Rocksmith: kinda like Rock Band/Guitar Hero...but with a REAL guitar

This looks awesome. Just curious knowing the cost of some tab and note books how much they are going to charge for add on tracks, and if they are going to be reproductions or originals.

 

I'm going to have to go ahead and get this.

 

i am super excited about this, although i'm also jealous of people who are just starting out on guitar. it took me years of practicing boring stuff to be able to play anything decent. with this it seems to have a progression where you can play the song from day one even if it's only hitting 1 note of the chords at a time. i think it will make guitar much less frustrating for many people.

 

I've already put this on my Xmas list. I think I'll buy the package that comes with a guitar, or I could use my daughter's.

 

It looks good for practice, at the very least. Who gives a crap if it doesn't make musicians out of people? What does it matter if they have an inflated opinion of what they do, for that matter?

If you take pride in the craft of playing guitar, good on you. Most people just want to have fun and play. I fall in the latter group, and could care less if someone considered me a serious musician, though I do have some musical education and will probably get more in the future.

 

if this gets some new guy or gal into playing guitar.......that's awesome.

music is so enjoyable especially when you can make it yourself........i hope this helps people out,kind of a neat idea.

 

Rocksmith has an Epiphone Les Paul Junior bundle for $200 coming out.



Have any of y'all played one of these? If so, are they good guitars?

 

That sounds good. Thanks, Baraka_Guru.

I suspect it would be too much to ask if these things sound good without being plugged in.

 

Ok, well, do you know of a good (I hate to say cheap, but cheap) acoustic/electric guitar that would fill the bill?
I want to play this game, but I'd also want to take the guitar places, and not have to buy an amp.

 

Damn, I was afraid of that. Alright, thanks for the advice, Baraka.

Maybe I'll get lucky and find a deal on Craigslist.

 

my buddy has an Epi Les Paul junior but......did not purchase it with the game.

it's a nice player Fre......very easy to handle and quite light.......not like the slab bodied guitars i have...........if you're thinking about it,do it!

and maybe take a look at the semi hollow and hollow body electrics,some of them sound rather nice unplugged.

 

It all really depends on what your core need is. That particular epiphone will be fine for playing the game, and frankly for some playing. It's not a high end guitar, obviously, it's a beginner level guitar. With a proper setup, these days, even a beginner guitar can be a decent playing axe. If you're more interested in actually playing guitar, I'd recommend taking a trip to your local guitar shop and looking around really well. An electric guitar as an instrument has 2 main parts, the guitar and the amp. It's a two part purchase. Several manufacturers make rather good acoustic electrics at decent prices. I have absolutely NO idea if that will work with the game, however, as an acoustic pickup is usually piezo, rather than magnetic. A hollow body electric, such as an Epi DOT, or a Gretsch Electromatic 5120 can do quite well without an amp, but it's not going to give you the body, volume, or sound of an acoustic. Generally speaking, for a beginner, an electric is actually easier to play, and having a decent small practice amp, a-la Fender MustangI or the little Vox boxes will help you with motivation, because it's pretty easy to get some great sounds out of it in a short amount of time. Once you choose what KIND of guitar, and find one that you like the feel of, then you can start hunting for price. Craigslist can be a good resource, but be careful. Warped necks, crappy (replaced) electronics, and all other ilk abound. (as do good deals) Just make sure you understand what you're buying. I frequent a website called FrugalGuitarist. You might blip around on that site, and check out the forums about good deals, and which frugal items are the highest quality. I have one of the SG Juniors that I picked up at a garage sale for next to nothing that I play all the time. It's nice because I don't care if it gets dinged up or whatever, and it doesn't sound bad. (it doesn't compete with my higher end guitars for sound, but for just goofing off, it's great)