Fretlight makes learning to play the guitar easy with LED lights Video

Video description: Fretlight's founder Rusty Shaffer visits the CNET studio to demo a guitar that can light up the fretboard using tablature with popular songs. We learn how to play Deep Purple's Smoke on the Water and AC/DC's Thunderstruck.

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