Introduction
A new face in the online guitar lesson market, Jamplay is quickly taking the industry by storm. Jamplay is an online guitar course that gives you unlimited access to 100s of high-quality video guitar lessons for an incredibly low price.
The amount of content on the site is simply staggering. We have never seen a guitar course that has put this much great video content together in one place. Thankfully, the site's layout is well organized so it's not at all a problem to find whatever video lessons you are looking for.
With Jamplay, you have many different guitar instructors that teach a wide variety of guitar styles, and do so in a very friendly, yet professional manner. The lessons range in difficulty from easy to advanced, so this course works well with both newbies as well as more experienced guitar players.
Features
Jamplay currently features over 234+ hours of video lessons from 21 different guitar teachers. That is a TON of material to go through, so it may take you a while. They film each lesson in HD (high definition) and with multiple cameras so you can see exactly what the instructor is doing.
For beginner guitarists, you will see a wide range of topics covered starting from the very basic "Tuning and Set Up" to "How to Read Tab," and "Strumming Techniques." The length of each lesson is given next to its title so you will know how much time to set aside. The lessons are also ranked according to difficulty, with little notes under the descriptions. One note means the skill level is low and the rankings increase from there.
Intermediate instruction includes things such as "Barre and Power Chords," Fingerpicking," and "Playing Lead and Rhythm." There are also some lessons devoted to teaching a particular song, for example "Iron Man" by Black Sabbath. During those sessions you can learn the riffs and solos you have loved to listen to, as well as the chords. You can also download the Tabs, chord charts and other materials that go with each lesson, so that you can review it at your leisure. The teachers make an effort to explain each part of the lesson in a way that is clear and concise.
There are several genres of guitar music to explore on JamPlay. You can find instruction for Bluegrass, Jazz, Fingerstyle, Rock and some others. There are teachers for both electric and acoustic guitar, and the techniques you need to be effectively playing both types are discussed. If you want to know the experience and background of any of the instructors, there are full biographies of all of them posted on the website.
With every Jamplay video lesson there's a range of supplemental material available (lesson write-ups, diagrams, exercises, tablature, etc.) that you can view and/or print if you wish.
Most of the lessons are divided up into 3 categories or phases:
Phase 1: Beginners
Phase 2: Genre Teaching
Phase 3: Learning Songs
Note: Jamplay is not a downloadable course, but an affordable members-only website that contains many hundreds of video guitar lessons. However, it's nice not to have to download the whole course to your computer before you can actually start using it.
Ease of Use
The folks at Jamplay have really made their website accessible and easy to use. Everything is laid out exceptionally well. The site itself is huge, but is still easy to navigate.
Please note that if you are on dial-up, Jamplay is not being your best option. When viewing videos you can choose the quality level (Low, Medium, or High), but still it might get too annoying when you have to wait a long time for every lesson.
Setup/Compatibility
Not applicable. You can only watch it online.
Support
Jamplay has many support options available on their site. They have email support, a rapidly-growing forum and community, as well as a very innovative idea: A Video Q&A Section, where they will take a question that was sent to them and turn it into a video lesson. At the time of this review there were over 70 Q&A video guitar lessons.
Money Back Guarantee
Jamplay offers a full money back guarantee. Therefore, if you buy the course, and then decided that you wanted to learn a different instrument, or your internet speed is too slow, you can get a full refund.
Bonus
Additional Features
Constant website updates. (You can view their home page to see what video lessons they've recently added)
- A well organized guitar chord library.
- You can easily interact with Jamplay's instructors.
- Keep track of your progress with Jamplay's progress reports.
- You can create a personal profile, meet and make new friends in the Jamplay community. They have a forum, as well as a great live chat interface where you can drop by and talk to Jamplay's staff as well as fellow students.
Price
Jamplay has several payment options to choose from.
You can pay monthly, ($19.95/month), quarterly (only $12.49/month), as well as yearly (only $9.99/month). You also have the option of upgrading your payment option or canceling at any time.
Conclusion
Pros: The quality of the lesson material is exceptional, the support is great and the price is affordable.
Cons: The Video is not downloadable unlike Guitar Tricks. You need fast internet connection to view each lesson. But still it might get too annoying when you have to wait a long time for every lesson.
Overall, I think that JamPlay is a good program. The quality of the instructors is high, and the technical aspects are well done. If you are considering an online guitar-learning method, this one would be a good choice. I recommend that you give them a try and see for yourself!Check Out Jamplay Now!
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