Rocksmith discussion thread - New real guitar game.

[Funk-n-stein]

Yes I'd purchase a chevrolet park it in chrysler dealership lot with the hood up and start talking with their customers about my new ride sure I would.

Personally, I can't stand Rocksmith. How everyone previewing it and even in Rocksmiths adverts, they blatantly ignore RB3's Pro Mode. And when they don't totally ignore it, I can't help but feel they're really saying "What... that old piece of crap? Nah. We're the real deal.". I just get this wrong, douchy vibe from Rocksmith.

And HMX puts so much effort into Pro Mode, especially for how little play it.

It does have it's pluses, but still. Kinda actually has me worried, Rocksmith. A lot might jump to that and leave behind RB3.

I don't think you need to worry about people here abandoning Rock Band for Rocksmith. As others have said already, they are 2 completely different animals. I love Rock Band for the fun factor and the ability to play with my girlfriend on drums and friends, etc as well as for the much larger quantity and variety of DLC (so far.) Rocksmith is undoubtedly a better guitar trainer all around and I'm looking forward to improving my technique with it. Rock Band did make great strides though in getting me used to moving my hand around the fretboard to find chords and notes and just being more confident moving between chords, etc.

If I end up disliking the use of the acoustic, my next step would be to get probably either an Epiphone LP Special II or SG Special, both of which can be had for $170. It'd be nice to try something that's not a Strat derivative .

For those looking for an alternative to the Epiphone Les Paul or other cheap 'name brand' guitars, when I was looking into buying a Telecaster style guitar (before I got my MIM on craigslist) I read lots of good reviews about the SX and Agile guitars from Rondo Music. They supposedly have a very good value to price ratio. I think the SX teles you can get for something like $110 and the Agiles are a bit nicer and are in the low $200 range. From what I read, if you're looking for a Les Paul style guitar, the agiles are the best way to go, but if you want a tele, the cheaper SXs will do just fine.

This is the worst thing.
I got my review copy, unboxed it, and then had to GO to work.

I picked up my copy half way through the work day. That was a long 4 hours waiting to get home and open it up.

[SeattleSauve]

I picked up my copy half way through the work day. That was a long 4 hours waiting to get home and open it up.

I'm still waiting, and my wife was out of town all week on a business trip, so I could probably have played a ridiculous amount this week too

Never choose slow shipping option on a pre-order. Never.

[NamblinMan]

Anyone using the bundle guitar? How is it? The "Junior" part of it worries me, but I'm not very familiar with guitars.

I've been pondering getting into playing guitar, and thinking of either asking for the Mustang, or for asking for the Rocksmith Bundle. Might end up with both if I like one.

I went with the bundle and I'm really impressed with the guitar so far. Granted - I am far from an expert when it comes to guitar but I guess that's who the Les Paul Jr. is for. It sound and feels good to me (after the initial tuning).

Prior to this I've only used the Mustang on RB3. What you get in the bundle for the price is well worth it.

[SFen24X]

Agreed. The guitar is great. I love the humbucker

[tomahawk_72]

This thread convinced me to get Rocksmith yesterday. I can say that I am not disappointed.
I think RS can help improve your technique so you end up playing the RB pro charts better. I'm an experienced guitarist so I know what I'm talking about. I have the pro Mustang and the Fender Squier so I am not leaving RB Pro. I still love it. But I love more that I can use my Jackson King V with RS and not ofrced to play on that crappy Squier neck.

[Cloud]

Imagine if they put some Periphery in Rocksmith. So many djents.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcySDw3amJA

djent djent dj-dj-djent

[jeronemitchell]

HMX put a lot of effort into pro mode. sadly, they made a poor decision at the beginning by not trying harder to use a universal technology like RS's that would let people use their own guitars, and forced people to buy a poor quality, overpriced guitar that doubles as a game controller. if the relatively tiny percentage of RB players who play pro guitar leave RB for this game, it's because of that poor decision-making. and especially now that said poor-quality, overpriced guitar has been discontinued, RS will be the ONLY choice for anyone who wants to play video games with a real guitar.

i enjoy RB pro mode and will continue to play and enjoy it. but if pro mode suffers because of this new game, HMX has only themselves to blame. that's what happens when a newer, better technology comes along. it's on them that they chose to go down the wrong path with their pro mode tech.

Why do you insist Rock Band "went down the wrong path"? RB3 and RS do two different things. Rock Band 3 charts actual position; Rock Smith simply checks against the sound. Assuming that this is even feasible for Rock Band (given the number of other things occurring at the same time), it doesn't make sense to go from "you need to hit this button at this time" to "just do it any way you want".

What Rock Band does can NOT be done one just any old guitar. That's not a poor design decision; that is RockSmith having freedom Rock Band 3 did not.

[PanchoX1]

Imagine if they put some Periphery in Rocksmith. So many djents.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcySDw3amJA

djent djent dj-dj-djent

what's a djent?

[tnevaker]

they went down the wrong path because they saddled the game with a technology that is pretty much already obsolete only a year after release. the fact that the only "real guitar" that can be used in RB3 has already been discontinued only a few months after it was finally released is testament to that fact. all the people in this thread saying "i wish RB would have done pro guitar this way so i could play the game with my own guitar, or with a less expensive, better quality guitar of my own choosing" is testament to that fact. the RB3 guitars ability to show your finger position onscreen is a very minor advantage versus the bigger disadvantages of not being able to learn or detect bends, harmonics, palm muting, whether an open string is being muted by sloppy left-hand technique instead of ringing out like it's supposed to, etc. and having to use a relatively expensive (for a beginner guitar), poor quality, and now discontinued custom guitar model in order to play the game was pretty much guaranteed to keep RB3 pro guitar from every being as successful or popular as it could have been.

[folkeye]

....well remember one important factor. Rocksmith is NOT Rockband 3 or visa versa. They have two different focuses. Two different technologies. HMX stated at one point due to lag they couldn't do the use your own guitar thing. So they went with whatever option worked for them.

If for some reason HMX decided to drop pro guitar for RB3 it has nothing to do with RS, it'd be soley based on how much interested the users have and if its worth contining to spend that much extra time on it. RB is and will probably remain primarily more of a game considering the bulk of the audiences uses it for recreation fun instead of learning time (yes the number one player/money maker of RB remains plastic axers).

RS poses little threat to the bulk of the RB crowd and why they play. And as with the old argument over GH vs RB, pick your poison. Like one? Like both? Have at it, and have fun. RS is ultimately aimed at a crowd looking for less of a game, and more of a practice area. Have to wait and see what kind of interst it attracts after its been out for a while. If successful, it wouldn't surprise me if HMX copies them in their route, but who knows (then we get in to the familiar GH vs RB who stole what from who, and why said one is now better than the one who had the technology first... the forums have been there/done that). The unknown next RB game is currently unknown. And whatever 'creative redirection' it takes is yet to be revealed. Are their 'real' instruments in the future, who knows.