Hey & welcome!
Originally Posted by: Waddas77I have been told a good drum machine/pedal really helps with learning and practicing.
Yes, playing rhythmically in time is absolutely essential to playing music.
You can use a metronome, a drum sequencer or a backing track. Anything that provides a solid objective time indicator to play along with in order to develop good time.
GT has a metronome & lots of backing tracks on most lessons. Hope this helps!