http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/31/reacts-guitar-hero-pedals-mean-youre-potentially-taking-this-t/ Engadget Comments for React's Guitar Hero pedals mean you're potentially taking this too seriously http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/31/reacts-guitar-hero-pedals-mean-youre-potentially-taking-this-t/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/31/reacts-guitar-hero-pedals-mean-youre-potentially-taking-this-t/Jan 31st 2008 9:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/31/reacts-guitar-hero-pedals-mean-youre-potentially-taking-this-t/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/31/reacts-guitar-hero-pedals-mean-youre-potentially-taking-this-t/Jan 31st 2008 10:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/31/reacts-guitar-hero-pedals-mean-youre-potentially-taking-this-t/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/31/reacts-guitar-hero-pedals-mean-youre-potentially-taking-this-t/Jan 31st 2008 10:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/31/reacts-guitar-hero-pedals-mean-youre-potentially-taking-this-t/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/31/reacts-guitar-hero-pedals-mean-youre-potentially-taking-this-t/Increase your size!!

(now it's officially a spam email)

-D]]>Jan 31st 2008 10:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/31/reacts-guitar-hero-pedals-mean-youre-potentially-taking-this-t/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/31/reacts-guitar-hero-pedals-mean-youre-potentially-taking-this-t/Jan 31st 2008 10:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/31/reacts-guitar-hero-pedals-mean-youre-potentially-taking-this-t/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/31/reacts-guitar-hero-pedals-mean-youre-potentially-taking-this-t/Jan 31st 2008 11:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/31/reacts-guitar-hero-pedals-mean-youre-potentially-taking-this-t/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/31/reacts-guitar-hero-pedals-mean-youre-potentially-taking-this-t/Jan 31st 2008 11:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/31/reacts-guitar-hero-pedals-mean-youre-potentially-taking-this-t/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/31/reacts-guitar-hero-pedals-mean-youre-potentially-taking-this-t/Jan 31st 2008 11:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/31/reacts-guitar-hero-pedals-mean-youre-potentially-taking-this-t/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/31/reacts-guitar-hero-pedals-mean-youre-potentially-taking-this-t/Jan 31st 2008 11:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/31/reacts-guitar-hero-pedals-mean-youre-potentially-taking-this-t/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/31/reacts-guitar-hero-pedals-mean-youre-potentially-taking-this-t/
Its not big its not clever and i've probably done it myself at some point.

.............But will it play doom?............. sorry had to be done!]]>Jan 31st 2008 11:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/31/reacts-guitar-hero-pedals-mean-youre-potentially-taking-this-t/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/31/reacts-guitar-hero-pedals-mean-youre-potentially-taking-this-t/Jan 31st 2008 11:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/31/reacts-guitar-hero-pedals-mean-youre-potentially-taking-this-t/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/31/reacts-guitar-hero-pedals-mean-youre-potentially-taking-this-t/Jan 31st 2008 11:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/31/reacts-guitar-hero-pedals-mean-youre-potentially-taking-this-t/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/31/reacts-guitar-hero-pedals-mean-youre-potentially-taking-this-t/Jan 31st 2008 11:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/31/reacts-guitar-hero-pedals-mean-youre-potentially-taking-this-t/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/31/reacts-guitar-hero-pedals-mean-youre-potentially-taking-this-t/Jan 31st 2008 11:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/31/reacts-guitar-hero-pedals-mean-youre-potentially-taking-this-t/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/31/reacts-guitar-hero-pedals-mean-youre-potentially-taking-this-t/Jan 31st 2008 11:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/31/reacts-guitar-hero-pedals-mean-youre-potentially-taking-this-t/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/31/reacts-guitar-hero-pedals-mean-youre-potentially-taking-this-t/
Jeepers, man. You'll never get your first with a girl if you're trolling the Internets looking for first posts to make.]]>Jan 31st 2008 12:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/31/reacts-guitar-hero-pedals-mean-youre-potentially-taking-this-t/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/31/reacts-guitar-hero-pedals-mean-youre-potentially-taking-this-t/Jan 31st 2008 1:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/31/reacts-guitar-hero-pedals-mean-youre-potentially-taking-this-t/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/31/reacts-guitar-hero-pedals-mean-youre-potentially-taking-this-t/Jan 31st 2008 1:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/31/reacts-guitar-hero-pedals-mean-youre-potentially-taking-this-t/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/31/reacts-guitar-hero-pedals-mean-youre-potentially-taking-this-t/Jan 31st 2008 1:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/31/reacts-guitar-hero-pedals-mean-youre-potentially-taking-this-t/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/31/reacts-guitar-hero-pedals-mean-youre-potentially-taking-this-t/Jan 31st 2008 1:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/31/reacts-guitar-hero-pedals-mean-youre-potentially-taking-this-t/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/31/reacts-guitar-hero-pedals-mean-youre-potentially-taking-this-t/
I do: your shitty comment is worse]]>Jan 31st 2008 1:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/31/reacts-guitar-hero-pedals-mean-youre-potentially-taking-this-t/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/31/reacts-guitar-hero-pedals-mean-youre-potentially-taking-this-t/
Oh, sorry, no need. His post was always be first.]]>Jan 31st 2008 2:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/31/reacts-guitar-hero-pedals-mean-youre-potentially-taking-this-t/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/31/reacts-guitar-hero-pedals-mean-youre-potentially-taking-this-t/
Whatever. That's two for the Inbox.]]>Jan 31st 2008 2:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/31/reacts-guitar-hero-pedals-mean-youre-potentially-taking-this-t/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/31/reacts-guitar-hero-pedals-mean-youre-potentially-taking-this-t/Jan 31st 2008 3:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/31/reacts-guitar-hero-pedals-mean-youre-potentially-taking-this-t/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/31/reacts-guitar-hero-pedals-mean-youre-potentially-taking-this-t/]]>Jan 31st 2008 7:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/31/reacts-guitar-hero-pedals-mean-youre-potentially-taking-this-t/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/31/reacts-guitar-hero-pedals-mean-youre-potentially-taking-this-t/Jan 31st 2008 9:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/31/reacts-guitar-hero-pedals-mean-youre-potentially-taking-this-t/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/31/reacts-guitar-hero-pedals-mean-youre-potentially-taking-this-t/
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/DigiTech-Whammy-Pedal-with-MIDI-Control?sku=150171

