I am a beginner and will be purchasing my first guitar shortly…. If you have a good option for a starter guitar too, please include that in your answer

Depends on what style of music you like or want to play. Try guitarcenter.com and go to the dvd section, then sort it by highest rating and read the reviews. If you want to play fast rock, check out John Petrucci- Rock Discipline, there are tons of shred licks and warmup exercises. If you play acoustic or other rock, check out Fender Getting Started On Electric guitar DVD or Rock House Learn Rock Guitar Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced DVD’s (they come in a 3 pack to keep you busy).

I wanna improve my guitar skills you know!

Thanks!!!!!
Thanks shreder. I can play songs like Stairway To Heaven and Iron Man (including solos). I can also play some metalcore songs from Atreyu and Avenged Sevenfold.
Thanks!

I also like to improve my precision
Okay. These are great for all levels. I suck in sweep picking!

here is a really good DVD, Metal Method you want to get satge 3 and 4 intermdte. its not on youtube so I would think that the dude is making sure his rights are not violated and making sure no one is uploading.
http://www.metalmethod.com/store_front.htm

here is a good on sweep picking
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Aj2wx9PYxI

Cheers bro

My son has just purchased an electric guitar any info would be great.

usually a book store will sell guitar lesson books and they often have dvds attached. I would also try out the library.

http://learnandmasterguitar.com/

is it any good?

I think personally its a very good course, it states there really aren’t any shortcuts….just learn and practice. It gives info in an easy to understand way.

It has good ratings on most guitar sites also .

and anything on there can be played on acoustic.

i love blues and play guitar i want to get some videos any advice please..

WHERE CAN I FIND IT???

This may sound cheesy but http://www.Youtube.com I use it for the lessons and it works. If you don’t want that and are willing to pay a small fee (I have a membership and it is a small fee) then if I were you I would sign up at

http://www.guitartricks.com/videolessons.php?gclid=CJKPzdaQ8ZYCFQNfFQod512mWg

Good luck and i suggest guitartricks.com it had a lot of styles in it and different artists lessons too.

-Billy

I am interested in learning to play the Acoustic guitar, I have alot of free time over the next 6 months and I figure learning the guitar a bit would be much better than playing WoW for 6 months.

I am curious how valid learning to play using just a guitar and a DVD or two would be?

I have never played any type of music before, nor have I ever learned to read music… Id just like to be able to play a bit for my wife and daughter.

Also Im looking to spend less than $200 on a guitar, what should I buy?

DVD is perfect for an absolute beginner in music, since they physically show you everything. Most guitars under 200 are made of press board and plastic anyway… just go to your local music shop and ask what they have and to pick out the best one in your price range. They’ll usually show you the difference in sound. Most good guitars start at 200-250+

What is the best instructional resource for someone who wants to learn to play guitar (dvd, book, cd, CD-rom,etc.)?

learn to read tab.. then print some tabs off the net or learn the free ones in magazines.. or buy a tab book of youre favorite artist.. pop the record on and try and play along.. if you are learning songs you can enjoy playing you are less likely to get bored and give up than if you are sat learning scales and things.. you can fill in the blanks in your knowledge like scales and chord names later, by then you’ll know what learning technique you are comfortable with..

My 10 year old has taken guitar lessons for about 8 months. She has also taken piano lessons for about 5 years. She knows some chords. We may need to stop her lessons. To keep her learning, we were thinking of an instructional DVD. Is there one that would be especially good for her age. We, as her parents, don’t know guitar. Therefore, we want a good program to help her to progress. Thanks.

There is no video replacement for lessons.

http://www.learningguitarnow.com/slide-guitar-lessons-dvds.shtml
Slide Guitar Method 2: The Major Scale 80 minutes, 5 pages of PDF tabs, 2 backing tracks, and quicktime bonus video on tone!

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I prefer a DVD, Can anyone reccommend one? I just recently got an Ovation Guitar and I want to learn to play, I’m 50 years old and have never played a musical instrument, but I’m ready to learn.
Thanks,
Patty

i think the best way to learn to play Guitar is with a Video , so you can watch also the finger movments and where to put your hand. Or you can get guitar lessons by an music instructor who teaches guitar lessons.