We've seen incontrovertible proof that being a talented guitar player doesn't necessarily translate into being naturally skilled at Guitar Hero -- but does the same hold true in reverse? According to a recent CNET News article, the game's immense success over the past three years has brought a surge of business to guitar instructors. However, their new rock apprentices aren't ham-fisted novices -- one teacher reports that Guitar Hero is responsible for "building rhythm in a musical context" in many of his pupils-to-be.Personally, we were more inspired to don our axes after playing Gitaroo Man, but there aren't many guitar instructors out there who can teach you how to turn your dog into a guitar-storing robot, or how to shoot beams of light out of your guitar (aside from Ted Nugent, of course, but he's not taking any new students at the moment).