How do you think Tom Morello got all those wacky sounds out of his guitar? He practically worships the whammy pedal.]]>Jan 31st 2008 9:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/31/reacts-guitar-hero-pedals-mean-youre-potentially-taking-this-t/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/31/reacts-guitar-hero-pedals-mean-youre-potentially-taking-this-t/]]>Jan 31st 2008 11:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/31/reacts-guitar-hero-pedals-mean-youre-potentially-taking-this-t/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/31/reacts-guitar-hero-pedals-mean-youre-potentially-taking-this-t/Jan 31st 2008 12:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/31/reacts-guitar-hero-pedals-mean-youre-potentially-taking-this-t/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/31/reacts-guitar-hero-pedals-mean-youre-potentially-taking-this-t/>johnzilla

Epic Fail.]]>Jan 31st 2008 2:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/31/reacts-guitar-hero-pedals-mean-youre-potentially-taking-this-t/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/31/reacts-guitar-hero-pedals-mean-youre-potentially-taking-this-t/Jan 31st 2008 9:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/31/reacts-guitar-hero-pedals-mean-youre-potentially-taking-this-t/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/31/reacts-guitar-hero-pedals-mean-youre-potentially-taking-this-t/
proofreading ftw]]>Jan 31st 2008 12:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/31/reacts-guitar-hero-pedals-mean-youre-potentially-taking-this-t/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/31/reacts-guitar-hero-pedals-mean-youre-potentially-taking-this-t/Jan 31st 2008 12:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/31/reacts-guitar-hero-pedals-mean-youre-potentially-taking-this-t/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/31/reacts-guitar-hero-pedals-mean-youre-potentially-taking-this-t/Jan 31st 2008 9:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/31/reacts-guitar-hero-pedals-mean-youre-potentially-taking-this-t/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/31/reacts-guitar-hero-pedals-mean-youre-potentially-taking-this-t/Jan 31st 2008 10:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/31/reacts-guitar-hero-pedals-mean-youre-potentially-taking-this-t/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/31/reacts-guitar-hero-pedals-mean-youre-potentially-taking-this-t/
If you are good at Tiger Woods 08, that doesn't mean you can play golf. The whole 'Club Handling' is an important factor.

You can't handle a real axe! LOL. JK

]]>Jan 31st 2008 10:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/31/reacts-guitar-hero-pedals-mean-youre-potentially-taking-this-t/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/31/reacts-guitar-hero-pedals-mean-youre-potentially-taking-this-t/i'm sure a good percentage of people who play Tiger Woods can't golf, but not if they never try. golf, like most any other sport or playing guitar for example, requires practice or even once attempting before you give up. Guitar Hero is played with such ferocity and competitiveness, and if those same people actually picked up that real axe and learn how to IRL jam. i think that's what frustrates most people who give the ole' "play a real guitar" comment.

i think most of us can agree that, over the years, our society has turned more from an outdoor generation to an indoor. as gaming has become more mainstream and connected (online play), it has appealed to a broader audience. i, being a former gaming addict (lost girlfriend/job, failed school, etc.), am genuinely saddened to see the next generation give something such as Guitar Hero so much time and effort to be extremely good a game that really has no merit in life.

