degenaro":21ke7m8t said:
I'm so not agreeing wih hard work when it comes to learn a classic rock tune, we all done it as kids.
Re-read my response. I never said, nor do I believe it is hard work to learn and play a classic rock tune. You are confusing two separate points I made.
1.) You can't say what a kid is going to become as a musician based on what they start on, whther it is classic rock or Yngwie licks.
2.) I am impressed and admire that 15 year old playing Paginini licks for HIS hard work and sacrifice to achieve that level of dexterity when he could be wasting time on Guitar Hero. You can't deny that that level of devotion is impressive for his age, especially now.
degenaro":21ke7m8t said:
And worse, if I have to consider the future of guitar is dependant on a kid root running I rather listen to a DJ mashing up tunes on Ableton Live.
Why would the future of guitar dependent on that? Also, you don't have to listen to any of it, do you?
degenaro":21ke7m8t said:
My point is, that at the rate we're goin with recycling 80s scale exercises the future of guitar is looking more and more like that of the saxophone 40 years ago...
i'm perfectly fine with that.
As a tool for learning dexterity, recycling 80s scale exercises has its place. It is not a pre-requisite certainly, but I don't see how it hurts unless one doesn't evolve beyond it. It is what the kids that want to become musicians do with all that dexterity that will drive the future of guitar.
Steve