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SYSTEMS:PC,360,PS3
PRICE:$79.99 for Game + Adapter, $200 for Guitar, Game + Adapter
DATE:ITS OUT!!!!! for PS3 and 360. UBISOFT HAVE ONCE AGAIN DECIDED TO RANDOMLY DELAY A PC VERSION OF THEIR GAME, SO ENJOY WAITING PC PLEBIANS
ATTENTION: Gamestop has two exclusive pre-order songs that you can STILL GET. These are FREEBIRD and BODYSNATCHERS by some band named Radiohead.
HOW TO FIX LAG:From some Amazon review:AUDIO LAG!!! If you are experiencing audio lag, the problem is the HDMI cable. You need to run the audio from the RCA (red and white) cables through the tv, headphones, or an external stereo/surround sound system. Doing so will fix the annoying audio lag problem I'm sure most people will experience. So if you buy the game, don't forget about this tip!


What is Rocksmith?
It's a game centered around teaching you real guitar. Unlike other entries in rhythm games, this one has a clear goal that it sets out to exceed, and that's making you plug in any real guitar and teaching you how to play it.


Whats the soundtrack?

Best Coast - "When I'm With You"
Blur - "Song 2"
Cream - "Sunshine Of Your Love"
Dan Auerbach - "I Want Some More"
David Bowie - "Rebel Rebel"
Eric Clapton - "Run Back to Your Side"
Franz Ferdinad - "Take Me Out"
Incubus - "I Miss You"
Interpol - "Slow Hands"
Jarvis Cocker - "Angela"
Jenny O -"Well OK Honey"
Kings of Leon - "Use Somebody"
Lenny Kravitz - "Are You Gonna Go My Way"
Little Barrie - "Surf Hell"
Lynyrd Skynyrd - "Sweet Home Alabama"
Muse - "Plug In Baby"
Muse - "Unnatural Selection"
Nirvana - "Breed"
Nirvana - "In Bloom"
Queens of the Stone Age - "Go With the Flow"
Radiohead - "High And Dry"
Rapscallions - "California Brian"
Red Fang - "Number Thirteen"
Red Hot Chili Peppers - "Higher Ground"
Silversun Pickups - "Panic Switch"
Sigur Ros - "Gobbledigook"
Soundgarden - "Outshined"
Spoon - "Me And The Bean"
Stone Temple Pilots - "Between the Lines"
Stone Temple Pilots - "Vasoline"
Taddy Porter - "Mean B.i.t.c.h"
The Animals - "House of the Rising Sun"
The Black Keys - "I Got Mine"
The Black Keys - "Next Girl"
The Boxer Rebellion - "Step Out Of The Car"
The Cribs - "We Share The Same Skies"
The Cure - "Boys Don't Cry
The Horrors - "Do You Remember"
The Pixies - "Where's Is My Mind"
The Rolling Stones - "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction"
The Rolling Stones - "The Spider And the Fly"
The Rolling Stones - "Play With Fire"
The White Stripes - "Icky Thump"
The Yellow Moon Band - "Chimney"
The XX - "Islands"
Titus Andronicus - "A More Perfect Union"
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - "Good Enough"
VsThem - "6AM Salvation"
Velvet Revolver - "Slither"
White Denim - "Burnished"

DLC:
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Freebird
Radiohead - Bodysnatchers

Rumored DLC:
The Allman Brothers - "Jessica"
Vampire Weekend - "Cousins"
Jack Black - "School of Rock"
Pixies - "Here Comes Your Man"

Holy shit this game requires a real guitar all I have is plastic instrument junk and/or I know nothing about guitars, please help!
Some users on the 8th page of this thread have been talking about what guitars and where to get them. Similiary you can check out these threads in Musicians Lounge, NEW TO GUITAR? and The Rondo Music Appreciation Center. This is a good post:

Pablo Gigante posted:

    You have a few decent options for a first guitar. One is Rondo Music, which carries cheap knockoffs of (mostly) Fenders and Gibsons. The Agile AL lines are your best bet for price/quality, the SX and Souglas lines aren't really worth it. Otherwise, you could try to find a used Mexican-made Fender Stratocaster or Telecaster on eBay or Craigslist. They're pretty good quality for what you would usually pay (~$200-$300).

