Complete Idiots Guide® Acoustic Guitar Pack

Product Review

Everything You Need to Start Playing Now!. Complete Idiot's Guide. CD-ROM & Guitar Boxed Set. Published by Alfred Publishing.

From Alfred Music Publishing, the worldwide leader in music education products since 1922, comes The Complete Idiot's Guide Acoustic Guitar Pack: Everything You Need to Start Playing Now! This award-winning, best-selling, complete starter pack includes a high-quality full-size Firebrand steel-string acoustic guitar, deluxe accessories including a custom-fit gig bag carrying case with straps , a set of Firebrand guitar picks, and The Complete Idiot's Guide to Learning Guitar CD-ROM (Windows/Mac compatible), the world's best-selling multimedia instruction series for beginners!

The Complete Idiot's Guide Acoustic Guitar Pack includes:

High-quality Firebrand full-size steel-string acoustic guitar that features:
* Spruce wood top, Mahogany neck, back and sides for a full, rich tone
* Rosewood fretboard with light-gauge steel strings make playing easier and more enjoyable
* Die-cast, chrome tuning machines keep the instrument in tune and sounding great
* 10-year limited warranty gives you confidence in the quality of the instrument
Beautiful, gloss finish

Deluxe Firebrand Accessories include:
* Custom-fit lightweight Firebrand gig bag carrying case with straps and zippered pocket for carrying sheet music and accessories
* A set of 3 Firebrand guitar picks

Complete Idiot's Guide Learning Guitar CD-ROM (Windows/Mac compatible)
* The Complete Idiot's Guide series is among the most popular and trusted brands in the world, and is proud to feature The Complete Idiot's Guide to Learning Guitar CD-ROM (Windows/Mac compatible). Produced by Alfred Music Publishing, the worldwide leader in music education products since 1922, this award-winning ("Gold Medal" -- TopTenReviews) software is the most easy-to-use guitar course ever for begin

Product Features

High-quality Firebrand steel string acoustic guitar with spruce top, mahogany back and sides, and rosewood fretboard for full, rich tone (light-gauge strings included)
Deluxe accessories including a custom-fit, lightweight acoustic guitar gig bag with carrying straps, and a set of 3 guitar picks
Award-winning software (PC/Mac) featuring interactive video guitar lessons, guitar tuner & chord dictionary, play-along song player, ear-training, music video games, and over 60 popular songs covering rock, blues, country, folk, jazz, & hard rock styles
Every product arrives in a highly attractive, gift-ready, durable, full-color premium box
Alfred Music Publishing is the worldwide leader in educational music publishing

Customer Reviews

Average Customer Review

(8 customer reviews)

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful

I am a Guitar Idiot, December 27, 2011

Mark A. Roth (Papillion, NE USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Complete Idiot's Guide® Acoustic Guitar Pack (Electronics)

I am a complete novice so take this review from that standpoint. The guitar seems nice. Has a good sound, easy to tune. Decent soft case. The Learning Guitar software is OK. There is no easy way to move from lesson to lesson without returning every time to the top menu. Some of the lesson videos are a little terse, but I've managed (so far) to figure it out. I like the ability to slow down or speed up the playback. I think it makes a big difference to try to play with the computer accompaniment. Overall pleased. A lot of work ahead of me to get through it all.

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful

Excellent Value for Beginners!, December 14, 2011

HarpswellWoman "HarpswellWoman" (Harpswell, ME) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Complete Idiot's Guide® Acoustic Guitar Pack (Electronics)

I was fortunate enough to get this as a Today's Deals item for $99.99 around Thanksgiving. It is certainly a very good value at the current price as well.
The Firebrand guitar with steel strings is beautiful and has a perfect finish. (as pictured in the photo) The Firebrand gig bag is lightweight black nylon (with waterproof plastic lining)with a durable two-way zipper and two shoulder straps. The gig bag will not protect from impact, so you may want to invest in a hard case as well in the future. The guitar pack also comes with a CD-Rom with award-winning software that includes video lessons, a song player and an interactive guitar tuning program. In addition, you get 3 picks and a metal tool that appears to be for tightening strings (not sure).
As a gift, this is sure to bring some "oohs and ahs". I would definitely recommend that you order it as soon as you can if you are thinking of giving it as a Christmas gift. My kit arrived in perfect condition with no damage...Read more

Great Value Guitar, Outdated Software, March 10, 2012

Charydbis - See all my reviews

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The guitar is well made and durable. The guitar sounds awesome, especially given the price. Great VALUE FOR MONEY. The nut and saddle are cheap, as are the strings, but both are cheaply and easily replaced.

The software is great for learning basic notes and chords, which helps you get familiar with the guitar fast and start playing some fun songs. However, the software will not run on Mac OS X Lion or later. The software uses Power-PC code, which only Snow Leopard or earlier can run. If you have Lion, an easy fix is to download the exact same app from the Mac Store (see link). It is around $15, but well worth it. I spent days trying to find a user-friendly Power-PC emulator, but it's futile. Otherwise, acquire a copy of Windows XP or later and use Boot Camp, Parallels, etc. to run it.

You may want to download a third party guitar tuner for iPhone or Android. GuiTune is a personal favorite, but ProTune is great too. They are FAR CHEAPER than handheld tuners, and...Read more