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Pros
Tabs are clear and workable, and the spiral format of the book makes it easy to play along. Would be good to have some of the tab and tracks rated with some sort of difficulty score. The cd has each tune recorded at 4 different speeds, so they are eas... Read More
I have become infatuated with old time music. It's like having a whole course of old time music at your fingertips. This book sheds some light on how to get the best of this instrument in an old time band context.
This is the book to which we point aspiring guitarists who show up to our old-time jam. This book really is a must for any guitarist who either plays back up old time guitar or wants to play for an old time musician.
John schwab's old-time backup guitar, learn from the masters is extremely thorough and worth every penny. Schwab leads the student carefully, purposefully, and joyfully through the old-time backup guitar cannon.
The music is organized by key, source, title, or performer. Weidlich shows alternate bass runs and how they can be substituted.
Cons
It is no great loss that this hommage to schwab's huge ego is out of print. Inaccurate transcriptions of roy harvey, and erroneous information on chord choices are strong negatives.
Highlights
Quality
I look forward to spending more time with the recording and tab
Easy to read tab that corresponds with the cd recordings
It also has tablature for many old tunes and a cd with the tunes recorded at various speeds for ease of learning
Overall feels like hanging out with a talented old friend and fan of old time music with the rare knack of getting the allimpor... Read More
Price
It by itself was worth the purchase price to me
Competitiveness
As we were preparing to enter an oldtime music competition the banjo player mentioned to me that shed heard about this book and... Read More
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- This product had a total of 53 reviews as of our last analysis date on Jul 30 2022.
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But the authors state its not as pure oldtime and they reference johns work
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Schwab is not only a fabulous guitar player hes also a gifted writer and teacher
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The examples of the old bands in the original recording
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This genre of guitar playing is so often overlooked
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There is informative written history of the songs and the performers im relieved that i too embellish the music by omitting notes now and then i used to call it something else
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If you want to truly sound oldtimey certain skills must be developed
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I played guitar for years then quit for about 15
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As you might expect there were a couple of things that we dont see exactly eye to eye on like the use of minor chords in old time music but by in large i might have written the book myself
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