Anyone else picked up Rocksmith this weekend?

[Myranda_Rose]

It's fab!

Slightly patronising at times when you play two notes in a row on the rehersal bits but very very good

[chrispy108]

I'm really quite tempted.

How well does it track? Does it teach you any music theory?

[roundthebend]

Do you think it would be a useful way to get a console obsessed teenager focused on his guitar practise? He says he wants to learn but it always falls by the wayside in his priorities. I think he'd play the game, but is it a good learning tool or is it more of a game?

[Myranda_Rose]

Sometimes it tracks a little too well, it seems to think my palm mutes are not mutey enough some times - never had complaints before...

No music theory so far, just guitar and notes

It does do techniques though - so far Ive seen bends, palm mutes, slides, hammer on and pull offs

The "play event" thing is both inspired and creepy - the audience is made up of 2D images filling an area (on a 2D screen... spoooky) so they look really creepy. Then you do so well that they call for an encore - and obviously it's a song you've not seen so far... and chord changes aren't easy doing them visually it seems...

more practise co-ordinating what I see and what I play is needed

[Myranda_Rose]

Do you think it would be a useful way to get a console obsessed teenager focused on his guitar practise? He says he wants to learn but it always falls by the wayside in his priorities. I think he'd play the game, but is it a good learning tool or is it more of a game?

I think if you persist with it to the highest levels you'll actually be playing every note of the guitar (or bass) part of the song...

Given how far appart my eye and hand seem to be so far I'm not quite there (even on songs I kinda know!) so will report back when I'm not being a spazz

[Bezzer]

You certainly are. I'm up to level 10 or 11 now (I forget) "International Headliner" anyway ... whatever that is.

Some of it gets very dense screen wise and a little hard to follow, but you get used to it through grim determination. Tis great though ... I shall be buying the bass expansion asap.

[Myranda_Rose]

You certainly are. I'm up to level 10 or 11 now (I forget) "International Headliner" anyway ... whatever that is.

Some of it gets very dense screen wise and a little hard to follow, but you get used to it through grim determination. Tis great though ... I shall be buying the bass expansion asap.

Been alternating between feeling poorly and playing borderlands this weekend, so not had as much of a go at it as I'd like. I'm at lvl 2

I thought it already did bass?

It's rather nice that it's populated with songs I like but mostly haven't played or don't own... rather clever that they managed that, maybe they were in my brain when writing the game?

[monquixote]

I'd like to play with it, but I can't really justify the expense as a game.

One thing that would tip the balance is if it had a jam mode.

Currently I have a POD2 under the telly hooked up to the Hi-Fi but if it has a mode that gives you some amp simulation and lets you wig out it would definitely be a sound investment.

Anyone know if it does that?

[Myranda_Rose]

I'd like to play with it, but I can't really justify the expense as a game.

One thing that would tip the balance is if it had a jam mode.

Currently I have a POD2 under the telly hooked up to the Hi-Fi but if it has a mode that gives you some amp simulation and lets you wig out it would definitely be a sound investment.

Anyone know if it does that?

THere's an "Amp" mode... you can "plug in" some imaginary pedals... 3 pedals each can be placed in different places in the effects chain, you can change guitars and amps... that count?

Over in the US (where the game has been out nearly a year) there's lots of DLC for amp and pedals combos... which will be coming to our shores over the next few months

[Bezzer]

Been alternating between feeling poorly and playing borderlands this weekend, so not had as much of a go at it as I'd like. I'm at lvl 2

I thought it already did bass?

It's rather nice that it's populated with songs I like but mostly haven't played or don't own... rather clever that they managed that, maybe they were in my brain when writing the game?

Probably does now ... I imported mine from Canadialand months ago so I'll have to pay for it ...boo!