Lauren Bateman says guitar skill depends on how much time you're willing to practice. Strum and fingerpick songs like Landslide in a year with modest effort. Matching Tommy Emmanuel or Eric Clapton takes years of deliberate work. She came from no musical background and got there through consistency, not talent.
You can do anything you want on this guitar. It comes down to how much time are you willing to put in. So say you're someone who wants to be like a Tommy Emanuel. You might have to put in a lot more time than if you're someone who just wants to learn to simply finger pick some songs like Landslide or Dust in the Wind. The skill set required for that is much lower than if you want to be someone who does insane tapping or really crazy things on the guitar. Now, there's lots of things you can accomplish on the guitar within the first year. You should be able to play along and strum along to songs. Now you might not be Eric Clapton, you might not be Steve Vai. Those things take years, but you can get there as long as you are willing to put in the time and the practice required to get to that level. When I first started, I couldn't play this instrument. No one in my family plays an instrument. I never had natural talent. The reason I can play the guitar today is because I put in the time and effort and you can.
