People ask me on a regular basis how I learned to play the guitar. My response is always “Lots of practice and hard work.” See, I took the long road with my guitar instruction when I was a beginner. I sat at home with some tablature I printed out, and started learning to play Counting Crows. It took me soooo long to get good. My problem was that I didn’t actually have any beginner guitar instruction. I was a young man who had no plans in high school and had lots of time. It was okay for me at that time. But I could have learned so much more in weeks than I did over years.
It would have been so helpful if someone could show me how to hold my guitar, tune it, use a proper hammer on, alternate picking patterns, and go through each step. Later on I even had “private lessons” when I took guitar class at my local community college, but it was only 2 hours a week, and you can only get so much guitar instruction from such a short amount of time with an instructor. Don’t get me wrong, I really liked the teacher, and his advice and techniques that he taught me were awesome, but always wanted more time for instruction.
Some guitar programs start at $300, which is prohibitively expensive. However, I recently had the chance to review Guitar SuperStars and I absolutely love their guitar instruction program. It’s also under $50 . They also offer tons of other stuff at that price.
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Members have exclusive access to an area that allows you to meet other musicians at the exact same level for networking and even starting your own band.
Guitar SuperStars offers resources that other guitar instructional programs charge hundreds of dollars for and they offer a full 60 day money back guarantee. Instant download technology does away with packaging, shipping, handling, stocking, and marketing costs, so it’s available for such a small amount of money. Read my full review. It’s definitely the best bang for your buck in fast learning beginner guitar instruction. Beginner Country Songs