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I can certainly understand why this book divides opinion, but after spending some time going through it I find it has made me think about the instrument in a more critical way. I am a mathematician by trade and really should hate this book due to the esoteric and fuzzy definitions used, however I have got a lot out of answering some of the questions for myself rather than having it spoon fed. If you approach it with the expectation that you will have to do some extra research (there are plenty of forums threads dealing with help on some of the more obscure matters) you will get a lot out of it and will develop your own voice. It does remind me a little of Pat Martino's approach in that the nature of the guitar as a distinct instrument is central to the teaching, so if you like Linear Expressions etc. then you will certainly like this. Be warned - its addictive and only open if you have a good hour or more to spend as its not a book I find i can dip in and out quickly. As its not called Beginning Guitarist, Mick Goodrick excuses himself from any introductory comments on theory, so can't be used easily if you know a few chords and pentatonics.

As a beginner on the guitar, I found so much interest, and common sense in this book that it encouraged me to persevere. I am not much further (in my learning) than the first few pages, but the often controversial and stimulating text is well worth while.

This is an excellent book. It is a book for the student of the guitar, who already has a reasonable playing level and wants to reach the next stage. This book is used by students at music colleges etc.

This book consists of organized useful information for advanced music concepts applied to guitar. It is a well written, highly instructive, and carefully designed workbook for any guitarist seeking to raise his or her level of musicianship. It definitely merits recognition as being among the better books of this type available and certainly worth the price. Recommended.

The title says it all. This book is not for the lazy, intimidated or "too talented to learn" guitarist. This is for the guitarist who wants to put in the hours and master the instrument. There is a lifetime worth of study material in here, so it's definitely worth the price.

A lifetime's study in one book. If you think you are a hot guitarist think again. This book will open up great chasms of new possibilities to explore, learn and master. I am definitely gaining a deeper, more thorough understanding of the instrument as I read this book.

One of the best guitar books ever published. It won't do the work for you, but it will point you in directions you never considered. If you're hungry to learn Goodrick will help you take yourself places that you never thought possible.

Top work book, rather advanced for the average player.

When we learn to write spoken language we learn letters then words then sentences but with guitar we start with sentences and this makes it difficult to go back and fill in the blanks. Here's a cool thing I learned the first time I put some of this information into practice and it frankly changed my guitar life. - with the premise of playing on one string, and only one string, on the G string (because we typically have a harder time visualizing all the fret names there) play a Bb scale starting with open G and ascend to the end of the fret-board and back. After a few minuets you will "see" the notes on that string. Say the notes out loud as you move. ( G (open string) A Bb C D Eb F G A Bb c d Eb F G A Bb etc) - now, on that string and only that string, improvise. Add a D string drone with your thumb. Magic right? Now consider that you could play any scale possible on any one string. Then we could consider paired strings. Letter, words, sentences.

Mick Goodrick changed my musical life. So good.

Doing the one- and two-string exercises daily for just a few weeks has improved my fretboard knowledge immensely.

Livraison en parfait état. Livreur très sympathique. Livraison dans les temps.

I love this book. I had it in my library for maybe 10 years (this is the second copy I have purchased) and every time I go through its page I learn something new. A true must have,