Comments on: the rock band guitar http://malvasiabianca.org/archives/2008/10/the-rock-band-guitar/ Thu, 24 May 2012 20:46:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Jordan http://malvasiabianca.org/archives/2008/10/the-rock-band-guitar/comment-page-1/#comment-111344 Jordan Sun, 05 Oct 2008 15:52:48 +0000 http://malvasiabianca.org/?p=1078#comment-111344 "in a pinch I can play Alice’s Restaurant on a guitar over and over again" You forgot "until my roommate nearly goes insane" “in a pinch I can play Alice’s Restaurant on a guitar over and over again”

You forgot

“until my roommate nearly goes insane”

]]> By: David Carlton http://malvasiabianca.org/archives/2008/10/the-rock-band-guitar/comment-page-1/#comment-111298 David Carlton Sun, 05 Oct 2008 05:16:46 +0000 http://malvasiabianca.org/?p=1078#comment-111298 Thanks for the info. For the buttons, it's not so much the loudness (though that is annoying) but the size, I think: they're long, which makes it harder to hit them on the center, but if I don't do that they don't always register well. Also, they're just harder to press. Anyways, I'll be happy to give an RB2 guitar a try if I find one... As for drums: I actually haven't tried them at all, so I won't be doing Expert any time soon, unless I have more natural talent than I suspect is the case. Hopefully it won't take <em>too</em> long to work my way up, though... Thanks for the info. For the buttons, it’s not so much the loudness (though that is annoying) but the size, I think: they’re long, which makes it harder to hit them on the center, but if I don’t do that they don’t always register well. Also, they’re just harder to press. Anyways, I’ll be happy to give an RB2 guitar a try if I find one…

As for drums: I actually haven’t tried them at all, so I won’t be doing Expert any time soon, unless I have more natural talent than I suspect is the case. Hopefully it won’t take too long to work my way up, though…

]]> By: Dan Bruno http://malvasiabianca.org/archives/2008/10/the-rock-band-guitar/comment-page-1/#comment-111297 Dan Bruno Sun, 05 Oct 2008 04:53:13 +0000 http://malvasiabianca.org/?p=1078#comment-111297 You know, I don't think I've ever played Green Grass on Expert -- since starting at Harmonix I've been exclusively on RB2, and I wasn't ever good enough at RB1 to do it before then. I did pass it on Hard in one try, for whatever that's worth. I'll fire it up tomorrow and let you know how I do. (As for others at the company: most of them can do everything, no exaggeration. I am in the presence of masters!) Re instruments: I suppose there's something to be said for familiarity -- I very well could have hit a hundred hours in the past month -- but I honestly don't mind using the RB guitar. I'm not a particular fan of the strum bar, and the buttons are a bit loud, but I've never felt like it was adversely affecting my playing. The RB2 guitar remedies both of those problems, so I'm happy. It's worth a try if you can find one to fool around with. Good luck with Expert drums. I don't know if you read <a href="http://insultswordfighting.blogspot.com/2008/10/beat-not-happening.html" rel="nofollow">Mitch's piece</a>, but it'll be an ordeal at first. Don't get discouraged; once your brain works out how to hit those syncopated kick pedal patterns and your hands get used to doing rolls, you'll suddenly be able to tackle a good chunk of the songs. And once you can do that? Well, I saw one of my coworkers score in the mid-90s on Panic Attack, so you'll have something else to aspire to. :-) You know, I don’t think I’ve ever played Green Grass on Expert — since starting at Harmonix I’ve been exclusively on RB2, and I wasn’t ever good enough at RB1 to do it before then. I did pass it on Hard in one try, for whatever that’s worth. I’ll fire it up tomorrow and let you know how I do. (As for others at the company: most of them can do everything, no exaggeration. I am in the presence of masters!)

Re instruments: I suppose there’s something to be said for familiarity — I very well could have hit a hundred hours in the past month — but I honestly don’t mind using the RB guitar. I’m not a particular fan of the strum bar, and the buttons are a bit loud, but I’ve never felt like it was adversely affecting my playing. The RB2 guitar remedies both of those problems, so I’m happy. It’s worth a try if you can find one to fool around with.

Good luck with Expert drums. I don’t know if you read Mitch’s piece, but it’ll be an ordeal at first. Don’t get discouraged; once your brain works out how to hit those syncopated kick pedal patterns and your hands get used to doing rolls, you’ll suddenly be able to tackle a good chunk of the songs.

And once you can do that? Well, I saw one of my coworkers score in the mid-90s on Panic Attack, so you’ll have something else to aspire to. :-)

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