Creative Guitar 1: Cutting Edge Techniques v. 1 by Govan, Guthrie (2002) Paperback Paperback

Very well written book, unlike many that are out there that throw you a bunch of repetitive fluff to take up space. Guthrie covers many useful concepts and techniques while explaining what they are, why they are useful, and when you might want to use them. Not to mention that if you do the things in these books (1&2), very cool things will start happening with your playing (Surprise!!!😀). Great teachers explain things well, and it is a gift to have such a great guitarist that is such a great teacher as well. Some that are of the lazy variety complain about things but don't do what they need to do to improve themselves. Sometimes you just need to bite the bullet and get back to basics to see what you missed if this easy-to-understand material doesn't work for you. Do a separate study on theory if necessary. This IS a technique book, but offers so much more in knowledge and wisdom from arguably the best guitarist on the planet today. Thank You, Guthrie!

The only guitar book even in the same galaxy with this one is - yep - Volume 2! With this book, you'll get the musical benefits of learning NEW ways of approaching fundamental (and not-so-fundamental!) aspects of learning and playing this great instrument, from a world-class player who, thank goodness, is also (imo) a visionary-level teacher. This is *so* much more than a book of "...exercises designed to...." _Creative Guitar 1: Cutting Edge Technique_ is a book of short essays (wonderful, conceptual humor, and the *cream* of an intelligent, thoughtful mind) interspersed with musical examples rich enough to keep you going for as long as you want to go. Long after you're through Vol. 2, you'll be able to find pure gold, again, in volume 1. That's how deep this water runs. If you want to experience guitar playing through the mind of a master player, invest in these books. I doubt that this level of playing has ever before been laid bare (finally!) for us all to see and feast upon. Get yours; take the summer off if you can; enjoy.

I bought this book as well as "Creative Guitar 2', and Guthrie has become my new guitar "hero". He is a wealth of knowledge, and doesn't hold anything back. He really wants the reader to be a monster guitar player, and provides some really great exercises and licks to accomplish that. The text is written in such a way that it's like having Guthrie sitting across from you giving you a lesson. At least that's how I feel. There is a lot of great ground covered in each book, and I HIGHLY recommend that you get both books.

He has so much knowledge, and he is a wonderful teacher as well.. i am very fortunate to have this book, i love it!Thank you Guthrie, for sharing your knowledge!

In this book, Guthrie distills the basic building blocks of guitar fluency in way that's understandable and practical. I've owned this book for about 3 years and I've revisited it countless times to answer questions about theory, practice habits, note choice, just to name a few topics. I really cant recommend this book highly enough. It's fundamentals, taught by an absolute master, and delivered with just the right amount of British humor.

I purchased this book to use it in conjunction with the guitar classes I teach, and found it to be a great reading resource as well for myself. The information is clear and cuts through some of the myth and mystery about guitar that one seems to "pick up" along the way, but never have it all completely explained. I look forward to reading the next volume as well, and possibly using information from it to teach my own students.

I have been looking high and low for a book to use in my lessons. I was contemplating creating my own book, but hey why reinvent the wheel! Believe me I own all the method books, and I have had to suppliment my own materials not found in those books. The problem with most guitar books are they do not cover certain important guitar concepts with depth. This book will get challenge players in area's most player are weak! I guess the author also writes for Guitar Techniques, which is also a great mag. Excellent book !d

In this book, Guthrie breaks down a lot of basic and intermediate techniques, theories, and ideas in a way that is easily understood, and learned. He takes what is complicated and frustrating in other instructional books/dvds and puts it in a way that a complete beginner or an ignorant self-taught player like me can easily learn from and understand. Can't wait to get home every day and start working through the next section of this book. I wish I'd had this when I started 12 years ago!

Solid read, explains areas of guitar I have struggles with as a bedroom type player for some time. Getting back in after being out for 15 years or so. Didn't want to pay for lessons, but wanted to learn more.

This book is a masterpiece

Ho acquistato questo prodotto e poi l'ho subito restituito in quanto mi ero reso conto che era stata pubblicata sua versione in italiano, quindi l'ho riacquistato su Amazon nella versione italiana :) Ho apprezzato molto questo testo e sento di doverlo recensire con 5 stelle. Prima di tutto ritengo Guthrie Govan oggi uno dei migliori chitarristi elettrici viventi al mondo.. e per la curiosità di imparare qualcosa da lui ho voluto provare questo testo. Diciamo che il testo è il primo di una serie di 3 volumi indicati per chi vuole approcciare la chitarra elettrica solista ed in particolare in questo volume Guthrie inizia con una serie di 'consigli' (che ho trovato davvero molto utili ed interessanti) per poi passare ad una parte squisitamente teorica/tecnica dove vengono forniti in maniera graduale strumenti e spunti per acquisire conoscenza dello strumento (a partire dal sistema CAGED vengono esplorati via via arpeggi, e quindi scale, modi, accordi etc..) e via via anche per acquisire una certa meccanica/manualità dello strumento (Gutrhie propone una serie di esercizi su pentatoniche per sviluppare pattern che serviranno sia come esercizio che come applicazione vera e propria durante gli assoli). Il tutto viene spiegato in maniera molto chiara (spesso anche con ironia) e graduale senza MAI lasciare nessun 'vuoto' o 'zona grigia': in pratica a mio avviso il manuale è un metodo completo che non sottintende nulla e tutto viene spiegato in maniera molto limpida.. e mi sembra anche abbastanza prevedibile vista la conoscenza solida e profonda che Guthrie ha dello strumento e della musica in generale. Di tanti metodi che ho provato devo dire che questo è uno dei più completi ed utili per chi vuole cominciare a studiare chitarra elettrica in maniera più seria, chiaramente poi gli argomenti più complessi verranno trattati nei successivi volumi.. quindi diciamo che questo metodo (tra l'altro venduto ad un prezzo molto accessibile) va bene per chi magari vuole avere solide basi di partenza per un studio serio.. per chi ha già queste basi probabilmente i volumi successivi sono più indicati.. Personalmente io credo che molti eccezionali strumentisti non hanno una visione chiara e completa di molti argomenti, e questo testo può essere un'ottima opportunità per colmare quelle lacune.

他の方が絶賛しているので１と２を両方同時に購入しました。ただマーケットプライスで注文したので２が先に到着。もちろん全部やり終えた後での感想レビューではないですが、２の内容はエクササイズが多いのでかなり実践的に使えると言うかスキルが伸びる物が多いですし、英文を読めなくても良さそうだなって思えました。なので１もその感じかと思ってましたが、実際には文章での説明が多いです。たぶん６０～７０％は説明なので英語がダメな人には苦痛です。私は英語も得意な方で、普段英語の教則ＤＶＤを使ったりしているのでまぁなんかなりますが、手放しに誰にでも進められる物ではないと思います。実際英語を読まずエクササイズ例だけやっていてもこの本の価値が３０％位しか発揮できないと思います。ですが、内容としては理解できればかなりの物が含まれているのも事実。特にスケールとコードについての章で、個人的にはＣＡＤＥＧ(ゲージド)システムについての説明が載っているのでお勧めです。海外の教則等では良く見かけますが、日本の物ではまず見かけない物ですし、これを理解すると色々と役立つと思います。その後にモードについても説明してますので頑張る価値はあると思います。そう言う内容の英文を読んで理解してこそ意味がある教則本だと言うことを踏まえて購入すべきものだと思います。もし日本語訳版なんて出たら最高の1冊でしょうね。

If you are a beginner or even an advanced guitar player, there's no doubt you will find things to learn in the book. It's probably one of the best book available out there. It goes far beyond chords and simple how to format that must books use.