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Effortless Technique Reset for Guitarists (JamPlay)
Dave Isaacs

Dave Isaacs

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About this course

Feeling stuck or held back by tension, sloppy technique, or ingrained habits? It's time to reset. In Effortless Technique Reset, veteran guitarist and educator Dave Isaacs guides you through a series of transformative lessons designed to rebuild your playing from the ground up—smarter, smoother, and more expressive.

Across 34 hands-on video lessons, Dave breaks down both fretting and picking hand mechanics, strumming patterns, coordination drills, rhythmic feel, and dynamic control. With a focus on ergonomic efficiency and musical fluency, you’ll rewire your technique to play with less effort and more expression.

Whether you're recovering from plateaus or pain—or simply want to refine your mechanics—this course offers the foundational reset needed to bring clarity and confidence back to your playing.

What you'll learn

  • Execute a simple alternating fingerstyle pattern (thumb-index-thumb-middle)
  • Learn to isolate and practice component pieces of complex licks
  • Understand how to use tempo manipulation strategically
  • Learn the technique of practicing above target tempo to make target feel easier
  • Develop ability to analyze mechanical challenges in passages
Release date: 10/28/2021 • 5h 10m runtime
late beginnerintermediateelectric guitartechniquesoloing
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Sample lessons
Mechanics of the Picking Hand
Mechanics of the Picking Hand
Mechanics of the Picking Hand
Two Hand Coordination
Two Hand Coordination
Two Hand Coordination
Syncopated Rhythms
Syncopated Rhythms
Lesson
Circular Picking Patterns
Circular Picking Patterns
Lesson

What's included

34 lessons • 24 charts • 9 Jam Tracks

Dave introduces the concepts and techniques that will be learned throughout this course.
Dave introduces us to the approach of relaxed body mechanics as the foundation of effortless playing.
Dave explains how to build confidence in how your fretting hand interacts with the guitar neck.
Building on the mechanics of the previous lesson, Dave explains the best angle to use with the fretting hand and how it relates to the forearm.
Barre chords can be intimidating at first, but Dave breaks down how to mechanically approach this technique.
Using rotation in the fretting hand, a lot can be accomplished in reaching the notes you need to hit.
Incorporating concepts from what we've learned about the fretting hand, this approach to the picking hand can revolutionize how you feel the notes.

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SteveAckers

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11/12/26

Back-to-basics medicine for technique ills.

Good back-to-basics series of lessons for players of any level. They would be especially valuable for “self taught” guitarists that may have developed some bad technique habits. Small adjustments to technique can really open doors to better and more creative playing. There are a few editing issues with some of the videos, but nothing that detracts from the lessons.

elcreativecraft1

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10/28/26

Love the follow alongs and tips

lonniewsj

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04/14/26

Great Technique Refresher

Great refresher course to get your technique back on track. Enjoy Dave Isaacs teaching approach. . . . very effective.

Randy777

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10/14/24

Great Course

This is a great course to go back and strengthen your basic technical skills.

Osokin

Verified buyer

12/16/23

Helpful Technique Reset!

Dave Isaacs is an excellent guitarist and teacher, and in this course he does a great job of putting different aspects of technique under the microscope and providing students with exercises/approaches for developing good habits. Maybe not "effortless", but definitely very helpful.

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