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Post by angryfan on Jul 8, 2014 23:53:58 GMT -5
So I've decided to give this game/tutorial a shot, as I know that playing music can be very relaxing. Anyone else trying it, or have tried it? Just curious as to people's thoughts on it.
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Post by Dr. T is an alien on Jul 8, 2014 23:57:40 GMT -5
I have heard good things and would love to try it myself, but I need to have some disposable income in order to;
A) buy a guitar to replace the one my step-son stole from me, B) get my X-Box either running again or replaced, and C) buy the actual game.
Let me know how it turns out for you after you try it. I will probably get it myself in the Fall.
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Post by angryfan on Jul 9, 2014 0:05:59 GMT -5
I just picked it up tonight, had a little disposable income (ok, it was a pre-birthday gift to myself). Wound up going with an Ibanez bass guitar (small hands, so the narrower neck is a must for me)that I picked up for around 140 brand new. The game was 80 and it came with all necessary cables, so I'm like 220 into it.
It's installing now, so hope to get a few minutes in later tonight.
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Post by eDemento2099 on Jul 9, 2014 7:00:38 GMT -5
I ordered the Real Tone Cable from The Source By Circuit City's website and then bought the PC version of Rocksmith 2014 Edition during the Steam Summer Sale. The only thing left for me to do is get a guitar, but I have no idea what to look for (Aside from a 3/4" output jack) since I have never owned a guitar before.
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Post by Johnny on Jul 9, 2014 7:02:57 GMT -5
I ordered the Real Tone Cable from The Source By Circuit City's website and then bought the PC version of Rocksmith 2014 Edition during the Steam Summer Sale. The only thing left for me to do is get a guitar, but I have no idea what to look for (Aside from a 3/4" output jack) since I have never owned a guitar before. you know those guitars...that are like...double...guitars. you know? get one of those!
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Post by eDemento2099 on Jul 9, 2014 7:05:40 GMT -5
I ordered the Real Tone Cable from The Source By Circuit City's website and then bought the PC version of Rocksmith 2014 Edition during the Steam Summer Sale. The only thing left for me to do is get a guitar, but I have no idea what to look for (Aside from a 3/4" output jack) since I have never owned a guitar before. you know those guitars...that are like...double...guitars. you know? get one of those! So a double guitar is guaranteed to produce good sound and be of solid construction, regardless of price or brand?
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Post by Johnny on Jul 9, 2014 7:18:33 GMT -5
you know those guitars...that are like...double...guitars. you know? get one of those! So a double guitar is guaranteed to produce good sound and be of solid construction, regardless of price or brand? You're guaranteed double the guitar per musician. Therefore half the chance of poor music.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 9, 2014 7:23:56 GMT -5
I ordered the Real Tone Cable from The Source By Circuit City's website and then bought the PC version of Rocksmith 2014 Edition during the Steam Summer Sale. The only thing left for me to do is get a guitar, but I have no idea what to look for (Aside from a 3/4" output jack) since I have never owned a guitar before. Safe bet for quality and no real over the top cost is an Ibanez Jet King 3, also solid enough to be a good enough guitar pick-up wise for performances and such. Ibanez brands get mocked from time to time but they're really solid. The cliche truth behind 'go into a music store and pick up one that feels right' is pretty much true. Ask the store to set it up for you before you take it away and some of 'em will do that for free, or do it if you buy an accessories pack or something. If you want to go lower price wise then you can pick up a decent Squire (lower grade Fender) stratocaster for not very much in pretty much every music outlet. AVOID anything with 'Special' in the title too. Epiphone Specials and such are jokes, sold as beginner guitars but horrendous for any guitar player regardless of skill. Only Daisy Love guitars are worse and widely bought in my opinion (someone with a better opinion will correct me and list 1000 worse brands at some point today). That or randomly stumble across one in a garage sale, sounds like a joke but the amount of times I've picked up decent guitars whilst wandering around is incredible.
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Post by Dr. T is an alien on Jul 9, 2014 11:11:26 GMT -5
I ordered the Real Tone Cable from The Source By Circuit City's website and then bought the PC version of Rocksmith 2014 Edition during the Steam Summer Sale. The only thing left for me to do is get a guitar, but I have no idea what to look for (Aside from a 3/4" output jack) since I have never owned a guitar before. Safe bet for quality and no real over the top cost is an Ibanez Jet King 3, also solid enough to be a good enough guitar pick-up wise for performances and such. Ibanez brands get mocked from time to time but they're really solid. The cliche truth behind 'go into a music store and pick up one that feels right' is pretty much true. Ask the store to set it up for you before you take it away and some of 'em will do that for free, or do it if you buy an accessories pack or something. If you want to go lower price wise then you can pick up a decent Squire (lower grade Fender) stratocaster for not very much in pretty much every music outlet. AVOID anything with 'Special' in the title too. Epiphone Specials and such are jokes, sold as beginner guitars but horrendous for any guitar player regardless of skill. Only Daisy Love guitars are worse and widely bought in my opinion (someone with a better opinion will correct me and list 1000 worse brands at some point today). That or randomly stumble across one in a garage sale, sounds like a joke but the amount of times I've picked up decent guitars whilst wandering around is incredible. Yeah, you buy what feels right in your hands. You will need to get over the discomfort of developing callouses (and I have to do so again, sadly enough), so you do not want a guitar that is a bit awkward in your hands. Personally, if I could afford it I would pick up a Rickenbacker as they just feel right to me.
