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I really like the clarity of Ernie’s teaching. He is an excellent teacher. There’s no ego or flashiness, he just gives you the information and encouragement that you need. He really takes his time and explains things clearly, giving lots of apparently simple exercises that will drive the information into your head. After working with the lessons for a short time, I now understand the CAGED concept much more clearly. I'm now much more confident finding chord inversions all over the neck and I'm learning the related scales and arpeggios too. For an advanced beginner, or an intermediate player like myself, I'd say these dvds are essential if your want to understand what you're playing. I wish I'd had them years ago when I first picked up a guitar. Blistered Fingers U.K.

The lessons are very clear and will help guitarists at all levels navigate the fretboard with confidence. They provide a lot of understandable and practical music theory, including an introduction to arpeggios, scale degrees, chords, and keys. Although the examples lean on the 12-bar blues form, they apply to any progression in any style. A powerful tool kit for guitarists, the CAGED system as taught in this set of lessons can be usefully applied to arranging, improvisation, and playing up the neck. Thanks for putting this all together in such an accessible set of lessons. Cliff Brown

Thanks for a wonderful experience. I'm having a total blast running up and down the neck of my guitar and ukulele. It's been an eye opening experience. Great video. I'm making more progress in 6 months than I used to make in six years. Kurt Gallagher

The video is excellent. I knew the chord forms and how to move them up but did not know about passing chords. This video really connects the dots. I can see how this will also help me with improvising. It was worth the wait. Tom Groh

I received my C-A-G-E-D DVD's in the mail. I started the first one last night. It is excellent!!! Ernie is a such a wonderful instructor!! Finally, the fretboard will make sense!!! Time for him to work on the Rev. Davis Ragtime series!!!!! We just can't let him rest on his laurels. Dan Eason

For those of us who have studied with Ernie these DVDs are n excellent review and departure point for further explorations of the CAGED system. Other players now will be able to understand what is meant by a third position C chord. The DVDs are easily understandable for intermediate players yet rigorous for players at all levels. Bob Horn

The CAGED Video is fabulous! It is the best guitar video out there today. Blue Barry Faust

Thank you for producing the C-A-G-E-D system DVD. I have been slowly working my way through it (I’m a slow learner). This approach has re-ignited my desire to play. After each hour long practice session I do each day I shake my head and say to myself “I wish that I learned this 20 years ago”. But, there is no time like the present, huh. It is just amazing how the symptoms of the Multiple Sclerosis seem to fade away when I am practicing/playing. God bless you for providing this path. Ken Nashif

This dvd has really put the guitar neck in a much better perspective and within notable reach. Andy Widholm

I've worked on the gospel of Rev. Gary Davis for at least four years and I'm still at it! I got the CAGED 1 for xmas. I actually sit at my computer and say very loud, as Ernie says to do, the notes of the chord arpeggios! Drives me nuts, but it forces me to get the fundamentals! the dvd-1 has connected a lot of ideas. I'm looking forward to dvd-2. The gospel guitar dvds and the CAGED dvds are the only instructional materials I have in my house, so I consider Ernie my teacher!!!

Mark Mershon

 

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