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Title: The First Stage Guitar Book: Learn How To Play Guitar Easily & Quickly! by Chris Lopez ISBN: 0-9667719-0-7 Publisher: First Stage Concepts Pub. Date: July, 2001 Format: Spiral-bound Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $22.50 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.67 (15 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: A great way to learn how to play guitar.....
Comment: This guitar book is very clear and to the point with bold and easy to understand illustrations. I also highly recommend The 'Next Stage' Guitar Book - Learn How To Play Scale Patterns & Tabs Easily & Quickly! Both these guitar books make a great package in learning how to play guitar.
Rating: 5
Summary: Woo hoo!
Comment: If you want clear, well thought out instruction thats also not going to break the bank, buy this book! Its that simple! This is by far and away the most effective guitar tuition book I've found. Both books are superb and the chord chart is really handy too! I will be buying more of Chris's books as soon as he gets round to finishing them... hint hint.... :)
Rating: 2
Summary: Some value, but poor organization & too inconsistent
Comment: Judging by other reviews, this book has worked for some, but I found it to be quite poor:
* As another reviewer stated, the fingerings are inaccurate -- or at least inconsistent with other books. I checked the fingerings against three other sources, and found that 3 of the first 7 chords in the book (the "CAGE DEA" approach) are not consistent with the other sources.
* The organization is poor. "Start with the CAGE DEA chords, and by the way, you might want to also look at chords on page 44 and 46. Flip the page, and play a progression with a chord that is introduced on page 30. Then look at the barre chords, but don't play them. After page 60, go back to page 15 and. . ."
* Everything is bold and uppercase. Not a showstopper, just annoying.
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I expected much more from the book based on the reviews here. I've completed book courses from Hal Leonard, Mel Bay, and eMedia, and this book was easily the poorest of the four.
All that said, there is value in the book. Learning the guitar is all about patience and repetition, and this book will help you walk through what you need to learn. As others have noted, the moveable chords are interspersed throughout the book, which is a nice touch. And the fretboard diagrams are fantastic -- I was so impressed with them, I also picked up the First Stage Chord Chart.
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Title: The "First Stage" Guitar Chord Chart - Learn How To Play The Most Commonly Played Guitar Chords by Chris Lopez ISBN: 0966771915 Publisher: First Stage Concepts Pub. Date: July, 2001 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
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Title: The "Next Stage" Guitar Book - Learn How To Play Scale Patterns & Tabs Easily & Quickly! by Chris Lopez ISBN: 0966771923 Publisher: First Stage Concepts Pub. Date: July, 2001 List Price(USD): $24.50 |
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Title: 1st Steps for a Beginning Guitarist Volume One: Chords and Chord Progressions for the Guitar by Bruce E. Arnold ISBN: 1890944904 Publisher: Muse Eek Publishing Company Pub. Date: 01 January, 2001 List Price(USD): $20.00 |
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Title: Guitar for Dummies by Mark Phillips, Jon Chappell ISBN: 076455106X Publisher: For Dummies Pub. Date: 02 September, 1998 List Price(USD): $24.99 |
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Title: The Ultimate Guitar Songbook by Hal Leonard, Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation ISBN: 0793585546 Publisher: Hal Leonard Pub. Date: 01 July, 1998 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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