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Post by Orange on Jul 9, 2014 11:38:22 GMT -5
Fantastic game that can greatly help somebody learn how to play guitar. I already knew how to play going into the game, but if I didn't, with the way the game explains it and builds up difficulty to match your skill level, a person could absolutely get the basics of guitar down from the game.
I really need to get Rocksmith 2014; the soundtrack looks incredible.
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Post by eDemento2099 on Jul 9, 2014 16:37:35 GMT -5
The cliche truth behind 'go into a music store and pick up one that feels right' is pretty much true. How will I know if a guitar 'feels right' if I've never seriously played one before? Just an intuitive feeling, or are there physical criterion that I should look out for? I started looking around for used guitars through my local classifieds about a month ago. I got a hold of a guy who is selling a barely used Ibanez 4 String Bass that he bought for use with Rocksmith. He said he is upgrading to a better guitar, but from the reviews I've seen, the Ibanez Gsr180-Bs is a pretty good bass, especially for starters like myself. Why do some people mock Ibanez instruments? I thought that Ibanez is a Japanese company, and products that are 'Made in Japan' are synonymous with quality (or at least they used to be) because of the country's high labour standards.
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Post by eDemento2099 on Jul 9, 2014 16:47:44 GMT -5
I really need to get Rocksmith 2014; the soundtrack looks incredible. Both editions of Rocksmith seem to feature about the same number of songs by bands I like; the first one has Bowie's "Rebel, Rebel" and two Nirvana tracks that I'm more partial to than "Heart Shaped Box" (Included with the 2004 Edition), whereas the 2004 Edition comes with "Blitzkrieg Bop" (Ramones), "Don't Look Back In Anger" (Oasis), "Say It Ain't So" (Weezer), and "Thunder Kiss '65" (White Zombie). I've read that if Steam detects that I own both the original Rocksmith and the 2014 Edition, and then I buy the 'Rocksmith 2014 Disc Import Tool,' tracks from the original Rocksmith will be incorporated into Rocksmith 2014. I guess playing them in Rocksmith 2014 is supposed to be better since the new edition makes it easier to learn from your mistakes by focusing on sections of songs that give you trouble.
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Post by Dr. T is an alien on Jul 9, 2014 17:31:53 GMT -5
The cliche truth behind 'go into a music store and pick up one that feels right' is pretty much true. How will I know if a guitar 'feels right' if I've never seriously played one before? Just an intuitive feeling, or are there physical criterion that I should look out for? I started looking around for used guitars through my local classifieds about a month ago. I got a hold of a guy who is selling a barely used Ibanez 4 String Bass that he bought for use with Rocksmith. He said he is upgrading to a better guitar, but from the reviews I've seen, the Ibanez Gsr180-Bs is a pretty good bass, especially for starters like myself. Why do some people mock Ibanez instruments? I thought that Ibanez is a Japanese company, and products that are 'Made in Japan' are synonymous with quality (or at least they used to be) because of the country's high labour standards. Yeah, it is sort of a subjective thing. I never owned a bass instrument, but I have fiddled with many of them. Unfortunately, the only ones that truly felt right was a Hofner violin bass (which can get pricey), a Fender 6 string, thin neck (which definitely was pricey), and an electric bass ukelele (which is unique enough that I don't expect it to still be at the shop when I can gather the $300 to spend on an instrument). I would also love to try an 8 stringer sometime, but have not gotten the chance to do so. I recommend going down to the closest Guitar Center and trying out many instruments. Trying out different styles of instruments lets you determine what you like. Some body styles are more comfortable than others. Some neck styles are more comfortable than others. The wood used can make a difference. Some instruments might might have more action than you care for, especially as a beginner. If you start looking at acoustic guitars you will need to determine whether you want a classic style (wider neck and a mix of nylon and metal strings) or the more common acoustic style. If you are looking at electric instruments, you will need to know if you have a preference between solid body and hollow body instruments. For that matter, you will need to determine what string configuration you like (basses come most commonly in 4, 5, and 6 string varieties while regular guitars can easily be found in 6, 7, 8, baritone-8, and 12 stringed varieties).
