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The New Complete Guitarist Paperback – December 1, 2003
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- Print length208 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherDK
- Publication dateDecember 1, 2003
- Dimensions8.86 x 0.5 x 10.83 inches
- ISBN-100789497018
- ISBN-13978-0789497017
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An appealing book in the style of the Eyewitness series, this should be both popular with and useful to students. -- School Library Journal
Highly recommended for guitarists of all levels. -- The Guitar Magazine
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- Publisher : DK; 1st edition (December 1, 2003)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 208 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0789497018
- ISBN-13 : 978-0789497017
- Item Weight : 1.76 pounds
- Dimensions : 8.86 x 0.5 x 10.83 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #494,360 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #596 in Music Techniques (Books)
- #1,321 in Guitars (Books)
- #2,563 in Music Instruction & Study (Books)
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Some readers have complained that the book uses terminology that is not explained until later in the book. This is sometimes true, although it is fairly easy to locate the explanation elsewhere. The book should be considered more of a reference book (or something between a reference book and an instruction book). I would probably not use the book as my sole source of instruction, however, because some topics need to be elaborated on more thoroughly and this book avoids verbosity. None-the-less, if you only purchased one guitar book or needed a supplemental guitar book, this would do you extremely well.
Readers should also checkout the classic "The Guitar Handbook", by Ralph Denyer as an alternative or an addition to The New Complete Guitarist". Although similar, The Guitar Handbook provides a different, but welcome perspective to similar topics.
It is much more comprehensive than how I used it. The book continues with different scales (pentatonic, blues, jazz, etc) as well as how to set up different amp, head, pedal combinations. It finishes with studio stuff. When it says "Complete", it is. And it's very easy to read and understand with great pictures and diagrams. For anyone who has ever asked me how to learn guitar, I recommend this book to them.
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- from the simplest chords ... And first tunes ... To more complex styles and advanced improvisation
- ... Notes, scales, modes, soloing, improvising
If masters like Joe Pass, Pat Martino, Chet Atkins move you, you'll appreciate this book. It's a study book.
I love this book although I put it down several times (for years) before this round of deep study.
I love this book!!
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One tip: work your way through this book, but do the "fun stuff" alongside it as well (learn your favourite songs and riffs etc).
When I was a new player, had I had this book then, I am sure I would have learned the theory and visualisation so I can recommend this to the new guitarist.









