I started guitar about 6 years ago at the age of 53 after playing bass for about 4 years (2018 will be 10 years of this music journey I'm on
) Although I wasn't a raw beginner starting the guitar because of my bass experience I found that self teaching guitar was a lot harder than self teaching bass. I bought some DVD's and I try to trust the process that the teachers have developed.
I have, generally, stayed away from anything that teaches random techniques or just songs (like youtube) and have followed, and trusted, the methods as best as I could. With the exception of starting Pentatonic Power and BGU while I was only half done with Learn and Master Guitar I've done the majority of the courses I've purchased one at a time. Bouncing around, for me, wouldn't get me to where I want to be.
Where I want to be is to be able to meet any musicians and instantly be able to just start making music. Spontaneously. In my mind that requires understanding the guitar and also understanding music. Learning songs is fine if all the musicians know the songs but most of my friends that play can just start jamming in a multitude of styles and that is where I want to be.
Consequently, as a result of being methodical (that's my story and I'm sticking with it), I've been able to complete the following courses and have been able to retain an estimated 75% of the material (my estimate):
Gibson' Learn and Master Guitar (Legacy Learning)
Blues Guitar Unleashed (Griff)
Learn and Master Blues Guitar (Legacy Learning)
Learn and Master Fingerstyle Guitar (Legacy Learning)
Acoustic Blues Guitar Unleashed (Griff)
5 Easy Blues Solos (Griff)
Killer Blues Solos Made Easy (Griff)
Strumming and Rhythm Mastery (Griff)
52 Rhythms Fills and Variations (Griff)
How To Build Blues Songs (Griff)
Beginner Blues Rock Soloing (Truefire)
Shuffle Secrets (Truefire)
Blues Guitar Survival Guide Rhythm edition (Truefire)
Fingerstyle Blues Handbook vol1 and vol2 (Truefire)
Solid Strumming (Truefire)
Blues Bash (Truefire)
1-2-3 Bluegrass (Truefire)
Swingin' Rhythm Handbook (Truefire)
1-2-3 Country (Truefire)
Jazz Guitar for Beginners (Truefire)
50 Blues Rhythms You Must Know (Truefire)
1-2-3 Fingerstyle (Truefire)
Basic Bluegrass Rhythm Guitar (Homespun)
Beyond Basic Bluegrass Rhythm Guitar (Homespun)
Conquer the Challenge of the Steady Thumb (Homespun) - I recommend this course to anyone doing ABGU that has trouble with the thumb
Learning To Flatpick vol1 (Homespun)
Jazz Guitar (Rockhouse Method) ironic?
The Need for Lead - Gary Hoey (Rockhouse Method)
Pentatonic Power (Bob Murnahan)
B.U.I.L.D. (Bob Murnahan)
Rhythm Guitar Tactics (Bob Murnahan)
Jazz Chords (Bob Murnahan)
The secret to completing courses is that when I did the work for one course completly the next one is easier and goes more quickly. And the one after that, and after that, and so on.
There are a number of courses I have that I started but didn't finish and have put them off until I retire. Mainly because they are more specialized and I'm concentrating on blues and finger style guitar right now.
Oh, and I've done Griff's Theory course as well as taking the college music theory requirements for an online music degree. I love music theory
Ho hum I'm sure I've bored you stiff if you've read this far
I suppose it all comes down to "want do you want from your guitar resources?" Some prefer smorgasbord. Some not so much.
Eric