I've been watching the Mayes videos and I have to say, these are the best training videos I've seen bar none!
John, thanks! I for one greatly appreciate the fact that you took the time to make these and with such quality and attention to detail. You are a man of many talents.
I recommend these to any and everyone considering any training videos. Even if you've built several guitars they are great for occasional refresher references. I'm very thankful that John put these up for auction and almost feel guilty that I didn't just buy them directly from him. To me, they're worth every penny he charges and even far more. It's really difficult to put a monetary value on the quality, detail, and time he put into it. And, I love the music and bloopers. John is a great down to earth guy and that comes through in his vids. Three cheers, and thank you John!!!
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Especially other satisfied owners or viewers of these videos. Taking the one or two week intensive classes, or the weekend type courses spread out over several weeks are an extremely valuable experience. I took the two week course at ASL and hold high value on my experience there and the ability to interact face to face with master luthier Charles Fox. The tough thing for me personally, is that there is far more info shared in the class environment than I can write, photo, or short clip video fast enough to capture all the tidbits of extremely important info. This is not to take away from classes, if you can swing the expense and time of classes, I strongly urge it. ![[:Y:]](./images/smilies/smiley20.gif "Thumbs Up")