i think thats waht i always thought also. the information is out there, and while its nice to have a teacher, its real expensive, and usually for yuppie kids. (no offense to the teacher-taught guys) i think that anyone can reach a level of professionalism nowadays if they want it bad enough. the information is everywehre, we live in an age where you can download any song, find any tab, chat with musicians via the internet, find anything, really. and if all else fails, just get some books and study it like the bible.