1 Oct 14 (Wed)
So, Rocksmith 2014 arrived yesterday. After the usual rigmarole of setting up a new game & hardware, it works fine.
As a game/program/teaching-tool, it's outstanding. Really. From the basics of never having held a guitar before to guitar-god-level ability, there seems to be something for everyone. The path from one to the other seems pretty well laid out, and achievable with dedication and practice. This is true of almost any program, of course... the trick here is that it seems that you're having fun and encouragement along the way whilst playing a game.
There are songs here that I've been hearing since I was a kid, and in the back of your head you always kind of think a little what it would be like to play them... well, now I have. Admittedly at the most basic of levels, like the occasional note or chord or two per bar, but still, I've played along with the song as it played and the difficulty automatically increases as you get better. It's pretty great.
I recorded my first song-attempt, but the God-damned Youtube copyright-censor won't show the video. As soon as I figure out how everyone else is doing it, I'll link to it. That way, I can demonstrate my progress by comparison as time goes on.
So far, so good. Also, the picture today is the guitar that I have. I was pretty surprised when I bought it at how good it was for how little money.
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