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Entrada Archtop Guitar
Scott Tarulli
Berklee Professor Reviews Lefty Entrada

See Attached Video Review by Scott Tarulli of Boston, MA

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Vol. 4 - Ticket To Improv
gerald mckinnon
volume four

Super excellent

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The Jazz Lines
Jack Marchewka
Just getting started

Worked though the first two lessons of the Jazz Lines book (more to go), but it opened a door for me. I’ve come to understand there is a difference between theory and harmony. This is about learning harmony. If you want to play jazz learn harmony.

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Vol. 4 Wave
Mike Sanders - Las Vegas, NV
One of Conti's Best Solo Lessons

All of the Robert Conti DVDs are top-notch, but this one takes the cake. He takes what some consider to be a harmonically complex tune and breaks it done into the simplest of terms. From here, the viewer is taken through the lesson a few measures at a time, with each concept explained in detail and with care. Once you have the lesson under your hands, you not only have an impressive solo but an increased vocabulary of lines to use on other songs and a better understanding of how to approve improvisation over any song. Great fun and well worth the effort. If you are new to improvisation, I recommend learning from a few of Conti’s “Ticket to Improv” DVDs first as you will internalize the lesson much faster and have a greater understanding of the concepts presented.

Preferred Gauge Strings

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Preferred Gauge Strings
Jack Marchewka
My choice of strings

For my Entradas. These strings came with my Entradas so I’m sticking with them. Live the wound 3rd string. Great tone and playability!

Chord Melody at Its Best!

This is a great DVD to start building your chord melody repertoire. Mr. Conti walks you thru the classic “Since I Fell for You” and provides you with several ways to approach the tune using a series of different chordal harmonic arrangements. Besides learning to play the song several different ways, Mr. Conti is at the ready with his famous “Off the Sheet” tips. These are items that not part of the regular lesson plan, but are sure to help take your chord melody playing to an even higher level. Of the Chord Melody arrangements, this is my personal favorite, but after finishing the DVD, I purchased ALL the other Chord Melody DVDs as I was so inspired to learn more.

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Products

It can definitely feel a bit overwhelming with all of the information available.  To make it easy, please visit our Where To Start page to easily determine which product(s) are right for you at your current level of skill.

The foundation of all higher level playing, always begins with some reasonable level of technical skill, i.e. dexterity and coordination of the right & left hands. Robert’s learning products are directed toward players who want to make their transition to jazz guitar, after having already acquired some level of skill after playing rock, blues, country or other type of music. In addition, Robert prefers to teach playing skills at the song level, as this approach keeps the student’s interest in the learning process at a continuously high level, while increasing his/her playing skills. However, in the absence of previous playing experience, one can also acquire a level of technical skill via another avenue. In keeping with Robert’s approach to effective teaching and learning:

The next steps are to:

  1. Acquire some, even if minimal, level of technique.
  2. Do so in a reasonably short period of time.
  3. And do so without being bored to tears while learning.

Since you are at such an early stage of playing, the best DVD for you to begin with is The Precision Technique, which presents a series of very melodic studies that are enjoyable to play. With a bit of desire and effort, you can, and will master the first studies. After doing so, you will be nothing less than shocked by what you will have accomplished in just a few short months. That acquired skill will open the doors to all the other Entry Level and ultimately the Advanced Level materials.

Yes, all single note soloing products are transcribed in notation and tablature.  Additionally, the tablature is written according to Robert’s Fingering Protocol as taught in The Precision Technique.

No, none of our DVDs are region encoded and they will play in any DVD player in the country, NTSC or PAL format.

No, the volume numbers are only to differentiate from one title in the series to the next. Volume 1 is not designed to be easier than Volume 4.

If you have no experience taking a single note melody line and adding chords, then start with The Chord Melody Assembly Line.  To learn Robert’s advanced method to reharmonize any arrangement, you’ll need The Formula.

The definition of mastering the exercise is simply to be able to play the exercise smoothly at a tempo of 84bpm (or greater) using Robert’s Fingering Protocol technique.  While it’s always good to be able to play the exercise faster and faster, you don’t need to be able to play it at lightning speed before you can move onto the next exercise.  Instead of a specific tempo, your goal should be to be able to play it “precisely” Once you can get through the exercise at a lower tempo, then the speed will come with more practicing. It is better to play your lines with precision slowly, than to miss notes.

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Having shipped around the world daily for 23 years, we have learned a thing or two about shipping. Your tracking number will display tracking information only until the package leaves the USA. Unfortunately, for many countries, no further tracking information is available. However, as long as you have supplied your complete shipping address, your order will arrive.  Delivery time varies greatly among the countries of the world but most orders arrive within two weeks or less.

black friday sale Details

Take advantage of this great opportunity to save big on the most effective jazz guitar learning resources on the planet – as verified by nearly 5000 reviews.

Through November 30, 2023, use coupon code BFCM23 at checkout (be sure to click the apply button!) to save 30% on all learning resources, both shipped and streaming. Please note that Conti Guitars are not included in this sale event, but we still have a couple of the heavily discounted Entrada prototypes available!