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Your teacher should be teaching the styles you want to play not what he thinks you should play.
You should have had the basics (IE chords, chord spellings, scales (pentatonic, major, minor and if you get there modes). Picking (with a pick, and with fingers). left (fretting) hand techniques (slurs etc).
And most importantly how to practise the above.
Ringleader of the Cambridge cartel, pedal champ and king of the dirt boxes (down to 21)
Either he's out of his depth with working it out, or he thinks you're capable of doing it on your own.
I'd put money on it that it's the latter.
Ringleader of the Cambridge cartel, pedal champ and king of the dirt boxes (down to 21)
Have you tried anything away from lessons?
If not then maybe try working through a book more specific to what you want to play., in addition to your current lessons
As for the Brad Paisley, have you tried working it out yet? If not do give it a go, he might be thinking you can do this and he'll go over it at a later lesson. If you're in doubt, ask him to go over the solo after you've tried working it out.
Ringleader of the Cambridge cartel, pedal champ and king of the dirt boxes (down to 21)
Any teacher (in any topic) who thinks they withhold approval to get results shouldn't be in the game. Everyone learns fastest from a state of grace created by acceptance, instill that state in someone and they'll be self sufficient but recognise the value of having someone to lift them up, and reassure when speed bumps are found.
I'm not locked in here with you, you are locked in here with me.
*An Official Foo-Approved guitarist since Sept 2023.
I improved immediately with a new instructor though im not suggesting you change instructors you may well be happy with your tutor.
I'm not locked in here with you, you are locked in here with me.
Seriously: If you value it, take/fetch it yourself
enjoy
I have spoken about Lee before when you mentioned the guitar holidays. I have no idea what he charges nowadays or if he has time for private tuition but you would have to go a long, long, long way to find a better teacher, by which time you'd probably find yourself in Oz with some wizard telling you that it has been inside you the whole time - which sounds a bit like the situation you are already in.
I had a fab teacher but his wife doesn't like him having female pupils so I got sacked if you can call it that. (