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Still wouldn't buy it, of course.]]>Sep 4th 2009 11:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/mad-catz-ships-300-fender-stratocaster-rock-band-guitar-disgra/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/mad-catz-ships-300-fender-stratocaster-rock-band-guitar-disgra/
Playing a gig drunk and falling off stage . . . maybe. Although, I don't remember it.]]>Sep 4th 2009 11:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/mad-catz-ships-300-fender-stratocaster-rock-band-guitar-disgra/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/mad-catz-ships-300-fender-stratocaster-rock-band-guitar-disgra/]]>Sep 4th 2009 12:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/mad-catz-ships-300-fender-stratocaster-rock-band-guitar-disgra/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/mad-catz-ships-300-fender-stratocaster-rock-band-guitar-disgra/
a real fender guitar costs much more because strats are handbuilt and actually loved for. not run through an automation process and then slabs of fender parts are wrapped around it.

that's what you pay for.

that and the AMAZING sound.]]>Sep 4th 2009 2:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/mad-catz-ships-300-fender-stratocaster-rock-band-guitar-disgra/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/mad-catz-ships-300-fender-stratocaster-rock-band-guitar-disgra/
". . . a guitar controller that costs far more than many actual guitars . . ."

Thanks for setting me straight, V.

I should point out, however, that my tuba does go up to "11."]]>Sep 4th 2009 2:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/mad-catz-ships-300-fender-stratocaster-rock-band-guitar-disgra/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/mad-catz-ships-300-fender-stratocaster-rock-band-guitar-disgra/
lol

i play drums. I did trombone in 3rd grade but I couldn't get to 7th position haha

but yeah a real strat costs upwards of 1000

and anything you can get for around 300 is a very beginners guitar

so we have here, a $300 "fake" guitar for the top video gamist, or $300 "real" guitar for those who are beginning to learn.

something tells me, many of the best video gamers would fall into the later category]]>Sep 4th 2009 4:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/mad-catz-ships-300-fender-stratocaster-rock-band-guitar-disgra/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/mad-catz-ships-300-fender-stratocaster-rock-band-guitar-disgra/ Gibson Les Paul's are hand made too. And it is a disgrace because i only payed about 250 for a beautiful epiphone les paul.... way better than some gaming guitar, which isnt even a good brand. Mad Catz sucks ]]>Sep 4th 2009 11:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/mad-catz-ships-300-fender-stratocaster-rock-band-guitar-disgra/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/mad-catz-ships-300-fender-stratocaster-rock-band-guitar-disgra/Sep 4th 2009 9:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/mad-catz-ships-300-fender-stratocaster-rock-band-guitar-disgra/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/mad-catz-ships-300-fender-stratocaster-rock-band-guitar-disgra/Sep 4th 2009 11:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/mad-catz-ships-300-fender-stratocaster-rock-band-guitar-disgra/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/mad-catz-ships-300-fender-stratocaster-rock-band-guitar-disgra/
...just a thought ]]>Sep 4th 2009 1:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/mad-catz-ships-300-fender-stratocaster-rock-band-guitar-disgra/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/mad-catz-ships-300-fender-stratocaster-rock-band-guitar-disgra/Sep 4th 2009 9:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/mad-catz-ships-300-fender-stratocaster-rock-band-guitar-disgra/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/mad-catz-ships-300-fender-stratocaster-rock-band-guitar-disgra/Sep 4th 2009 9:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/mad-catz-ships-300-fender-stratocaster-rock-band-guitar-disgra/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/mad-catz-ships-300-fender-stratocaster-rock-band-guitar-disgra/

