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Rock Band guitar gets real string mod

by Kyle Orland on Feb 5th 2008 2:00AM

Practically anyone who's played Guitar Hero and/or Rock Band has probably come across that one jerk who just can't help denigrating the simple fun of the rhythm game experience. "That's not even close to playing a real guitar," he'll say in a snide, nasally voice. "The guitar doesn't even have strings!" Well, if you want to show up that pompous prick, may we suggest you queue up the below video of a modded, stringed Rock Band guitar on a laptop and then RUB IT IN HIS FACE AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

Ahem. Anyway, while this single-stringed beast still has a ways to go to match a real six-string guitar, it looks like it captures the axe-grinding experience a little more authentically. Here's hoping that some sort of officially licensed, purchasable version of this type of guitar will be available soon.

[Via Engadget]

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Tags: activision, EA, Electronic-Arts, guitar, guitar hero, GuitarHero, hack, mod, MTV, PS3, rock band, RockBand, string, Wii, Xbox-360

Reader Comments (31)

This was reported like 3 days ago on Engadget. You got to speak with your siblings more often joystiq and stop playing games all the time.

Phew! No one linked to that crappy Ctrl+Alt+Del comic this time!

That was meant as a reply to motorer and that was my error.

Farseer you can't call him a douchelord. There is a chain of douche that you have to stick to and you have to stick to containers. It goes as follows: douchebag, douchebasket, douchebox, and the ultimate douchesilo.

Hey you know it says "Via Engadget" right above the video so no need to bag on these people there just trying to make us gamers world of virtual fun more like reality and i say there doing just fine. really do you have nothing better to do than to comment on how bad something is?

playing these games is not even close to playing a real guitar. it is no different than those assholes that are awesome at DDR. at the end of the day, you still don't have any talent.

It doesn't matter if they don't have any talent now. The fact that people are playing rock band/guitar hero might get them to take up the real instrument at the end of the day.

I started playing guitar because I thought Guitar Hero was a pretty cool game.

Obviously you're not allowed to have fun.

http://www.xkcd.com/359/

And trolling on rhythm-game posts is not even close to being witty. At the end of the day, you are still a douchelord.

Douchelord? Are we just making shit up now?

Um, the point of playing DDR isn't to simulate REAL LIFE dancing. That's like saying you're playing Contra because you're training to be a guerilla soldier.

Why does this mod exist?

I can't take credit for the douchelord term - it's from an Onion article. I just like to mix things up. :)

Ah ha! I found it:
http://www.theonion.com/content/node/56017

thats awesome! as someone who plays guitar, i always struggle with groups of three note strums because i want to reset in-between. now i HAVE to go do this!

Since I just started playing GH3 on expert your comment is kinda relevant to my situation.. the 3 packs of notes in barracuda are pretty much impossible for me to grasp how they're supposed to be played, do you strum up-down-up up-down-up or up-down-up down-up-down? Is it personal preference, or is one style easier to use down the road?

I hate asshole musicians who think they are above rhythm games. I've played electric, acoustic, and classical guitar for seven years now and still enjoy a good round of GH and Rock Band. My roommate has played drums for six years and can still enjoy the plastic set.

News flash: these games are not designed to be "close to playing a real guitar". They are videogames. Last I checked, nobody bitched about how Call of Duty doesn't train you to be a soldier. And nobody sits down with Guitar Hero to learn how to play the guitar. Get a clue.

here here *raises drink*

ive been playing various instruments since i was 7 and love me the hell out of some great rhythm games.

*raises glass*

Besides, Guitar Hero plays nothing like a real guitar: try sliding down those fret buttons.

I told my friend (one of those 'omg play a real guitar instead') that if he bought me a guitar, I'd learn how to play it instead of just playing Guitar Hero.

He is considering this.

geist thats a good comeback ;)

How about the "sell me a 2nd one, Harmonix" mod?

Yes: I hate people that think that we seem to think that playing Guitar Hero makes us killer musicians. People are just playing it cause it's fun, morons.

Also: on the other side of the coin, I hope that "Here's hoping that some sort of officially licensed, purchasable version of this type of guitar will be available soon." is intended to be sarcastic...

Anyone else notice that the light around the Xbox button is red in that video? And, what does a red light on the controller indicate?

That's not an Xbox Stratocaster. Please notice it is wireless. This is a PS3 model. And I quite enjoy the red light that shows up on the guitar and drums when they're "connected" with the console. Seems like they're taunting the 360 RRoD.

Ahhhhhh. I didn't realize that the PS button lit up on the PS3 Rock Band controllers.

all it needed to attract the ladies...

Only one string?!!

I'd rather play the Dan Bau (Vietnamese Monocord) than that: http://www.vnstyle.vdc.com.vn/vim/english/music_instument/chordophone_Bau_monocord.html

Actually, let's start a Vietnamese Rock Band: http://www.vnstyle.vdc.com.vn/vim/vietnamese/nhaccu/hoday/Danbau/Bau2.jpg

I don't get it.. he goes through all that trouble and still plays it like a strum bar. Why not use a pick? Then tremolo picking will be much easier.

I'm all for guitar hero and rock band, I think they're awesome. I also think they are pretty lame for worrying about how someone else has fun. Honestly though, if you used the above video as an argument against a "pompous prick" you are playing right into their hands.

What happens when the string snaps?

I've had plenty guitar strings snap for no apparent reason and if I have a few buddies over and they're whaming down on the string and it snaps. Can I just put a brand new one on?

If its as easy as putting new strings on a Guitar... Well easier, since that's usually a bitch, then it looks pretty sweet.

I don't think there's nearly enough tension for this string to snap.

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