we also need more IRL metal drummers...the good one's are tough to find!]]>Jan 31st 2008 12:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/31/reacts-guitar-hero-pedals-mean-youre-potentially-taking-this-t/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/31/reacts-guitar-hero-pedals-mean-youre-potentially-taking-this-t/
proofreading ftw]]>Jan 31st 2008 12:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/31/reacts-guitar-hero-pedals-mean-youre-potentially-taking-this-t/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/31/reacts-guitar-hero-pedals-mean-youre-potentially-taking-this-t/Jan 31st 2008 10:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/31/reacts-guitar-hero-pedals-mean-youre-potentially-taking-this-t/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/31/reacts-guitar-hero-pedals-mean-youre-potentially-taking-this-t/Jan 31st 2008 10:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/31/reacts-guitar-hero-pedals-mean-youre-potentially-taking-this-t/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/31/reacts-guitar-hero-pedals-mean-youre-potentially-taking-this-t/
Would you call yourself an assassin after playing Hitman?]]>Jan 31st 2008 11:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/31/reacts-guitar-hero-pedals-mean-youre-potentially-taking-this-t/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/31/reacts-guitar-hero-pedals-mean-youre-potentially-taking-this-t/
And for the record, I AM a guitarist. I have been playing a REAL lefty strat for YEARS.]]>Jan 31st 2008 11:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/31/reacts-guitar-hero-pedals-mean-youre-potentially-taking-this-t/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/31/reacts-guitar-hero-pedals-mean-youre-potentially-taking-this-t/
I end up having to wait for a rest or sustain to activate Star Power because I'll miss notes if I don't. I don't know about the PS2 version, but the Wii version will activate Star Power if you can manage to hit the B button (or whichever black button is closest to the strumming bar), but that still often results in a missed note. I wish this pedal was compatible with the Wii version. I'd have ordered it already. :(

Oh and by the way ... my Strat is right next to my TV for when I feel the need to play the real thing.]]>Jan 31st 2008 11:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/31/reacts-guitar-hero-pedals-mean-youre-potentially-taking-this-t/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/31/reacts-guitar-hero-pedals-mean-youre-potentially-taking-this-t/Jan 31st 2008 2:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/31/reacts-guitar-hero-pedals-mean-youre-potentially-taking-this-t/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/31/reacts-guitar-hero-pedals-mean-youre-potentially-taking-this-t/Jan 31st 2008 10:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/31/reacts-guitar-hero-pedals-mean-youre-potentially-taking-this-t/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/31/reacts-guitar-hero-pedals-mean-youre-potentially-taking-this-t/
Noob!]]>Jan 31st 2008 10:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/31/reacts-guitar-hero-pedals-mean-youre-potentially-taking-this-t/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/31/reacts-guitar-hero-pedals-mean-youre-potentially-taking-this-t/
I don't know about everyone else, but when the first Guitar Hero came out, the only people I knew that had it were people that actually knew how to play guitar. They are the ones that loved it and would tell me all about it. I thought it sounded pretty lame and wasn't sure why it was so cool, until I played it. It's these people that know how to play real instruments that promoted the game to me. Playing it has even caused me to think about learning how to play a real guitar, but I really don't have the time, so picking up Guitar Hero and playing two or three songs will have to do for now.

I bet Guitar Hero has caused more people to pick up a real guitar than anything else. Not everybody has the same mindset as the kids on South Park, and I bet a lot of teens got real guitars and/or lessons for Christmas just because of this game.]]>Jan 31st 2008 10:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/31/reacts-guitar-hero-pedals-mean-youre-potentially-taking-this-t/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/31/reacts-guitar-hero-pedals-mean-youre-potentially-taking-this-t/
Absolutely! I, too, can play both guitar and keyboard as well as a few woodwind instruments, and I have a blast with "Guitar Hero". IT'S A GAME! It's not reality! Apparently, some people just can't understand that.

Learning to play a guitar to come anywhere close to what is done in the various "Guitar Hero" songs would take years and years of dedicated practice except for those few who are particularly gifted. This is just a fun way of quickly creating the illusion that you're rocking out with a real band.

The imbeciles who are complaining about "play a real guitar" haven't put any time into "Guitar Hero". That much is evident. Playing GH takes a different mindset than playing the real thing. Even Slash said in the video that's included on "Guitar Hero III" that he's humbled by how much kids that are 11 and 12 years old can kick his ass at the game. The fact that people apparently think they're so identical only proves that they're completely ignorant about both topics and therefore should be ignored.]]>Jan 31st 2008 11:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/31/reacts-guitar-hero-pedals-mean-youre-potentially-taking-this-t/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/31/reacts-guitar-hero-pedals-mean-youre-potentially-taking-this-t/Jan 31st 2008 11:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/31/reacts-guitar-hero-pedals-mean-youre-potentially-taking-this-t/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/31/reacts-guitar-hero-pedals-mean-youre-potentially-taking-this-t/
Not sure who's gonna come along and watch me though!]]>Jan 31st 2008 11:33AM