React's Guitar Hero pedals mean you're potentially taking this too seriously
By Paul Miller 
posted January 31st 2008 9:38AM
posted January 31st 2008 9:38AM
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posted January 31st 2008 9:38AM
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They already do.
Just pick up a guitar instead of playing guitar hero. You might be amazed. To be ok at guitar isn't that difficult. To be Steve Vai or Dimebag Darrell on guitar it takes your life. If you don't have aspirations of becoming the next person guitarists everywhere look up to you really aren't looking at investing too much time in something that can be much more rewarding than guitar hero.
All the people that promoted it weren't expecting people to be calling themselves "guitarists" because of this game I'm sure. It is somewhat insulting to someone who is truly a guitarist. I've played guitar for 8 years now and I don't consider myself a guitarist. I'm a guitar player but not a guitarist.
And the Digitech Whammy pedal is a blast if anybody wants to know. Tons of cool sounds to come up with and new techniques to teach yourself while learning to use it.
gee, i'd be happy with a small stomp box for $10 that activates star power. I have too much fun with the whammy bar to send it to a pedal
I'm fairly sure that this is not as bad as the light and smoke kit for Rock Band!
Where is the 360 love at, I would love this cause I always screw up when trying to activate star power, The 360 guitar even has an RJ-11 port that would be perfect for something like this.
Glad to hear the real musicians here defending the Guitar Heroes of the group. I've been playing guitar for 20 years, and love playing this game. I hate to hear all the flamers that yell and scream at all the Guitar Hero players to go and play a real instrument. The game has inspired me to learn how to play more lead guitar stuff, as well as turned me on to bands I've never heard of.
Not to mention the fact that the band I play with once in awhile loves to play the game on their BREAK between sets while out of town...
All that said, those pedals are kind of neat...bring on the creativity for any and all innovations for Guitar Hero!
You've never heard of some of the bands in the game? Where have you been my friend?
They're on this game because they're names people recognize.
And no I'm not talking about the top 40's artists..
I've always been annoyed with the fact that you have to swing the neck up to activate star power (which doesn't always reliably work either). No actual guitarists do that. Not ever. I thought the point of Guitar Hero was to make you feel like you're playing guitar. The pedal is a cool option for those of us who don't want to throw our shoulders out of place doing a ridiculous neck gyration every couple minutes.
What we need a damn cow bell!
I NEED MORE COWBELL!
Why don't they make any of these compatible with the 360?
...or the Wii?
"I don't know what's worse, my "1st post" comment, or all of you wasting your time replying and sending me emails...."
I do: your shitty comment.
Well lets try and start it again
I could actually see it as useful in some circumstances, like when I'm holding my guitar up for quite some time trying to get star power activated, whilst I'm entrenched in a fast song. Yes.