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  @paulb.searles748111 күн бұрын

  Hi Andrew; Just seeing this (June 2024); what is the brand & model of guitar you are using? Thank you for the wonderfully made lesson!

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  @andrewwheelerguitar10 күн бұрын

  Thank you. It was a Gibson Keb Mo blues king (or blues master, I can’t recall). I miss it!

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  @willwang895023 күн бұрын

  Thank you so much

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  @MrBobby115927 күн бұрын

  Great! Thank you😃

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  @aaroncohenour559Ай бұрын

  I'm autistic. Up until this month (I'M 41) I couldn't understand guitar method books, it's only been this year of getting a professional teacher that I can understand page 1. that means that I will be about to now incorporate it in my practice time!!. I'm going with Hal Leonard's method. but Mel Bay apparently moves slower.

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  @andrewwheelerguitarАй бұрын

  Thank you for commenting! I teach both Hal Leonard and Mel Bay. Mel Bay book 1 = Hal Leonard books 1 and 2. But, Hal Leonard is more fun. Mel Bay is more advanced the theory and application, but Hal Leonard stops along the way to teach you fun things. Either way, they are both excellent systems, and congratulations on this most important step in your guitar playing. I wish you a lifetime of joy!

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  @EvarunkumarАй бұрын

  Beautifully played with dynamics. I can hear this on loop all day

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  @andrewwheelerguitarАй бұрын

  Thank you!

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  @mikefink5847Ай бұрын

  my type of lesson - show me the lick, play it slow - done. thank you

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  @rohitsharma21301Ай бұрын

  Thanks and love from INDIA ❤

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  @davidsunny9454Ай бұрын

  Great for a student

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  @angushenderson3560Ай бұрын

  How do you feel about playing the sequence of four arpeggios in line 1 as barre chords? I'm not sure if that was the intention of the exercise or not. But t certainly makes a sequence of barre chords to practice. I started of playing it as open chords (except for the F). Then tried switching to barre chords. I'm not good enough at barre chords yet to achieve any kind of continuity around that segment but it is at least providing a focus to try and improve on it. Also the sequence of triplets after those barre chords seems to require some partial barres. By the way thanks for putting out these lessons - I'm working between your lessons and Nick Tolman's and pulling different things out of each. Relying on yours to get through this book after NT paused his series partway through. I feel like maybe some people may find the MB books kind of dull or dated but I find the pieces really make you think and there's a logic behind the curriculum. It's slow progress getting through the books but as with anything, you can sense the improvement in your playing over time.

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  @andrewwheelerguitarАй бұрын

  Great question! I usually do play them as barre chords but I’m pretty confident that is not what MB intended, but who’s to say. I think they make a lot of sense as barre chords but I did not play the as such because he did not write the barre chord indicator along the top of the music he will do in later volumes

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  @hawheeАй бұрын

  This is a clear explanation of triads that I can quickly apply to my playing.

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  @hawheeАй бұрын

  You played the tune with perfect tone. I am learning this tune from the Building Right Hand Technique book by Mel Bay.

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  @andrewwheelerguitarАй бұрын

  Thank you so much. I bet you can tell, it is my favorite in the book :)

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  @Ray_Wood_1984Ай бұрын

  🙇‍♂️💓🍀🎶 👋😃

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  @robertsnapp7204Ай бұрын

  I am still on Mel Bay Book one, but thank you.

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  @andrewwheelerguitarАй бұрын

  I have a book one video, as well, if you’d like - like this one, where I play the examples

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  @ali.afsharАй бұрын

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  @swarnarka22 ай бұрын

  Explained very beautifully. Thanks

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  @dennisstager47952 ай бұрын

  Thank you for explaining the correct fingering in line 2, measure 5. I was trying to play those notes (except the high A) in open position. Your suggestion is much easier. I appreciate all your help.

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  @Shine-ef1up2 ай бұрын

  Can we keep the steel guitar as nylon string guitar. Is there any issues, whether we teach students namely.?

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  @andrewwheelerguitar2 ай бұрын

  No problem either way. The guitars are equal for this learning. But remember this method is for plectrum-style.

