[jhoita]

Hi all

The last few days I’ve been away for a couple of reasons. The first, I’m still sorry about.
The second reason is that the Plane Talk DVD and Book … Kirk’s Slide DVD (How to play slide guitar in Standard and Dropped-D tunings) … and a heavy brass slide, that has a little ridge of metal at the finger end to make it even heavier… has arrived.

I’ve already read the book, played all the DVDs. And … now that I have a bigger picture of the map … I’m be away going through Kirk’s material with baby steps.

The “Slide” DVD is excellent … heck, they both are.

Why I’m taking a break and posting this is that … I think that if this type of teaching and material was available in the 60s … it would of made things a lot easier.

Having said that, I am more than certain that even a beginner could and would benefit from the Plane Talk material. So, if you are a beginner … Get it now for your library. This is valuable material.

Everything about kirks Book and DVDs are easy to understand. Presented well. And it doesn’t leave you hanging and scratching your head … like so much other material out there does. You actually feel more inspired to go on. I’m not going to say anymore about the creatively way Kirk takes you through the process of understanding “Chord Tones” in the PT book. Absolutely terrific Kirk.

Of course Plane Talk wasn’t available in my days of the 60s. I guess we all just had to wait for Kirk to make that journey and then put it all together for us now.

NO, Kirk and Clancy have not hired me to sell this.
In the 60/70s I was around a lot of musicians, in a lot of music stores and record stores as Ontario Promo Rep. for Warner Bros. Records. Mel Gibson was the mainstream learning material it seems. I bought three or four of his books. Read one. That was it.
I have not seen anything, nor have I ever heard of other musicians, “Visualizing” the guitar the way that Kirk does. Kirks way of perceiving the guitar .. the inter-relationships of all the notes and strings and their shapes etc., falls nothing short of .. than brilliant.

Well, thank you all for your comments, input, help and all the times you’ve had to put up with me Kirk and Clancy.

My grandmother taught me a saying: “Pull if it does not open when you push.”

I have no idea why I told you the saying. Maybe I am trying to say “If you have been shoving and Pushing yourself through teachers and books, trying to learn or to improve yourself … STOP running around and “Pull” up a long side of Plane Talk and Kirk’s slide DVD. Hey! That sounded okay for an ad-lib.

Take care
John Hoita

PS: Don’t forget to get the “Brass Slide” .. It’s well worth it.

[krissovo]

I agree that plane talk is beginner material without a doubt. The theory alone is worth its weight in gold. Now that I am at a level just past the beginner stage I struggle getting the scales out of my head, maybe at a earlier stage it would have been easier...... I dont know but so far in my limited guitar playing experience PT is the grail that many beginners search for. I have been doing this for few weeks but I can put a simple melody together that does not sound "artificial". I also do not have to ask too many questions as it is easy to follow.

As for the teaching style it rocks!!!!! I am thinking of using the cartoon style to teach my area of IT within my company and it will work!

[Kirk Lorange]

Great! It all arrived ... I was beginning to wonder where it went. I'm glad you're enjoying it all. Give PT a while to sink in! What seems at first simplistic beyond belief becomes all you need to do mentally once you've adopted the mind set.

I just picked up 100 new slides from the machine shop that makes them for me ... beautiful, aren't they?

[Kirk Lorange]

Originally Posted by krissovo

As for the teaching style it rocks!!!!! I am thinking of using the cartoon style to teach my area of IT within my company and it will work!

It works well, doesn't it? There's nothing like a well written converstion to get a message across. Thanks, Krissovo.

[jhoita]

Originally Posted by Kirk Lorange

Great! It all arrived ... I was beginning to wonder where it went. I'm glad you're enjoying it all. Give PT a while to sink in! What seems at first simplistic beyond belief becomes all you need to do mentally once you've adopted the mind set.

I just picked up 100 new slides from the machine shop that makes them for me ... beautiful, aren't they?

Hi Kirk

I'm still hanging around in the shadows.

I have never seen such a neat "slide"

Several months ago I went out and bought about 15 different makes and sizes and made of various material slides .... This one I got from you fits like a glove. the weight is perfect it seems, and it makes you feel so confident and possibly in control.

Thanks Kirk.

PS: Those slides would make great Christmas gifts. ORDER NOW. Whlie they are in stock. You really won't regret it They would even look good on a Christmas tree. Hey! There's an idea.

John
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[krissovo]

Originally Posted by Kirk Lorange

It works well, doesn't it? There's nothing like a well written converstion to get a message across. Thanks, Krissovo.

Thats a understatement, my hat is off to you Sir! Dont thank me, I thank you as you have unlocked my biggest fear......theory!

[allthumbs]

I believe your thinking Mel Bay guitar books, not Mel Gibson, jhoita.

[jhoita]

Originally Posted by allthumbs

I believe your thinking Mel Bay guitar books, not Mel Gibson, jhoita.

Hi allthumbs.

Thanks for correcting me.
I only read one of Mel Bay's books also. LOL

I'm actually here at my computer with a Mel Gibson movie on iin the back ground (Lethal Weapon).

I knew I was getting old.

At least I have a great SLIDE now.

John

PS: How are you guitarist on line here liking Kirks "slides?" They feel so great on the finger don't they?

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[jhoita]

QUESTION for all sliders...

(maybe i should start a new thread? .... no!) .... <-- You see! I even talk to myself with my fingers.

Anyway, To all "Sliders" ... If you can ... Please tell me the mistakes you've made, not just what to do, I'd like to hear about your process you went through of using a slide. I hope I've asked this okay? I know you'll tell me what to do too, or your own particuar style of using a slide..

Thank you

John Hoita

Remember: I have Kirk's Plane Talk now and his DVD on sliding.

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[bmurnahan]

I would second or third, (wherever were at) that PT is a good choice for beginners. Kirk has put together one of the easiest to understand explanations of basic music theory that I have ever seen.

The style in which the book is written is entertaining as well. The man can play guitar and draw!

[WernHalen]

Ditto on all the complements....

[nowhere-man]

My post in another thread a few days ago;

I wholeheartedly agree with your well written comments Ian. I also spent months trawling the net, and got completely bogged down with all the material I collected.
It almost became an obsession, collecting all that 'essential' material.

Too much material = too much confusion.

Kirk's PT unravels the mystery and paves the way to becoming focused on what really matters.
Focus is what a lot of beginners lack the most IMO.
PT really is an eye-opener, a 'holy grail' type work. Thanks Kirk.

Now if only you could do the same for my technique (fretting, stretching, etc), or rather lack of....