members Li Shenron Posted August 17, 2005 Members Share Posted August 17, 2005 It's of course quite personal how a guitarist ends up learning from a specific source, but I'm interested in hearing what are the books from which you feel like having learned a lot, or after reading/exercising on them you noticed an important improvement in your playing style or technique. Personally I have studied on a very few books: the Berklee series was the only written reference when I was taking guitar lessons, everything else was always bits & pieces designed by the teachers or sometimes taken from magazines & books, but never more than a couple examples from the same source. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bobthemerciful Posted August 17, 2005 Members Share Posted August 17, 2005 Zen guitar, Raising the Barre, and Joe Satriani's guitar secrets. :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Virgman Posted August 17, 2005 Members Share Posted August 17, 2005 Rhythm Guitar by Harvey Vinson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MorePaul Posted August 17, 2005 Members Share Posted August 17, 2005 I still have a warm place for the Carcassi Method and the 25 studies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members chittypantz Posted August 17, 2005 Members Share Posted August 17, 2005 The Real Book Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jazzbo Posted August 17, 2005 Members Share Posted August 17, 2005 The Guitar Handbook by Ralph Denyer Carcassi Method Chords and Progressions for Jazz Guitar by Arnie Berle Warner Bros. Just Classics Real Book Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Fill Posted August 17, 2005 Members Share Posted August 17, 2005 The Progressive Guitarist series, Practical Theory for Guitar, by Don Latarski. It covers a great deal of theory; how to use scales, modes, chords. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Eddie Posted August 18, 2005 Members Share Posted August 18, 2005 Originally posted by Fill The Progressive Guitarist series, Practical Theory for Guitar, by Don Latarski. It covers a great deal of theory; how to use scales, modes, chords. I was just going to post about it I wish I had this one a long time ago. HIGHLY recommended.I've also enjoyed Exciting Concepts for Blues Guitar Soloing, and vol. 2 will be available in 2006http://www.barrylevenson.com/I've learned a lot from Arlen Roth, Dave Rubin, Wolf Marshall, Keith Wyatt, Miguel Botafogo, Duke Robillard (just recently) and Troy Stetina. When I was starting a great guitarist gave me copies of a Paul Lucas book and said that would get me started in the right path, and he was correct.Also, some Berklee books and MI books have been very useful. The MI Workshop Series has proved VERY useful for me. I have the Blues book, and I will program the drums, and record all of the other instruments including guitar. For me that has been a great way to learn about how different instruments relate to each other, arrangements, sounds, mixing, etc.I'm leaving out many great books and authors, but I just can't remember them all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MrSteed Posted August 22, 2005 Members Share Posted August 22, 2005 I can easily say it has been Guitar Principles. Hands down. For technique. I've had very dramatic results with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Eddie Posted August 22, 2005 Members Share Posted August 22, 2005 Originally posted by MrSteed I can easily say it has been Guitar Principles. Handsdown. For technique. I've had very dramatic results with it. I have not read that one, but when I visited the website and after reading some comments, I got the impression that the book deals with practice habits and how to practice, and ergonomics. One book that got me into thinking about the physical aspects of guitar playing is Peter Murray's Essential Bass Technique. Even though it is a book for bassists, after reading it I immediately considered my guitar technique from a new perspective, and consistently transferred what I had learned and applied it to the guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bardsley Posted August 24, 2005 Members Share Posted August 24, 2005 The Advancing Guitarist, by Mick Goodrick. It's not a method book, but it has a more than a lifetime's worth of material to study. Any one page you could pretty much work on and explore the concepts of for more than a year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SeattleRuss Posted August 24, 2005 Members Share Posted August 24, 2005 A Chromatic Approach to Jazz Harmony and Melody by Dave Leibman was / is an incredibly useful book for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rockfan Posted August 29, 2005 Members Share Posted August 29, 2005 "Speed Mechanics for Lead Guitar" by Troy Stetina Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NewSc2 Posted September 1, 2005 Members Share Posted September 1, 2005 Guitar Principles here too. I'm a pianist and it helped me relate to practicing/performing much better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bongfodder Posted September 1, 2005 Members Share Posted September 1, 2005 Originally posted by bardsley The Advancing Guitarist, by Mick Goodrick. It's not a method book, but it has a more than a lifetime's worth of material to study. Any one page you could pretty much work on and explore the concepts of for more than a year. If I had to pick one that would be it.Great book. Well written easy read too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jazzguitar4life Posted September 1, 2005 Members Share Posted September 1, 2005 Anything by Mick Goodrick is awesome, he also has the Mr. Goodchord Almanac of Voice Leading for 2002 and beyond And he's a cool guy :-) Zen Guitar is good for the philosophy playing. William Leavitt has Modern Method For Guitar 1 2 and 3 I'm also into George Russell's Lydian Chromatic Concept of Tonal Organization. Melodic Rhythms for Guitar by William Leavitt is supprisingly hard to sight read GET ANYTHING BY BARRY GALBRAITH The Real Book is my bible!!! Berklee Press has some other stuff too.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bending Unit Posted September 3, 2005 Members Share Posted September 3, 2005 Originally posted by rockfan "Speed Mechanics for Lead Guitar" by Troy Stetina Same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Little Dreamer Posted September 3, 2005 Members Share Posted September 3, 2005 Speed Mechanics for me too. It has increased my speed dramatically, just like advertised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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