Just saying...]]>Sep 4th 2009 10:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/mad-catz-ships-300-fender-stratocaster-rock-band-guitar-disgra/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/mad-catz-ships-300-fender-stratocaster-rock-band-guitar-disgra/
ehhhh... /SARCASM tags next time, sorry :p]]>Sep 4th 2009 10:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/mad-catz-ships-300-fender-stratocaster-rock-band-guitar-disgra/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/mad-catz-ships-300-fender-stratocaster-rock-band-guitar-disgra/Sep 4th 2009 10:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/mad-catz-ships-300-fender-stratocaster-rock-band-guitar-disgra/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/mad-catz-ships-300-fender-stratocaster-rock-band-guitar-disgra/Sep 4th 2009 8:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/mad-catz-ships-300-fender-stratocaster-rock-band-guitar-disgra/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/mad-catz-ships-300-fender-stratocaster-rock-band-guitar-disgra/not that GH and RB aren't awesome amazing wicked fun ect]]>Sep 4th 2009 9:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/mad-catz-ships-300-fender-stratocaster-rock-band-guitar-disgra/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/mad-catz-ships-300-fender-stratocaster-rock-band-guitar-disgra/Sep 4th 2009 9:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/mad-catz-ships-300-fender-stratocaster-rock-band-guitar-disgra/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/mad-catz-ships-300-fender-stratocaster-rock-band-guitar-disgra/http://www.guitarbitz.com/350.htm]]>Sep 4th 2009 9:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/mad-catz-ships-300-fender-stratocaster-rock-band-guitar-disgra/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/mad-catz-ships-300-fender-stratocaster-rock-band-guitar-disgra/]]>Sep 4th 2009 9:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/mad-catz-ships-300-fender-stratocaster-rock-band-guitar-disgra/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/mad-catz-ships-300-fender-stratocaster-rock-band-guitar-disgra/Sep 4th 2009 9:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/mad-catz-ships-300-fender-stratocaster-rock-band-guitar-disgra/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/mad-catz-ships-300-fender-stratocaster-rock-band-guitar-disgra/
$300 is crazy in this economy but it's a complete 1:1 replica, the price tag ain't so bad. Would I but one, hell no. The packaged ones work well enough for my needs. The added size and weight would be nice. ]]>Sep 4th 2009 10:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/mad-catz-ships-300-fender-stratocaster-rock-band-guitar-disgra/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/mad-catz-ships-300-fender-stratocaster-rock-band-guitar-disgra/
as the owner of 7 guitars...3 of them are under $300 and play amazingly! i get one of the best full bodied sounds out of my $199 epiphone acoustic and a a bass that holds tune to well i rarely have to tune it comes from a cheap $75 unheard of brand. im not condoning giving up on the real deal (martin, gibson, fender, rickenbacker, etc) but sometimes a cheaper model is worth its weight in gold.

oh and i also play GH...its just too much fun]]>Sep 4th 2009 10:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/mad-catz-ships-300-fender-stratocaster-rock-band-guitar-disgra/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/mad-catz-ships-300-fender-stratocaster-rock-band-guitar-disgra/Sep 4th 2009 11:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/mad-catz-ships-300-fender-stratocaster-rock-band-guitar-disgra/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/mad-catz-ships-300-fender-stratocaster-rock-band-guitar-disgra/
I remember this kid in high school who had a Mesa-Boogie stack, American Strat, and all the pedals you could ever need. Shit I still can't afford a decade later. I mean this guys fuckin music was terrible, and had no musical creativity. But I guess he sounded good at being shitty.]]>Sep 4th 2009 12:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/mad-catz-ships-300-fender-stratocaster-rock-band-guitar-disgra/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/mad-catz-ships-300-fender-stratocaster-rock-band-guitar-disgra/
And I really could never get into either guitar games, it just doesnt work for me. ]]>Sep 4th 2009 2:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/mad-catz-ships-300-fender-stratocaster-rock-band-guitar-disgra/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/mad-catz-ships-300-fender-stratocaster-rock-band-guitar-disgra/
I'm pretty sure there are other reasons to buy an expensive guitar other than that it keeps in tune. You also have to take into account how it feels in your hands, the sound (ie. what type of wood its made of, what pickups are installed, etc.), the looks, and many other factors. If you are just buying a KE3 because it keeps in tune well, you clearly don't know anything about guitars and I feel sorry that such a nice guitar is going to waste. ]]>Sep 9th 2009 5:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/mad-catz-ships-300-fender-stratocaster-rock-band-guitar-disgra/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/mad-catz-ships-300-fender-stratocaster-rock-band-guitar-disgra/Sep 4th 2009 9:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/mad-catz-ships-300-fender-stratocaster-rock-band-guitar-disgra/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/mad-catz-ships-300-fender-stratocaster-rock-band-guitar-disgra/Sep 4th 2009 9:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/mad-catz-ships-300-fender-stratocaster-rock-band-guitar-disgra/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/mad-catz-ships-300-fender-stratocaster-rock-band-guitar-disgra/Sep 4th 2009 9:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/mad-catz-ships-300-fender-stratocaster-rock-band-guitar-disgra/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/mad-catz-ships-300-fender-stratocaster-rock-band-guitar-disgra/Sep 4th 2009 9:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/mad-catz-ships-300-fender-stratocaster-rock-band-guitar-disgra/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/mad-catz-ships-300-fender-stratocaster-rock-band-guitar-disgra/
Um, I'm sorry, but no. $100-300 is the price of low-end guitars like Squiers or Ibanez's lower end Gios. Any good quality guitar (not that the lower end ones a terrible, just no great) is going to be $400+. A real MIA (made in America) Stratocastor is easily $1000+. So, that statement I is halfway true I suppose.

