The Best Minor Pentatonic Course (Adam Loves Guitar) review
Connecting the five pentatonic shapes so you can solo across the whole neck, in any key
Reviewed 2026-09-23
Pros
- Targets a real and common weakness, not just more scale shapes
- One structured path instead of piecing together random videos
- Stated 30-day money-back guarantee and lifetime access
- No recurring billing, single payment
Cons
- Page does not say how many lessons, how long, or what format
- Nothing stated about tab, backing tracks or play-along material
- Heavy countdown and discount pressure, and only one testimonial
- The core idea is available free elsewhere if you are happy to hunt
What you get
A one-off online video course built around what Adam calls the Nucleus Patterns Method: instead of drilling five separate pentatonic shapes, you learn four connecting links between them. Access is online and described as lifetime, so you watch at your own pace and take each idea to the fretboard. The page does not state lesson count, total running time, or whether tab and backing tracks are included.
Is it worth it?
If you have played for years, know the box at the fifth fret, and still freeze when someone calls a key you have not drilled, this is aimed squarely at you. The argument is that your problem is not practice, it is that nobody taught you the roads between the five shapes. That diagnosis is fair and it is a genuine gap in a lot of guitar teaching. The fix on offer, four connecting patterns rather than five boxes to memorise, is a sensible way to teach fretboard connection, though it is not a secret the rest of the guitar world has hidden from you. Similar ideas are taught elsewhere, sometimes free. What you are really paying for is one teacher's clear, sequenced version of it, which is worth something if scattered videos have not stuck. Expect weeks, not an evening: connecting positions is muscle memory, and you will need regular time with a metronome and a backing track. The countdown timer and the crossed-out higher price are ordinary sales pressure, so do not let them rush the decision. The single quoted testimonial is one person's experience rather than evidence the method works for everyone. If the price is comfortable and you practise most days, it is a reasonable bet. If you rarely pick the guitar up, it will sit unwatched.
Before you buy
- Listed at $97 on the page, shown as reduced from $197; check the price at checkout
- Watch the free intro video first and see whether the teaching style suits you
- Ask or check how the 30-day refund is requested, and keep your receipt
- Be honest about practice time, this needs weeks of regular playing
Who it suits
Intermediate players stuck in one position who practise regularly and want a structured route across the fretboard