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  @Shine-ef1up2 ай бұрын

  Thankyou😍🙏🏻

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  @Shine-ef1up2 ай бұрын

  Thanks for the lesson❤. But it's also having low Volume problem . Sometimes we can't understand clearly what do you say .

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  @andrewwheelerguitar2 ай бұрын

  Noted. It sounds quite loud from my phone. However, I will continue to experiment with better recording equipment. I am hoping to save some money for higher quality equipment. The problem with lapel microphones - Also called “lavalier” microphones, is that they remove the guitar, because they have “background noise removal”. I promise to keep working on solutions.

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  @andrewwheelerguitar2 ай бұрын

  No problem either way, the plectrum style guitar will work with nylon or steel. Both are equal for these studies.

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  @Shine-ef1up2 ай бұрын

  ❤okay🌈

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  @The1WhoDraws-ul3vo2 ай бұрын

  Omg thank you!!!! My music teacher needed this for me and when I searched it up I didn’t expect something as beautiful as this! Keep up the good work!😊

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  @andrewwheelerguitar2 ай бұрын

  Thank you! and thanks for watching. I will soon have a full video on this completed with instruction :)

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  @The1WhoDraws-ul3vo2 ай бұрын

  @@andrewwheelerguitar sweet! Dotted eighth notes are tricky!

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  @Shine-ef1up2 ай бұрын

  Volume is very low😢

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  @andrewwheelerguitar2 ай бұрын

  Thank you for letting me know. I will fix the mic for the next one :)

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  @Shine-ef1up2 ай бұрын

  @@andrewwheelerguitar 😍🙏🏻

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  @Shine-ef1up2 ай бұрын

  Thanks for the lesson❤

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  @g1x42 ай бұрын

  Andrew, your instructional videos are the perfect accompaniment to the Mel Bay workbook. Please continue with this type of content

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  @andrewwheelerguitar2 ай бұрын

  You bet! This is fun. Thank you for watching.

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  @accentontheoff2 ай бұрын

  Hi and thanks much for this. Just wondering - is the expanded edition all that different - it's the only one available right now.

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  @andrewwheelerguitar2 ай бұрын

  Here is the regular edition - (Amazon US) Modern Guitar Method Grade 1 a.co/d/h5qkOk8 I prefer to focus on digging into the small edition and really looking at the value of each item and move through the series more quickly. You will get better faster. If you use the expanded you’ll spend much more time in Level 1 but have more fun doing it. So, whatever your personal learning goals are.

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  @accentontheoff2 ай бұрын

  @@andrewwheelerguitar Got it, thanks! for the reply.

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  @g1x42 ай бұрын

  Andrew, you have a great way of explaining and demonstrating your lesson material.

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  @andrewwheelerguitar2 ай бұрын

  Thanks so much!!

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  @Ivartshiva2 ай бұрын

  I played this a lot back around 1970 - the last note of the second phrase is wrong - it should be a repeat

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  @andrewwheelerguitar2 ай бұрын

  Not sure what I’m missing? (WHY Mr. Bay has us not stick to the pattern is beyond me, but, maybe just to keep us on our toes) Phrase 1 cde-def-efg-g Phrase 2 gab-abc-bcd-c Phrase 3 cde-def-efg-g Phrase 4 def#-f#ga-agf#-g

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  @swarnarka22 ай бұрын

  Thank you lots 😊

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  @andrewwheelerguitar2 ай бұрын

  You’re welcome! 😊

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  @Shine-ef1up2 ай бұрын

  Thankyou ❤

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  @timstember83542 ай бұрын

  That was helpful. Sometimes Mel Bay, even though he's often simple to play, it's kind of hard to understand what he's getting at. The little tips you gave us about letting certain notes ring out or other notes not ring out, help make this song make sense. I think those principles could be applied to other pieces as well, especially the upper and lower voices.

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  @Shine-ef1up2 ай бұрын

  May i have your email id. So that i can share a sheet music to ask on some doubts😊

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  @andrewwheelerguitar2 ай бұрын

  Yes sure, [email protected]

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  @Shine-ef1up2 ай бұрын

  Thanks brother❤

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  @4everPhloyd2 ай бұрын

  Perfectly played. Thanks for the tips.

