Product Details

• Format: Color, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Musicians Workshop.C
• VHS Release Date: October 23, 2002
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00007CVWI
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #534,656 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beginning Blues Guitar, November 28, 2004

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T. Miller "vtxman" (Malta, MT USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Beginning Blues Guitar (DVD)

This was my first tutorial DVD and it was excellent. The visual is a split screen of both hands in action. The lighting is very good with Paul dressed in black to contrast the instrument. He takes his time during instruction and misses nothing. I was playing along about five minutes into it. I recommend this to those guitarists that have the hand coordination at the intermediate level. He does not play fast, but there is plenty of movement on the neck.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beginning Blues, February 16, 2005

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R. Caponetti - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Beginning Blues Guitar (DVD)

I am about 3 months into guitar lessons; notes, chords, scales etc. This DVD gets you playing the music you took lessons for in the first place. No theory, no fluff, just what you need to know in an easy to understand format. I am a happy customer and will likely purchase more Lidel videos.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars He demos blues music, but doesn't instruct how to play, January 26, 2007

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JASON (REDMOND, WA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Beginning Blues Guitar (DVD)

Unlike Beginning Rock Guitar, in which Paul Lidel takes the time to go through each riff very slowly, with on-screen tablature, and fully describes the techniques he is using, this video is strictly a demo that lets you watch as Lidel plays the blues for you. It is impossible to follow along as he plays each 12-bar rhythm or solo at full speed, without any on screen tablature, and without note-by-note instruction. Your best bet is to review the two-sided 11" x 14" insert that accompanies the DVD in order to learn the song, and then watch Lidel play it to see how it is supposed to sound. Unfortunately the tablature doesn't match 100% with what he's playing. Before a segment, he might pause to slowly play the scale from which a solo is drawn, but then launches directly into a full speed demo after which he says, "Now you try it." You can see that he's using alternate picking in the solos, but doesn't bother to explain this technique. This is a very disappointing video because it purports to be targeted at beginners, but definitely seems more intermediate, and lacks any real attempt to instruct.