![]() I say take it all in from many sources: books, playing with others, jamming with the CD, backing tracks, etc etc etc. I've got books on the theory and chord progressions, but they get stale quick and it's nice for a beginner like me to be able to work on some licks to break the monotony. I don't use the small booklet or PDF files that come with the set, just rewind and play again until I get it right. I think DVD's are nice 'cause it's like having someone to play with and you can stop/restart without disturbing who's playing. It's acoustic, but it's the beginnings of the Texas blues shuffle and it works on electric. The 2 DVD set on lightnin' Hopkins early years is good, as is "The Guitar of Lightnin' Hopkins". Gary Davis, Lightnin Hopkins, Blind Willie McTell and others. I would really like to try one of his workshops. ![]() I found some stuff on after reading a small write in Guitar Techniques. Playing with others is definetly best, but sometimes you just can't or you don't know where to go. If you cannot get out to play with others, for whatever reason, I think the DVD's are a great tool. I learned 5 string banjo from the Scruggs book and playing with folks on the back porch. I don't know squat about jazz theory and I am having a heck of a time learning to read treble cleff, I prefer tab. ![]() ![]() My first music experiences were classical and Jazz trombone from age about 12 up into my 3rd year of college. ![]()
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