http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/16/rock-band-3-squier-stratocaster-plays-both-real-and-virtual-guit/ Engadget Comments for 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/2010/06/16/rock-band-3-squier-stratocaster-plays-both-real-and-virtual-guit/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/16/rock-band-3-squier-stratocaster-plays-both-real-and-virtual-guit/Jun 16th 2010 1:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/16/rock-band-3-squier-stratocaster-plays-both-real-and-virtual-guit/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/16/rock-band-3-squier-stratocaster-plays-both-real-and-virtual-guit/Jun 16th 2010 1:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/16/rock-band-3-squier-stratocaster-plays-both-real-and-virtual-guit/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/16/rock-band-3-squier-stratocaster-plays-both-real-and-virtual-guit/Jun 16th 2010 1:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/16/rock-band-3-squier-stratocaster-plays-both-real-and-virtual-guit/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/16/rock-band-3-squier-stratocaster-plays-both-real-and-virtual-guit/This will undoubtedly get more young'ns to be interested in playing a real instrument, which is a very good thing.

But take away the TV and score system, and they become just as uninterested as before. The trick is to keep them interested even when there's no notes to follow and no score to rack up.]]>Jun 16th 2010 1:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/16/rock-band-3-squier-stratocaster-plays-both-real-and-virtual-guit/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/16/rock-band-3-squier-stratocaster-plays-both-real-and-virtual-guit/
Id rather learn how to play a real guitar while learning some bad habits rather than spending hours playing a plastic one and not being able to play a real guitar at all.]]>Jun 16th 2010 1:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/16/rock-band-3-squier-stratocaster-plays-both-real-and-virtual-guit/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/16/rock-band-3-squier-stratocaster-plays-both-real-and-virtual-guit/
True but how many kids are in band and orchestra while in school and can only play off sheet music. And take away getting a grade for it and they wont play at all. ]]>Jun 16th 2010 1:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/16/rock-band-3-squier-stratocaster-plays-both-real-and-virtual-guit/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/16/rock-band-3-squier-stratocaster-plays-both-real-and-virtual-guit/I disagree completely. As a guitarist who always found the games a silly ploy to create landfills full of fake instruments for aliens to find later and mock our culture, this is the first time I've felt compelled to want to play the game. Future releases could allow the slowing of a song, a longer view of the fretboard, full blown instructional versions of the "game", an awesome transcription tool, MIDI compatibility that doesn't suck and the list goes on.

This is seriously cool.

PS: Tune your guitar before you go play a demo on a beginner level guitar that people are going to be skeptical of already.]]>Jun 16th 2010 1:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/16/rock-band-3-squier-stratocaster-plays-both-real-and-virtual-guit/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/16/rock-band-3-squier-stratocaster-plays-both-real-and-virtual-guit/Tell them it'll get them laid]]>Jun 16th 2010 2:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/16/rock-band-3-squier-stratocaster-plays-both-real-and-virtual-guit/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/16/rock-band-3-squier-stratocaster-plays-both-real-and-virtual-guit/Jun 16th 2010 4:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/16/rock-band-3-squier-stratocaster-plays-both-real-and-virtual-guit/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/16/rock-band-3-squier-stratocaster-plays-both-real-and-virtual-guit/Jun 16th 2010 5:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/16/rock-band-3-squier-stratocaster-plays-both-real-and-virtual-guit/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/16/rock-band-3-squier-stratocaster-plays-both-real-and-virtual-guit/This rocks. I play guitar and wouldn't play guitar hero because is bore no relation to playing the songs on guitar. Imagine the kudos if you play whole lotta love at a party. All of the other losers pressing buttons on a plastic Les Paul and you rocking out on the real strat. Finally, a way of showing of your guitar skills without having to play crappy accoustic all the time.]]>Jun 16th 2010 6:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/16/rock-band-3-squier-stratocaster-plays-both-real-and-virtual-guit/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/16/rock-band-3-squier-stratocaster-plays-both-real-and-virtual-guit/Jun 16th 2010 7:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/16/rock-band-3-squier-stratocaster-plays-both-real-and-virtual-guit/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/16/rock-band-3-squier-stratocaster-plays-both-real-and-virtual-guit/
Why can't it be both?]]>Jun 16th 2010 7:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/16/rock-band-3-squier-stratocaster-plays-both-real-and-virtual-guit/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/16/rock-band-3-squier-stratocaster-plays-both-real-and-virtual-guit/
I think this is going to improve sales tremendously. Not only does is support fake plastic guitars but now real instruments which is what I had been waiting for all along, and I am sure a few others have as well.

