--- product_id: 15397812 title: "Slap & Pop Technique for Guitar: Private Lessons Series" brand: "jean marc belkadi" price: "€ 40.51" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 10 url: https://www.desertcart.fr/products/15397812-slap-and-pop-technique-for-guitar-private-lessons-series store_origin: FR region: France --- # Slap & Pop Technique for Guitar: Private Lessons Series **Brand:** jean marc belkadi **Price:** € 40.51 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Slap & Pop Technique for Guitar: Private Lessons Series by jean marc belkadi - **How much does it cost?** € 40.51 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.fr](https://www.desertcart.fr/products/15397812-slap-and-pop-technique-for-guitar-private-lessons-series) ## Best For - jean marc belkadi enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted jean marc belkadi brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Full description not available ## Images ![Slap & Pop Technique for Guitar: Private Lessons Series - Image 1](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/W/WEBP_402378-T1/images/I/51q4xSEgIuL.jpg) ![Slap & Pop Technique for Guitar: Private Lessons Series - Image 2](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/W/WEBP_402378-T1/images/I/51EoKzmqtPL.jpg) ![Slap & Pop Technique for Guitar: Private Lessons Series - Image 3](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/W/WEBP_402378-T1/images/I/41rRbqlzW0L.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐ An honest, critical review of the book *by S***D on Reviewed in the United States on September 21, 2013* I bought this book because I wanted to dive into the world of slap/pop guitar. I love funky sounds, and the first thing I did was put in the CD to listen to a few of the examples I would later sit down to learn. I was blown away --this was exactly what I wanted to learn, and I couldn't wait grab a guitar and get to practicing!Therein lies the problem: The technique is not discussed outside of explaining the special notation used (IE: The letter "T" under a note means to "slap," and the letter "P" under a note means to "pop."). The author also describes the slap technique as "striking the string with your right hand thumb" --this is all the clarification you're given, aside from the suggestion of keeping your right arm parallel with the strings. Really, the discussion (if you even want to call it that) of the technique involved (slap, pop, tapping, left hand slap, index strumming, and right thumb nail-strumming) takes up less than half a page.I figured that the exercises would be geared to slowly build the technique, but they really just throw you into the deep end right off the bat. I must have sat and practiced exercise #1 for 30 minutes before just closing the book. The CD is no help, either, because the guy is hauling at 100% speed the whole time. This technique could really benefit from a half-speed example. Any guitar teacher worth their salt will tell you that if you can't play something clean at slow speeds, you'll be a complete mess if you try to speed it up. Techniques such as slap/pop have to be developed and really practiced before you can start implementing them.So, I angrily put this book away (like most of the reviewers here). I didn't let it deter me from pursuing the technique, though, and I found that Chris Buono's "Funk Fission" course really helps put everything in perspective and is great and bringing it all together. It discusses, in detail, all the techniques involved in this book that the author so graciously dedicated less than half a page to.Armed with the technique under my belt, I re-visited this book to find a wealth of awesome ideas that I was ready to dig into. There's 52 examples, and most of them are great, with little-to-no filler. This book is about building your slap/pop vocabulary, and is most definitely NOT recommended for beginners or players new to the style/technique. There definitely should be some sort of label suggesting that, I feel. On the book, it simply states "52 licks and lessons" which leads you to believe you're going to be taught material, rather than simply being presented with it.There's only 16 pages out of the 23 page total that have actual content on it, so there's really no excuse when similarly-priced books have so much more content and explanation. Another Musician's Institute book, "Acoustic Artistry" is only 50 cents more than this book (at the time of reviewing), and has almost 100 pages that includes pictures, structured lessons that build and combine on techniques being presented (which slapping happens to be one of them), and very detailed explanations on what you're doing and why you're doing it. A more accurate title for this book would be "52 Slap and Pop licks," and would be better priced for under $10.Pros:- 52 licks- Interesting ideas presented over the whole book- The examples sound really, really goodCons:- Misleading title- No half-speed examples- Very little explanation- Very little content with only 16 pages of exercises- Priced a bit too high when compared to similar books (even from the same company) with more content ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent Ideas and Exercises! But NOT for beginner *by K***C on Reviewed in the United States on April 20, 2009* Belkadi brought us some new ideas to play the guitar with slap bass techniques; it sounds really colorful! I do have fun with the ex. of the book! However, I think this book is fit for intermediate or advanced guitar players, either. It 's too difficult for beginner to follow: firstly, the tempo of demo tracks are too fast , and the contents of the book 'd make the learners/readers confused since the technical ex. should be on page 1 instead of page 35, i think. I' d sincerely say: every learner should master all the Technical Ex. from Ch.5 and then starts Ch.1, U'd get something! Otherwise, U' ll be disappointed.So, I just give it four stars. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Spectacular and well written.... do you ... *by J***H on Reviewed in the United States on March 11, 2016* Spectacular and well written....do you want to slap and pop and stand out from all the others? This book is for you....do you want your sense of Rhythm to improve?? 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