All Things Guitar

[BengalsRocker]

(01-10-2016, 04:03 AM)Wes Mantooth Wrote: I swear, if they had all this stuff back when I started playing (1992) I'd be such a better player.  These little ***** today have it made.

I distinctly remember taking whatever little money I had once a month and buying the new Guitar Player so I can actually learn a new song.  That was the only way to get tab if you didn't buy the books.  And shit, half the time I didn't even like the songs, nor did I own the tapes.  So I'm learning shit like Candlebox, without anything to play along to.

That and the old instructional videos were crazy expensive.  I bought the authentic Electric Ladyland VHS for 49.95.  Nowadays all that shit is on youtube.

Unlimited tab, videos, backing tracks, drum beats, all at the click of a button.  And you can get a used POD or V-amp for like $75 and have tons of tone options.  I had a Peavey Bandit, a Metal Zone, and a shitty DOD Chorus.  And I saved up forever to buy that shit too.

Now they got a damn band in a box.  Literally!!

You're absolutely right.

That's why I think we're seeing more and more prodigies.

The access of YouTube and other tools availability is absurd.

It does matter !