Terrifying Technique for Guitar
by Carl Culpepper
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Author: Carl CulpepperEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1996-11-01
ISBN: 0793551641
Number of pages: 64
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
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Book Review: Forget it
Summary: 2 Stars
After reading the glowing reviews of this book, I decided to purchase it. The book did not deliver though, at all. I've been playing close to 20 years, so I know that no book is going to give me all new ideas or exercises, but this book didn't impress me at all.
First of all, most of the exercises are in C Major. Carl tells you to do the exercises in other keys, but I would have preferred he did more interesting things with the notes--I get very bored playing in C Major/A Minor. Come on Carl, be creative and throw in some cool notes, ya lazy A.
Also, there is virtually no mention of the left hand in this book. It is mostly aimed at right hand technique, so there is little challenge for the left hand, as well as scant fingerings.
Most of the exercises you could easily come up with on your own if you take a short period of time, and I could guarantee you would come up with better ones for the most part.
There is also no context given to the exercises, such as 'this technique can be seen in this song, or this guitarist uses this a lot--here is an excerpt from their solo...'
It's just a dry boring book, and there were only a couple exercises I liked, and the section on sweep picking was a tad useful. I'm getting much more out of practicing Steve Vai's solo in Crossroads (youtube it!) as it is not only technically nearly impossible to get up to that speed,it's musical too. And unless an exercise is inherently challenging in a fun way, it will be thrown to the dust if it's not musical.
This was a very boring book, and I am enjoying Creative Guitar 2 Waaaaaayyyy more.
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