The standard workflow for a guitarist for the last 30 years was: See a cool book > Check the price > Realize it’s out of print > Check eBay > See it listed for $200 because some guy in Ohio hoarded five copies > Cry.
Now, if you’ll excuse me, I just found a PDF of a 1978 guitar method written by a session musician in Leningrad. The exercises are in Cyrillic. I have no idea what "Бенд на целый тон" means, but it sounds fast. Do you use VK for guitar tabs? Or do you think it’s killing the industry? Sound off in the comments (but please, no DMCA notices). guitar books vk
The Stacks of VK: Why the World’s Largest Guitar Library is Hiding in a Russian Social Network The standard workflow for a guitarist for the
Most modern guitar books (like the Guthrie Govan or Tim Miller method books) come with audio examples. Western publishers require a CD (in 2026? really?) or a clunky web portal login. VK users rip the CDs, upload the MP3s, and embed them directly into the post. I have no idea what "Бенд на целый
You can be sitting in a cafe in Austin, click a VK link, and instantly have the backing track for a Brazilian jazz exercise that was only pressed on a cassette tape in São Paulo in 1989. Let’s not romanticize this too much. It is piracy.
So, go ahead. Search for that Mickey Baker book. Download that obscure Allan Holdsworth transcription. Just remember: you are standing in a library built on sand. Don't forget to buy the new releases from the artists you love.
For the last ten years, if you asked a seasoned guitarist where to find the "Holy Grail" of sheet music or a long out-of-print jazz etude book, they would whisper a secret. They wouldn’t say "Amazon." They wouldn’t say "Sheet Music Plus." They’d smile and type three letters: