The site Jam Play is a Internet guitar school, suitable for guitar beginners and advanced guitarist, for acoustic as well as electric guitar.
Electric guitar lessons for beginners is done by Mark Brennan. Mark earned a Classical Guitar Performance degree from Cleveland State University in 1980. He began teaching private lessons shortly after completing college. Currently, Mark performs with a Pink Floyd tribute band called Wish You Were Here.
“Have A Cigar” – Wish You Were Here – floydtribute.com
Mark begins these electric guitar lessons with the assumption that you are new to the electric guitar. Before he dives into playing techniques, he explains essential information such as guitar and amplifier anatomy as well as the tuning process. Continuing these electric guitar lessons, Mark will explore basics such as proper right-hand and left-hand technique. You will learn how to hold the pick and the electric guitar properly. Once you have mastered basic technique, Mark will teach the essential components of music such as scales and chords. These fundamentals will be applied to rhythm and lead guitar in the rock and roll style.
Specific rock and roll guitar techniques such as power chords and the minor pentatonic scale will be covered later in the electric guitar lessons. This scale will be used to compose and improvise your own guitar solos. As he continues to explore rock guitar techniques, Mark will teach some simple rock songs that involve these important elements.
If you want Mark to teach you how to play electric guitar, you should sign up for Jam Play and enroll in their electric guitar lessons.
I had before rated this much better, but at this point I’ve realized that this guitar is mostly a joke and you’re better off dropping $300 for an Epiphone Les Paul Studio or $600 for a Paul Reed Smith SE Singlecut. If you’ve got it, the Paul Reed Smith is worth it in terms of build quality and playability (the neck feels better, hand slides easier, etc); but the Les Paul Studio isn’t bad.
I wanted to start playing guitar with no previous experience so i went to guitar center where i live and strolled around looking for an inexpensive guitar that was not “cheap”. This guitar caught my eye, it is perfect for a beginner or anyone who wants a les paul on a budget, like me. I bought mine used for $80 and it was red but i figured that this price could not be beat and for a starter what does the color matter it doesnt make it sound ant different. Anyway if anyone is starting to play guitar BUY THIS ONE and i also recommend the Spider line 6 amp to go with. I enjoy metallica and it sounds great for the stuff ive played so far.
I bought this guitar not too long ago because I loved the sleek look of it. It reminded me a lot of Vortex’s guitar (from Dimmu Borgir). I read most the reviews on here before and most of them commented about how uncomfortable it was playing with this sitting down. It’s really not at all that uncomfortable. It has a really grungy sound too it, absolutely perfect for rock n roll or general metal. The finish was well done on this guitar and everything on it was in perfect condition, I could not find a single thing wrong with it. I found it very easy to play and it seems excellent on beginners. Combined with a Spider Line 6 app, it’s absolutely perfect. It’s pretty light compared to my other guitars as well (mainly cause it’s made out of basswood).