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Category Archives: Guitar Books

Review: The Everything Guide To Digital Home Recording

Written on February 4, 2012 at 8:00 am, by Jon

I’ve been recording my guitar playing pretty much ever since I have played guitar, my first forray into the home recording realm was a Yamaha Four Track cassette recorder, I then moved to DAT Tapes in the late 90′s before finally technology started to make home recording on a Computer viable with high quality, lowContinue Reading

Amped – the Illustrated History of the World’s Greatest Amplifiers by Dave Hunter

Written on January 30, 2012 at 11:07 am, by Jon

This looks like an interesting book, I already have a couple of great Amp books including The Soul Of Tone (an amazing book about Fender amps), but I like how this one covers all the classic amps. Might have to get this now too! Press Release World-famous guitar and amp historian Dave Hunter tells theContinue Reading

Christmas Special Offer – Shred Master Exercises ebook only $5!

Written on December 20, 2011 at 3:30 pm, by Jon

Yes you read that correctly just $5, now that’s a bargain in my opinion and this offer is going to run for a week so tell all your mates to get in quick! Here’s a little taster of the video content that accompanies this ebook: And here’s a free TAB example that never made itContinue Reading

The Guitar Lesson Companion Volume 2

Written on September 12, 2011 at 2:17 pm, by Jon

Back in May 2008 I reviewed a book called ‘The Guitar Lesson Companion’ by Susan Palmer, since then Susan’s books have been used worldwide by guitar teachers and students so Susan set about creating a second volume as a continuation of the first book divided up into three parts: Part One: Music Theory, Part Two:Continue Reading

Shred Master Exercises & Studies ebook price drop

Written on August 9, 2011 at 9:06 am, by Jon

Good news everybody I have switched from using the very pricey e-junkie to host my ebook files to a much cheaper AWS solution which has lowered my costs considerably so I would like to pass on this saving to you. I have dropped the price of ‘Shred Master Exercises & Studies‘ from $12.99 to justContinue Reading

Review: The Orange Flipbook

Written on July 28, 2011 at 8:42 am, by Paul

So what is it?! It’s a big book covered in lovely orange velvet. It’s made up of two books back to back, depending on which way up you decide to look at it. It certainly demands attention and gets picked up by almost anyone that walks by it. And I mean anyone! The Book ofContinue Reading

Modern Guitar Rigs: The Tone Fanatic’s Guide to Integrating Amps & Effects

Written on June 24, 2011 at 9:28 am, by Jon

‘Modern Guitar Rigs: The Tone Fanatic’s Guide to Integrating Amps & Effects‘ is a new book published by Hal Leonard (click here to order) and is filled with hundreds of images and text talking about many of the tools available to us all for building pro guitar rigs, whether you’re dealing with gear from theContinue Reading

Review: Intervallic Fretboard – Towards improvising on the Guitar

Written on June 23, 2011 at 1:30 pm, by Jon

Intervallic Fretboard – Towards improvising on the Guitar by Ashkan Mashhour and Dave H. Murdy is a book aimed at guitarists who already have a grasp on basic music theory and harmony such as scales, triads, constructing chords and who can improvise a little even if only using the Pentatonic scale. The idea of thisContinue Reading

Joe Satriani ‘Black Swans and Wormhole Wizards’ Guitar Tab Book

Written on March 27, 2011 at 12:00 am, by Jon

Cherry Lane Music has set a March 30 release date for “Black Swans and Wormhole Wizards” from Joe Satriani featuring transcriptions in notes and tab for all 11 tunes on the legendary guitarist’s 14th studio album. Check out my review of Joe Satriani – Black Swans and Wormhole Wizards. To pre-order the item, click here.Continue Reading

Andy Timmons Resolution TAB book finally available

Written on February 26, 2011 at 12:00 am, by Jon

It’s been a very long time coming seeing as Andy Timmons released Resolution back in 2006 but the TAB Book is finally available for pre-order due to ship on March 8 and has been accurately transcribed by Dallas guitarist Clint Franzen and personally edited by Andy Timmons to ensure total accuracy. The Resolution Complete GuitarContinue Reading