Adil-2552
Well-Known Member
Hi there,
I've been playing for a little over 3 years, and am primarily self-taught.
Of course, I attended the odd lesson for my first year and soon decided to teach myself using a variety of resources (mainly magazines and friends with playing experience).
All in all, I'd say I'm a fairly well-rounded guitarist. However, I'm not quite satisfied with my playing. I know very little theory, and often find myself in stuck in a rut, my fingers fall into the same positions and I begin to play the same repetitive crap.
I've decided it's time to reevaluate and hone my playing.
I want to learn all the essential theory from scratch (chords, scales, modes, intervals etc), as well as a bunch of techniques.
I ultimately want to understand the relationship between all of the above so I can facilitate the ideas I get. I'm sick of having to guess what note should come next, or even where to find that note without glaring at the fretboard for 30 seconds.
So far people have suggested:
#Various Frank Gambale DVDs
#Metal Method Complete Basic Course
#John Petrucci Rock Discipline
#Doug Doppler 411
#Paul Gilbert DVDs
#Rusty Cooley Fretboard autopsy
What would you recommend? What do you swear by?
Thank you![Smile :) :)](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
I've been playing for a little over 3 years, and am primarily self-taught.
Of course, I attended the odd lesson for my first year and soon decided to teach myself using a variety of resources (mainly magazines and friends with playing experience).
All in all, I'd say I'm a fairly well-rounded guitarist. However, I'm not quite satisfied with my playing. I know very little theory, and often find myself in stuck in a rut, my fingers fall into the same positions and I begin to play the same repetitive crap.
I've decided it's time to reevaluate and hone my playing.
I want to learn all the essential theory from scratch (chords, scales, modes, intervals etc), as well as a bunch of techniques.
I ultimately want to understand the relationship between all of the above so I can facilitate the ideas I get. I'm sick of having to guess what note should come next, or even where to find that note without glaring at the fretboard for 30 seconds.
So far people have suggested:
#Various Frank Gambale DVDs
#Metal Method Complete Basic Course
#John Petrucci Rock Discipline
#Doug Doppler 411
#Paul Gilbert DVDs
#Rusty Cooley Fretboard autopsy
What would you recommend? What do you swear by?
Thank you