Hey guys,
Currently running an eBay Group Deal on Rocksmith 2014 (XB1 and PS4). From what we can tell, this is a great price for a great piece of software!
Bundle includes physical copy of Rocksmith 2014 PS4 & Real Tone Cable. Boxed, sealed and Australian Region 4 PAL stock.
Any questions let us know :)
wat?
Do you mean, "Does Rocksmith work"?
I've got Rocksmith 2014 for PS3 and it works pretty well - I really should use it more :) But yeah - cable has USB at one end (goes into your PC / games console) and regular electric guitar plug on the other.
In the program settings there is a way to adjust/compensate for lag that may be present in your audiovisual setup so you can hopefully get an optimal experience.
could you learn guitar from scratch with this?
As per my comment above, I've got RS2014 and I should use it more - but I think if you were dedicated, you could probably become a half-decent guitar player using this software.
There's no shortcuts for just putting in the hours practicing, but that is probably true for any instrument / learning method. There is a whole stack of lessons in the game that really do start from scratch (ie, "how to hold your guitar") - they incorporate both instructional full-motion video that you just watch, and guitar hero-style interactive playing. They aren't all necessarily very in-depth but it does cover a broad range of stuff.
Of course it cannot really pick up on your technique as far as what you're doing with your hands, so that is a potential weakness vs having a human teacher, but it does have you go through passages, and gets you to repeat them if you screw up, dropping the tempo if necessary (or simplifying the notes), then gradually ramping back up to full speed / full notes until you get it right. That side of it can be quite a handy learning tool I think.
Probably check out some reviews if you want to know more, I really haven't gotten far enough in to give a definitive verdict but it seems pretty well put together if you're willing to put in the effort.
Yes Rocksmith 2014 is a very good tool for learning to play the guitar (not so much for learning to read music as it uses a note highway like Guitar hero etc)
I've been learning from scratch and its great (much improved over the original version which was frustrating because you were not able to set or change your difficulty level)
I don't know if there are any audio delays on the console versions as i am learning on the PC - Delays are really off putting in a game like this and usually happen through hdmi & home theater systems the delays on the original version on Xbox 360 ruined it (unless you ran analog audio directly to your TV).
It's quite hard to find the cable by itself cheap these days so worth it if you don't have the game on the new consoles (and want a spare cable or want to play two player)
I imagine you could get this AND do a couple lessons with a regular human teacher as well, to make sure you're not obviously doing something stupid / making it hard for yourself. But yeah, I think Rocksmith could definitely be used to help learn.
I think they've tried to cut down on audiovisual delay within the software but it's always going to be partly dependent on each individual setup. Mine is running Guitar -> PS3 -> hdmi to home theatre receiver -> hdmi to TV. You'd think that setup has the potential to be atrocious but so far I find the delay isn't too bad. Everyone's equipment is different though - maybe I got lucky.
I mentioned in an earlier comment, there is a setting to compensate for lag and at least get the visuals and audio fairly close (though I guess that probably cannot change the potential delay from "I pluck a string" to "I hear the amplified sound"). I haven't got into the more technical fast-note style songs, so it may become an issue later on - can't say yet.
I have found it a challenge learning to read the "live" Guitar Hero style notes-flying-at-you-down-the-screen stuff at full speed. It's overwhelming at first, but I expect that skill will come more naturally with practice. Because it's mapping to a real guitar and not a plastic one with just a few buttons, it has to convey rather more detailed information (in effectively the same time and space) than something like guitar hero.
go on youtube tutorials
As a lazy player, I find this great just to get me interested to start playing and get the fingers working again after a break. The more time you spend with your fingers on the strings is going to improve dexterity and muscle memory. Not the greatest for learning notes, as said above.
I'm sure i got it for a lot less, but that was a year so so ago. Cord is great quality, same flexing it had in 2014, no degradation at all.
All in all, Rocksmith has given me the best hours per dollar spent on a steam purchase ever, by a factor of hundreds
What is the standard price for this kit?
$35 for the cord and $15 via steam
anyone try this how you go?