Guitar Lessons by JamPlay

JamPlay is another app that has its roots online as a place to view online video guitar lessons along with other interactive learning tools. This app is their downsized portable version that allows players to take many of those features on the go. There is certainly a lot of information and material to comb through with over a hundred videos that include a riff and lick library, an exercise library and some random performance bits that are merely there for entertainment purposes. Also included is a chord and scale library along with a sizable collection of jam tracks for the aspiring musician to play along with, which is quite valuable for those of us who may not have other musicians to jam with on a regular basis. Add to all this, a metronome and a guitar tuner and you have a pretty thick package of material to keep you busy for quite a while. My only complaint about this app is that the presentation does little to guide you. It's clearly meant to be for those of us wanting to learn, however, there doesn't seem to be any rhyme or reason to the layout. Instead it's just a mish-mash of a lot of different material that's all categorized but without any real guidance as to who or what kind of player might benefit from it, leaving the user to sift through the various materials to find what appeals to them and their playing level. I suppose this is no different than Guitar Worlds Lick of the day app but that app clearly states what it is. With this large collection of tutorial videos perhaps I was expecting a more linear approach to the order that the lessons are presented. When all is said and done though, this app does contain a lot of good information. More importantly, it contains some pretty valuable tools that I feel most players will be able to take something away from.