Creative Edge Music

"World’s Easiest Guitar to Play" Speeds Learning Process 10 Times Faster than Traditional Method The Fretlight Guitar has red dots that illuminate to show players where to place their fingers for chords and scales. Before getting into this press release, I'd like to make a few of my own comments about this product. Having taught guitar lessons for the past decade, and teaching myself to play prior to that, I wish that I'd had something like this at my disposal -- both for my own learning and for the purpose of teaching my past students. This is a very practical solution to learning scales and chords (where to put your fret-hand fingers) that I always thought would be helpful. I'm glad someone put this business concept into action. There will likely be some players out there who scoff at the idea of learning this way. To them, part of the "grit" they developed as a guitarist came from the agony of staring at chord and scale books and figuri...

Playing my SG (left) at a show in early 2013 Gibson has been making guitars for an incredibly long time, and anyone who has ever owned a decent Gibson would attest that the quality is excellent -- maybe more excellent than any other major manufacturer. And no, I won't get into the battle of Gibson vs. Fender at this time, other than to say they are both great companies with fantastic products. Having played both, I can say they are different and unique in their own ways, and each tend to shine in their intended applications. To spoil this article up front: there is no clear winner in my eyes between the Explorer and SG. Both are great guitars, with the Explorer being suited better for hard rock and metal perhaps, while the SG I might prefer for anything from classic rock to hard rock. If I had to choose one, though, I'd keep the Explorer any day of the week. For as long as I can remember, I always wanted a Gibson Explorer. When I was a teenager, I remember watch...