Product Details

• Format: Color, NTSC
• Language: English
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Music. Video Prod.
• VHS Release Date: May 31, 1995
• Average Customer Review: 2.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6303597963
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #438,022 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

The production is simple, the notes are crude, and Curt Mitchell is not a polished trainer/performer, but there is probably no better way for most Hendrix fans to learn the fundamental keys to Jimi's guitar style. After years of trying to figure out most of these riffs and chord progressions by ear, with bad results and wasted lessons with "experts" who knew less - in just one hour with this tape, I learned more about how to play like Jimi than I did in the last 25 years on my own.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars No better source for the basics of Jimi's technique, January 19, 2000

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Jerry Loyd (Boise, Idaho) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Guitar Method [VHS] (VHS Tape)

The production is real simple, the notes are very crude, and Curt Mitchell is not a polished trainer/performer, but there is probably no better way for most Hendrix fans to learn the fundamental keys to Jimi's guitar style. I've spent years trying to figure out most of these riffs and chord progressions by ear, with bad results - I'm just not good at that. I've had several wasted lessons with "experts" who knew less than I did. In just one hour with this tape, I learned more about how to play like Jimi than I did in the last 25 years on my own. I am really, really excited, about this tape, and this series.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars cheesy production, cool content, July 26, 2001

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"mediatrix" (Portland, OR United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Guitar Method [VHS] (VHS Tape)

There is so much that is cheesy about the movie: the cover design, the production values. But Mitchell does a good job of presenting basic concepts: riffs, patterns, and chords. There are handwritten tabs (a bit difficult to read).

Mitchell is an enthusiastic player, with entertaining style. And he has great shoes.

It's too bad the quality of the video (sound & image) is not more professional. It really doesn't do itself justice.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars NOT FOR ANYONE OTHER THAN EXPERTS, June 17, 2002

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T Densmore (NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Guitar Method [VHS] (VHS Tape)

To say the Curt Mitchell `teaches' is a vast overstatement, he merely plays riff after riff - never really saying too much about finger placement, picking technique or anything in the way of instruction. Teaching is much more than `watch this'. His discussion of Jimi's effect and amp settings is just as disappointing, In reality he just shows us the gear he himself uses, such as graphite bridge saddles (not available in Hendrix's time), and provides us with such uncertain comments as: "Jimi didn't use the middle pickup much... I think?" Included with this tape is HAND WRITTEN tab - reproduced to almost unreadable size - that was quite a shock to me given that even though it appears that Mr. Mitchell made this video in his basement, I would still think he might have a computer available to him!?