... I am writing this email not to ask a question but as a compliment to you . I have always believed that there was some method to the madness of the fret board and have tried for years to “crack the code”. I have spent countless hours pursuing lots of different ideas and “sort” of got there but not quite. So here comes the compliment……….. Your method actually works and ties together a lot of loose ends . Of course it does work because it is in fact very simple. However, having said that it is simple might mislead your purchasers to believe that it is easy . It is not easy . What is simple is way in which you have captured the devilishly complexity of the fret board and explained it so that it can be learned with practice. I am sure that I have found it understandable because , prior reading your method I actually knew knew most of the bits and pieces of your method but I just could not put it together . Now I think I can ( with lots of practice but that’s ok ) . At least I now know what to practice . One last thing , your Chord Tone Blues is very good and is great practice .

By the way, in my opinion , the course is definitely Not for beginners . I think only an intermediate will be able to read between the lines and take real value from it . However, I could be wrong.

kirk, i know you've probably heard it a million times but, WOW !! i have received everything now, and it's all so exceptionally good !!!! thank you so much !! you are a wonderful ambassador for guitar and thank you so much for being a willing leader for those of us who struggle.......sincerely, (RH).

Kirk,

I received the Plane Talk materials and Slide DVD this weekend and have had a chance to briefly read/watch them. You did a fantastic job laying out these concepts. I have been playing guitar as a hobby for nearly 20 years and have always struggled with seeing the fretboard. My first read through the Plane Talk book really resonated with me and I am excited to delve into the materials deeper. I am just begining my journey into slide guitar and feel that the Slide DVD will be a great tool to start me on my way.

Plane talk changed my musical life. I "see" and "hear" music through my guitar and across the fretboard so much differently now. You have opened a world of complex melodies and of course much greater confidence in my playing with PT.

If the Slide book does half as much eye opening I'll be delighted. A few of my friends were so impressed with my playing after PT that they too bought PT.

I have an idea for a "T" shirt that maybe you might consider offering for sale on your website. I know I want to acknowledge your influence on my playing and I am sure so many other guitar players you have touched will want to also.

I'm having one mocked up for me, please find a copy of the artwork attached. Who knows, maybe you'll start a whole line of shirts, T's , Women's shirts, jewelry, maybe even soft gig bags! with this CHOPS "idea".

I would just like to see you run with it, no interest on my part, maybe just trying to return the kind favour to you for the music and all the help online through the forum.

Cheers!

Mark

I was looking for a topic to reply to and this one says it all. PT=Awesome. My package arrived today and I have already read the book and watched the DVD. Kirk, thank you again. This has provided me with the answers I have been so desperately seeking for years. Wonderfully put together! Where can I buy a the T-shirt?! Haha, but seriously, if you have some or ever make some I would love to buy one. I have already started passing the word along about PlaneTalk.

I have played guitar for 15 years on and off. I wanted to find a system to connect all I learnt into one. After 2 years of searching the internet for guitar books and browsing 100's of them, I finally found the one book that ties it all with one system - Planetalk.

My understanding of the guitar increased dramatically in just a few hours and the possibilities arising from this way of looking at music on the guitar are endless! Simplifying to one common denominator was really to key to understand the complex guitar 12 note offset repeating matrix arrangement.

This is surely the best Guitar book I ever owned, and probably the last I will ever buy.

Michael Bonett

Just a note to let you know how much I appreciate your Plane Talk package and this site. It is truly an inspirational and valued resource for someone like me who has pretty much tried it all. As I mentioned in an earlier email, music theory, as it relates to the guitar, leaves me....., well, it just leaves me. In just a couple of days, I have managed to get a good grasp of theory and have begun to put together some fundamental lead lines with basic chords. The concept is so simple, or at least you present the material in such a way that it becomes simple. I know there is a good deal of ground to cover yet, but I can at least see the map and the destination looks pretty good!

Thanks again for the effort that you put forth in creating Plane Talk and maintaining this site.

Hi Kirk, thanks for the Plane Talk package it is all it's hyped to be and more - I can't wait to get on the forum so as requested here is my full name and paypal receipt number ...

KTB

Greetings from Ontario Canada, I've been trolling through the message boards until my PT package arrived. After reading thru and watching the video, It was like talking to an old friend. Everything made perfect sense and all the things I have picked up here and there fit in the picture perfectly. Guitars are so different and very special. Kirk is a very special teacher. He has opened the steel vault door for his students. We all just need to walk through. Thank you Kirk......

I've got tons and tons of instructional material, but this one "clicked". I've been playing professionally in some capacity for years, but was beginning to accept that "I'm a composer, just not an improviser", because I couldn't get things to connect for me. Maybe it's the 5th on the bottom that firmly uprooted (pun intended) my stagnant approach to scales, but it's been nothing short of amazing for me.

Thanks,