Thoughts on TrueFire.com

[Flat6Driver]

FWIW, I bought and downloaded the "Caged Cracked" course with Brad Carlton. I like it a lot, and I have to say it eventually helped me out somewhat. But for ME personally, it didn't explain it well enough, or at least in terms that my brain can understand "why am I doing this?". I have struggles "connecting the dots" on a lot of theory type of stuff. Learning to use the info within the Caged course in a "practical" kinda way has been tough for me. But that's largely from having a head fulla rocks, probably, and no ill reflection of the course.

I have a few classes I have downloaded and worked on a bit.

I find there are some instructors I like and some not as much. Just like people in real life.

 

[Junkyard Dog]

I've been very pleased with the Truefire content, quality, and TAB accuracy. Most of the lessons are broken into 5 to 10 minute parts, and half a dozen or so of these parts are available for free on the Truefire website. So for any given lesson, you can see some video, download TAB, backing tracks, etc. for free to get an idea of the instructor/content to see if it might be worth purchasing. I did this before settling on each of the 3 lessons I have purchased from them.

 

[thebowl]

I have probably a dozen courses, some of which were bought during sales, which run fairly often. Some country, but a lot of Blues, and blues rhythm in particular. I sort of break them down into collections of riffs and licks, on the one hand, and stuff with a decent dose of theory, on the other. I have some of each. I think the overall quality is pretty high, and very high on a cost comparison basis.

I have Caged Comping, also by Brad Carlton. It is definitely one of the more challenging ones I have, but (1) it is marketed as such, and he mentions several times during the instruction where he is building on more basic concepts, and (2) the course is extremely helpful in understanding not just where chords are located using the "Caged" system, but harmonic theory based on the major and minor scales. Tremendous value, from my standpoint.

 

[stratology]

Got several of their courses, no subscription. The Robben Ford and Pat Martino material is really good, the "Guitar Physiology" technique course was very helpful.

They have frequent sales, and some good additional material on their YouTube channel.

 

[snottyboy]

They have a ton of courses obviously. If you find the *right* content for what you want to work on, AND put the time in, you will advance your playing. Always buy on sale. So many sales, no reason to buy otherwise. Don't buy more courses than you will commit to work through. Don't buy full access if you won't use it after the initial honeymoon. They do offer some great courses.

 

[pi]

I've looked at the site, but what's prevented me from using it is the overwhelming number of classes to choose from--I don't know where to start. The classes all seem to focus on a very specific topic, and I don't know how to decide which is appropriate for me (I don't need "Total Freedom of Diminished Chords" or "Secret Sauce to Inversions")--I'm just looking for a class to improve my playing in general.

Any pointers for good classes for an intermediate player who mostly plays classic rock style?

 

[eclipse]

Take a look at Angus Clark's survival guides.

https://truefire.com/educators/Angus-Clark/e4258

 

[pi]

Take a look at Angus Clark's survival guides.

https://truefire.com/educators/Angus-Clark/e4258

Thanks, last night I did spend some effort digging deeper into Truefire classes, and ended up signing up for a trial. I do find the options overwhelming but did find some classes (by Jeff Mcerlain) that look right up my alley, so I'm gonna start with one of those. Gives me something to do while sheltering against nasty viruses.

 

[koolaide]

Jeff Mcerlain is the truefire man. Also check out Core Congillio. I love True Fire. I have been with them since they were notes on call. (I'm old) I won an all access for a year once. But... I mostly purchase courses on sale. I currently have about 64.... a life time of study for me. For theory I like Brad Carltons stuff, but sometimes he gets pretty deep for me.

 

[Junkyard Dog]

Any pointers for good classes for an intermediate player who mostly plays classic rock style?

Look for the “Jam Night” series of lessons on Truefire. Instructor is Andy Aledort, and it’s a lot of classic rock. Rhythm and lead parts taught in a complete song oriented style so that you can “jam” with the provided tracks.