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  @4everPhloyd2 ай бұрын

  I’m thinking that I should get the standard Mel Bay Modern Guitar Method Book 2. I’m using the Mel Bay Modern Guitar Method Complete Edition Part 1 and it has so many more exercises to go through. Señorita is on page 14 and Wade In The Water is on page 27 with 13 pages of exercises between. I don’t mind going through the extra pieces but it does take more time. Would you consider using the Complete Edition for us over achievers, lol?

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  @andrewwheelerguitar2 ай бұрын

  I prefer to focus on digging into the small edition and really looking at the value of each item and move through the series more quickly. You will get better faster. If you use the expanded you’ll spend much more time in Level 1 but have more fun doing it. So, whatever your personal learning goals are.

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  @4everPhloyd2 ай бұрын

  @@andrewwheelerguitar it took me 12 months to get through book one in the expanded edition.

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  @swarnarka22 ай бұрын

  Thank you for the videos 😊 appreciate your efforts and time for making these videos

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  @andrewwheelerguitar2 ай бұрын

  My pleasure 😊

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  @andrewwheelerguitar2 ай бұрын

  I promise to continue. Good fortune to your developing talent!

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  @4everPhloyd2 ай бұрын

  How long should it take for a beginner to learn this song?

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  @andrewwheelerguitar2 ай бұрын

  Have you played grade 1? I hate to be a stickler for method, but this system builds you up accordingly. So - if you’ve been through grade 1 of the series, then 1 week learning time at about 20 min day. If not, then, there really isn’t a certain amount of time, I’d have a hard time answering your question accurately without knowing your knowledge level and technique.

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  @4everPhloyd2 ай бұрын

  @@andrewwheelerguitar Yes I have completed grade 1. I’m using the Complete Edition Book 1. I have been working on Señorita for 2 days now. I can play through it at a slow tempo. As with most pieces the further I commit to memory the quicker the tempo but do I really need to memorize everything? I appreciate your lessons and I look forward to following you to the end. I know that the Complete Edition has a lot more to get through but I will manage.

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  @andrewwheelerguitar2 ай бұрын

  @@4everPhloyd only a few pieces worth committing to memory. These are more like, if you just kinda understand how it uses the chords and points toward melody and interesting runs, that’s good enough

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  @Shine-ef1up2 ай бұрын

  Thankyou for the lesson brother. Is it possible to do the whole level tutorial. Or could you take the class by online😊

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  @andrewwheelerguitar2 ай бұрын

  Thanks for the comment! I have actually created a video playing each and every example from this book. You can find that video here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/gmZ32bJvgdKTnKw.htmlsi=SXXe0Cyq2U8uFFGc As far as making an instructional video for each page, I'm gonna give it a try for this whole level. Today was the test run. It looks like I am spending 1 hour per page including editing etc so that's about 370 hours of work...if things go smoothly...with about 50 enrolled students as well as a family. We shall see. BUT...I love this learning method and promise to give it my best!!! \m/ thanks for watching!! I also like your idea of take the class by online. I am thinking about making a Mel Bay group to meet 1x week online via zoom, one big group level 1 and one big group level 2, with a start and end date, where you will have 24/7 access to all the recorded lessons. What do you think?

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  @scottdowney7312 ай бұрын

  Do you still have the 64 Vibroverb? Is it for sale?

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  @andrewwheelerguitar2 ай бұрын

  I have it. Really haven’t played it much since this video. Have been thinking about selling it actually. Was gonna start the research process. Pls reach out to me via contact form at 518 guitar dot com and we can set up a time to chat

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  @scottdowney731Ай бұрын

  @@andrewwheelerguitar fender Vibroverb reissue for sale?

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  @andrewwheelerguitarАй бұрын

  @@scottdowney731 yes. Happy to discuss. Pls reach out at [email protected]

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  @scottdowney731Ай бұрын

  Just sent you an email.

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  @sotirisstavropoulos90403 ай бұрын

  beautiful,thank you...

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  @andrewwheelerguitar3 ай бұрын

  You're very welcome.

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  @angushenderson35603 ай бұрын

  Nice to see this now Nick Tolman has stopped his series of Mel Bay lessons. Good to have a demo to listen through t even if it’s not instruction.

