The reason it would have helped me is the Learn App that comes with it. Using this, you can learn the essential basics, chord progression, scales and more and even record your efforts (and share them if you wish). You can link the guitar to your phone as well, allowing you to view your progress without having to constantly look down at the display on the guitar, making for a more natural progression of not having your head down while performing. There’s also a nice little progression system that gives you little rewards each time you pass a milestone or improve on your previous efforts. You can even make it a little competitive and put yourself on a leaderboard with your peers and other people if you wish, even if it’s only to see how you compare with others.
The LAVA guitars ‘ key feature’ is the touch screen system giving you access to a host of digital effects, including chorus, reverb, echo, overdrive plus a recording and looping facility. You can freely combine them or adjust their parameters to add unique colours to the sounds either plugged into an amp or via the inbuilt speaker.
In addition to all this, you have the ability to select an accompanying drum beat with over 100 choices and backing tracks and even select different effects to apply to your music, giving you the ability to create an even more unique and distinct sound suited to you and what you want to achieve. It comes with a wireless charger stand and the battery is good for about 90 hours, making it ideal for camping trips, especially as it’s designed to handle all weather types. RRP £469
