Originally Posted by: Scifi_Dave

Hello,

I'm a hobbist guitar player but want to push myself to the next level. I started with the game Rocksmith which I felt helped me get comfortable and keep me focused on learning. I have moved from that to Yousician (premium) and feel I am at a point I am still learning from it but want to make sure I am doing things right.

This brings me to here, I am pondering on getting a premium membership here at well but want an honest opinion on if it will be worth while for me to come here. What can I learn from here that I am not from Yousician?

I won't say negatives about Yousician since I've never really much looked at it but I did take a peak a few minutes ago and it does seem, as manXcat said; not exactly focused on an adult player. There's a need for that type of program so I don't think it is a bad methodology.

However, if you really want to learn guitar, a place like Guitar Tricks is a better fit. Playing guitar is more than just learning how to move your fingers (though that is important) but it's understanding how you play music with the guitar. Sure, that means things like theory and that is a part of the path to leaning using Guitar Tricks. But Guitar Tricks builds your ability to physically play the instrument and understanding what underlies the stuff you play.

The starting point of Fundementals 1 does assume that you've never played before so it is a fully 'ground up' approach. If you already know some stuff, it's easy to just skip things that you already understand and get to the things you want to learn Like a tre, you have to have a good base, like the tree trunk. Once you've got a solid 'trunk', that basis allows your to go to different branches of playing; like blues, jazz, rock, or folk and so on.

Plus Guitar Tricks has songs you can learn just so you can play music, since that;'s the goal anyway.

My thoughts.