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  @andrewwheelerguitar2 ай бұрын

  I was thinking about providing instruction in a totally second video for this - it would likely be about four hours long (edited) and take about 175 hours to make. OR - I can make an instructional video for levels 3 and up. What do you think?

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  @angushenderson35602 ай бұрын

  @@andrewwheelerguitar Sounds like a lot of work (which is presumably why Nick Tolman is pausing). But I imagine there's a significant audience out there, as these book series seem to be among the most widely used method books. I have followed his lessons while going through Mel Bay 1&2 and Hal Leonard 1&2 and found them very valuable. However he's less than half way through book 2 of either of these series so there's certainly a gap to be filled there (and maybe it can be done better). I don't have much of a feeling for how many people proceed through the full series of Mel Bay. I would imagine it gets less as you go through the series (people start to diversify).

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  @andrewwheelerguitar2 ай бұрын

  @@angushenderson3560 thank you. I’m tempted to go back and actually properly teach book 2. The tricky part is, I believe I am prohibited from actually showing the book/page/sheet music on the screen. I can talk about it, explain and teach it, but a publishing company would most certainly take issue with dissemination of their valuable contents on-screen. However, folks at home ought to have the books anyway, so they can just read along. Thanks for your time and comments!

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  @angushenderson35602 ай бұрын

  @@andrewwheelerguitar Yes I don't think it's too much of an issue not to be able to show the lead sheets. If you're at that stage in the book (which you will have in front of you anyway) you can already follow along someone describing the segments as Nick Tolman does. For me the main thing is how he guides you through how to finger the more complex segments via descriptions and video. I mean there could be ways that it could be helpful but I'd imagine it would also be a lot of additional work to incorporate/splice in video of the music sheets. Anyway, good luck if you decide to create lesson videos - I'll keep an eye out for them.

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  @andrewwheelerguitar2 ай бұрын

  Well, here we go. This might be interesting for you along the way, kind of like 1-1 lessons to "peek behind" his rationale. This is a large video size, 1.2 GB so I found streaming to be a little slow. But, enjoy!

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  @petermolin98313 ай бұрын

  Glad to see this and thanks for putting it up. I can play selected songs in Grade 2 OK, but it would do me good to try and play every song from the beginning of the book to the end with no flubs for public display.

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  @charlesmerfeld29883 ай бұрын

  Limitations but there are some useful aspects

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  @andrewwheelerguitar3 ай бұрын

  Yes, it really is a useful way to look at the neck. I guess after teaching so many students who were confused and befuddled by CAGED, it urged me to think of it as "how to learn and play CAGED - Minor...CAGED for Blues!....CAGED for jazz!!!" It essentially works.

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  @bradking15363 ай бұрын

  Thank you for sharing hope you are well God loves you deeply shalom 🤗🐼❤️✝️💐 Philippians 4:8

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  @andrewwheelerguitar3 ай бұрын

  Thanks for visiting!

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  @juneteenth164 ай бұрын

  Sir, can you please provide its tabs? 🙏🙏🙏

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  @andrewwheelerguitar4 ай бұрын

  Sure, here you go: drive.google.com/file/d/17DDMCSV2ofnHhG3wiqwBM6LI91HQe0u_/view?usp=drivesdk

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  @juneteenth164 ай бұрын

  @@andrewwheelerguitar wow! Thank you so much, Sir ❤️🙏🙏 by the way it seems incomplete, is it?

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  @andrewwheelerguitar3 ай бұрын

  @@juneteenth16I just checked. The only thing I left out was the hammer on pull off I did at the end - it’s just listed as a single note in the tabs

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  @benirodriguez95164 ай бұрын

  Great Info Andrew! I started playing gigs at 13 and stopped at around 22, now I'm 45 and am trying to get back to it. The reason I stopped was anxiety/stage fright, the last 2 years before quitting I had always some Imodium in my plectrum box, as my stomach got really bad the gig day. Then my eye twitched too, so... it wasn't fun at all, despite of the illusion to become a rock star when young. I've become a bedroom musician, and found your channel, cause I'm looking into the Mel Bay Guitar Method, to have some practice routine, even if the first 2 books, might be somewhat easy, there probably are some holes I need to fill up, as I'm self-taught (the real kind of self-taught... playing alone in my room with the radio and a cassette player, without books nor teachers... in the late '80s) :P

