Revolves

All right, you’re all tuned in for learning guitar. And you’ve probably decided to buy some sort of systematic courseware rather than learning random things on the internet. Good decision.

I bought Jamorama quite a while back (the old version.) That time, Jamorama Maestro was used to surf through the Jamorama course, which enabled easy playing of supplementary videos. However, in the new version, Maestro seems to be obsolete.

One day, I went to the Jamorama website to find a completely new design. That’s when I realised they’ve made Jamorama even better.

Now, onto the review…

Jamorama is mainly a text-based course, with supplementary videos for every new thing you learn. For example, in the first chapter, after learning some basic stuff about guitar and tabs, you learn the A and D chord. For both, you can also see the vidoes of the chords being played. You can then also see them being strummed in a specific pattern, which you actually have to practice after learning the chords.

This way, you put your skills to immediate use. But the best part is yet to come. For example, after learning the A and D chord and switching between them, you actually play along a Jam Track, putting your freshly acquired skill to the test.

The Jam Track comes in two versions, one with guitar, and another with guitar muted. This way, you can see how your part should be played, and then you can jam along with the guitar muted version.

This keeps your motivation high. This is the fundamental method which Jamorama uses (I guess that’s why they called it Jamorama.)

Even though many parts of Jamorama does use guitar tabs to represent notes (like the Jam Tracks), but the new chords you learn are shown on an actual guitar’s fretboard for your easier understanding. Also show is a picture with the chord being held by someone, so that you can know how to hold the chord.

You get two books, the Beginners book and the Advanced book. The Beginners book helps you start from the very start and acquire some decent skills by playing various different chords and strumming patterns. By the time you complete the beginners course, you’d be already jamming thanks to Jamorama’s methods.

The Advanced book includes advanced concepts and puts more emphasis on barre chords. And, you have even tougher and more entertaining jamming tracks.

The main thing to keep in mind here is the method Jamorama uses, rather than it’s content. The content is pretty much complete and includes practically everything a guitar player should know. The method of teaching is what makes it different.

You also have a special book on tuning your guitar, as well as the Advanced Learning Techniques book, which tells you just how you should go about learning guitar (or any skill for that matter.)

The bonus software also helps keep the motivation high, and they’re good training devices. It’s like going to the “guitar gym.”

I guess the Deluxe version also includes the Lead guitar stuff. The lead lessons are also great, and are organized the same way as the previous two books.

The jam tracks are great. Actually, I like hearing those jam tracks more than other music I’ve bought. I’m just hoping to get good enough so that I can play those lead guitar stuff flawlessly. However, I shouldn’t jump there until I master everything in the Standard books.

Apparently, it seems that you also get a chord book. I’ve got to tell you that this is very valuable. Having all chords in one book surely saves time while you search for different chords, or different ways of playing the same chord.

There are many more things about it that I find cool, but I can’t possibly mention all of them here.

To those who’re still thinking, I’d suggest giving Jamorama a try. It has a money-back guarantee.

The only suggestion I’d give is once you buy Jamorama, don’t start peeking into other “cool courses” you’d want to have. Jamorama is all you need to get the wheels rolling. Their method is also great to keep your motivation high. The rest is upto you.

Another thing, the links I’ve used to link to Jamorama are affiliate links. It means that I get paid some compensation if you buy through my link (even though you’re not charged anything extra.) If you liked this review and think I deserve a few bucks, just click through my link and go on with your order. It’s just that I’m tired of incomplete reviews online about Jamorama and their sole intention of getting you to buy through them.

Here’s the link again if you missed it: Jamorama

Good luck with your guitar carrier!