bullet22 Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 I love my lester. Big time. But I was just pondering picking up a fretlight guitar, used of course. If you haven't seen them before, look here. So what do you guys, my trusted fellow Les Paul devotees, think? Obviously they cannot compare for tone/playability, and I'm hoping I don't get bombarded with too much in the way of "hell son, I'll only play my Les Paul....." as this looks like a valid tool for improving technique. Whilst I can afford one-on-one lessons, I don't have the time for them (my music making and guitar playing is pretty nocturnal at the moment......) Any thoughts...? Just on the concept, not the actual standalone guitar, there must be some players in here that have tinkered with one? Cheers guys Ryan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChanMan Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 I don't think it will teach you much technique, but it may teach you scales and chords. A cheaper alternative might be this or this . But honestly, if that guitar helps you to learn and progress, then it will be well worth the money you spend :D. If you decide to get it, post back and let us know how cool it is! Good Luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deepblue Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 Hey, whatever works for you. Its better then trying to study scales on a piece of paper and then applying it to the fretboard. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundergod Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 I actually think that is a very useful tool for learning scales... and learning scales will improve your technique (if you dont know scales yet!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundergod Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 Hey I forgot... Yamaha has one of those guitars with lights in the fretboard... for very cheap... and if I remember well, there was a fretlight product that you installed in your guitar's nut and it used some kind of laser beams (ok this part I'm making up out of sh¡t because I saw that one a long time ago and dont remember how it worked) but those laser-light-whatever things pointed the frets... it was very useful and cheap... of course, you had to mod the guitar... so maybe its not a very good idea on a gibson... (unless you want to give the audience a little light show from your axe!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverbursted Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 Um, no. IMHO it's just another gimick to get your money. Practice, practice, practice. Chanman's recommendation is very good, not only does it show you what the chords are, but shows the different variations of the chords. Very useful stuff, thanks Chan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullet22 Posted October 8, 2008 Author Share Posted October 8, 2008 Thanks guys - Sorry, maybe I should re-phrase my original post - it isn't "technique" I'm looking to improve (my hammers, bends, slides and pulls seem to get me through, anyway!), it is simply "where to go" on the fretboard that I am lacking in a little. Or a lot. We perform original material and as the lone guitarist it's up to me to come up with solos. So far, I base these loosely on the vocal melody with some "trail and error" embelishment. However, while they sound 'nice', I don't actually know what scale I'm playing, or the different patterns of said scale at different locations on the fret board. The fretlight is an expensive way to learn I guess, but my time is at a premium (yes, I'm a family man!) and I think they'd hold their value pretty well when it came to part ways. I'll check out the other methods stated here. The Yamaha one looks a little "guitar hero" by my reckoning, but I'll take another look - interesting stuff. Thanks again guys..! Ryan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullet22 Posted October 8, 2008 Author Share Posted October 8, 2008 I don't think it will teach you much technique' date=' but it may teach you scales and chords. A cheaper alternative might be this or this . But honestly, if that guitar helps you to learn and progress, then it will be well worth the money you spend :). If you decide to get it, post back and let us know how cool it is! Good Luck! I've bookmarked those pages - might be enough to get me through! Thanks! Shame it isn't a standalone app you can download - I don't have the internet in my home studio (the WiFi signal struggles with the muliple layers of 1.25" inch plasterboard (drywall) I used in its construction!) Still great though - thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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