Guitar Hero III, Rock Band guitar gaming round-up

There's been a lot of guitar gaming related news lately for some reason, starting with the spotting of a wired version of the Rock Band virtual guitar. Joystiq speculates that this could mean a cheaper guitar for the Xbox 360 version of the game, but then again they've been playing a lot of Rock Band lately so the rockin' out may be affecting their minds. The second tidbit of news comes from the ever informant FCC, which has just taken a look at the Guitar Hero III Les Paul. We've seen this particular model before a couple of times -- albeit without the black lick of paint -- so it's not a great surprise to see this hanging around at the Federal Comm' Comm'. A much bigger surprise is the fact that the FCC shots don't include blurred pictures of the approval team (and cameraman) rocking out: an FCC tester position evidently ≠ a rockstar lifestyle. You can also see hands-on with both Guitar Hero III and Rock Band over at Joystiq.

Read - Guitar Hero III guitar at FCC
Read - Wired Rock Band guitar?
Read - Wii's wireless Rock Band guitar
Read - Hands-on: Rock Band
Read - First-look : Guitar Hero III

[Dan @ Jul 14th 2007 7:48PM]

That's too much rock for one day for me.

What the hell am I talking about?

[skam @ Jul 14th 2007 8:20PM]

3rd link should read Wii's wireless guitar hero III guitar

[Glazun @ Jul 14th 2007 8:20PM]

I can't wait for Guitar Hero on the Wii. One of the few titles I will be buying.

[Joe @ Jul 14th 2007 8:22PM]

Save your money and buy the Guitar Hero 2. You'll have the same amount of fun.

Here it is on Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/Activision-Guitar-Hero-2-Bundle/dp/B000MRNUB2/ref=pd_bbs_2/002-0005526-5380044?tag=freeplefav-20&ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1184458827&sr=8-2

[Dan @ Jul 14th 2007 9:21PM]

By that logic, why even buy II? Go for I at a lower price.

Stupid...

[Eric @ Jul 14th 2007 10:14PM]

I was browsing through the manual and I noticed the guitar has a detachable neck. That should result in more profit due to shipping costs. Also there is no mention of using the play and charge cable or batteries. Hopefully it works with the Microsoft ones.

[Einhanderkiller @ Jul 15th 2007 5:13AM]

Rock Band stage demo.
http://digg.com/gaming_news/Gamespot_E3_2007_40_minute_Rock_Band_stage_demo

[Joseph Hill @ Jul 15th 2007 12:48PM]

You should actually know that the body isn't technically the shape of a Les Paul, but (curiously) that of another Gibson model, the Nighthawk.

Since I'm a skinnier guy I always enjoyed playing a Nighthawk more due to the reduced size and weight over a Les Paul.