I feel like the review falls short. I’m a novice on guitar but a Berklee alumni on sax, so I have that thing call ‘musicianship’ which has turbo charged my ability to learn the guitar very quickly. That being said, like anyone else, I had to start with absolute beginner material, and for that there are more choices than can easily be listed. I started with Fender Play, found it almost useless beyond half way through Level 2, completed Level 2 in a couple of weeks, and cancelled my subscription with extreme prejudice. Then I went on to Yousician, which is great for the absolute beginner. It teaches you all of the basic guitar techniques, tests you, and gives you immediate feedback. You literally have to earn your way through each level by demonstrating proficiency at the material according to the software’s evaluation of your accuracy. But music isn’t about accuracy, so beyond level four on Lead and six on Rhythm you’re just playing a video game. It took me until reaching level eight on lead and halfway through level seven on Rhythm to figure out it had nothing more to offer-this was after only four months of playing guitar by the way. After the above, I found myself with the ability to actually work the instrument, play any chord progression with practice, hammer and pull, bend, you name it, but still not playing any actual music beyond a couple of songs I learned on RUclips videos. Flight of the Bumblebee for example is not music; it’s a proficiency test; and no one gets a Stratocaster so they can play Mozart riffs. I was desperate. All these apps and sites, they know where the money is, in beginners. Take their money, teach them how to strum a few bars, and then wash your hands of any responsibility to teach or motivate them on into the intermediate and advanced levels. This is the stage where most people give up guitar, and I was afraid after buying so much equipment and practicing an hour or two a day that I was going to be one of them. Better than a beginner, and not considering myself an intermediate without a repertoire or ability to gain one, I just wanted someone to get me over the hump before it became a plateau. Thank goodness, of the many apps and other resources I’ve tried over the last few weeks, I found TrueFire. It has exactly what I need, and in a great format that works for a musician as opposed to a guitar gamer. And, holy crap, there’s material so advanced that it’s literally inexhaustible. No wonder there’s a lifetime membership option, and it’s for the cost of taking just one class, one semester at Berklee. You can’t beat that for value; no one can. Absolutely amazing site and app.
Nice post. For an older beginner in the guitar would you recommend truefire over guitartricks . I've seen many recommend guitartricks for it's ' structure' but it's hard to get true information
@@AcidicDelusion if you're mostly interested in a "railroad" lesson progression and / or learning songs, guitartricks is great (I keep my subscription for the songs). If you want to learn riffs and see multiple ways to learn palm muting and various other tricks of the trade, jamplay is a good choice, as they have multiple instructor paths, each with their own focus areas (Will Ripley's lessons helped me out a lot).
@@krystabell9711 Hi Krysta what do mean by "if you're mostly interested in a "railroad" lesson progression"? I'm keen to join up to one of the sites and am debating between Guitar Tricks and Truefire
@@AcidicDelusion Absolutely. You want to play music, not a video game. When you play music, it’s creative, but if you’re just following the bouncing ball it’s about like typing out what someone else wrote. Take any well known tune for example; you’re going to hear different versions by different artists; none of them will be just like the original. Hear how Jimi Hendrix plays Little Wing, then Stevie Ray Vaughan, then Sting-they’re all different.
Thank you for this review! We're constantly adding more content and features to help ignite the learning experience :-) Check out our 30-day free trial: truefire.com/online-guitar-lessons
Could it be that this site is really just for blues players? They are generous, giving people like me a 30 day free trial. But from what I've seen so far it's just blues, blues and more blues on here. I was hoping for more than 4 courses on metal. I did read that metal is well represented on the site. This is not true as far as I can see. It is good to learn all styles of different music, which will help you to get mastery on the instrument. But yes, €200a year on discount? Overrated maybe??
Go for Guitar Tricks instead! They dont chase your money as True Fire do. A full access membership on True Fire gives you access to less than 20%, after that everything costs you money
@erikbjrge548 That's all changed now in 2024. All Access now means you have access to everything for as long as your membership lasts. Or you can buy and download individual lessons, and they're yours to keep forever, that interest you.
Thanks I enjoyed the review. Very honest and well put together
I feel like the review falls short. I’m a novice on guitar but a Berklee alumni on sax, so I have that thing call ‘musicianship’ which has turbo charged my ability to learn the guitar very quickly. That being said, like anyone else, I had to start with absolute beginner material, and for that there are more choices than can easily be listed.
