Gibson's Learn and Master
Guitar Review
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Rating:  (Top Choice for
DVD-based Lessons)
Published
By: Legacy Learning Systems, Steve
Krenz
Website:
www.LearnAndMaster.com/Guitar
Price: $149
Total
Skill Levels: Beginner-Intermediate, Kids
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Gibson's Learn & Master Guitar lessons program is based around a set
of DVDs led by instructor Steve Krenz.
Steve Krenz is a highly accomplished player and studio musician. He has played
with people like Donna Summer and Tommy Sims. As a studio musician he is knowledgeable in all
styles of guitar from Jazz to Country.
Steve Krenz is also a great teacher. His video presentations are clear and
concise. The high quality DVD programs are well organized, a pleasure to view and no doubt one of
the best guitar lessons.
Top
Features
The beginners program's core is a set of
DVDS jam packed with guitar lessons. Each lesson includes on-screen tabs and chord diagrams. Steve
is also teaching you traditional notation right from the beginning, when you should be learning it.
Lessons are followed up with helpful exercises to get those techniques under the
fingers.
The DVD guitar lessons are backed with
some great supplemental material. First, you get a high quality print version of lessons. As a
student, you will also receive five jam-along cds, an opportunity to play with a professional band.
The first few tracks include the songs at different tempos – a great way to help you learn a song,
begin to master your rythm and get used to playing with other musicians.
Even though Learn and Master
Guitar is a DVD program, you’ll have access to an excellent student support site. This site
includes an active and well maintained forum, student blogs, and a place to post pictures of your
ax.
You may also be interested in the site's
other DVD guitar lessons, like the Learn & Master Blues program and the Guitar
Maintenance DVDs.
Skill
Level
Beginner –
Intermediate
Gibson's Learn
& Master Guitar program is designed for absolute beginners of the guitar. Intermediate
players or players with some experience with the instrument can also benefit from their program by
filling in their knowledge, especially technical skills such as reading music.
Format
Learn and
Master Guitar lessons come in twenty professionally filmed DVDs in HD with over 40 hours of
instruction. You’ll also receive five Jam-Along CDs and a 100+ page lesson book.
Genres
The DVD program
covers a wide variety of styles. You’ll learn the basics of acoustic guitar,
electric guitar and rock styles. You’ll also learn about classical technique that focuses on finger
style playing. The fundamentals of blues, jazz, country and others are also covered. Truly a
comprehensive program.
Guitar Type
You can use either
an electric or an acoustic guitar for your guitar lessons. Electric player's will appreciate the
sessions on Rock guitar fundamentals.
Price
The Learn and
Master Guitar program's regular advertised price is $249.00 however we’ve seen promotional
pricing as low as $149.00 – still a great value when you consider all the material you’ll receive
in the mail and the ability to learn guitar without the need for a computer. They also offer free
guitar lessons – you may want to check them out yourself before investing in the
DVDs.
If you don't have a
guitar yet, you might want to consider buying one of Gibson’s quality acoustic or electric guitars
with your guitar lessons program. Currently they’re offering two excellent guitar
packages:
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Epiphone PR-4E Acoustic Player Pack
– Price $596 on sale for $339
Included in the package:
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Gibson's Learn &
Master Guitar Course (Expanded Edition), |
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Epiphone's PR-4E
Jumbo-sized acoustic/electric guitar with onboard
electronics, |
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Vintage styled acoustic
guitar amp with volume and tone controls, |
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Durable gig
bag, |
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picks, strap, and extra
strings |
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Guarantee
Gibson's Learn & Master
Guitar lessons offer a 60-day money back guarantee. Just return the DVDs and books for a full
refund if it’s not what you were expecting.
Rating
Gibson’s Learn & Master
Guitar takes the prize when it comes to guitar lessons on DVD. If you’re looking for a high
quality set of DVD lessons that you can own, we highly recommend Gibson's Learn & Master
Guitar program.
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Disclaimer
Notice: We are a
professional review site that receives compensation from the companies whose
products we review. We test each product thoroughly and give high marks to
only the very best. We are independently owned and the opinions expressed
here are our own.
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