Ray Vaughan
Become a Guitar Hero with Youtube
The internet is a truly wonderful resource. It is often said, but still very true, that young people today don’t know how lucky they are to have easy access to the worlds knowledge on the internet.
I’ve been playing guitar for well over thirty years having started out with the classic Bert Weedon’s ‘Play in a Day’ book, way back in the 1970′s. In those days I couldn’t afford guitar lessons so I would watch guitarists very closely at every opportunity.
Learning to play guitar today has been transformed by technology. There are so many excellent guitar tuition DVDs that can be played over and over again, unlike a face to face guitar lesson. And the internet is the most ideal way to distribute and deliver some fantastic guitar tutorials.
While there are many guitar tuition websites by far my favourite resource is Youtube. You can find instructional videos on everything from choosing guitars to making your own electric guitar. There are some excellent videos for all levels of learning, from complete novice through to extremely advanced.
Learning new licks, techniques and tunes from Youtube has become one of my favoured pass times. If the weather is bad then you will generally find me learning a new tune or two from Youtube. I can safely say that I have learned more from the internet over the past five years than I learned from books and from watching other guitarists in the preceding twenty years.
Another thing to remember is that the system is interactive. When I find a video that I like I will always make it one of my favourites and maybe drop the performer a comment to say thanks. Also, I will often ask the presenter a question or two and they always come back with a positive answer. Its a bit like having any number of great guitarists as personal guitar playing consultants.
These days I can’t help but feel a little jealous of the young people who are just starting to play guitar. I like to fantasise that if I had been learning to play using all of these excellent resources who knows, I might have become the next Eric Clapton.
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