I started with Fender Play, found it almost useless beyond half way through Level 2, completed Level 2 in a couple of weeks, and cancelled my subscription with extreme prejudice.
Then I went on to Yousician, which is great for the absolute beginner. It teaches you all of the basic guitar techniques, tests you, and gives you immediate feedback. You literally have to earn your way through each level by demonstrating proficiency at the material according to the software’s evaluation of your accuracy. But music isn’t about accuracy, so beyond level four on Lead and six on Rhythm you’re just playing a video game. It took me until reaching level eight on lead and halfway through level seven on Rhythm to figure out it had nothing more to offer-this was after only four months of playing guitar by the way.
After the above, I found myself with the ability to actually work the instrument, play any chord progression with practice, hammer and pull, bend, you name it, but still not playing any actual music beyond a couple of songs I learned on RUclips videos. Flight of the Bumblebee for example is not music; it’s a proficiency test; and no one gets a Stratocaster so they can play Mozart riffs.
I was desperate. All these apps and sites, they know where the money is, in beginners. Take their money, teach them how to strum a few bars, and then wash your hands of any responsibility to teach or motivate them on into the intermediate and advanced levels. This is the stage where most people give up guitar, and I was afraid after buying so much equipment and practicing an hour or two a day that I was going to be one of them. Better than a beginner, and not considering myself an intermediate without a repertoire or ability to gain one, I just wanted someone to get me over the hump before it became a plateau.
Thank goodness, of the many apps and other resources I’ve tried over the last few weeks, I found TrueFire. It has exactly what I need, and in a great format that works for a musician as opposed to a guitar gamer.
And, holy crap, there’s material so advanced that it’s literally inexhaustible. No wonder there’s a lifetime membership option, and it’s for the cost of taking just one class, one semester at Berklee. You can’t beat that for value; no one can.
Absolutely amazing site and app.
Nice post. For an older beginner in the guitar would you recommend truefire over guitartricks . I've seen many recommend guitartricks for it's ' structure' but it's hard to get true information
@@AcidicDelusion if you're mostly interested in a "railroad" lesson progression and / or learning songs, guitartricks is great (I keep my subscription for the songs). If you want to learn riffs and see multiple ways to learn palm muting and various other tricks of the trade, jamplay is a good choice, as they have multiple instructor paths, each with their own focus areas (Will Ripley's lessons helped me out a lot).
@@krystabell9711 Hi Krysta what do mean by "if you're mostly interested in a "railroad" lesson progression"? I'm keen to join up to one of the sites and am debating between Guitar Tricks and Truefire
Dude, thank you! Your review helps tremendously!
@@AcidicDelusion Absolutely. You want to play music, not a video game. When you play music, it’s creative, but if you’re just following the bouncing ball it’s about like typing out what someone else wrote. Take any well known tune for example; you’re going to hear different versions by different artists; none of them will be just like the original. Hear how Jimi Hendrix plays Little Wing, then Stevie Ray Vaughan, then Sting-they’re all different.
Thank you for these in depth reviews. Very helpful for an old dog looking for new tricks! I’ve subbed
Thank you for this review! We're constantly adding more content and features to help ignite the learning experience :-) Check out our 30-day free trial: truefire.com/online-guitar-lessons
great review. Thanks
Truefire is a blessing
Thanks! That was very helpful!
Just joined TrueFire - amazing value - wish I had done it years ago
Could it be that this site is really just for blues players?
They are generous, giving people like me a 30 day free trial. But from what I've seen so far it's just blues, blues and more blues on here. I was hoping for more than 4 courses on metal. I did read that metal is well represented on the site. This is not true as far as I can see. It is good to learn all styles of different music, which will help you to get mastery on the instrument. But yes, €200a year on discount? Overrated maybe??
Go for Guitar Tricks instead! They dont chase your money as True Fire do. A full access membership on True Fire gives you access to less than 20%, after that everything costs you money
@erikbjrge548
That's all changed now in 2024. All Access now means you have access to everything for as long as your membership lasts. Or you can buy and download individual lessons, and they're yours to keep forever, that interest you.