Just clarifying here, I definitely have no hope for this piece of crap. Mad Catz lost my sales after I bought my first PS2 controller from them a LONG time ago. It broke after only 3 angry throws across the room! My Sony PS2 controllers could handle at least 15. Come on, we're gamers we get angry and throw crap Mad Catz, keep that in mind when you build your products.]]>Sep 4th 2009 11:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/mad-catz-ships-300-fender-stratocaster-rock-band-guitar-disgra/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/mad-catz-ships-300-fender-stratocaster-rock-band-guitar-disgra/
I can break a Nintendo controller in one throw.]]>Sep 4th 2009 9:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/mad-catz-ships-300-fender-stratocaster-rock-band-guitar-disgra/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/mad-catz-ships-300-fender-stratocaster-rock-band-guitar-disgra/
Don't take your anger out on MadCatz. ]]>Sep 4th 2009 9:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/mad-catz-ships-300-fender-stratocaster-rock-band-guitar-disgra/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/mad-catz-ships-300-fender-stratocaster-rock-band-guitar-disgra/Sep 4th 2009 9:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/mad-catz-ships-300-fender-stratocaster-rock-band-guitar-disgra/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/mad-catz-ships-300-fender-stratocaster-rock-band-guitar-disgra/Sep 4th 2009 11:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/mad-catz-ships-300-fender-stratocaster-rock-band-guitar-disgra/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/mad-catz-ships-300-fender-stratocaster-rock-band-guitar-disgra/]]>Sep 6th 2009 6:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/mad-catz-ships-300-fender-stratocaster-rock-band-guitar-disgra/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/mad-catz-ships-300-fender-stratocaster-rock-band-guitar-disgra/Sep 4th 2009 9:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/mad-catz-ships-300-fender-stratocaster-rock-band-guitar-disgra/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/mad-catz-ships-300-fender-stratocaster-rock-band-guitar-disgra/
Though, come to think of it...
"controller that costs far more than many actual guitars"---gross misrepresentation of "actual guitar" prices aside, the price of one's choice of game console, a widescreen TV and Madden '10 is far more expensive than a football to throw around behind the house. Heck, one's choice of game console, a widescreen TV and the standard GH/RB kit is already as expensive as a MIA Fender Standard Strat. At that point, what's another $300?

get my point?]]>Sep 4th 2009 10:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/mad-catz-ships-300-fender-stratocaster-rock-band-guitar-disgra/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/mad-catz-ships-300-fender-stratocaster-rock-band-guitar-disgra/
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/sarcasm
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http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/live-shots-of-mad-catzs-full-size-rock-band-2-fender-stratocast/

And when did the price go up? Or is this a new guitar that's somehow different from the old one? And where is the PS3 version?]]>Sep 4th 2009 9:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/mad-catz-ships-300-fender-stratocaster-rock-band-guitar-disgra/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/mad-catz-ships-300-fender-stratocaster-rock-band-guitar-disgra/Sep 4th 2009 9:36AM