CES 2009: Hands-on with the dreamGEAR WarBeast

There were plenty of fake instruments on display at CES, but none that pulsated with the pure, rock and roll energy of dreamGEAR's WarBeast, modeled after the B.C. Rich axe of the same name. We've never been quite sure what shredding is, but this monster of a PS3 controller makes us want to do just that.

As much as we like the form factor, we're not in love with the $130 asking price. But considering how many musicians make unwise decisions with their money, the cost might make the WarBeast even more rock 'n' roll, against all odds. See our impressions of it in the video above.