What are the books that you think a guitarist should have?

1. The Principles of Correct Practice for Guitar
2. Guitar for dummies
3. Hanon Exercises
4. Pumping Nylon
5. Speed Mechanics for Lead Guitar
6. Heavy Metal Rhythm Guitar vol. 1 & 2
7. Heavy Metal Lead Guitar vol. 1

This post has been edited by BlueSilver: Feb 7 2007, 01:31 PM

"The Principles of Correct Practice for Guitar"
very useful guide...

for shredding, they say speed mechanics is a must have. however i havent really gone through mine yet.

as for beginners, i find guitar for dummies to be one of the best books that covers alot of aspects. i bought a copy but somehow disappeared after i lend it to someone(of whom i forgotten)!

i've got this handbook for jazz musicians thats really good (I STILL CANT PLAY JAZZ). apart from covering theory, the main reason why i would recommend it is that it has alot of good advices on practicing, how to create interesting improvs, how to play in a band(especially we guitarist who always solo and no one realises our bassist..hahahaha), values(yes, even values we musicians should have), etc etc.
i think ive given led zep a copy of this book.

not to forget,
GUITAR MAGAZINES!!! well, thats what keeps me entertained and motivated

edit: i also have a guitar setup and repair guide book. very helpful at times

This post has been edited by echobrainproject: Feb 2 2007, 11:59 AM

Ive been thinking of ordering that for some time.

How is it? Appreciate a review... ehem..

This post has been edited by Banzai_san: Feb 2 2007, 01:29 PM

wah nice nice, i will try to find it in borders tomorrow

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Added on February 2, 2007, 1:03 pmis this by Jamie Andreas?

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Added on February 2, 2007, 1:05 pmwhat is the name for this jazz handbook?

This post has been edited by BlueSilver: Feb 2 2007, 01:05 PM

That's the one Im thinking of getting. However, I doubt Borders will have any

BTW, since you plan to go to Borders tomorrow, would you be kind enough to look for Troy Stetina's books especially Speed Mechanics. Thanks blue

its free
http://aebersold.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv..._Code=_HANDBOOK

sure thing. i'll get back to you ya.

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Added on February 2, 2007, 5:08 pmwhoopie...

This post has been edited by BlueSilver: Feb 2 2007, 05:08 PM

1. A good chord book.

2. Hanon Finger Exercises. (its a classic piano exercise book but i practise the left or right hand parts...very very good)

You're set.

This post has been edited by stefanong: Feb 2 2007, 05:44 PM

Hanon Finger Exercises is a piano book and u use it to practise on the guitar ah? wah... i think i would have to write down all the notes before i can start

A good chord book means any good chord book or is it a book title?

My lead guitarist used to play the advance versions on his electric guitar so much his left hand became noticably larger than his right LOL. It really developed his finger dexterity to a point he started shredding Satriani solos and all, prob why he ended up in Berkeley and I ended up taking Business studies in Sheffield

Hanon finger exercises has easier versions now but the essential elements of working your fingers are still there.

To me most of the chord books are good...as long as they are presented in a legible format.

I normally play the exercises on my bass to develop strength and speed. LOL my friend Nick used to say that Bassists have to be twice as fast and strong to keep up with the electric guitar solos cos they have to replicate the notes on thicker strings....he was right.

erm...i dunno really know how to explain but really a useful guide to help u aware of ur mistake and how to correct it...basically is something like that...

btw...i dun think borders will have this book....i juz went there this wednesday

wow, now where can i get that book?

i'll just try my luck ya. Hopefully i'll find it there. If not, i might find something else interesting?

If u r ready to spend more than rm100 then i think u can get some good books there...for me i prefer downloading it...way much cheaper..

hehe.. i'll let you know what i get after coming back from borders ya

if it's a good book remember n pinjam photostat ya..
hahaha

can no problem at all after photostat i mail it to you la

the books are borders arent that great.
you'll get better selections at kinokuniya, especially their dvd tutorials.

haha....like that ar...then better if u use scanner n scan the whole to pdf file then send to me via email...cheaper...haha

btw...u say u going to borders...r u in kl??or there's a borders in kedah?

where is kinokuniya???
my teacher told me there a book shop called sumthing "vision" at klang which had alot of guitar resources

This post has been edited by ReeveX.com: Feb 3 2007, 12:12 AM