Over the past several weeks, I've had the absolute pleasure of learning to play guitar using Fret Zealot's revolutionary system.

And I say "revolutionary" because it really is. They offer a huge vault of 10- to 20-minute lesson videos, all taught by world-class instructors, who make learning guitar so much less intimidating. Their optional LED light system even shows you exactly where to press on your fretboard.

Compared to other instruments, where you have a set number of spots to put your fingers, when a newbie like myself looks at a guitar, it's like a maze without a map. How can you possibly know where to put one hand and where to put the other while moving all of your fingers back and forth while trying to play coherent music? Fret Zealot's step-by-step lessons eliminate that confusion — and they don't rush anything. Their 30-Day Beginner Challenge is a very workable pace; they're not shoving everything into a week and pretending you're an expert right away.

My daughter was here at the station just last week and started to play my guitar after she found it in the studio. Then, I showed her how it lights up and how you can watch videos to learn it — she thought it was the coolest thing ever. At the age of 9, she actually asked me if she could start taking the lessons.

As for me, playing guitar "clicks" now, enough that I can play those iconic chords of Garth Brooks/Friends in Low Places or Alan Jackson/Five O'clock Somewhere. And this is true - every time I go through the Fret Zealot app, I find new things. Their 80,000 songs cover everything under the sun. I mean, Spinal Tap songs are on it.

If in the new year you want to try some cool, new things, pick up a guitar and have some fun! Learn with light at fretzealot.com.

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