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I agree about playing in the band. I don't think I learned any music theory though. I learned how to read sheet music, how to play notes, but not what made music sound the way it did. I couldn't play a single song improv because I don't really understand the theory.]]>Jun 16th 2010 11:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/16/rock-band-3-squier-stratocaster-plays-both-real-and-virtual-guit/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/16/rock-band-3-squier-stratocaster-plays-both-real-and-virtual-guit/
I'm just scared that those little sensors in the frets are going to be susceptible to fret buzz and register as the wrong notes. That, or the neck action is going to be so high that the strings are going to be a huge pain to press.]]>Jun 16th 2010 12:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/16/rock-band-3-squier-stratocaster-plays-both-real-and-virtual-guit/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/16/rock-band-3-squier-stratocaster-plays-both-real-and-virtual-guit/Guitar Hero just got owned, Man this is what I always wanted on a music game, being able to learn how to play, Rock band almost got it with the drum set, but this is awsome, Hope that guitar isnt to expensive.]]>Jun 16th 2010 1:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/16/rock-band-3-squier-stratocaster-plays-both-real-and-virtual-guit/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/16/rock-band-3-squier-stratocaster-plays-both-real-and-virtual-guit/Jun 17th 2010 4:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/16/rock-band-3-squier-stratocaster-plays-both-real-and-virtual-guit/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/16/rock-band-3-squier-stratocaster-plays-both-real-and-virtual-guit/Jun 16th 2010 1:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/16/rock-band-3-squier-stratocaster-plays-both-real-and-virtual-guit/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/16/rock-band-3-squier-stratocaster-plays-both-real-and-virtual-guit/Jun 16th 2010 1:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/16/rock-band-3-squier-stratocaster-plays-both-real-and-virtual-guit/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/16/rock-band-3-squier-stratocaster-plays-both-real-and-virtual-guit/
It's a real Frakking guitar

-BSG]]>Jun 16th 2010 1:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/16/rock-band-3-squier-stratocaster-plays-both-real-and-virtual-guit/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/16/rock-band-3-squier-stratocaster-plays-both-real-and-virtual-guit/Jun 16th 2010 1:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/16/rock-band-3-squier-stratocaster-plays-both-real-and-virtual-guit/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/16/rock-band-3-squier-stratocaster-plays-both-real-and-virtual-guit/Me too, going to have to see how this works but if it could actually teach me how to play guitar I might finally buy my first music since when DDR was all the rage. Sadly those dance moves never seem to catch on in the clubs *jumps around spastically*]]>Jun 16th 2010 1:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/16/rock-band-3-squier-stratocaster-plays-both-real-and-virtual-guit/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/16/rock-band-3-squier-stratocaster-plays-both-real-and-virtual-guit/Jun 16th 2010 6:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/16/rock-band-3-squier-stratocaster-plays-both-real-and-virtual-guit/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/16/rock-band-3-squier-stratocaster-plays-both-real-and-virtual-guit/Jun 16th 2010 1:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/16/rock-band-3-squier-stratocaster-plays-both-real-and-virtual-guit/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/16/rock-band-3-squier-stratocaster-plays-both-real-and-virtual-guit/Jun 16th 2010 1:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/16/rock-band-3-squier-stratocaster-plays-both-real-and-virtual-guit/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/16/rock-band-3-squier-stratocaster-plays-both-real-and-virtual-guit/Jun 16th 2010 1:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/16/rock-band-3-squier-stratocaster-plays-both-real-and-virtual-guit/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/16/rock-band-3-squier-stratocaster-plays-both-real-and-virtual-guit/
*sigh* me too, looks like i'm getting another squire. ]]>Jun 16th 2010 5:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/16/rock-band-3-squier-stratocaster-plays-both-real-and-virtual-guit/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/16/rock-band-3-squier-stratocaster-plays-both-real-and-virtual-guit/Jun 16th 2010 11:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/16/rock-band-3-squier-stratocaster-plays-both-real-and-virtual-guit/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/16/rock-band-3-squier-stratocaster-plays-both-real-and-virtual-guit/Jun 16th 2010 1:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/16/rock-band-3-squier-stratocaster-plays-both-real-and-virtual-guit/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/16/rock-band-3-squier-stratocaster-plays-both-real-and-virtual-guit/Jun 16th 2010 2:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/16/rock-band-3-squier-stratocaster-plays-both-real-and-virtual-guit/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/16/rock-band-3-squier-stratocaster-plays-both-real-and-virtual-guit/
I think he meant you could get the sensors on whatever one you want.

