Guitar Tutor Pro is another downloadable e-course.  We didn’t like it quite as much as Jamorama, but our reviewers gave it lots of bonus points for the quality of instruction.  However, it does not have any video clips, which proved to be to be quite a drawback in our opinion.

Quantity:  Although there’s not nearly as much as in Learn & Master Guitar or even Jamorama, there is quite a bit of instruction here, especially for beginners.  There are also several software bonuses, but much of it is similar to what can be found for free elsewhere.

Quality:  The quality is similar to what you’d expect to find in a good “learn guitar” book – great instruction, but lacking good audio and video examples.  The lessons really are good.  They are clear, concise, and easy to follow.  It’s just hard not to wish there were some video examples, too.

Service:  The only way we could find to contact the sellers of this course was through an online form.  There does not appear to be a customer service number, so you will not be able to speak to anyone live. 

Online Support:  No student support is available.

Negatives:  The most obvious downside to this course is the lack of any audio or video examples.  It also has the usual disadvantage common to all e-courses of having to take all your lessons on the computer.

Bottom Line:  If your budget only allows for an e-course, Jamorama is a better choice.  But if your budget is really tight, Guitar Tutor Pro is the next best thing, and it’s very inexpensive.  It would also make a great learning supplement to any of the other courses we’ve reviewed.

Learn more on the Guitar Tutor website.
 

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Course Features Rating Price
Learn & Master Guitar

 15 Disk Set: 10 DVDs, 5 CDs, 1 book
 Most comprehensive we've seen
 Free on-line support

$$$$
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Jamorama

 Best of the software based courses
 Some video, plenty of content

$$$
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Guitar Tutor Pro

 A decent e-course, only without
 much needed video examples

$$
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Guitar Songs AU

 Step-by-step guide to learning 50 songs
 No theory or technique training

$$
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How to Play Guitar

 Traditional guitar instruction book
 No audio or video examples

$