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Originally Posted by beebs I want one of these

Yes please. Where did you see this?

Originally Posted by jsivley Yes please. Where did you see this?

it's just a custom made one off :(

http://supermeatboy.com/forum/index.php?topic=1749.0

Apparently the Guitar+Bass version of the game is $29.99 in next week's Best Buy ad. Damn good price, especially since the bass DLC alone is $30 retail value.

Can you trade in the original version @ Best Buy? I know GameStop doesn't take it, but just curious.

Well I've stumbled in here due to BB having this on sale for cheap next week. Had a question before buying, though:

My wife bought me a cheap guitar off of Amazon years ago (like $130 and it came with a little amp and whatnot). When I went to go play it, it just never sounded right. Multiple tuners told it was in tune, but everything I played sounded "off". My buddy who is pretty knowledgeable about such things said the action was probably off and he tried to fix it, but he couldn't get anywhere with it. He just chocked it up to being a cheapy. My question is, will the sound still sound off when I play Rocksmith? I get the impression that it just sort of detects the notes that you are playing and outputs its own sound. If that's the case I will totally pick this up. But if it sounds funky, I'd rather not waste the money.

Originally Posted by mpaullin Well I've stumbled in here due to BB having this on sale for cheap next week. Had a question before buying, though: My wife bought me a cheap guitar off of Amazon years ago (like $130 and it came with a little amp and whatnot). When I went to go play it, it just never sounded right. Multiple tuners told it was in tune, but everything I played sounded "off". My buddy who is pretty knowledgeable about such things said the action was probably off and he tried to fix it, but he couldn't get anywhere with it. He just chocked it up to being a cheapy. My question is, will the sound still sound off when I play Rocksmith? I get the impression that it just sort of detects the notes that you are playing and outputs its own sound. If that's the case I will totally pick this up. But if it sounds funky, I'd rather not waste the money.

If your guitar sounds off, it could be the intonation. You may need to adjust the bridge saddles as well. However, if you've tried everything and it still doesn't sound "right", you're not going to enjoy playing Rocksmith. Rocksmith will output whatever your guitar "sounds like". So if a particular note on your guitar is too flat, Rocksmith will output it's own "sound" but the sound will also be flat and it will record it as incorrect hit. So unless you don't care about scores, etc. It's not going to be fun. You'll have a ton of missed notes and it won't be an enjoyable experience. If your guitar sounds good in real life, your Rocksmith experience will be much better.

Originally Posted by mpaullin Well I've stumbled in here due to BB having this on sale for cheap next week. Had a question before buying, though: My wife bought me a cheap guitar off of Amazon years ago (like $130 and it came with a little amp and whatnot). When I went to go play it, it just never sounded right. Multiple tuners told it was in tune, but everything I played sounded "off". My buddy who is pretty knowledgeable about such things said the action was probably off and he tried to fix it, but he couldn't get anywhere with it. He just chocked it up to being a cheapy. My question is, will the sound still sound off when I play Rocksmith? I get the impression that it just sort of detects the notes that you are playing and outputs its own sound. If that's the case I will totally pick this up. But if it sounds funky, I'd rather not waste the money.

The game outputs the sound of your guitar with the appropriate effect pedals for whichever song you're playing. So it should sound fine, unless the guitar is just giving off a bunch of screeches.

But, curious if you happen to have switched out the strings on the guitar. Even cheapy guitars will sound ok with a fresh set of strings. That is, if there's nothing messed up with the electronics of the guitar.

Other thing that could be wrong is the Intonation. It'll sound wrong when playing fretted notes, even if it's in tune when playing open strings. Pretty straight-forward adjustment to make and plenty of vids you could google.

mpaullin

That might be a problem. The game tries to match the sound your guitar makes to a library of sound files to get an idea of what you are playing.

Not sure what you mean by funky. Intonation is off? If you check it with a tuner at with an open string and again at the 12th fret on the same string the notes need to match. That might be your problem but a tech would have picked up on that right away.

If you don't have a tuner here is a perfect one for the price you can't beat it.

http://www.amazon.com/Snark-13-JQCT-...ds=snark+tuner

For a little more this one comes with a mic for tuning

http://www.amazon.com/Snark-Instrume...ds=snark+tuner

Both are great and have built in metronomes. Although its a flashing heart symbol so it doesn't make a sound to go by ear.

Hey CAG's, im pretty excited about getting this, but I'm wondering If I buy a PC version of the game that was before the bass expansion do I still get the bass expansion?

Originally Posted by Jackstylez Hey CAG's, im pretty excited about getting this, but I'm wondering If I buy a PC version of the game that was before the bass expansion do I still get the bass expansion?

PC version was released with the bass expansion. So you'll be good

The old version (guitar only) was originally a 360/ps3 joint. But you can still buy the bass expansion as DLC this version

Thanks for the input everybody. I will try those suggestions and see what I can't figure out. My buddy just plays guitar a lot, so I wouldn't call him a tech. I'm sure if I was at all knowledgeable about music I could describe what was "off" about the sound. Nothing electrical or anything like that... just like the notes aren't correct... so yeah, it might be intonation. Never tried using the tuner on anything but open notes, though (I have an electric one that I find to be pretty intuitive, so I should be good to go there).

This seems to be the best price I am likely to find this game for, so I will probably just go for it. I also have an acoustic that works wonderfully. If worse comes to worse I could get a pickup for it, but I'd prefer to save the extra $40 or whatever.

mpaullin

Sorry got you post mixed up with another one i was reading. Its probably your intonation then. If its off your fretted notes all the way across that string will sound out sharp or flat. So it would sound what I would call off. That shouldn't be a problem for a cheapie guitar. The main things you would have problems outside of bad solder joints would be poorly dressed frets and loose tuners. So if your not getting a bunch of fret buzz with a reasonable amount of relief in the neck and she stays in tune well you should be good to go.

