Rock Band Stratocaster controller revealed

It's always comforting to put a face to a name, and for those who have been raucously awaiting more details on the elusive Rock Band controller, dig in. According to a purported GameStop newsletter, the ten-button axe does indeed favor a Fender Stratocaster, and while the frets appear fairly subtle head-on, those looking down on the device will notice the colorful labels (shown after the jump) that they've grown used to. Additionally, the tidbit also divulged that the instrument "would allow players to manipulate sound through reverb, flange, wah, delay and more," but there was no mention of the presumably lofty pricetag that this thing would eventually sport. Looks like the Fender fanboys will soon be able to really duel it out with the Gibson purists, eh?

[Bb @ Jun 19th 2007 6:21PM]

!!!

*Wets pants with excitement*

[MDB @ Jun 19th 2007 6:32PM]

As they say on MTV cribs:

BALLAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[Cardbored @ Jun 19th 2007 6:34PM]

AS said on Chapelle Show:

This is the ballin'est shit EVER!

[StrangeBum @ Jun 19th 2007 6:55PM]

Really man..really?

Sorry, just sick of Dave Chappelle popping up in the most unnecessary places.

IMO though, I like the look of this more than the Guitar Hero controllers, it doesn't look like a toy. But I personally love Gibson's guitars more than Fender, especially the strat. Everybody and their grandmother has a damn Fender Stratocaster.

[altomonkey2007 @ Jun 24th 2007 4:40PM]

I saw Dave Chappelle skateboarding down Market St two days ago, in San Francisco.

[joe @ Jun 19th 2007 7:18PM]

Dave: UN, you have a problem with that? You know what you should do? You should sanction me. Sanction me with your army. Oh!! Wait a minute! You don't have an army! I guess that means you need to shut the fuck up! That's what I'd do if I don't no army. I would shut the fuck up. [speaks each word into a different microphone] Shut. The. Fuck. Up!! That's right!

[James @ Jun 20th 2007 6:56AM]

Redneck moron.

[James @ Jun 20th 2007 9:02AM]

Oops, appears he was born in Washington DC. My apologies to all rednecks....

[korey @ Jun 19th 2007 7:30PM]

Instead of spending money on this it seems one would be better rewarded just learning how to play the guitar.

[zerosozha @ Jun 19th 2007 8:05PM]

http://www.ctrlaltdel-online.com/comic.php?d=20070509

[korey @ Jun 19th 2007 11:37PM]

yeah, step on up little boy, you doing anything about it is as real as the comic.

[zerosozha @ Jun 20th 2007 12:23AM]

If you must know, I have an Ibanez RG270 which I just got restringed and am learning on. Has been sitting in my closet for years and I never would have picked it up if Guitar Hero didn't peak my interest in electric guitar :P

[deleted @ Jun 20th 2007 12:26AM]

good then, my work here is done!

[zerosozha @ Jun 19th 2007 8:03PM]

I'm especially liking the colored labels on the side of the buttons; makes the controller look more like a guitar and less like a plaything.

[Jacob @ Jun 19th 2007 8:06PM]

Lol @ Joe...

That last bit was classic!

"[speaks each word into a different microphone] Shut. The. Fuck. Up!! That's right!"

[Chris @ Jun 19th 2007 8:25PM]

Hey, looks like there are a set of buttons higher up on the neck too.. 'cuz playing those face-melter solos just don't seem right way down on the first fret.

[Keymaster @ Jun 19th 2007 9:32PM]

Those fret buttons are MADE for meedlies.

[Nate @ Jun 19th 2007 9:34PM]

...an' 'den, da Cheat, he come on his keyboards....

[Marc L'Heureux @ Jun 19th 2007 10:19PM]

I would imagine those higher buttons do make it easier to play the faster bits. The frets are closer there (as they are on a real guitar), and therefore the fingers have to be less spread out, and get less tired.

[Tom @ Jun 20th 2007 5:43AM]

I want... Will go with my real Fender Strat :P

[noah @ Jun 20th 2007 10:53PM]

who needs that, when... u can do the real thing! but cool anyway

[Sickmanseth @ Jul 12th 2007 1:14PM]

Yeah,but when does my '80s Fender jazz bass get it's Guitar hero digs? where's the bass in rock band?

I read they were going to force me to share with the guitarist. a guitar is not a bass,and it has never been. it's not a rock band without that big bottom end,either. If any of the devs are reading this,Fix it. now. you'll make me very happy.

[Johnny Gillan Stone @ Jul 15th 2007 2:05PM]

Where do you plug it in?