Darryl Syms – Crystal Clear Solo

Its a must buy

I have always been a fan of Darryl's guitar playing and musicianship. I own his CAGED course which is awesome. Just bought the John Mayer acoustic course and I must say that it's just outstanding!!

Darryl is an amazing teacher

You are literally such a huge inspiration for guys like me. I have been searching for a way to properly learn about the finger style guitar on electric like Asato & you are the only one who is giving a clear structured approach to get to that.

Simple Explanation of Complex Ideas

I’ve always respected and enjoyed Darryl’s content as he has a way of simplifying complicated musical concepts. He’s very thorough in his work and is able to appeal to all skill levels at once through detailed explanation. I look forward to each new course he puts out because of this!

Your teaching and your skills are like no other on the internet!

I’ve been playing guitar now for over 20 years self taught, and even do it for a living. I’ve learnt so much from this course as well as your YouTube videos, there’s just so much useful information. If you want to take your guitar playing to the next level this is the teacher you need to follow for sure! If I could give more than 5 stars I would.

A must for all guitarists I feel

Brilliant course, covers everything I wanted to learn to understand what I’m playing more and also unlock a vast amount of possibilities with my guitar playing. The guitar has definitely just opened up to me, and also a deeper understanding of music in general and how it can be worked out on other instruments.

This is a great course for learning guitar music theory!

This course taught me complicated guitar theory in an easy way and very easy to understand. I recommend this course, especially for a guitarist like me, I’ve been playing electric guitar for many years, but I only have basic knowledge of guitar theory. To be honest, this course helps me to improve as a guitarist and improve my musicality. Thanks, Sir Darryl for this intuitive course.

Another fantastic masterclass put together by Darryl

I’m going through all the courses in Fretwise and I’m again blown away by the way Darryl presents material and gradually escalates the concepts and difficulty. WELL WORTH the investment. Darryl, THANK YOU for such a well presented, thorough and easy to follow course. JUST TAKE THIS COURSE, you WILL be a different musician by the end.

The value and what you get for the price is insane

I think the title of this class already said it. This has helped me a lot. Darryls way of teaching things is clear, easy to understand and logically build up and he is a calm very kind guy. Definitely would buy it again. 10/10!

This is definitely the best course for learning guitar music theory

I’ve been buying lots of programs and watched youtube videos on music theory but never really understand them too well, but Darryl sets this program in an understandable order. Thank you so much, would definitely buy other programs too when you make them.

Just awesome

Dude your courses kick major ass! Good to see that you are constantly making things even better. Looking forward to your next course!

As Good of a Theory Primer as it Gets

This course goes along perfectly with the CAGED course that he offers and I personally have gone through both at least twice and plan to reference it as needed over years to come. Lessons are concise, yet thorough. The material he’s sharing is all very relevant and pertinent to your every day playing. There’s actually no section in any of his courses that I’ve found to be redundant or non-practical. Keep rockin’ my friends!

Easily one of my best purchases ever!

I’ve heard the CAGED system before but never knew that it would be this useful. Darryl explained it very well and helps me understand the whole system. This course will help you visualize the fretboard, thus making it easier to do things that you wanted on the guitar. Easily one of my best purchases ever! I really recommend it if you want to go further with your guitar playing!

A Profound theoretical AND practical Approach!

Very easy to follow and understand, plus practical exercises that provide a solid foundation! Loads of fun to work with those!

You will see the fretboard differently

I’m working my way through Darryl’s instructional courses and they are doing me the world of good. I should have learned this stuff years ago but it’s never too late to start. For years I’ve fallen back on the same old bar chords/power chords and the same old licks, THIS has changed that! If you have been playing for years, like me, or just starting, start with the CAGED Masterclass, it’s absolutely what you need. GO! GO DO IT NOW! ✌️

I LOVE the transcripts written out for every lesson, that compliment the videos really well

Absolutely great course so far. It is thorough, easy to understand and covers all the topics which I never understood. I LOVE the transcripts - they are very thorough and super helpful. Also, if you ever have any questions, he always replies really quickly with a thorough answer and clearly values his students. Highly recommend this course. A++

Great Stuff!!!

I am familiar with the CAGED system and use it myself, but have never had it explained so well. I really like how Darryl has a step by step approach on each shape that builds on the intervalic relationships between the root note of the parent chord.

Excellent introductory course into the world of fingerstyle!!

Darryl is a soulful and gifted guitarist, and a methodical teacher who starts every lesson by impressing you up front with his performance to get you excited; and then slowly shows you exactly how to there at a very digestible pace. I will be taking EVERYTHING else Darryl has to offer!!

This melodic finger picking masterclass is spectacular!

Darryl starts with the very basics showing clearly how to perform the technique, then he progresses to show a number of different example chord progressions (songs) using the technique. There are tabs and clear video shots showing how each chord and each song is played at a very slow tempo and then up to speed.

Challenging

He took a challenging concept and made it easy to follow. I knew about GAGED already but this course made it a lot easier to understand. I wish I discovered it sooner.

Best Teaching Method For The CAGED System I've Ever Taken

I ordered Martin Millers Fretboard Visualization Vol.1 and it had plenty of “exercises,” if that’s what you want to call them, but it explained nothing. Darryl’s CAGED Masterclass is just what I was looking for! If you want a fretboard visualization system to tie together Chords, Arpeggios, Scales and Interval mapping then do yourself a favor, get this masterclass…Like, NOW!

You are my inspiration

Have always purchased your courses and learned a lot from the fingerstyle masterclass, learned essential music theory & now understand CAGED so well! So difficult to describe how great a teacher you are - your teaching is next level!

Love how thorough the lesson notations are!

What really caught my eye was the notations to go along with each lesson. Very thorough and useful for someone like me who likes to keep notebooks of information. I’m excited to put it to use and start feeling more comfortable with creating music instead of blindly playing what MIGHT sound good. lol

All you need to know to get good

Stop reading and get started on his courses already! I decided to return to basics and it enforced what I already knew in a very easy to understand and structured manner. Not only did I pick up new ways to practice old tricks, it also provided me great insight on how to approach teaching this vast topic to my students. Absolutely great resource as always, can’t wait to go through the other courses. Darryl, you da man!

A gem of a course from a gem of a player/teacher

I haven’t finished this course as I’m being as thorough as possible but its already provided so many incredible tools and lessons for hours of endless learning. It’s already a 5-Star course in my book. Darryl is an incredible teacher and player that has heaps of wonderful insight to the basics of guitar and music theory. Not to mention his tasteful playing is such an inspiration to my own.

A truly brilliant course and unbelievable value!

Absolutely fantastic (and worth way more). If you want a better understanding of Music Theory then this is 100% for you. The structure of the lessons and the content proves that Darryl not only can play the guitar (obviously) but can TEACH it too which is rare. Honestly, it’s been the best purchase in my guitar learning journey so far. If you’re thinking about it, get it!