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Pro Guitar initial impressions by Rafiki 12/27/2010, 10:24am PST
Playing guitar is hard. There's about 18 training levels, and I'm stuck on part 2 of #2. All I have to do is play a few simple notes on 3 strings, but I'm still learning to keep track of what fret and string I'm on. One thing I don't like is that they still stick with the standard Guitar Hero/Rock Band way of dropping the song out if you miss a note. This made sense when you only had 5 buttons and were only pretending to be a guitar god, but now that there's actual strings and frets it's frustrating not hearing the note you play. You just get a dull pluck and either the music stays on or drops out. If I could hear the note it'd help me with timing and give me a better sense of playing along, even if I'm just plucking a few notes. I haven't gone through the game options but it would be nice if it was there. I'm not a guitar god in this game, I'm 13 years old in my bedroom with my first guitar trying to jam along to some songs (until I give up because I'm not good at it right away).

Pro mode is also not something to learn with people around. They will be bored shitless watching you fail over and over. This is why I haven't played it much yet.

As for the guitar itself, it feels surprisingly solid and sturdy. I expect it to hold up.

Rock Band 3 includes Free Bird again, so keep an eye on YouTube in the coming months for all the videos of 8 year olds nailing it on expert pro mode.
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Pro Guitar initial impressions by Rafiki 12/27/2010, 10:24am PST NEW
    How is the Mustang controller? NT by Entropy Stew 12/27/2010, 1:15pm PST NEW
        RE: How is the Mustang controller by Rafiki 12/27/2010, 2:31pm PST NEW
            Clarification by Fussbett 12/27/2010, 3:07pm PST NEW
                First. Don't know if the real one is even out yet NT by Rafiki 12/27/2010, 3:35pm PST NEW
                    It is not. Coming Apr 1st, according to Best Buy preorder NT by Entropy Stew 12/27/2010, 3:43pm PST NEW
                        Seems kind of ominous. NT by motherfuckerfoodeater 12/27/2010, 4:50pm PST NEW
                            Had time to spend about another hour and a half with the game by Rafiki 12/28/2010, 9:22pm PST NEW
                                I just wear what I usually wear to play video games by FoK 12/29/2010, 5:16am PST NEW
                                Lacy cravat + pompadour NT by Entropy Stew 12/29/2010, 10:10am PST NEW
    I'VE GOT BLISTERS ON MY FINGERS by Rafiki 01/13/2011, 4:30pm PST NEW
        It hurts to type this by Entropy Stew's fingers 04/10/2011, 6:54pm PDT NEW
    So let's talk more about the Pro Guitar by Rafiki 02/17/2011, 9:58am PST NEW
        Have you had trouble obtaining a MIDI adapter? by Lizard_King 02/17/2011, 3:28pm PST NEW
            I haven't decided to buy the Fender, so I haven't even looked into the adapter NT by Rafiki 02/17/2011, 5:42pm PST NEW
                Squier appearing on BB shelves, but MIDI adapter still impossible to find. Fuck. NT by Horrible Gelatinous Blob 02/26/2011, 6:19pm PST NEW
                    Never mind, appeared on BB site sometime in past six hours. Just ordered. NT by Horrible Gelatinous Blob 02/26/2011, 6:25pm PST NEW
                        Squier's here! MIDI adapter is not. >:( NT by Horrible Gelatinous Blob 03/02/2011, 8:57pm PST NEW
                            Do they actually exist somewhere? NT by Entropy Stew 03/03/2011, 6:30pm PST NEW
                                Word on the street is that all available MIDI Pro stock is being diverted to BB by Horrible Gelatinous Blob 03/03/2011, 9:40pm PST NEW
                                    Scratch that; in stock now at MadCatz' site!!! by Horrible Gelatinous Blob 03/03/2011, 9:43pm PST NEW
                                        Thanks! Ordered it NT by Entropy Stew 03/04/2011, 9:58am PST NEW
                                            So I picked up the Squier by Rafiki 03/07/2011, 10:42am PST NEW
                                                How were you holding it before? Vulcan death pinch? NT by Entropy Stew 03/07/2011, 10:50am PST NEW
                                                    Pretty much, yeah, between my finger tips. by Rafiki 03/07/2011, 10:58am PST NEW
    GUITAR TWEAKING TIPS by Rafiki 03/09/2011, 9:22pm PST NEW
        Re: GUITAR TWEAKING TIPS by Rafiki 03/09/2011, 9:30pm PST NEW
    I bought the Fender by Entropy Stew 04/08/2011, 4:58pm PDT NEW
        I'm retarded, nevermind NT by Entropy Stew 04/08/2011, 5:02pm PDT NEW
 
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