"Just wanted to tell you how much I appreciated the SE Edition of FretBoard Logic. I've been very persistent over the last several years, taking lots of lessons and studying theory and using audio and video tapes to build up a repertoire of fingerstyle tunes. My attitude is something akin to an obsession but it is actually more of a passion. The world is over populated by individuals that learn to play guitar poorly or at least at a very basic level. I want not to be one of those and I can't sing and don't really wish to but the task at hand is much more formidable when one aspires to make music with the guitar as a solo instrument. Before studying fret board logic I was loaded with beliefs/ideas/notions about how to learn. I felt that if I studied theory I would be able to read music and play from this notation. Your book relieved me of that mythology which by the way, has plagued me for years. Those pesky fourth intervals (& the third) (both horizontal and vertical relationships) make it quite a task to find the notes even though you recognize what they are. I also felt that once I learned to read and play it would be an easy step from there to improvisation and again I find that this is not the case. The CAGED system with the chords, pentatonic and diatonic scales and lead patterns open up the world of "guitar specific" attainable skills. I'm in awe of the simplicity and elegance of the system. It simply excites me to be able to work on the patterns now and concern myself with their musical significance later. Your book is peerless. I've got a stack of "how to" books from every conceivable source. (Mel Bay et al) If I gathered them all in one place and laid them end to end I could probably walk across them to the nearest beer store without ever touching mother earth. AND NONE OF THEM COMES CLOSE TO CLARIFYING THE GUITAR KNOWLEDGE IMPERATIVES LIKE YOUR BOOK. I would humbly accuse you of sheer genius. So many music teachers look askance at pattern practice or playing but you have described a way through the morass. You have my sincere gratitude. I have tried but I feel that I have failed to put into words the magnitude of your contribution to guitar teaching and learning. One simply has to get the book and get into it. Cheers. [Later wrote] Your part in changing the world is not a small one."
Pete Beattie Kingston ONT Canada

"Thank you for your wonderful materials. I'm using the Special Edition of I & II. Book I sure makes fretboard life more understandable, enjoyable, less stressful at hitting that sour note in the middle of a passage, more relaxed and tuneful. Getting into Part II this week. Only been playing 40 years."
Rick Lonon Elfland NC