Fretlight offers a wide range of guitar models, from the inexpensive FG-411 Standard Electric ($329.99) with a single humbucker pickup, a fixed bridge, and a single volume knob to the FG-451 Pro ($729 ...

The "Guitar Hero" series might be all the rage for amateur axers, but those who want to progress beyond five colored buttons and a single strum bar and truly teach themselves to play have another high ...

We may earn a commission from links on this page. With Guitar Hero on extended leave and no new Rock Band title coming out this year, now is the perfect time to trade in our toy guitars for something ...

The "Guitar Hero" series might be all the rage for amateur axers, but those who want to progress beyond five colored buttons and a single strum bar and truly teach themselves to play have another high ...

In 1993, Radiohead assured us that "Anyone Can Play Guitar," but, as that band is composed of admitted creeps and/or weirdos, this supposition is suspect. The guitar-based rhythm game explosion of the ...

Author Malcolm Gladwell said it takes 10,000 hours of practice to become a creative genius, but who has the time for that? Rusty Shaffer has a guitar and a digital tool kit that can turn you into the ...

As a 10+ year guitar player, I'm always ways in search of products that can help me learn difficult guitar scales, chords and fast riffs. Enter Fretlight—this company makes software and guitars that ...

Early in July, Rusty Shaffer, the founder of Optek, a small music company in Reno, Nev., visited Salon’s offices to show me his invention, the Fretlight guitar. Though it looks and feels like a ...

Quality instrument, genuinely innovative functionality, accessible at all skill levels, continually upgradable via additional lesson packs. Optek's innovative approach to musical education is ...

The “Guitar Hero” series might be all the rage for amateur axers, but those who want to progress beyond five colored buttons and a single strum bar and truly teach themselves to play have another high ...