Lost Password? No account yet? Register
  • Narrow screen resolution
  • Wide screen resolution
  • Auto width resolution
  • Increase font size
  • Decrease font size
  • Default font size
  • default color
  • red color
  • green color

Reviews by Reviewica

Saturday
Jul 05th
Home arrow Entertainment arrow Guitar Lessons arrow Sam Ash Music Institute

Sam Ash Music Institute 

Print E-mail AddThis Social Bookmark Button
Editor's rating
7.4
out of 10

Click Here to Visit Product Website
User's Rating
0.0
out of 10

Reviewed by:
Chris Day

Average user rating: 0.0 
0 User reviews

Editor Review

Editor review : Sam Ash Music Institute Review

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful


Overall rating
7.4
Features
7.0
Ease of Use
8.0
Ease of Setup
8.0
Quality
7.0
Overall Satisfaction
7.0
Detailed Ratings
The Good: Sam Ash Music Institute is setup very nicely. Almost every lesson includes video, text and diagrams. It is very simple to understand what they are trying to get across to you and pick up on the lessons very quickly. There are many options available to make it more interactive for the users. You are able to chat with an administrator, chat with the community, post on the forum, or check out the administrator blog.

They cover many styles of play including rock, acoustic, jazz, blues, and folk. This is very good for someone that wants to be a well rounded guitarist and be able to play any style they feel like or upon someone's request. There are also sections dedicated to helping you be a better lead guitarist and rhythm guitarist.


The Bad: The videos were taking a while to load up, even on a fast connection. I felt almost like there was a lack of lessons. There was a lot of time spent on making the lessons they DO have very good, but there still was not as much as I would liked to have seen. The forum was a little slow, posting was not a very frequent activity apparently. I felt like there was too much emphasis on learning to how to play popular songs. Most people probably do want to play guitar because of a song they heard and want to be able to play it, but if they truly want to teach, they should teach people to the point where they figure out their favorite songs on their own.

The Bottom Line: While it was still a very good product and will teach you how to play guitar, it does not offer the advanced materials needed to make you a great guitarist. There is much time spent on teaching people to play the cool songs found on the radio; while this may be fun, it is not helping people learn as much as teaching them the theory and everything behind these songs. This is not the best system for someone that wants to learn to play guitar not just the cool songs.

Was this review helpful to you? yes     no

Comparison Chart

Guitar Lessons Comparison Chart

 Learn and Master Guitar [-]Jamorama [-]Next Level Guitar [-]Guitar Tutor Pro [-]Sam Ash Music Institute [-]Video Guitar Lessons [-]
Product ImageLearn and Master GuitarJamoramaNext Level GuitarGuitar Tutor ProSam Ash Music InstituteGuitar Tutor Pro
Overall Rank1st2nd3rd4th5th6th
Site LinkVisit Learn and Master GuitarVisit JamoramaVisit Next Level GuitarVisit Guitar Tutor ProVisit Sam Ash Music InstituteVisit Guitar Tutor Pro
Review SummaryLearn and Master Guitar by Steve Krenz is the ultimate guitar training program avialable. It comes with a 60 Day No Questions Asked Guarantee. It covers complete beginners to experts, fingerings, chords, advanced techniques, and is the closest thing to a personal tutor available. Simply put, it is professional guitar training.Providing an incredible e-book, video, audio and software materials, and corresponding lessons, Jamorama offers all of the training you will need to become a better guitar player. Whether you are new to guitar, or are a seasoned veteran, Jamorama will have you playing the guitar like a pro. A great low cost alternative.
Next Level Guitar is one of the top guitar lesson sites available. It has a lot of information available for you and while it is not the best option, it is still a good option.
This site is the creme de la creme. It offers a massive amount of high-quality materials at a great price. Included is multimedia, software, and a great e-book.
Sam Ash Music Institute has so much potential. It is setup great and offers the users everything in the perfect form. There was not as much emphasis on teaching the basics to music and teaching the popular songs instead.

Video Guitar Lessons achieves the goal of teaching people how to play guitar. It just does not do it quite as good as all the others. Their system is good with videos, but they don't offer enough ways to get the lessons across.
Full Review
Editor Rating9.4/108.4/108/107.8/107.4/106.8/10
Detailed Ratings      
Features4/54.5/53.5/53.5/53.5/53.5/5
Ease of Use4.5/54/54/54/54/53.5/5
Ease of Installation & Setup5/54/54.5/54.5/54/54/5
Content Quality4.5/54.5/54/53.5/53.5/53/5
Product Features      
Available In-Print BookOnly Available in Print.Entire package available.NANANANA
E-Book TitlesNAJamorama Book I; Jamorama Book II; How to Tune your Guitar; Advanced Learning Techniques for the GuitarNAMastering Guitar Volume I, Volume II, Volume III; Music Notation Guide; Guitar Tuning GuideNANA
Number of LessonsBook, DVD, & CDs: 20Book: 50+, Video: 148, Audio: 26350+27~100300+
Lessons with Photos
Lessons with Diagrams
Lessons with Audio
Lessons with Video
Lessons on CD/DVD
Bonus & Extras 6-Day mini e-course; Advanced Learning Techniques for the Guitar; See software titles below.NASee software below.  
Acoustic Guitar
Jazz Guitar
Latin Guitar
Blues Guitar
Electric Guitar
Explaints Different Guitars
Guitar Buying Guide
Explains Parts of Guitar
Explaints Right vs. Left Handed Playing
Explains Proper Body Positioning
Explaints Music Theory
Teaches Guitar Tuning
Teaches Lead Guitar
Teaches Tableture
Teachers Notes
Teaches Major Chords
Teaches Minor Chords
Includes Chord Charts
Teaches to Play Notes
Teaches Scales
Teaches Hand Fret Positioning
Teaches Proper Strumming Patterns
Teaches Guitar Picking
Teaches Finger Picking
Teaches Advanced Skills
Includes Metronome
Teaches Through Games
Offers Case Studies
Software Features      
Software TitlesNA NAeTuner Pro; Guitar Chords Pro; Click Track Pro,NANA
Teaches Timing
Digital Guitar Tuner
Visual Note or Chord Instructor
Support      
Help Articles & News
Online Tutorials
Newsletter
Phone Support
E-mail Support
User Support FAQs
PC Friendly: Windows XP
Mac Friendly
Site ImageLearn and Master GuitarJamorama
Next Level Guitar
Guitar Tutor Pro
USam Ash Music InstituteGuitar Tutor Pro
Site NamesLearn and Master GuitarJamoramaNext Level GuitarGuitar Tutor ProSam Ash Music InstituteVideo Guitar Lessons
Editors Rating9.4/108.4/108/107.8/107.4/106.8/10
Site LinksVisit Learn and Master Guitar
Visit JamoramaVisit Next Level GuitarVisit Guitar Tutor ProVisit Sam Ash Music InstituteVisit Guitar Tutor Pro
 * If you would like to fill in the gaps in our table or suggest any changes, please use this form.

Specifications

Click Here to Visit Product Website

Sam Ash Music Institute has so much potential. It is setup great and offers the users everything in the perfect form. There was not as much emphasis on teaching the basics to music and teaching the popular songs instead.

Sam Ash Music Institude Includes:

    - Teaches Scales and Using them
    - Teaches a lot of popular songs
    - Teaches Blues, Rock, Jazz, Acoustic, Funk and more
    - Includes Video, Audio, Photos, and Diagrams

User Reviews

User reviews

There are no user reviews for this item.

Add new review