Electric Guitar Coach

by Charanga

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000056HC8
• Item model number: GCA4
• Date first available at Amazon.com: January 18, 2002
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #12,704 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Electric Guitar Coach teaches you the skills you need to become an accomplished electric guitarist. The software will patiently coach you step-by-step using video clips from either the learner's point of view or from underneath the strings, bringing you to the point where you can easily play along with the included full-band accompaniments. Not only will you learn to play famous songs, but you'll be skilled enough to play the kind of music you want to play.

Each lesson starts by introducing something new, such as a fret hand technique, a new scale, or original chord ideas. You practice what you learn with video and backing tracks at different speeds. The extensive video uses advanced technology to bring you crystal clear views of exactly what to play, and offers a full range of angles, shots, and speeds from which to choose. Every level of Electric Guitar Coach offers a range of music for your lessons. Among the tracks are rock, blues, and indie songs by Bryan Adams, Eric Clapton, Bush, Placebo, and more.

Product Description

The Electric Guitar Coach CD-ROM from Charanga helps you to master all the skills and techniques that'll make you a confident and impressive electric guitarist. At the beginning, you'll build up hand speed and flexibility. As you progress, you'll quickly move on to playing classic songs, riffs and chords that make the electric guitar such an awesome instrument. This CD-ROM for PC features: 5 levels with 25 modules and over 150 lessons · over 200 video clips including Charanga's famous shots from under the strings · 9 famous songs by great artists (including Bryan Adams, Black Sabbath, Bush, Eric Clapton, Green Day and others) · 36 studies covering lead, rhythm, technique and chords · 96 full-band backing tracks at variable speeds · an interactive tuner and digital metronome · and much more. For electric guitarists ages 10 to adult. System requirements: 486/66Mhz or faster processor · 4x CD-ROM drive · 16 bit Sound Blaster-compatible sound card · SVGA, 256-color monitor supporting 640x480 or higher resolution · Windows 3.1, 95, 98, 2000, ME, NT, XP operating system · 16MB RAM · 4 MB hard-disk space · Mouse

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars excellent product and great value, May 2, 2002

By 

James Malloy (Manhattan Beach, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Electric Guitar Coach (CD-ROM)

This is an excellent piece of software. I have been struggling to teach myself to play and have made great strides with this product. It has great video and audio clips....I have been using it for the past two months and can now play at a level where I am really enjoying playing. Great instruction on teaching the fundamentals of electric gutiar playing...I highly reccommmend this product.

12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars clear instruction that motivates ..., May 1, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Electric Guitar Coach (CD-ROM)

I've always wanted to pick up the electric guitar but never found the time for lessons...I tried other software but product was the by far the best.. a great introduction to all the fundamentals of rock guitar. Great songs and excellent, clear video and audio instruction. I really did learn to play and am motivated to continue to improve and am now waiting for a follow up product.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Product, December 19, 2002

By A Customer

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: Electric Guitar Coach (CD-ROM)

I don't think there is such thing as the perfect guitar teaching software, but this is a good product. I purchased it a couple of months ago. The lessons are easy to follow. Included in the lessons are some cool songs, "Black Sabbath(Paranoid), Green Day (Good Riddence). It also includes lead guitar lessons and other features too numerous to mention. It's much better than buying another guitar book that ends up just gathering dust on the pile of guitar books. It's also fun too use.