Guitar Hero driving interest in the real thing?

These games will never have the ability to "kill music" and the concept is almost delusional. Without music, no one would even have things to play in these games.

I play the saxophone and a few other instruments. I actually know how to read music, unlike a lot of people I know who play guitar... and I still play Guitar Hero and Rock Band regularly. They're just fun lol.

I'm ready for them to come out with Piano Hero! I always wanted to learn the musical notes. That would make me persue actual lessons perhaps.

Of course it makes kids want to pick up a guitar. Everyone loves that sense of laying down a face-melting solo.

I love the sense of laying face down in a pool of my own vomit! Just like a real rock and roll star!

more like rock band gettign people interested in drums

Hrm, I was big into music in my younger years. Played alto/sophrano sax, bass guitar and electric piano as a kid till my later teens but I lost interest(coupled with the fact some of my extremely expensive instruments were stolen).

Guitar Hero/Rock Band though have gotten me interested again, I'm also interested in the game itself. Which game would you all suggest price asside and considering the guitar by itself. I also would rather original tracks than covered songs. All that considered which do you all think is the better game?

I'm certain GH makes everyone want to play what they're seeing on screen BUT it's not all fine and dandy. Just as much as people join, many leave because they thought they could be learning these solo's in minutes, not years.

It's sad but it's true.

I was interested in Guitar Hero way back in 2005. My dad bought me an acoustic guitar instead.

I took lessons, and I told my guitar teacher it was because of Guitar Hero that I wanted to learn guitar.

And while I suck shit at it, I'll pick my First Act once I find my tuner.

I'm going for my third lesson tonight :)

I've been playing drums since I was a kid but I played Guitar Hero 2 and couldn't wait to play guitar. I'm really happy they made a cool drumming game out of rock band with some good songs but they're are still gonna be people thinking they're freaking neil peart.(how do you spell his last name??)

I picked up a real guitar 4 months ago after Guitar Hero II started getting a little old. I've been practicing 1 to 2 hours a day and even though I bought Guitar Hero III I can't bring myself to play it as much because the real guitar is more fun.

I played guitar for about three years before I started playing Guitar Hero. Now I almost never play real guitar. I'm lazy, and I have a lot more fun with Guitar Hero than actual guitar.

Plus changing strings is a pain.

It is only a matter of time for games like Guitar Hero to start incorporating real guitars. Yamaha makes a guitar that can light up the frets to show finger placement and it is not too many steps from that.

Add in a game element, and learning might not be so bad...

There is nothing better then hearing my 7 year old girl sing Surrender.

I can see how Guitar Hero cause people to take interest in the real guitar, but as far as I'm concerned, being an expert at Guitar Hero gives you no discernible skill in real, actual guitar. Sure, you learn how to move your fingers fast and hammer on and pull-of. But in terms of real strumming, fingerwork, real fret-work, and picking, you gain nothing. On the other hand, I think being an expert at drumming in Rock Band could make you a basic drummer.. or at least set you on the path toward becoming one.

I actually find playing the real thing a lot easier than guitar hero in many cases. Guitar hero makes some simple concepts in real guitar an absolute chore, and feels more like Simon than guitar. There's enough room for both in the world, as long as idiots don't think that playing guitar hero gives them any real skill. But if they want to learn the real thing, then more power to them.

i bought an real axe after i played gh2.
so: gh dont kill the music..

I have been playing guitar since 1984 - really badly at first, but getting better as time passed. At this point, I have played in a few bands and regularly perform at open mics, usually with a few covers mixed in with my own songs, and I dabble in bass and mandolin.

I LOVE Guitar Hero and Rock Band! They are loads of fun to play, and (since the controllers aren't anything like a real guitar) they are still challenging on songs I have already learned to play on real instruments. Most of my friends who play these games are also musicians. The idea that there is something shameful about enjoying a music-oriented game because it's not as hard as playing real music is ludicrous.

I may have started playing guitar before some of Rock Band's programmers parents even started flirting, but I will freely admit that I have heard music I had never heard before because of the games, and I have been motivated to learn new songs because of the games/

In my case, I practiced Guitar about 4 hours everyday. When GH first hit I was hooked, now after two years or so I realize that I barley touch my real guitar more than once every 3 months or so. Thats all different now though, I'm back to playing the real thing daily once I grasped what had happened.

Um, hi.

I work at Musician's Friend.
We are selling Guitar Hero 3.

Black Friday, our RETAIL STORE (only one in the world BTW) sold $60,000 worth of gear! That's only in Kansas City.

So no, Guitar Hero is not killing music. If anything it's probably helping.

Well, Guitar Hero has definitely spiked my interest. It caused me to pull out the acoustic guitar I got for Christmas two years ago again. I don't know if it will last, but it might.

I'm getting an electric guitar in the next month. Yes, it's because i played GH2.
I'm aware of the learning curve. I had an acoustic awhile back and got rid of it because i got frustrated. But i was young then. Don't think i had the patience.
I think it'll be nice now, just to play here and there, and have around to kill time. I'm 27, so i figure i've always wanted to learn and play, and i'm not getting any younger.
But i'll always turn on GH.
It's just FUN !
I think the game brings out everyone's dream of being a rock star. (if you aren't already)

It's actually making me shy away from my music career. I've published four albums, and have been in quite a few bands. These days, I think the business is getting watered-down and that there are a lot of talentless cover/regurgitation/copycat acts out there that are-- for some odd reason-- stealing the spotlight from artists who compose and who play real instruments.

There's already a ton of competition out there. I don't need more. Go back to playing Guitar Hero, kids! Please?

Screw that, my band broke up almost a year ago. Next week we're starting a new band without the guitarist (reason for the break-up) and two new guitarists.

The bright side is me and the 2 guitarists work at Musician's Friend, so we all have tons of sweet gear!