Looking for opinions

I am new to the site under the free limited membership.
Began playing a couple of weeks ago and need to find an internet lessons site due to schedule.
Is this site worth the $?
Any newbies got positive results?
I know you get out what you put in but I am curious if the content is worthwhile.
Thanks!

Hello sseely
Yes it is, provided you put the effort in..

Yeah best thing I did after getting a guitar was subscribe to Guitar Tricks. The content is great and the beginner courses are superb. It doesn't end there either the lessons go from "hey I just got this guitar" all the way to expert. Give it a try I think you will really enjoy it.

Ed

Hi there,

I just joined last week and so far have not been impressed with what i have seen. The site has many bugs a many of the vidoe lessons are incomplete. I will finish the evaluation before I ask for my money back

The site is kinda in a transition at the moment. (Especially my own section)
I've got videos and other lessons in there that date back 8 years and it's only just the last couple of months that we finally decided to redo everything and make everything Hi-Def and combine various lessons into step by step tutorials etc.

Basically what you'll find is old videos and MP3 lessons that we did when bandwidth was at a premium several years ago.
Then a couple of years ago we redid everything in a slightly higher grade video.

Then we just realized that Hi-Def was the way of the future so we're kinda re-inventing ourselves right now and redoing everything all over again. (hence the new site redesign)

Personally, I'm filming several videos a day to replace all my old ones, as well as fill them out with more detailed explanations, Jam and MP3 files and transcriptions rather than the old text tabs.

So basically, for now you'll find a mixture of everything from old lo-fi lessons to updated Hi-def stuff. (although the old stuff isn't missing anything in terms of information or quality... the videos are just a bit more grainy)

As far as whether it's worth it... I can only speak for myself in that I've received literally thousands of emails praising the lessons and only a relative few that wanted more details given, which we're always happy to provide.

Transition would be an understatement. And transition is not what you advertise or expect payment for. It is not transitional elements that I have a problem with. It is poor organization and structure of lesson packages. You list a series of titles uner the beginners courses only to find out that you have to been to lazy to make the video lesson. Instead you hack it from someone's course to fill in the gap. I like fow and structure, much of which is lacking.

For axample. the lessons on the C major scale has the guy playing the first 6 notes of the scale on the 5th and 6th string, starting on the third fret. Come on, that's not the right way to teach a beginner. Also they don't show any closeups of the notes, and no other fingerings for the scale. I can pick out the notes of the scale fine, but I would like to see the most efficient ways of practising the scale.

I am tired of complaning. I will now go call customer seervice for my money back

Too bad.

Whish you'd go through some of the older lesson and spend some time with them.
Regardless of whether the video quailty is slghtly outdated in terms of video quality...the lessons themselves are top notch...

What can I say....
My own videos are kinda rough compared to the newer ones, but you'll probaly spend several hours until you get them figured out.

I have read other posts that knock organization etc. I believe this site has much to offer, and is the best that I have found on the internet. I know I will learn much more from the talented, experienced, and dedicated instructors that this site has put together. Any site of this nature must be a work in progress, and I believe that those involved with this site work continuously to make it better. Thanks to all of you at GT, keep up the good work, and know it is appreciated.

Originally Posted by: rgkelly35Transition would be an understatement. And transition is not what you advertise or expect payment for. It is not transitional elements that I have a problem with. It is poor organization and structure of lesson packages. You list a series of titles uner the beginners courses only to find out that you have to been to lazy to make the video lesson. Instead you hack it from someone's course to fill in the gap. I like fow and structure, much of which is lacking.

For axample. the lessons on the C major scale has the guy playing the first 6 notes of the scale on the 5th and 6th string, starting on the third fret. Come on, that's not the right way to teach a beginner. Also they don't show any closeups of the notes, and no other fingerings for the scale. I can pick out the notes of the scale fine, but I would like to see the most efficient ways of practising the scale.

I am tired of complaning. I will now go call customer seervice for my money back

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That's too bad. Of course you're totally welcome to get your money back.
I just think you're being a little premature in your judgement of what you can get from the site.

As far as an instructor showing various ways to play simple chords... there's 45 instructors with their own methods of doing things.

I'm not trying to push my own lessons but regardless of the fact that I mostly aim my lessons at intermediate and advanced students, I've spent the last couple of months putting together detailed instructions on how to play the basic chords. Not just a simple lesson, but a series of alternate ways to play chords, how to mute unplayed strings and then an example of what the chord might sound like when played in a song.
Then I provide an MP3 and Jam file to practice to.

Granted...I'm just getting started on the new lessons but I'm hoping that over time I'll end up with hundreds of examples of illustrations on how to not only play the chords, but find alternate ways of fingering them and using palm and finger muting to make them sound more professional.

I'm just working on some tutotials now... that'll hopefully give you an idea of the direction I'm taking: Once I get these basic lesson completed I'll be delving into advanced techniques, recording hints and tips and other tricks for use in the studio:

Like I said...we're working hard to upgrade from our older lessons so if you're a little patient, within the next few weeks and months we'll take the old lo-fi lessons and upgrade them with full screen Hi-Def videos.

Just a suggestions before ya quit: Try some of the harder lessons to get an idea of where we're heading:

http://guitartricks.com/lesson.php?input=1653


http://guitartricks.com/lesson.php?input=9609

http://guitartricks.com/lesson.php?input=12274

http://guitartricks.com/lesson.php?input=12138

http://guitartricks.com/lesson.php?input=9750

http://guitartricks.com/lesson.php?input=9728

I've found this to be a great site and well worth the money. I got stuck in a playing rut and in the past week I decided to become teachable again and really give it a try. What I learned so far is well worth the 12 bucks a month. Thanks for putting this site together, I give it 5 stars! -John

I can understand your frustration, but I think I know the reason for it. This is one of the biggest and oldest sites of this type around. This makes it hard in the beginning to navigate because of the sheer volume of information, but after awhile its easy and like what was said before you're coming in at a time of transition. Transition is good it is what makes the site better in the long run. The amount of improvements to the updated site over the last week or so via comments from the members is staggering. Hopefully by the end of your month its easier for you to figure out where it is you want to go with your learning. I doubt you will find a site with more lessons, better lessons or dedicated and helpful instructors in the end but if do great. Either way I hope you find something to make your playing and learning enjoyable. Good luck,

Ed