To setup you intonation

1 pluck you open e and tune it to perfect pitch
2 pluck again at the 12 fret
3a if it comes out sharp move your bridge saddle away from the neck and go back to step one
3b if it comes out flat move the saddle towards the neck and go back to step one

If your intonation is off enough to pick it up by ear the game will probally not pick up you notes very well. I have this problem with songs played in drop d. The game says I am in tune. Once the song starts I have to drop the tuning down and restart the song a few times to make sure it is right. To much of a hassle for me so I mostly ignore those songs.

Originally Posted by drastion mpaullin Sorry got you post mixed up with another one i was reading. Its probably your intonation then. If its off your fretted notes all the way across that string will sound out sharp or flat. So it would sound what I would call off. That shouldn't be a problem for a cheapie guitar. The main things you would have problems outside of bad solder joints would be poorly dressed frets and loose tuners. So if your not getting a bunch of fret buzz with a reasonable amount of relief in the neck and she stays in tune well you should be good to go. To setup you intonation 1 pluck you open e and tune it to perfect pitch 2 pluck again at the 12 fret 3a if it comes out sharp move your bridge saddle away from the neck and go back to step one 3b if it comes out flat move the saddle towards the neck and go back to step one If your intonation is off enough to pick it up by ear the game will probally not pick up you notes very well. I have this problem with songs played in drop d. The game says I am in tune. Once the song starts I have to drop the tuning down and restart the song a few times to make sure it is right. To much of a hassle for me so I mostly ignore those songs.

Thanks again for the tips. First and foremost I ordered myself a new set of strings since they haven't been changed in years. Will go from there. Gonna pick up the game either way, though. Too good a deal to pass up.

Here is my newest addition



Love the 25" scale. Got smaller hands so it is not such a stretch on the lower frets. Hopefully some 10s on there will give me some string tension back. Split coil on it is nice. Not a strat but got to save something to pick up this christmass. Doubt I will get a ps4 so hopefully rocksmith 2 will get announced soon.

Originally Posted by drastion mpaullin Sorry got you post mixed up with another one i was reading. Its probably your intonation then. If its off your fretted notes all the way across that string will sound out sharp or flat. So it would sound what I would call off. That shouldn't be a problem for a cheapie guitar. The main things you would have problems outside of bad solder joints would be poorly dressed frets and loose tuners. So if your not getting a bunch of fret buzz with a reasonable amount of relief in the neck and she stays in tune well you should be good to go. To setup you intonation 1 pluck you open e and tune it to perfect pitch 2 pluck again at the 12 fret 3a if it comes out sharp move your bridge saddle away from the neck and go back to step one 3b if it comes out flat move the saddle towards the neck and go back to step one If your intonation is off enough to pick it up by ear the game will probally not pick up you notes very well. I have this problem with songs played in drop d. The game says I am in tune. Once the song starts I have to drop the tuning down and restart the song a few times to make sure it is right. To much of a hassle for me so I mostly ignore those songs.

Okay, here's an update on my progress. I put new strings on my guitar, got it tuned, and bought the game. I played for a few hours yesterday and everything seems to be okay except for my E string. When I play, the game says the string is in tune and recognizes open notes. When I go to play a fretted note, however, it tells me that I am not playing the right one. I've been mostly testing "Go with the Flow". It tells me to play the fifth fret, I do, but it says I am playing the sixth. If I play the fourth, it is recognized as the fifth and accepts it.

Based on the feedback on here, it looks like my intonation is off on that string, right? Specifically, my notes are sharp, so I should be moving the bridge saddle away from the neck, right? Well I went through several iterations of moving it a little bit, retuning, and still getting the same problem. Finally, I tightened it to the point where it doesn't look like it will go anymore. But I'm still having the same problem (fifth fret recognized as sixth). Anyone have any tips for me fixing this? Thanks in advance!

It might be worth it to take it to shop to get set up at this point. It usually costs around $20.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B008SC53ZE
Reads like a 20 pack of patch cables to me for 15 bucks

Originally Posted by Psybuster http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B008SC53ZE Reads like a 20 pack of patch cables to me for 15 bucks

They're a fairly newer seller, only active a few months. I'd be very surprised if it was a 20/pack for $14.99, when other sellers have them listed for $10/ea in a different product listing:

http://www.amazon.com/Fender-Perform...s=099-0820-044

Well... One RB Squier gone, 1 to go. Why is it SO hard for me to actually get motivated to get rid of this last one? I so want to get the MIDI adapter and try out Pro Mode... Especially since I know this is the last RB Squier in 3 states Maybe. I really am trying to keep it sealed until Bandfuse comes out, just to see if I like it (and the promised DLC) better than Rocksmith or what's available in Rock band. It helps that my Fender buying frenzy seems to be over due to lack of available options

Also... New DLC today!

Fall Out Boy Pack - 960 MSP / $11.99

• Fall Out Boy

  “Dance, Dance”

  - Combo / Combo 2
• Fall Out Boy

  “Sugar We’re Going Down”

  - Combo / Combo 2
• Fall Out Boy

  “I Don’t Care”

  - Combo / Combo 2
• Fall Out Boy

  “America’s Suitehearts”

  – Combo / Combo 2
• Fall Out Boy

  “Thnks Fr Mmrs”

  - Combo / Combo 2