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This is meant as a gift for everyone in this community. At least I’m hopeful it is perceived as such.

I’ve been thinking about doing this shortly after the site was taken down and I’ve finally been working on it for the last few weeks. As of this moment, it’s still incomplete and it is, quite obviously, a far cry from the original. Many files were not “captured” and are missing, unfortunately. I tried to do my best with what I found. And this is the result.

I deeply appreciate everything that @Steve Krenz has given us all, over the years. From the first Learn and Master course to the renewed Gibson version, the Song Hits, the Fingerstyle course, the Spotlight Series Blues course, that first very shy stream he did on Ustream from his house that grew over time to become the Youtube Live Lesson series from Gruhn Guitars (and lately from his living room) that we all love and praise, all the interviews he shared with us, the amazing content produced for Gibson’s Skills House, and most of all the perseverance and resilience he taught and inspired through all of this.

Like I mentioned before, this is still unfinished. I'm still working on it. The “Interviews” section will be up and running in a few days time, hopefully. On the “Guitar Apprentice” section, only one song is available, but I’ll try to have the other two finished not too long from now. And I’ll try to update the “Song Lessons” right after that, but it will probably take a little more time to finish.

But the best parts are done. Namely the "Foundation Lessons", the "Style Lessons" and the "Power Workouts".

A lot of files are missing and I try to mention that every time it occurs. Some lessons have no video. Others have no TAB. Full screen view is not an available option. I tried to make the layout as close to the original as possible and practical. Google Sites is a great resource, although quite limited, and my programing and design skills are close to none. It has a lot of limitations and it’s not as fluid as the original site was, but then again this is a remake, a “cover version” if you will. A simple indexing site for scattered data. It’s an attempt to recall and revive something I loved and followed faithfully back when it was operational.

It was quite a shock for me when I tried to access the Skills House site and found it to be down. Gone. Everything. For good! I was sad. And, quite honestly, a bit hangry. I felt “robbed”.

Fortunately, for all of us fans and followers of Steve’s work, there is this “thing” called “Internet Archive” with its “Wayback Machine”. And with a bit of time, luck and devotion, this is now up and running. 

I really hope you enjoy it. I hope it helps you in any way. Big or small. I hope you can find value in it. I hope it makes your guitar journey easier, more pleasant and fulfilling.

Steve has been sharing outstanding content through many platforms, namely this forum and his Youtube channel. And I look forward to future content he has to share. This is just a humble way of remembering some of his past online lessons in a navigation friendlier format.

So, without further ado, here is the Good Ol’ Skills House -> bit.ly/skillshouse

Enjoy!
 

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Hi Joao,

It appears that this was a great resource for learning with lots of good information and instruction. Thank you for sharing.

 

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Joao,

That was a wonderful site that I visited often. Those videos contain a wealth of information. Thanks for all the work you have put into this!

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Wow, thanks Joao. What a real treat for us and I appreciate your hard work.

Greg

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What a great resource! I too, had visited this site many many times! 

I had some files but they were incomplete and the quality was very very bad... 

So wonderful of you to do this and share it with us!! Thanks!!! :)

 

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UPDATE

Just finished the "Interviews" section. Apart from the absence of videos for Russ Barenberg's interviews, everything else in this part of the site is available for you to explore.

Enjoy!

P.S.: I'll be working on the "Guitar Apprentice" section next, so that both ZZ Top's "LaGrange" and Alabama's "Mountain Music" become available as well. I'll try to have it done by the end of the week, hopefully.

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UPDATE

The "Guitar Apprentice" section is now finished. All three songs - Foreigner's "Hot Blooded", ZZ Top's "LaGrange" and Alabama's "Mountain Music" - are now available once again.

My next and last endeavor in this project will be the "Song Lessons" section. I suppose it will take quite a lot more time to finish. But I will probably be updating this topic with batches that get done along the way, instead of waiting for all 35 songs to be available.

I'll keep you all posted! ;) 

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UPDATE

Here's the first batch of available "Song Lessons". As of this moment, these are the ones I managed to get done:

  • Lenny Kravitz - American Woman
  • Neon Trees - Animal
  • The Ramones - California Sun
  • Tommy James and The Shondells - Crimson and Clover
  • Train - Drive By
  • Neon Trees - Everybody Talks
  • Colbie Caillat - Fallin' For You
  • Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova - Falling Slowly
  • Gin Blossoms - Hey Jealousy
  • Cheap Trick - I Want You To Want Me
  • Iron Butterfly - In A Gadda Da Vida
  • Tommy James and The Shondells - Mony Mony
  • Harold Arlen - (Somewhere) Over The Rainbow
  • Metro Station - Shake It
  • Bo Diddley - Who Do You Love
  • The Troggs - Wild Thing

Hope to have some more songs done real soon and finally finish the project.

As always, I'll keep you updated. ;)

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UPDATE

Here's the last batch of "Song Lessons". These are the ones added this time:

  • Kylie Minogue - All The Lovers
  • Vertical Horizon - Best I Ever Had (Grey Sky Morning)
  • John Lee Hooker - Boom Boom
  • Jimmy Reed - Bright Lights, Big City
  • Johnny Cash - Cocaine Blues
  • The Decemberists - Don't Carry It All
  • Chevelle - Face To The Floor
  • Michael Bublé - Haven't Met You Yet
  • Deep Purple - Highway Star
  • My Morning Jacket - Holdin' On To Black Metal
  • My Morning Jacket - I'm Amazed
  • Billy Squier - My Kinda Lover
  • Glen Campbell - Rhinestone Cowboy
  • Foghat - Slow Ride
  • Eddie Cochran - Summertime Blues
  • Cheap Trick - Surrender
  • Creedence Clearwater Revival - Suzie Q
  • REO Speedwagon - Take It On The Run
  • Patrick Stump - This City

With these, the project is now finished.
In case I find some new files and videos within the Internet Archive, I'll make sure to add them to the site when I have the time.
If you find any glitches or errors in the site, please let me know so that I can correct them, for everyone's benefit.
Also, if you have any suggestions, I'd love to hear it.

Enjoy!
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Awesome Joao - thanks much for all the work you have put into posting these lessons!

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This is wonderful! Thank you!!

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In case anyone wishes to access the contents despite the navigation and layout looking like a hot mess and not being as originally set (due to Google Sites being updated along the way), here's the current link:

https://sites.google.com/view/goodolskillshouserebuilt/home

Enjoy!

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