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  @andrewwheelerguitar4 ай бұрын

  Hey @benirodriguez9516, thanks so much for saying hi and sharing that. That is a really interesting story, and even though you experienced, / experience some hardship, you are going to continue your love for the guitar, no matter what, which is AMAZING!! Yes I remember imodium very well and I am thankful to say since I released so much of my bad prior music experiences, and let them go, I no longer suffer those things (I always used to keep 2 imodium pills in my wallet!!). The mel bay system is good if you are looking to understand how pitch, rhythm and dynamics works on the guitar neck, and, as you become more advanced (grades 3 and 4), I am working videos for those now - with a mentor or someone to explain why those chords/inversions are happening, will make a great difference. Sometimes mel bay is too boring just reading and reading those notes with no explanation. Thank you again!

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  @hypnomeditatescape32124 ай бұрын

  You made some really good points in this video. I can relate to being too hard on myself and the need to work with a teacher or coach to better prepare to play live.

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  @andrewwheelerguitar4 ай бұрын

  Hi @hypnomeditatescape3212, thank you so much for taking a look at the video. It's just 1 small part of a whole new class I'm teaching, which I will upload right here on YT. I know it's old fashioned (me just talking to the camera with a few slides) but honestly I just don't have the time to become really super great at digital content but I hope that WHAT is in the modules will count just as much as flashy looks :)

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  @glendonthistle23014 ай бұрын

  Thanks for all your good knowlege and advise. I have been watching your videos for quite a few years now and they have been very helpful in my guitar learning/playing journey.

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  @andrewwheelerguitar4 ай бұрын

  Great to hear! Thanks for saying hi.

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  @DonaldPotter_ReadingZone4 ай бұрын

  I learned with this book back in the early 1960s under plectrum guitar experts, Ervin and Virgil Warren at the Smith Music Shop in Aurora, Indiana. I studied the first four books with my teachers and later completed most of the lessons on my own. At 76, I recently repaired and restrung my Gibson ES 125 and look forward to improving my skills with the help of these videos. I would love to see the material for the rest of the books.

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  @andrewwheelerguitar4 ай бұрын

  Thanks for the feedback and for saying hi! I am working on book three, but truth be told, between teaching and parenting, it takes me about 6 months to play and cleanly record and edit each book so it may be a bit. However, it's fun and I truly enjoy providing this content.

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  @donovanpatrick77585 ай бұрын

  john shahen the fucking goat baby

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  @VintageVibes8105 ай бұрын

  And what about the volume at home with an attenuator. Is It usable ? Thank you..

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  @andrewwheelerguitar5 ай бұрын

  Yes, it is. The best attenuator is the Ox Box. That was really great. You'd want a longer cable from the ox box to the speaker, though...it CAN be used but is pretty short. So that was incredible. Great attenuator. Several settings, and, can send the amp right to the computer if you like. Beautiful! Then I tried the Torpedo captor X. Nope. It was whisper quiet or LOUD. I sent it back.

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  @VintageVibes8105 ай бұрын

  Hello, thank you for your reply. great playing man...@@andrewwheelerguitar

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  @delorissamuelson69885 ай бұрын

  I greatly appreciate the effort put into this video. I really like layout of Mel Bay method books but the drawback for me is I am not familiar with so many of the songs and it makes the process difficult (for me). Hearing the music is exciting as i now know what to expect. Thank you so much for this wonderful video!

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  @andrewwheelerguitar2 ай бұрын

  You’re very welcome ☺️

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  @jeffshockey94565 ай бұрын

  I have seen that guitar before, i would love to get my hands on a charley strat. I believe that was for sale a good while ago cause when i surf the web i have seen it several times.

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  @andrewwheelerguitar5 ай бұрын

  Yes sir. It had to go in hard times. I'll say this...it was basically a parts guitar. With the charley neck plate and sticker. A pretty cool parts caster.

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  @jeffshockey94565 ай бұрын

  @andrewwheelerguitar yeah that's what all those was really especially srv lipstick strat but damn good guitars though. Love to find one of those engraved pickguards