Wolf Marshall’s Guitar Method Basics 1
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If you are looking to find a method that is perfect, then keep looking. But if you are looking to find one that can really help your guitar playing in the rock genre, then look no further than the method designed by Wolf Marshall.
These book were published in 1994 and have been a standard in learning to play rock, especially lead, guitar ever since. Wolf is an amazing player that has the uncanny ability to sound like virtually any musician in regards to effects and feel. He is a true marvel when it comes to his ability to re-create a sound from a past recording.
The Guitar Method Basics 1 should be accompanied by the Power Studies of the same level. However, the Power Studies are a bit too ambitious for those players that have only gone through the Basics 1 method. There is a large gap between the two, but there is enough for a young student of the guitar to begin to get their head around the rhythm aspects of electric guitar playing. As far as the lead guitar in these books, a student shouldn’t expect to move into that too quickly based on the understanding given in the method.
The songs in the Power Studies are classics that every guitarist should aspire to play. They have the “creme de la creme” of classic guitar sounds and solos that most modern rock is based upon. Without them our current evolution of guitar playing would still be stagnant. You will also find that the later songs (by Stevie Ray Vaughn and Eric Clapton) are in an E-flat tuning. This is also a drawback for young students thinking that this method will be an end all to their guitar playing.
With only minor critiques, this method by Wolf Marshall is a shinning star. Though it should only be approached by a beginner with the guidance of a knowledgable teacher, it is a valuable asset to those that have experience and want to truly refine their playing.
