Guitar method.

Andrés_G · #1 11-16-2010, 09:19 PM

Hello everyone, I'm a guitar player from México, and I have been playing for over 10 years now, and I'm finally getting into Jazz.
As a music student, I have discovered that the best way to learn is with a method, a method that covers every aspect, and goes from the basics. It worked for me with the theory (also having an excellent teacher is a big help) but I have failed to find THE jazz guitar method. I have learned from a few lessons here and there (some of them in this great website) but that can make your knowledge vague and incomplete. Also reading some of the threads on this forum makes me feel overwhelmed by all the things you must know for jazz guitar.
I just ordered ''The Advancing Guitarist'' by Mick Goodrick, It seems to be a very good method for what I've read, but I'm not pretty sure of what's the content about. I need a lot of scale and arpeggio workout, so any advice or book names will be welcome. It's easy to say ''learn all the arpeggios with all its inversions'' but that is not very encouraging lol, I just don't know where to start, or how to practice them.
So, what do you consider to be the best complete guitar method? Having in mind that there's no jazz guitar teacher in my city that could guide me trough it.

Excuse me if my english is not very good.

docbop · #2 11-16-2010, 11:09 PM

The Advancing Guitarist is a great book, but wouldn't call it a method book. IMO its more like things to think about and ways to practice.

The Berklee Leavitt books cover all the basics and lay a great foundation, but take a lot of patience and determination to work thru. There are a number of books from MI, MelBay, that are good. Hal Crook has some good books. With your background a DVD set like Jazz Anatomy by Mimi Fox might work for you.

GuyB · #3 11-17-2010, 09:14 AM

I think that "Introduction to Jazz Guitar Soloing" by Joe Elliott could be very useful. It concentrates on arpegios but opens up on various directions.

docbop · #4 11-17-2010, 10:05 AM

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Originally Posted by GuyB

I think that "Introduction to Jazz Guitar Soloing" by Joe Elliott could be very useful. It concentrates on arpegios but opens up on various directions.

Joe's a good approach his arpeggio game really opened things up for me a long time ago. I recently sold Joe back his Mesa Boogie I had bought twenty years ago.

Andrés_G · #5 11-17-2010, 10:13 AM

Thanks for the replies! I'll check those books out. I think that Jody Fishers' complete guitar method may be useful too. Any of you have used that method?

Dad3353 · #6 11-17-2010, 01:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Andrés_G

Thanks for the replies! I'll check those books out. I think that Jody Fishers' complete guitar method may be useful too. Any of you have used that method?

Good evening, Andrés, and welcome to the forum...
Jody Fisher... highly recommended. I would suggest complementing with Mickey Baker, Volume I; very low price and (literally...) years of useful work.
Hope this helps.

Andrés_G · #7 11-17-2010, 04:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Dad3353

Good evening, Andrés, and welcome to the forum...
Jody Fisher... highly recommended. I would suggest complementing with Mickey Baker, Volume I; very low price and (literally...) years of useful work.
Hope this helps.

Of course it does, thanks a lot for your advice! I am reading the reviews for Baker's books and they seem to be very good, I'll sure get some of them as soon as I can.