Others say...

"THIS IS THE ONE TO BUY"
Like others have said, I have had DVD's to learn blues guitar and they are now all sitting on a shelf. The detail that this has is far superior to all the others. The Keith Wyatt DVD was good but when I got this one, it put that to shame. I got it for my husband who has been playing for a few months and was making great progress. This has helped him so much to learn more and it was easier for him to pick up quickly because the hand placements are shown from two angles and are easier to copy. It's so good that I'm going out this week to pick up a guitar for myself so that we don't have to fight over who gets to do the lessons. I highly recommend this to anyone who wants to learn to play. I got courses I and II but there is so much in the first one that it will be a long time befor we get to the second one. You won't be sorry if you choose this course.

"Learn to play the blues, Level 1 by John McCarthy"
These house of Blues, & Rock House Method's are the best on the market, Instructor John McCarthy, is the best, with the follow along DVD's & enclosed booklets, along with access to backing tracks which include rythem, bass, drums backing, which can be downloaded onto a CD, & you can play along at your own speed & ability. I have tried many instruction methods over the years, & just gave up, along with classroom instruction , which also didn't work. This is the next best thing to private guitar instruction.

"Must-Have Guitar Instruction"
Like many of the other reviewers of this product, I have many "Learn to Play" guitar books, and I have used many of the online resources for basic instruction with mixed results. I was intrigued by this book, but was initially off-put with the price being a bit higher than similar books on the market. After working with it for a few weeks, I am totally sold on it's presentation, and my results. I carry the book with me all the time; if I have downtime during my commute or during a coffee break, I will re-read sections I have already worked on. Any guitar book that I can learn from without having a guitar in my hands is an impressive feat. In addition, the online resources are helpful, as are the downloadable backing tracks. I also discovered that their customer service is top-rate. The included DVD was damaged- I had gotten tape residue on the disc from the CD sleeve in the back of the book. I couldn't get it cleaned off sufficiently and I thought for sure that I would need to repurchase the product, as the DVD is the most important aspect of the whole program. I contacted them to inquire about just the disc, and they sent me the entire product as a replacement free of charge. I didn't even need to ask, they just sent it immediately. I will most definitely be purchasing their other products and also recommend them to any guitarist.

"Excellent instruction - well worth it"
This is well paced and the instructional materials are well organized. The instructor on this video does a good job demonstrating and the filming of the demos makes it easy to understand what you are expected to do to get the same result. The chapters on this instructional dvd allow easy review so you can get to exactly what you want to practice or hear again to confirm your practice results or refine them. There's enough on this instruction volume to make it well worth the price but there is also a site at House of Blues where you can register your dvd and get session tracks to go with the materials for practice. These downloads are ok - don't get me wrong, it's a nice touch and I was impressed they had a support site for the instuctional series, but to REALLY pump up your practice and move along more effortlessly, get the "I Am The... Blues Lead Guitarist" blues session dvd WITH this HOB's dvd. You'll have the 5 blues scales pressented in this dvd memorized in no time practicing them against a variety of blues style session tracks, without any of the tedium of trying to do it through self disiplined metronome sessions, or the juggling of downloaded mp3's and so forth. This is a great series.


"Best Teacher out on Dvd you cauld buy!"
This is the greatest teacher you will ever find on DvD!! But this product its wonderfull!!