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Post by Deleted on Jul 9, 2014 17:33:18 GMT -5
The cliche truth behind 'go into a music store and pick up one that feels right' is pretty much true. How will I know if a guitar 'feels right' if I've never seriously played one before? Just an intuitive feeling, or are there physical criterion that I should look out for? I started looking around for used guitars through my local classifieds about a month ago. I got a hold of a guy who is selling a barely used Ibanez 4 String Bass that he bought for use with Rocksmith. He said he is upgrading to a better guitar, but from the reviews I've seen, the Ibanez Gsr180-Bs is a pretty good bass, especially for starters like myself. Why do some people mock Ibanez instruments? I thought that Ibanez is a Japanese company, and products that are 'Made in Japan' are synonymous with quality (or at least they used to be) because of the country's high labour standards. Basically whatever feels most comfortable for the size of your hands, and if the action on the guitar is low then the strings are less likely to batter new players fingers whilst callouses occur. If you're picking up a bass first then excellent, I know it gets the wrongful label of 'dumb guitar' but basses are my favourite easy access instrument, for both the tone in basses being naturally low end (which I love) and for the fact once you get the basics down you will sound better than any Flea wannabe, and you'll be 5x as creative in rhythm than Flea ever was! (/FNM fan obligatory RHCP insults). Plus if you start up with acoustic or electric guitar after you'll have an easier time. I've always seen people pretty much roll their eyes at Ibanez guitars as they tend to be lower budget things that have never been popular compared to other brands/styles (Iceman and similar shaped guitars tend to get a lot of mockery in my close circles, but I find them fun enough and their stock pick-ups are generally good). I really do think my Ibanez Jet King 2 is the third best guitar I've ever played due to how perfect the neck is for my hands, plus the stock pick-ups mean you can go from jangley indie obviousness to low end imitation Gibson Les Paul hard rock sounds with the literal flick of a switch, compared to two £2000+ RRP guitars (that I borrowed for sessions and such, I'd hate to own such expensive things anyway), but because it's a little battered and looks a wee bit ugly* I've had people tend to advise me getting other guitars for live playing. Just weird, vanity I suppose. I remember almost drunkenly arguing with someone who kept telling me Frank Black was a tool for playing Ibanez stuff in the early 90s even though...well, it sounded good on the records so... Truth be told I'm not entirely sure where most guitars are made unless I've got the serial numbers and crosscheck, but Ibanez's have never let me down and I've played more than a handful. Hell, I've got a cheap one next to me right now that has CHIPS out of the body (actual body damage) I bought for £60 second hand (though I suspect third/fourth/fifth hand) and it still plays well enough for practice so that proves something to me, Ibanez guitars are awesome. Dr T's advice above is excellent too, try everything in store if possible. Bass wise some people prefer long scale/short scales, and with guitars...well, every guitar neck varies in some way, as do the pick-ups. If you find something you like and don't mind it being a little dusty/yellowed/having vanity scratches then see if they have a display version of the same thing going for cheaper too. * {Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler} The other finishes look nicer, but damn I love this like it's my own child.
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Post by angryfan on Jul 9, 2014 18:12:36 GMT -5
So I've been at it on and off all day (started last night but at like 1 a.m. so didn't get much done. Am a few lessons in, enjoying it, though small hands are a problem. Am on the slide lesson, and that is a bitch. Can't seem to add a pic, since I'm having a friggin' senior moment. Red Ibanez bass guitar, though.
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Post by Wailing Fungus on Jul 9, 2014 19:07:26 GMT -5
Not wanting to hijack the thread but as someone looking to get back into playing again, cost aside, is Rocksmith worth it? Always felt it looked like a good starting point for beginners, but I've been wanting to get back into the swing of playing and thought it could provide a bit of motivation to practicing more regularly.
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Post by angryfan on Jul 9, 2014 19:13:44 GMT -5
Not wanting to hijack the thread but as someone looking to get back into playing again, cost aside, is Rocksmith worth it? Always felt it looked like a good starting point for beginners, but I've been wanting to get back into the swing of playing and thought it could provide a bit of motivation to practicing more regularly. Well, there's like a jam sesson mode, where you can put in backup musicians and they match you as you play. That seems like a good option for people that already know how to play.
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Post by Wailing Fungus on Jul 9, 2014 19:18:26 GMT -5
Not wanting to hijack the thread but as someone looking to get back into playing again, cost aside, is Rocksmith worth it? Always felt it looked like a good starting point for beginners, but I've been wanting to get back into the swing of playing and thought it could provide a bit of motivation to practicing more regularly. Well, there's like a jam sesson mode, where you can put in backup musicians and they match you as you play. That seems like a good option for people that already know how to play. Sounds pretty sweet. And just checking the track listing (for 2014) again, I spotted 'Satch Boogie'. SOLD!
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Post by "I'm Batman..." on Jul 9, 2014 21:32:05 GMT -5
I have the old version, I didn't like it very much. The new one is supposed to be much better.
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Post by "Gentleman" AJ Powell on Jul 10, 2014 11:35:35 GMT -5
I've been considering this for a while, wanted to get back to learning guitar for a while and it seemed like a good idea. Like you said though, you need some disposable income lying around!
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