Great player - not so great tutor

AC444 from from Plymouth, 12th July, 2008

Chris Duarte is a great player, he is not such a great teacher. Unfortunately this DVD more shows you what he does, rather than how to do it. Practice tips constitute of 'learn to do this (certain scales - not shown) before you move onto this'.... its more a guide to building a style and routine. Chris's tone here also is somewhat limited by his amps being on volume 1 so you aren't gonna get the rich full tone you will hear from him live and on album which did lessen my enjoyment of this DVD considerably. Duarte's presenting style is actually a bit annoying after a while where he will try to inject humour and be quite animated but it doesn't work for me and felt a little forced. I was originally considering buying this DVD but was glad I rented it first, I will not be buying it. Having said that if you like Duarte's music you will find this quite enjoyable (in the sense you get to see him play), just don't expect to come away as a better player from it unless you put in your homework on his suggestions.

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