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Rocksmith/Bandfuse...
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Just a quick follow up on beginners using these games - I also post on the Bandfuse and Rocksmith message boards (under the ID "Fiset" which is my Xbox Gamertag) and the following was posted by mmason23 on the Bandfuse forum (reposted here with permission from mmason23):
I'm not posting this to re-hash anything with RustyAxe - this is more to just further the discussion about how these games are being perceived by beginners and how they can be used as motivation to continue down the path of musicianship.
I'm not posting this to re-hash anything with RustyAxe - this is more to just further the discussion about how these games are being perceived by beginners and how they can be used as motivation to continue down the path of musicianship.
Interesting, I will definitely take a look at this. Again, there is a lot of content missing... e.g., one of my favorite jazz artists has no tabs there, but I guess you can't expect too much.
I just took a look at Songsterr.
While it seems great, I'd rather pay a one time fee of like 50$ than a $10 a month charge. I'm not sure it'd suit me.
While it seems great, I'd rather pay a one time fee of like 50$ than a $10 a month charge. I'm not sure it'd suit me.
I ordered Rocksmith yesterday and after reading the comments here I'm really looking forward to getting it.
I decided to get it because I want something that will help motivate me to practice. I've started and stopped learning the bass a couple of times in the past but decided 2014 is my year. Gotta do it before I get too old.
I decided to get it because I want something that will help motivate me to practice. I've started and stopped learning the bass a couple of times in the past but decided 2014 is my year. Gotta do it before I get too old.
Ya small screens are not great I use my iPhone and put it on my music stand when I use songsterr.
I ordered Rocksmith yesterday and after reading the comments here I'm really looking forward to getting it.
I decided to get it because I want something that will help motivate me to practice. I've started and stopped learning the bass a couple of times in the past but decided 2014 is my year. Gotta do it before I get too old.
Cool! Come back and tell us what you think of the game.
I use it it on my android tablet, it is damn good. I like one called tabs by guitar tabs.com, very convenient.
So I've had a chance to have some time with bandfuse and I really like it. I'm still curious about rocksmith and I'm hoping that bandfuse's dlc will be as big someday. The one thing I'm not too big on is the fact that some of the higher difficulty levels are locked. Also, I find I'm playing a lot of the songs a lot. It's quite repetitive. But then again, I guess that's what practice is, repetitive. I hope you can download other effects end amps as well eventually. I'd really dig some more amp sims. Songs of course too but I know they'll come eventually. Great game.
I don't think the difficulties are locked. I noticed some of the songs have only 3 difficulties because the bass isn't that complex.
Thats exactly correct. When I first got the game I, too, was wondering how to unlock the difficulties for bass and found out from the game designers that some of the bass lines were difficult to split up into 5 separate difficulty levels so they only created 3 different levels.
Gregmon - in terms of not wanting to spend bucks for Rocksmith (which I totally understand), I got mine for $40 on sale at Best Buy after Christmas and I'm sure you will be able to get a hold of one even cheaper sometime soon.
Partially correct. On the PS3, If you want to use the on-disc songs From RS1, as long as you have an RS1 save on your PS3's HDD (you don't actually need the disc, you could rent or even borrow it to generate a save), all you then have to do is buy the 2014 import pack for ten bucks, and all new updated versions of the songs compatible with 2014 will transfer over. Any RS1 DLC that you bought before or buy now will work with 2014 with no fee attached. I imagine it's similar on Xbox, but on PC there is an issue with Steam where you must actually have the game on your hard drive to even buy the import pack OR DLC. They are currently working to change that.
Someone over at the RS forum mentioned a store selling used copies of RS for like 5 bucks. That, plus the ten dollar import fee means that you would have gotten fifty updated songs for fifteen bucks
Wish I knew the store. Guitar center said they stopped carrying RS because they told me there more units returned than bought. I guess there were tuning and sync issues in the first one.
Not sure about the tuning but the syncing is simply because people don't set up the audio properly
So I put my money where my mouth is in terms of trying these games as a newbie. I've been playing bass for over 20 years but have never really messed with a regular guitar. Since I've been enjoying these games so much on bass I decided to pick up a cheapy Ibanez guitar and it arrived today so I just spent some time playing Bandfuse with a guitar and even though I totally suck, I'm already getting the hang of it (although I don't know that I'll ever get used to these small strings!).
I went through some of the tutorials and I don't care what anyone else says....these games are great for beginners and experienced players alike. I enjoy them as an experienced bass player and now I'm going to spend a ton of time working with them as a newbie guitar player. Sweet!
I went through some of the tutorials and I don't care what anyone else says....these games are great for beginners and experienced players alike. I enjoy them as an experienced bass player and now I'm going to spend a ton of time working with them as a newbie guitar player. Sweet!
I did the same thing as you, A Strohman. Although I did it with yet another entry to this lesson/computer method of teaching - http://www.rockprodigy.com/. I've tried Rocksmith 1 and it was fun for awhile; haven't tried BandFuse yet, but I might.
Rock Prodigy has a very clean "note highway" and has a measured, step-by-step approach to building your skillset. If you go to their "Buy Now" page, you can download the first two lessons for free to try out their methodology. You may argue that there's nothing there for bass, and you are right, although they are working on Rock Prodigy for bass. Unfortunately, they can't give us a time line on that. (I've asked.) I have no affiliation to any of these games, just somehow stumbled onto Rock Prodigy while thinking of learning guitar, and I liked it.
So yes, right now it's only for guitar; someday they'll launch the bass version. Until then, I may have to try BandFuse for bass.
I picked up RS1 off of eBay for $10 shipped. Should be here tomorrow. I'll update to see how importing the old songs goes. I play on an Xbox 360.
I've been running through the lessons on RS and love the riff repeater to nail parts down at a slow speed and then work to play full speed. I've had to adjust my technique to get it right and from looking at other online tutorials I think I am moving towards a more proper technique. Sloppy is OK when you are playing easy stuff but nailing hammer ons, pull offs and slides my technique needs to be better.
Plus I'm actually practicing and having fun doing it.
I've been running through the lessons on RS and love the riff repeater to nail parts down at a slow speed and then work to play full speed. I've had to adjust my technique to get it right and from looking at other online tutorials I think I am moving towards a more proper technique. Sloppy is OK when you are playing easy stuff but nailing hammer ons, pull offs and slides my technique needs to be better.
Plus I'm actually practicing and having fun doing it.
I;m learning Man in the Box on Rocksmith and they have some slides in that song. RS suggested I play the guitarcade slide game to get better at it.
Slides hurt my fingers. I also find it very hard to slide to lower frets from fret 4 and lower. It is like an awkward angle for my wrist and Rocksmith usually tells me to slide faster.
How do you make slides cleaner? I feel like maybe I am pushing too hard on the string while sliding b ut I don't want to get the string rattling from pushing too lightly.
Slides hurt my fingers. I also find it very hard to slide to lower frets from fret 4 and lower. It is like an awkward angle for my wrist and Rocksmith usually tells me to slide faster.
How do you make slides cleaner? I feel like maybe I am pushing too hard on the string while sliding b ut I don't want to get the string rattling from pushing too lightly.
