I want this just to learn some new songs on guitar. It sounds really fun! One of the biggest problems I have is coming by good videos and guitar tab for songs I want to play. Some stuff is out there but costs a ton. Some stuff on youtube is just plain wrong. Plenty of the guitar tab out there you turn up for free gets pieces of the solo wrong etc.

Looking forward to this one.

@masternater27 said:

@Shuborno: Best Buy Carries the rb3 strat in store. At least my store always has one

Wow, wasn't aware and didn't see it on their website. I will go check out my local Best Buy some time and see if they have it in stock.

I saved some money for it that I never spent on anything else so it's a possible impulse buy...

I'll still get Rocksmith. Something interactive to learn a song could be more fun than just learning songs by ear.

@GeoAbraxas said:

@Shuborno: Just call your local music store, they should be able to order it from Fender without a problem. At least the stores around my place can.

I was hoping to try one out before committing since I don't want the guitar to feel terrible. Squier stuff can be hit or miss given that it's the cheap Fender line.

Rocksmith works for me since I can just play my current guitar which I already know and love.

I'm waiting for Poopsmith.

The fact that the tech works is enough to make this seem cool. I've had very little interest in music games up to now, but I might actually check this out.

I'm glad to hear this game is actually cool. It's been getting a ton of shit, but I thought it always looked fairly interesting and decidedly un-Power Gig. Might have to pick this one up when it comes out.

Whaaaaaa?

I would love to see how this thing detects chords. There are already devices out there that can interpret single notes from a guitar and convert them into MIDI notes of the correct tone and octave, but they're TERRIBLE at interpreting multiple notes being played at once. I always assumed that's why Harmonix went the prohibitively expensive route it did with Pro Mode.

Amazing preview. I'm still burned at the apparent lack of RB3 Mustang support, but if this reviews well I'll probably get it.

I don't have money right now. But whenever I get some, it's going to this. I can't wait for this to come out.

It sounds more interesting than I expected from the trailer.

I saw Game and Throne together and got excited. The interface looks like it might actually be clean and intuitive enough to follow along and learn from.
 
Soundtrack looks good too.

I'm not usually a fan of music games but this is piquing my interest. Time to start saving up for that bundle.

Ok i'll probably get it for easy points but I still have to say that the tech for this game to track the guitar notes your playing does not exist. It'll only surely be able to track single notes or even power chords as the very most. Look at the current guitar to midi converters and tell me i'm not lying. 

I wonder if they'll do drop C#/C/B/A# songs?  I would love to plug in my schecter blackjack and play some machine head.  Having said that, if you're good enough to play Machine Head, odds are you wont need the game's help, leaves me at a loss to what purpose this game serves. Guitar hero was detached enough from guitar that both non-guitarists and guitarists could enjoy an equal challenge, this seems like somewhere in-between a starting point to real guitar and something for guitarists to show off on.

Great writeup, Alex. Always nice to hear when games that seem shitty are actually pretty good.

If this works as promised, I might have to buy it. I wonder if it'll work with 7-string guitars...

This is something I could see myself picking up at some point just to play with. The fact that I can just use one of the guitars I already own is a huge selling point for me.

Sounds cool, like Guitar Hero 1 all over again but with a real guitar. I'm actually interested in this now when I couldn't care less before. Nice work, Alex.

I'm looking into it, just because I have a guitar that rarely gets used.

I have high hopes for this game, i enjoyed the GH and RB games and hoped they would help me to get my finger speed and finger placement, to learn to play my acoustic, they only hindered. I dont have alot of money so i buy games I can play for months. I am very hopeful for this game . nice article alex 

Can't wait.

no one is more authentic than kid rock

Interesting...

Wow.. this is surprising, to say the least. I'm actually interested now, when I couldn't have cared less before. Good write up, Alex

Wow, did not expect this at all. Just brutally shut down a friend of mine for being at all interested in this game, but now I should apologize. Just assumed it would be awful based on the trailer and the fact its a rhythm game in 2011. I retract that negativity.

Sounds like Native Instruments Guitar Rig.  I don't think it'll help much 
unless you take lessons & practice to the point where it's not to hard 
to play chords & a few solos, etc.

I was in the same boat as you in my thoughts about Rocksmith before you wrote this article. Now hearing of your positive experience with it, I may have to try it out when it releases.

I'll wait for the reviews but this looks promising. I played guitar for a couple of years but I lost interest when I reached the transition from playing Metallica riffs to playing Metallica solos. This looks like a fun way to get back into playing!

Alex can be sincere?

Will buy. Well, try to anyway.

Where's Gunsmith when you need it most?

But but I'm just about to use too much money on a rock band 3 pro guitar with actual strings. Your's saying I could save all that money and use on of my guitar on this game?

But when is it coming out?

I've got high hopes for this.  I can strum through the chords of a few songs, and so far YouTube videos and tab websites have been all I needed.  Picking out notes at the right time ... well I need some help and guidance for that.  This sounds like it is the right thing for me at my ability level.

I'm actually surprised so many are surprised this is good. I figured Giant Bomb would be dismissive of it after PowerGig, but checked previews on other sites and this - at least in theory - the first real correct attempt to do this kind of game with a real guitar. The previews have all been pretty positive, and some of the modes (the mini-games sound pretty awesome too) are super clever ways to trick people into doing drills on the instrument.

RB3's pro guitar is an interesting experiment and teaching tool, but they lost me at having to buy their faux-guitar controller and/or cheap Strat when I already own a servicable guitar. Good on Alex & Giant Bomb finally covering this.

Man, Alex never misses an opportunity to remind everyone of his resume does he?

Totally read the title as Rocksmith Is No Pretender to the Guitar "Game of Thrones"

No master tracks? .... ill check it out for sure. but RB3 pro mode, seems a bit more realised imo...

Everything I've seen has me breathing a sigh of relief that it will be better than Rock Revolution and PowerGig, but I still have a couple big reservations. Definitely can't wait to try it out, though.