... anyone Can Learn Acoustic Blues Guitar Using My Award-Winning Teaching Method!
John Karnish - Udemy
Dear Jim,
... I just wanted to write and tell you my thoughts on your lessons
Jim Bruce is "The Man"
I've been an acoustic blues hound for well over 40 years...take it from me: Jim Bruce's studies of the old masters have been so diligent and his transcriptions, with all their nuances, are so accurately rendered that the man should be awarded a PHD in Musicology! ...plus, he's just such a down to earth, nice guy. To quote the man: "Keep it real".....What a resource!! Thanks Jim
Best recorded teaching method!!I've done loads of guitar tutorials in my time, and Jim's recording method and instruction is by far the best I've seen!
Well organized and clear instructions
The format Jim Bruce uses is like sitting in your living room and having a good friend show you lick by lick how to play a song. This is how I learned to play many years ago, as I expect many of you did, too. The tabs are simple and accurate, and he combines them with close ups of the left and right hands so there is no guessing. And the songs are classics, a very nice study of fingerstyle blues. Thanks, Jim.
Improved my music
I have been playing fingerstyle guitar for years. I signed up for this class already knowing some of the songs, but wanting different twists. I have been most pleasantly rewarded. Jim's approach has improved my playing, and his breaks are a welcome addition. I find that I take his input, mix it up a bit with my own style, and end up sounding better. A highly recommended course for seasoned players, and likely a godsend for those who haven't played much at all. thanks!
Learning Ragtime
We are so lucky to have the guidence from Jim to learn this old style of music. He gives us the foundation needed to play ragtime. I am thankful for his blind blake lesson collection, he teaches complete complicated songs from start to finish and breaks it down making learning easier. Go Jim! Highly recommended!
A true lover of blues and a very accurate teacher
Jim Bruce not only succeeds in making you sharing his love of blues by his simplicity and obvious kindness but teaches you as well the accurate technics of the old masters of blues. He makes you discover some bluesmen who have unfortunately not the fame they deserve and show you how exactly they played.
A thousand thanks to Jim
Jim Bruce acoustic blues maestro
A great player and a great teacher. This man loves the guitar and the music it makes. Breaking the licks down to easily learned sections will let you learn to play the music you love better than ever. It has for me. Keep teachin' that pickin' Jim. You truly are the man.
Great lessons!
Jim is a great teacher. Straightforward, clear and clearly passionate about the blues. The lessons are well tabbed and essy to follow. Jim often gives alternative versions or licks - ones he plays on the street which are also helpful in finding other ways to play the song. Great value. Great course!
Dedicated bluesman
The Brits have had a long love affair with American blues. As a lifelong resident of Chicago, I was startled to discover in the 60s at 13 years of age the music I was listening to from England (primarily electric blues as played by Peter Green, Jeremy Spencer and Eric Clapton) was originally from my hometown, albeit the "other side of the tracks."
Jim clearly has a love affair with all forms of acoustic blues, and it shows with these easy to follow transcriptions. I only wish they were also transcribed into standard notation as well as the tab he provides. A small nit, but don't let it stop you from making the investment in his course. It's worth every penny. The tune selection is extensive and outstanding.
Thanks for keeping indigenous American music alive Jim.
Love the course
Thanks Jim,for putting this course together. I have purchased several ,guitar instructional dvd's and your course is the best. Really like the way you explain each bar and lick and the singing really helps on the timing.
Thanks again
Tennessee HillBilly
Great value to learn acoustic fingerstyle Blues
Thanks Jim for a comprehensive learning tool to study acoustic blues guitar. Awesome range of material to choose from. Good instruction and well broken down to easy to learn sections. Good examples of how the songs should sound - and obviously a seasoned performer. This is for the intermediate player though, but if you know your basic chords and are prepared to put the effort in, I'm sure you will get there. Video is polished and while not shot in a studio, is very good. Easy to see everything he does. If you only learn one song from this course it is money well spent, but I'm sure if you get this, you will learn more than one song.
It's not what you play but how you play it. And here you learn how to play it right.
I've seen finger style guitar made to hard by many teachers, but this course gets you playing and doesn't leave you frustrated because you will get results and have fun.