Are Online Guitar Courses A Scam?

I'm sure you've heard of online scams, and maybe even know someone who's been ripped off. And if you've looked around online for guitar courses, you must have wondered if some of them might be scams, too. There are lots of them available now; how do you know what's a scam and what's not? This article will help you find the good stuff.

Are there any real scams in the online guitar instruction business? I've been checking it out for a couple of years, and while there's a lot of crap out there, I haven't found anything that I'd really call a scam. There are some courses that aren't very good, but they're generally so cheap that they wouldn't qualify as a scam.

I bought one once for about five bucks. For five bucks, I gon not only the ebook, but also the right to resell it to others. In this case, I got what I paid for. The book had some basic lessons that you could get almost anywhere online for free.

So if there aren't any real scams, are there any real gems? What I mean by that is, are there some online guitar courses that are really really good, plus a good value for the money. Yes. There definitely are. One of the best is Jamorama, by Ben Edwards. The acoustic version that I bought is one of the best investments I've made in guitar instruction.

For about 40 bucks, I got an online book more than 250 pages long, packed with 44 chapters -- enough lessons to keep me busy for at least a year. When I bought my copy, it also came with some special bonuses like ear training software and a metronome program. I don't know if those bonuses are still available, but even if they're not, it's still well worth the forty bucks.

Jamorama isn't the only good online course out there. But for the money, it's one of the best. Some other courses with good reputations include Amazing Guitar Secrets, Learn and Master Guitar, and Team Method Guitar.

One thing you should know about online courses: like anything else, you have to do the work or you won't learn anything. It takes dedication and discipline to follow an online course, just like it does to learn from a hardcopy book. If you lack that kind of discipline, you might be better off with private lessons. But if you have the discipline, an online guitar course might be just the thing you need.

If you're interested in learning guitar and you think you have the discipline to follow an online course, I encourage you to shop around. Some courses have audio and video, which can be very helpful. Most have some kind of tab or notation so you know where to put your fingers and what strings to pick. Check out the courses I've mentioned above, and pick one that you like and that suits your budget.

To sum up, there are some very good online guitar courses available, including some that are very reasonably priced. I've mentioned several good ones; check them out and you're sure to find something that suits you.