Product Details

• Actors: Paul Lidel
• Directors: Dan Huckabee
• Format: Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Musicians Workshop
• DVD Release Date: July 23, 2002
• Run Time: 68 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00006HI54
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #164,913 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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45 of 45 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Not slick, but does the trick., July 12, 2004

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James LeMay (Lake Forest, IL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Rippin Lead Guitar with Paul Lidel (DVD)

First things first. If you haven't bought "Fender Presents: Getting Started on Electric Guitar with Keith Wyatt" then go get that one. I bought a slew of these instructional DVDs, and if what you are looking for is a great first step to learning electric guitar, the Fender Keith Wyatt DVD is superior to every one I have seen. But that DVD, as good as it is, only takes you so far.

"Rippin Lead" is a great companion for the Fender DVD. It contains 10 solos of increasing difficulty that go far beyond the Fender DVD in sophistication. Paul explains the techniques well, and demonstrates each solo fast and slow. If you can play these, you're ready to rock.

These two DVDs are very different. The Fender DVD has a professional, positive tone, and the DVD navigation is easier. The lessons are more friendly and encouraging. This makes learning easy. I think the student's enthusiasm and attitude is directly related to the teacher's, and Wyatt is simply more inspiring. "Rippin" is a little bit of a diamond in the rough. Paul Lidel is not unfriendly, but his demeanor is serious, almost sullen. He has a "deer-in-the-headlights" stiffness, which makes the video slightly uncomfortable to watch. Paul only smiles once, when he says goodbye. I'm just saying that you should start with the friendly, encouraging Keith Wyatt, and when you're ready, move on to the serious, skilled Paul Lidel.

There are plenty of other refinements that would improve this DVD, such as getting rid of the constant amp hum while Paul talks, and using a real, live drummer instead of a drum machine, and looping the solos for easy practice. But even though it lacks the polish of the Fender DVD, this DVD will challenge you and improve your electric guitar soloing.

Five stars. The negatives that annoyed me might not annoy you. And they certainly don't negate the core content - 10 well-designed solos that teach you to play like a pro.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Shows you the core ideas., January 8, 2004

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This review is from: Rippin Lead Guitar with Paul Lidel (DVD)

I played by ear for years pretty well, but now I want more out of it. I got the Learn to Play Ripping Leads by Paul Liddel. I tell you this guy is a good teacher, he cuts to the chase and shows you all the elements and teaches the pentatonic minor, majors, blues and transplanting. His cut the chase teaching covers complex things very quickly and removes the mystery, and simplifies it for you. You can play the lesson over and over until you have it down.

He even explains tapping with your fingers to the pentatonic shapes which make it sound good.

There are ten solos to learn, the first one incorporates about five left hand elements (vibreto, bend, roll, climb and support) to soloing, and each solo bleeds into the next solo. I know by the time I memorize all 10 solos I will be a much better player than I am today in that I will know where to play when I am jumping around the neck while just thinking about my own grooves at that point.

I think his leads are good, but he is really trying to teach you where and how to play not just how to memorize his 10 lessons, but the lessons are designed to teach you a fret hand style and then where to go on the neck for a given key.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great DVD for Beginner to Intermediate players, April 5, 2006

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Edward Park (Dallas, TX United States) - See all my reviews
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The format on this DVD is great. Unlike other instructional DVDs, Paul Lidel goes over all the fundalmentals from which each solo is built (left hand technique, scales, picking). Understanding the building block scales to each solo makes you a better guitarist. This I find sorely lacking in many instructional DVDs that focus on solos. I also found other DVDs to be either way too advanced or too beginner for me, even the ones that say intermediate. This DVD is right in the middle, perfect for the intermediate player wanting to add some blues riffs to their repetoire. The DVD may start out a little slow for the intermediate player, but it is fundamental stuff that doesn't hurt to go over again. All of the solos in this DVD are pentatonic or blues scale, so for those that want to learn solo styles other than blues you may want to consider something else. For those that criticize Paul Lidel's camera personality. Alright, he's not the most charismatic person, in fact he's flat out lobotomized in this DVD. But I do think he is an effective teacher. He performs every solo standing absolutely still so that you can easily follow every movement. His technique is clear and easy to follow. And lastly, he is thorough.