In the mean time my stratocaster will continue to gather dust.]]>Jun 16th 2010 3:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/16/rock-band-3-squier-stratocaster-plays-both-real-and-virtual-guit/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/16/rock-band-3-squier-stratocaster-plays-both-real-and-virtual-guit/
Now announcing Official Warmoth Rock Band Guitar Necks!]]>Jun 16th 2010 5:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/16/rock-band-3-squier-stratocaster-plays-both-real-and-virtual-guit/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/16/rock-band-3-squier-stratocaster-plays-both-real-and-virtual-guit/
Oh there will be hacks... Just you wait... It will come...]]>Jun 16th 2010 5:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/16/rock-band-3-squier-stratocaster-plays-both-real-and-virtual-guit/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/16/rock-band-3-squier-stratocaster-plays-both-real-and-virtual-guit/Jun 16th 2010 1:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/16/rock-band-3-squier-stratocaster-plays-both-real-and-virtual-guit/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/16/rock-band-3-squier-stratocaster-plays-both-real-and-virtual-guit/
lol and the first person to beat it on expert wins a record contract?]]>Jun 16th 2010 1:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/16/rock-band-3-squier-stratocaster-plays-both-real-and-virtual-guit/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/16/rock-band-3-squier-stratocaster-plays-both-real-and-virtual-guit/Rock Band: Record Contract will utilize Microsoft Kinect's amazing camera technology to put you right in the high-back executive chair as the record company representative, Mondo Rondo. You'll simply move your hand in a pen-like fashion to write up contracts for good or evil. Will you use the musician befuddling "confusing legalese" move combined with a "no royalties" 1-2 punch on your fictitious contracts to financially fuck fictitious bands? Will you assist in writing the most bitchin' contract rider to ensure your band has only STD-free groupies and red M&M's? The choice is yours!

Combine with Rock Band: Hungry Musicians VS Justin Bieber add-on pack and see if you can successfully walk the soul crushing tightrope of pushing musically vacuous crap for grand fortunes while preserving a 100% exclusively horse shit radio station by keeping actually brilliant musicians off of all airwaves! NOT FOR THE FAINT OF HEART!]]>Jun 16th 2010 2:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/16/rock-band-3-squier-stratocaster-plays-both-real-and-virtual-guit/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/16/rock-band-3-squier-stratocaster-plays-both-real-and-virtual-guit/Jun 16th 2010 1:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/16/rock-band-3-squier-stratocaster-plays-both-real-and-virtual-guit/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/16/rock-band-3-squier-stratocaster-plays-both-real-and-virtual-guit/Jun 16th 2010 1:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/16/rock-band-3-squier-stratocaster-plays-both-real-and-virtual-guit/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/16/rock-band-3-squier-stratocaster-plays-both-real-and-virtual-guit/Jun 16th 2010 1:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/16/rock-band-3-squier-stratocaster-plays-both-real-and-virtual-guit/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/16/rock-band-3-squier-stratocaster-plays-both-real-and-virtual-guit/
"Just make sure you crank your TV's sound system to 11 to not be drowned out from what's likely an even worse screw-up sound." ]]>Jun 16th 2010 1:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/16/rock-band-3-squier-stratocaster-plays-both-real-and-virtual-guit/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/16/rock-band-3-squier-stratocaster-plays-both-real-and-virtual-guit/Jun 16th 2010 1:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/16/rock-band-3-squier-stratocaster-plays-both-real-and-virtual-guit/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/16/rock-band-3-squier-stratocaster-plays-both-real-and-virtual-guit/Jun 16th 2010 2:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/16/rock-band-3-squier-stratocaster-plays-both-real-and-virtual-guit/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/16/rock-band-3-squier-stratocaster-plays-both-real-and-virtual-guit/If you're any good, you can replace them before the song is over ;).]]>Jun 19th 2010 6:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/16/rock-band-3-squier-stratocaster-plays-both-real-and-virtual-guit/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/16/rock-band-3-squier-stratocaster-plays-both-real-and-virtual-guit/
]]>Jun 16th 2010 2:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/16/rock-band-3-squier-stratocaster-plays-both-real-and-virtual-guit/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/16/rock-band-3-squier-stratocaster-plays-both-real-and-virtual-guit/Suite Home Alabama!]]>Jun 16th 2010 2:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/16/rock-band-3-squier-stratocaster-plays-both-real-and-virtual-guit/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/16/rock-band-3-squier-stratocaster-plays-both-real-and-virtual-guit/Jun 16th 2010 2:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/16/rock-band-3-squier-stratocaster-plays-both-real-and-virtual-guit/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/16/rock-band-3-squier-stratocaster-plays-both-real-and-virtual-guit/Jun 16th 2010 2:58AM