Hey Scott, while I don't have any experience or insight with the product you're talking about, I thought I might drop my two cents for you.

I've been playing guitar for about 12 years now (with that much time under my belt I should probably be further along than I am, but I digress). My experience with books and products like you're looking at has been mixed. It seems many of them require you to know a solid base of music theory to really get the most benefit from them - conversely, some gloss over things so quickly that you don't really get the understanding of "why" you're doing something, just that you should do it. Most of these products do offer some good advice, theory, and techniques, but I always soon found myself bored to tears with them and not sticking with the program, which in turn does not benefit your playing ability or your learning.

Honestly, one of the best ways I've found for growing as a guitar player is to find another guitar player that's better than you and just sit down with a 6 pack and go for it. The interaction and feedback you'll get is far more beneficial to growing your skills IMHO. You'll be able to ask them why and how they do certain things.

In summary, I learned 98% of how to play from sitting down with other guitar players and playing along to my favorite songs. The other 2% was from materials like you're looking at - they are great when you can't figure out why something works the way it does or want to learn the theory behind why a scale sounds good with a certain chord progression, etc. If the program doesn't cost too much, sure, give it a try. But I would definitely recommend trying to find a guitar player you get along with and just jamming an hour or two a week.

Forgot to mention that you might also want to ping Rob Foster <http://geekswithblogs.net/rfoster> for his advice. Rob's a very solid guitar player.

Thanks Jerod. I do plan on taking lessons, and my wife started playing 6 months ago, so we'll be going down this road together. I took music theory in grade school and junior high, so I do understand it's importance, even if I can't remember anything. Also can't seem to remember how to speak Spanish anymore. Brain must be full.