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

yeah i think kinokuniya will be a better choice. It's at KLCC. I'm going to the Penang borders oh so i can't go to kinokuniya. I think borders is my best choice already.

hopefully u got a good scanner at home n prepare to scan the whole book...haha
anyway good luck on ur trip to borders...hopefully u can get some good books there....

i hope so too and thanks reevex

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Added on February 3, 2007, 9:46 pmI went to Borders today but didn't find any suitable books. *sigh*

This post has been edited by BlueSilver: Feb 3 2007, 09:46 PM

Hanon Exercises can be obtained from any decent music school. I got the updated and simplified version (thank god) from Yamaha Music School Subang Parade. If they teach Piano they should have it.

Pumping Nylon.

I read the customers reviews posted in Amazon.com on Pumping Nylon. Received good reviews but not for complete beginner. But I guess valuable addition to aspiring guitarist arsenal of instructional books.

Thanks for the info Rithrade

If only there was a book called "Ego Management".

I'd like to suggest :

Troy Stetina Series, ie
1) Speed Mechanics for Lead Guitar
plus for metalheads,

1a) Heavy Metal Rhythm Guitar vol 1 & 2
1b) Heavy Metal Lead Guitar vol 1 ( I heard vol 2 is quite tough... Malmsteen would sweat )

Maybe alternative to Hanon exercise & Pumping Nylon, I personally would get Speed Mechanics. IMHO, Pumping Nylon caters for classical and Hanon is piano... but can adapt the exercise.

This post has been edited by Banzai_san: Feb 7 2007, 11:05 AM

i actually saw the "Speed Mechanics for Lead Guitar" in borders. Aiseh... i should have bought it. Now i would have to drive all the way to Penang again. I'll try to hunt for it during my kl trip la. Hopefully i'll find it.

How much is the speed machine in Borders?

This post has been edited by -YS-: Feb 11 2007, 03:31 PM

Speed MACHINE ???
you mean Speed MECHANICS...

Have to wait for Rene to answer as she's the person that saw it in Borders Penang.
But Amazon.com lists for USD 14.16 new.

Haha..I keep thinking of MACHINE! Anyway, taiwan is selling for 435 NT and shipping cost for about 350NT which total 785NT convert to RM is RM82+

eek... i forgot to see the price oh

haha...so cute la u..everytime if the book i interested i surely will see how much one..

Thats quite cheap.
Amazon costs book USD 14.16 + shipping USD 11.98 = USD 26.14
which is equivalent to ~ RM (26.14 *2.5) = RM 91.50

How about to train your hearing?

aih... i didn't know that book was one of the list when i was there.

I have the perfect pitch & relative pitch Combo CDs. I dont use books so does not qualify for this thread I guess.

aiks.. don't say that ma. Don't use books still can share an opinion here.

Where u get those CDs? And when you listen to the cd, what materials u refer to? Is it its stated inside the cd?

All lessons are via listening to the CD, but need you practise with own instrument. Meaning, lessons are taught in the CD but to get result, you need to do the lesson with your instrument (guitar or piano or etc...)

I bought the CDs from http://www.perfectpitch.com
but I bought both the perfect pitch and relative pitch courses

wah do u remember how much was it? you ordered it online?

IIRC, I paid USD 289/- + international shipping USD 18/-
I chosed their 3 month easy (installment) payment plan.

That was when they were having a special deal. Now its USD 388/-

ouch thats expensive. did it really help?

yup, its expensive.

Did it help...? well Im still in the early stages of Pitch Perfect course and Ive not put much effort. What I can say is, I have the feeling that if I really put effort on the lessons, I really believe I'm able to achieve a pitch perfect hearing.

Although Im a little lazy, but I do not regret splashing that much money for a course that I think will deliver its promise. Just that I think I need a strict teacher with a long cane to monitor my musical lessons..

The concept is different (I think) from other courses (not that Ive tried others). The way Pitch perfect does is identifying the 'colors' of pitch, eg A has a different 'color' than A# for example. Once you've achieved the color recognition, you'll be easy to identify any note.

Not like some course that rely on memorizing the pitches of the notes.

That's really no joke ya. Hole in my pocket is getting bigger and bigger.

Its a controversial subject called 'eidetic memory'.

which subject are you refering to as 'eidetic memory' / photographic memory?

books you must have:

1. speed mech for lead guitar
2. fretboard logic SE
3. MJS guitar total scales and application.

these books helps me a lot.

good luck!

Borders are expensive..

I once was in JB, saw a book that i wanted in popular... the price is Rm48 - 49 ++

And i m back in Kl, i went to borders, saw the same book and guess what... its Rm 80.. period..

o.0

my bandmate jz photostat a Rock Guitar Secrets by Peter Fischer for me hope i cud apply it on my bass playing lolz

ultimate-guitar.com pwns all!

you know , last time ultimate-guitar's shred forum was nice..

now..

i am ashamed to tell people i was an active member for 2 years

shreadaholic.com ok! "Perfect the Shred"

VERY IMPORTANT: yellow pages and some pizza delivery leaflet.

And a scale book with notes and tabs. So you can learn to read notes easier. Or you'd be tempted to look at tabs and not learn the notes anyway. But it's still useful

banzai, lolx, I'm just reccomending a stantard book that should be in every serious classical player.

Taking my grade 6 soon...sigh. *Scared*

Ummm, I kinda forget the name for the book, but it's I THINK Tarrega's 120 exercises?

It improves string crossings for your right, acceleration (you need a metronome...) and basic rythmn.

Another nice book to have is Spanish for Guitar and Bach for Guitar. Oh, and anything Tarrega, roxxors!

Not to forget..ROTTW n Guitar&Bass Very usefull mag for newbie coz include lesson n history of music.lot of info there..

hey guys anyone have the Fender Stratocaster Handbook by Paul Balmer? is it any good?