Introduction to Electric Guitar DVD [Hardcover]

Product Details

• Hardcover
• Publisher: Watch and Learn
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1893907147
• ISBN-13: 978-1893907140
• Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 5.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 0.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,052,446 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Bert Casey has been a professional performer and teacher in the Atlanta area for over 30 years. Bert plays several instruments (acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass guitar, mandolin, banjo, ukulele, and flute) and has written eight instructional books (Acoustic Guitar Primer, Acoustic Guitar Book 2, Electric Guitar Primer, Bass Guitar Primer, Mandolin Primer, Ukulele Primer, Flatpicking Guitar Songs, and Bluegrass Fakebook) and has made six DVDs (Introduction to Acoustic Guitar, Acoustic Guitar DVD Part 2, Introduction to Electric Guitar, Introduction to Bass Guitar, Introduction to Mandolin, and Ukulele Primer DVD). Bert performed for several years in Atlanta and the Southeast with his bands Home Remedy and Blue Moon.

25 years ago, Bert Casey and Geoff Hohwald started Watch & Learn to help revolutionize music instructional courses by developing well thought out, step by step instructional methods that were tested for effectiveness on beginners before publication. These products, which have dramatically improved the understanding and success of beginning students, have evolved into the Watch & Learn system that continues to set the standard of music instruction today. This has resulted in sales of more than three million products since 1979.

Customer Reviews

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21 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars It's as if your being taught by a math professor, June 19, 2001

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Kate Hopkins (Sterling, VA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Introduction to Electric Guitar DVD (Hardcover)

Okay, perhaps that's a little unfair. I'm sure that there are very exciting math professors out there who make Math come alive. But in my experience, all of my math professors were dull, uninspired, and humourless.

Which leads me to ol' Bert, the instructor of this DVD.

Music is as much about passion as anything else, even if you don't have the basic skill. But for some reason, Bert seems to avoid showing any. Yes, he shows a little skill, and yes, he demonstrates a little knowledge, but he does it all with a sense of dis-interest.

And about his skill, and his knowledge. This DVD for for the ABSOLUTE beginner. Meaning, you have NEVER picked up a guitar before. But if you have already taught yourself three cords, and can master strumming, then you are already beyond the scope of the intended audience.

Beginners...if you want someplace to start, this is as good as any, which is why I gave it two stars instead of one. But you will soon be looking for a little more difficult beginner's lesson.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent video for a beginner, November 17, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Introduction to Electric Guitar DVD (Hardcover)

I got this DVD with my electric guitar as a Christmas gift. It starts off with the basics to help those of us who can't afford guitar lessons. This DVD basically taught me everything I needed to know to get started playing electric guitar.

5.0 out of 5 stars Teacher, November 2, 2011

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Paul Les "Gibson" (Cloud 9) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Introduction to Electric Guitar DVD (Hardcover)

I needed a guitar DVD a teacher playing what I love the Gibson Les Paul Guitar well done folks .