JamPlay.comReviews of jamplay.com

AS A BEGINNER GUITARIST I ALWAYS WONDER WHAT LESSONS MY TEACHER WOULD HAVE PLANNED FOR ME IF HE WAS IN FRONT OF ME AND IF HE WAS AWARE OF MY LEVEL OF SKILL. AT JAM PLAY THE TEACHERS SHOULD FOCUS ON STUDENTS INDIVIDUALLY WHO ARE FOLLOWING HIS/HER LESSONS. THEY SHOULD GUIDE STUDENTS STEP BY STEP BECAUSE SOMETIMES IT IS DIFFICULT TO DECIDE WHICH LESSONS TO PRACTICE FIRST, OR WHAT IS NEEDED MOST AT THIS MOMENT. THERE ARE LOT OF LESSONS AVAILABLE AND IT BECOMES DIFFICULT TO CONCENTRATE ON ONE. TEACHERS SHOULD COMMUNICATE WITH STUDENTS AND GUIDE THEM TO DECIDE THE LESSONS ACCORDING TO THEIR LEVEL OF SKILL. STILL A GREAT PLATFORM FOR BEGINNERS.

I really liked the approach and that I could choose different instructors videos and go over the principles from a different perspective with every "teacher". There is definitely the issue of too many choices but it has many benefits too. The videos load fast, they are great quality. I didn't really use the complementary files for the lessons. It felt like having a 1:1 with one of the great players :) Insanely useful. I am not too sure about the advanced stuff and the play along songs are very limited and not my style but to learn the basics there is not many sites like jamplay.

I enjoy the lessons and find them very good. BUT.. when I finish and want to do something else there doesn't appear to be a link back the home page, or I've just missed it. Mike

I just became a member a few days ago. I have been playing guitar for a few years already, but I think my skills are quite suspect. That's why I joined. I'm not expecting great things but I am expecting to improve. If all things written about Jamplay are correct and with some practice time, I should be able to be confident in my playing. Good luck to us both. Enjoy.

Some of the teachers are far better musicians than they are at teaching. So, you will encounter inconsistencies which may be frustrating. The support is great though and they answer my questions quickly and they try to be thorough. Sometimes you'll have to use the loop function if you can't understand what was said. Tabs are provided but tabs don't convey the kind of bounce that the lick or section needs. And a teacher can breeze pass that a tad fast if you're not fully ready yet--not their fault, but there should be integrated illustrations and there aren't.. Thankfully the loop function is there and you can examine and keep examining until you get it. The written music is not always done by the teacher either so there may be discrepancies. I suggest using every tool on the web plus Guitar Pro along with JamPlay. There's room for improvement in JamPlay but this is much better than trying to learn from a book, DVD or a poor lesson on YouTube. Jamplay is money well spent (as long as you put in the effort and not just the money)..

Some of us old guys age 65 and above like to learn the old 50'and 60's type music Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, the guitar players for old name bands The Texas troubadours, Jerry Reed and of course Chet Atkins . Jim Deeming is really a great teacher and he needs some help . This is just my Opinion and there may not be enough people who want this. Thanks Gil

On the whole very good

Fist of all, yours is the highest priced online guitar tutorial product I've seen so far. But you've also got the best produced videos. I like the way the screen is divided (students view, eachers view etc.). I've spent the most time so far watching Brent Masons videos and they are outstanding. I also watched the "in the style of Jimi Hendrix" videos and found them disappointing. There's so much to learn from Jimi Hendrix and all you offer is just basics for beginners. I don't see myself taking advantage of the live lessons so far, so I can't really talk about that. All in all I find the product very good and the only reason why I would not recommend it to someone else would be that I want to have it as an andvantage over them...