Laurence Juber: The Guitarist Anthology, Volume 1 (Acoustic Masterclass) [Paperback]

Laurence Juber (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 2003 | Series: Acoustic Masterclass

Guitar arrangements transcribed by the artists themselves, in standard notation and tab. Each edition includes a masterclass-style CD in which the artist walks you through the key aspects and techniques for each arrangement.

Laurence Juber, the former lead guitarist for Paul McCartney and Wings, is the premier solo acoustic guitarist of our generation. This book contains 16 of LJ's most popular solo guitar pieces, in DADGAD and standard tuning, and all are transcribed by LJ himself. Including: Bob's Your Uncle * Cobalt Blue * In Your Arms * Lunar Eclipse * Mosaic * Pass the Buck * Rules of the Road * Silhouette * Solo Flight * Still Warm * Strange Bedfellows * Strawberry Fields Forever * To New Amsterdam * When Harry Got to Heaven * White Pass Trail.

Product Details

• Paperback: 108 pages
• Publisher: Warner Bros. Publications (December 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0757914969
• ISBN-13: 978-0757914966
• Product Dimensions: 11.5 x 8.7 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #510,870 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Juber Guitarist Anthologies 1& 2, January 4, 2007

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J. Price (Chicagoland Metroplex) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Laurence Juber: The Guitarist Anthology, Volume 1 (Acoustic Masterclass) (Paperback)

The two Juber Acousic Masterclass books are absolutely excellent. Quite challenging for me--a mid-level guitarist--but enormously instructive. I've found that my fingerstyle technique, and overall guitar knowledge has taken a big jump forward, as a result. The tabulature is very accurate. I bought the two CD's Guitarist and The Collection to accompany these, and between the two books and two CD's most of the songs are covered. I found that the CD's that come with the book are helpful to a point, but to really get a flavor for what he's trying to do with the song, it is best to hear the real piece played up to tempo. I've gone through this process of hearing the piece, thinking "I could never play that in a million years", then slogging through it, and eventually getting it under my fingers. Very rewarding. Recommend highly.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Learn from the master, June 7, 2007

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T. Evans (Youngstown, Ohio) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Laurence Juber: The Guitarist Anthology, Volume 1 (Acoustic Masterclass) (Paperback)

I have been playing the guitar for almost 40 years. Next to Phil Keaggy I feel LJ is the master of playing the guitar and also as a teacher. I would recommend this instructional book and CD to all intermediate guitarists

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Transcription, August 18, 2005

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R. Sebring (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Laurence Juber: The Guitarist Anthology, Volume 1 (Acoustic Masterclass) (Paperback)

This book is an excellent transcription of LJ's best tunes. Each song is shown in tablature. The book includes a CD, which LJ explains most of the songs appearing in the book. On the included teaching CD, LJ slows down some of the faster portions of his songs. If you want to play LJ's songs, this book is worth every penny.