I’ve been practicing on my own for a few months now and i thought i could play well. But when i played the e.guitar in front of my friends and my family, they laughed at me-humiliating): i really want to learn the e.guitar , but i cant afford hiring a teacher. Maybe i could learn a thing or two online? i dunno… suggestions?
Well, that really sucks they laughed at you. I would say you should have hit them with the guitar but they were your friends and family so the next best thing would be to learn to shred like Dimebag and then watch there jaws hit the floor.
With that being said you have a couple options to learning the guitar “on your own”.
Books
DVD’s
Online Lesson’s
Books are a great resource but with all the new technology out there why read when you can watch and see exactly how it’s done.
DVD’s are the next best choice. Due to the new technology that has recently come out instructors can literally give you a private lesson right in the comfort of your own living room. You will see everything from close-ups of chord constructions to detailed explanations of rhythm techniques. From thsi perspective the benefits of guitar lessons on dvd are immensely valuable.
The negatives are that you are limited to only the lessons given on the DVD. Usually there are no printed manual of exercises or lessons and you don’t have access to a “live” person if you need to ask questions or clarify something. And finally when you are finished and want to learn something new you have to go out an buy another DVD.
Online lessons are my top choice. Online lessons give you all the benefits of lessons on DVD while virtually eliminating the disadvantages. With most you get all the lessons in book format in addition to all the audio and video lessons. Hundreds of lines of tabulature, and many bonuses like books or computer games developed to enhance your learning and to make it fun at the same time. And they also provide their students with the opportunity for free e-mail consultations to deal with any specific problems students may have. These online learning systems are designed to make the learning process for guitar students as simple and effective as possible. And it’s really fun and easy to use!
So which one to choose, well there are thousands of free lesson all over the internet and on You Tube and I would advise you do a search and start with these before you spend your hard earned money. That is what I did when I first started learning. Only after I felt I needed more instruction and wanted to move ahead did I start spending money on Online Lessons.