Thousands of screaming fans. Whiskey-soaked tour buses. Filled with whiskey-soaked groupies. Non-stop parties in the world's hottest clubs. A legitimate reason to wear your hair freakishly long and dress in ridiculous spandex pants in public. It can all be yours. You just need to learn to play first.

But you don't have years to devote to "learning", or "practicing". No. This is the Internet age. Everything is available with a mouse click. And you want to rock out NOW.

For you impatient Eric Clapton/Jimi Hendrix wannabees, (or, for you poor I-want-to-seranade-my-girlfriend-and-show-her-I-am-as-sensitive-as-John-Mayer bastards), grab a Fretlight guitar. They look, feel and play just like a standard acoustic or electric, with one important difference: the advanced polymer fretboard that features a series of embedded software-driven LED lights that tell you where to place your fingers.

Plug the Fretlight into your computer via the provided USB cable, fire up the Guitar Power software, put your fingers on the little red lights and rock on, dude.

With over 3000 chords, 500 scales, and 30 interactive lessons included, you have everything you need to become the next great rock legend. Except the hair gel and tattoos.

From $429.95 www.fretlight.com