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(, Sun 1 Apr 2001, 1:00)
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And while we're shunning advancements and technology, you could learn it by candle light.

(, Mon 12 Nov 2012, 13:11, 2 replies, latest was 12 years ago)
Well you shouldn't use a guitar, just bang sticks together and sing.

(, Mon 12 Nov 2012, 13:12, Reply)
I'm not shunning an advancement, I'm suggesting that it is not quite the advancement it is purported to be.

(, Mon 12 Nov 2012, 13:13, Reply)
But it is, youtube and books can't react to what you're playing. That alone gives it a huge advantage.

(, Mon 12 Nov 2012, 13:15, Reply)
I think my point is more that learning the guitar is pretty easy.
I'm not sure what this technology is adding to that.
How is your fiddling going? Are you still learning?
(, Mon 12 Nov 2012, 13:17, Reply)
But when you're talking about reacting to what you're playing
you mean "picking up on when you're fingering strings wrong", which you can hear. How's it going to help you?
(, Mon 12 Nov 2012, 13:18, Reply)
Well, presumably it can say "no, you did THIS when you should have done THIS"
"it's your third finger that's wrong, try again"

which would presumably be helpful.
(, Mon 12 Nov 2012, 13:22, Reply)
Really though, if you can't see what you did wrong
when you hear that it's wrong, no amount of computers are going to help you learn.
(, Mon 12 Nov 2012, 13:29, Reply)
Unless you can hear it's wrong but can't work out what's right.
Or keep track of your progress in an understandable metric.
(, Mon 12 Nov 2012, 13:33, Reply)

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