The course provides an enormous amount of material. It takes me a step further from straight comping to more variation and even interaction with other musicians. Each example provided by Robert is a real challenge for me - but every time I master it, it‘s another step in my learning journey. What is different in Robert‘s.courses is that he encourages players to actively improvise, whatever your level. He also emphasizes technique and precision, but it‘s this balance between the technique and creativity that makes his courses so enjoyable and effective. I am not very talented but I love guitar and jazz. And thanks to Robert’s courses I‘m able to play lines and comping that I never thought would be possible for me. Thanks for that!

So much easier for me to practice and learn all of the valuable information Robert has shared on these videos! This is without question the best and most efficient way to learn jazz guitar and I plan on ordering more around Thanksgiving! I totally stand behind Mr. Conti's teaching methods 100 percent as they really work! He truly understands what he is talking about and knows how to teach it to others in the most comprehensive and applicable ways possible! It also helps that he is one of the best Jazz guitarists I have ever heard!

Excellent, comprehensive explanations and insightful exercises to do.

I found out about them by searching on Google for jazz guitar instructional material, more specifically I was looking for comping material and got a hit for the Comping Expo DVD and then saw the rest of Mr. Conti's videos. I am an aspiring Jazz guitarist and because I am from Brisbane Australia, video materials and written materials are often the best way to learn from people who have mastered this great art form. It's a great service to the tradition that people like Mr. Conti put their knowledge out there for people to study. Thanks again I truly appreciate the extra effort put in on my order.

I had to write a second time because I had no idea what was going to happen when I got into learning your Comping Expo DVD and how it related to the other 3 DVDs that I had previously gone through (Chord Melody Assembly Line, The Formula, and especially, The Jazz Lines). The 1st two DVDs I went through were the Chord Melody Assembly Line and The Formula, and they both gave me a very good understanding of how chords are used and re-harmonized to make Jazz standards come to life off of the page when playing Solo Jazz Guitar. It also taught me a lot about the chord shapes that you use up and down the neck. Well, when I got into the Jazz Lines DVD, I learned how you build your lines and laid them across the different chord shapes to bring melodic solos that work without having to know any mode or scale (which is really great for me because I dislike theory dictating solos). What I didn’t realize, was what was going to happen next. I wanted to expand my knowledge of comping beyond the basics that I already knew so, I purchased and began learning your Comping Expo DVD. As I started going through the first couple of tunes and as I was learning the interconnecting chord shapes, bam! About 1,000 light bulbs began to go on all at the same time. I kept finding myself stopping and realizing that...

...as I was learning each comping rhythm, that there were all of these lines that I had just learned from you coming right out from under each chord (just like you said they would) and I kept finding solo idea after solo idea interconnecting up and down the entire neck at the same time. Wow, I understand now how this all goes together and it makes sense more than ever (I’ll never be the same, again because I’ll probably play until my fingers fall off!!!!). More importantly, I really have to embrace your philosophy even more now of how the original Jazz Guitar giants learned to play their stuff and I really believe that this was the way they did it out of shapes that worked and sounded good each time, and they used them all over the neck. It had nothing to do with any theoretical Mode, Scale, or Music School. Thanks to you, this is going to totally redefine my entire playing approach for every style I play and I hope that this is something that will make sense to people who haven’t yet experienced your method of teaching. This is the only way to go if you really want to learn and fully understand Jazz Guitar. Thanks so much again, Robert. I’ll post some videos of me playing, soon!!!!

What I wanted to mention is the information Robert passes on is applicable to many other styles of music. Right now I play in a rock band and I can fully see how his lines and technique are applicable to even a hard rock style. I find his methods more helpful than even a lot of the rock players who teach people rock licks. All you have to do is change the feel of the lines Robert shows you and maybe take out of a couple of notes here and there. I also find the comping expo helpful for chord ideas in songs. I use distortion in my band in order to get a hard rock sound. You may not be able to use the full chords from the comping expo but what you can do is use partials or double stops out of the chords forms in order to create interesting movements within the progressions of the songs. The Precision Technique DVD is helpful for all styles. I'vebelieve that the etudes, sweep techniques, and whole step exercises can benefit rock players especially those who play a "shredding" style of rock or heavy metal. The information Robert passes on is priceless. I believe those of us in the guitar world are very luck to have Robert pass on his wealth of knowledge. Robert takes out the frustration from having to learn difficult jazz lines. All you have to do is put in the time and you will notice a whole lot of progress.Thanks a million Robert, James 

I am enjoying your DVD on comping. I am REALLY glad you did one on comping because that's the one I was hoping for all these years. At this point the only guitar comping material out there is Galbraith's book, which is fantastic as Barry was a nonpareil comp-er; but I am glad there's more now. One thing I like about it, for a player at my level, is that I know all the chords and voicings you play, but I wasn't always sure the best things to use for those little comping figures you hear guitarist and pianists play. That is, I know all the inversions, but it's nice to see you play, over a place where one chord is played say for four beats, two different inversions of the same chord say, or a Johnny Smith style chord movement with the descending notes on the D string. I knew those things before in a vacuum, but seeing it in context is very helpful.Thanks again also for your amazing generosity to me over the years. It means a lot to me. I really appreciate it.

Dear Mr. Conti, I recently purchased your SOURCE CODE package set, and I must say, it is one of the best investments I have made in my playing career. I am a lifelong career professional (an exponent of Jack Petersen and a graduate of the University of North Texas jazz program, as well as an alum of Berklee College of Music. Your program is a blessing to me, and I thank you sincerely, as well as encourage others to invest in it...IF they are willing to put in the hours and dedication of study and practice required. Your program is intense, and it requires dedication. But it has changed my playing drastically. Discipline, with great teaching such as yours=RESULTS!