Hands-off with Guitar Wizard, the real guitar Guitar Hero

All you grumps unable to appreciate the pleasures provided by plastic instruments coupled to a gaming console were undoubtedly thrilled when we told you about the Guitar Wizard (because Heroes are zeros, right?). We stopped by at CES and, while they weren't going to let us shred on their setup (which is a good thing, unless their faces were meltproof), we did snag some pics and video along with some more details on the product. It's shipping sometime in August or this Fall for about $150 for the MIDI controller and software package, or $300 for the whole package which includes a real Washburn guitar.

Gallery: Hands-off with Guitar Wizard, the real guitar Guitar Hero

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[srw985 @ Jan 7th 2008 5:01AM]

Whoa, is this guitar hero with a real guitar?

[locke6854 @ Jan 7th 2008 7:55AM]

to the naysayers, i do not want to learn how to play a real guitar, so i'll stick with the *game* guitar hero.

[Nick @ Jan 7th 2008 10:33AM]

you need to be a paleontologist to beat this game?

[Johnnyg0 @ Jan 7th 2008 8:34AM]

I think I would buy it only for the Midi pickup, at 150$ its really a bargain (I can guess it will be locked to the application, but what is unlockable :)

[Tom @ Jan 7th 2008 8:31AM]

Haha, good writeup Chris. You started my bleak Winter morning off with a laugh.

[Galley @ Jan 7th 2008 8:48AM]

Hasn't this type of software been around for 10 years?

[richard @ Jan 7th 2008 9:13AM]

So, this is exactly like practicing a real guitar... except with a bigger incentive now. Or is it? ;D

[edgore @ Jan 7th 2008 10:54AM]

Wow! I am going to run down to my friendly nieghborhood shady corner so I can pick up a copy of Heroin Wizard with real needles and heroin, to go with this. It's going to be awesome!

[Joseph Charles @ Jan 7th 2008 5:05PM]

They stole my Parson's thesis and did it poorly all they way down to the MIDI hardware we developed.

The real and better version "University of Rock" (UROCK) from Poptank is coming out before August just to let you know.

Poptank will see you at CES

[MaGiXX @ Jan 13th 2008 8:34PM]

IF the reviews are good I might actually get this.