    Squier is the lower-end Fender brand and makes a lot of cheaper versions of Fender guitars. However, in the past few years they've really stepped up their game and now make some pretty goddamn good instruments. Check out the Vintage Modified and Classic Vibe lines for some pretty high-quality guitars at sub-$400 prices. I've got a Squier Classic Vibe bass and I love it, the build quality is great and it plays and sounds really good.

    EDIT: Danelectros aren't totally comedy options; they're pretty cool guitars but they're really idiosyncratic. They're made partially of masonite, and are really hard to set up properly because of the way they're made. I have a Danelectro 59-DC and it's neat but I totally fucked it up when I tried to adjust the action.



If I had to personally recommend I'd say check out one of Rondo's guitars. They are a asian factory build, but they are respected around the entire industry as amazing starter guitars and basses, particularly the latter. If you want a more household brand like Squire by Fender, then I recommend this Squire Telecaster, but as always do some research so you aren't stuck with a piece of shit that won't stay in tune / doesn't comform to your goony body shapes. If you must have a Fender or a "name" brand, then grab a $500 Stratocaster or a Les Paul Studio.

I highly reccomend Zzounds for your non Rondo guitar purchases. They have a payment plan option so that you can get a high end guitar on a monthly payment plan and most guitars come with a free gig bag.

I am not cool and want to play bass because I am deep and moody and mysterious~~~
There will be a Bass mode available after release as DLC. All the on disc songs will have bass parts along with DLC.


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    * Will there be bass in the game?
    Bass will not be included on the disk since our primary focus is on guitar. However, we realize that there is a high demand for bass guitar, and we are working to release this as downloadable content soon after launch.


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THE OLD OP:

Ars Technica Article: $199.99 Epiphone Les Paul Junior Bundle

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    The bundle will include the video game along with an Epiphone Les Paul Junior guitar and the Rocksmith Real Tone Cable™, a unique 1/4″-to-USB cable; the first of its kind! Developed exclusively for Rocksmith, this revolutionary cable converts the guitar’s signal from analog to digital, allowing it to be recognized and played through video game consoles and Windows PC. Available at launch and priced at $199.99, this bundle provides an entry-level opportunity for people that have always wanted to play guitar but don’t actually own one. The standard edition of the game also includes the Rocksmith Real Tone Cable and will be available this Fall 2011 for $79.99.

    ***

    “Partnering with Gibson Guitar on the Rocksmith bundle is a great fit for both companies,” said Tony Key, Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Ubisoft North America. “Gibson is known for making world-class guitars and we’re proud that they stand behind the quality and experience that is Rocksmith.”

    “We’re blown away by the innovation that Ubisoft is offering consumers with Rocksmith, and once we saw the game we knew we had to partner with them,” said Henry E. Juszkiewicz, CEO and Chairman of Gibson Guitar Corporation. “With Rocksmith, Gibson sees a whole new audience of music fans that will fall in love with playing the guitar.”


WATCH THIS AMAZING VIDEO OF THE GAME IN ACTION!
SOME REALLY GOOD INFO HERE
http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/07/r...ng-authenticity

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    The early Alpha version of the game I demoed showed off a few of the game's bold ideas about moving you up the ladder towards real-life guitar proficiency. For starters, there's a plethora of minigames designed to include your manual dexterity on the fretboard. Also, instead of choosing a song's difficulty level before you play it, each track is split into different phrases which "level up" as you play them successfully. As each phrase increases in level, more notes, chords and special techniques are added, until you're actually playing something that sounds similar to the song in question.

    And, thanks to Rocksmith's detection of your guitar's sound and its bevy of built-in guitar effects, the songs you play actually sound like the songs you play. Those effects can also be used in a freestyle "Amp" mode, which lets you customize your guitar's tone with remarkable detail using any of a bajillion combinations of pedals, amps and filters. My very favorite time I spent with Rocksmith were the hours I whittled away experimenting with unfamiliar tones, your catalog of which expands as you progress through the game.

    It might even be a viable, cost-effective replacement for an expensive set of stompable sound modulators, if it weren't for the largest problem I experienced with Rocksmith: There's some pretty noticeable lag on some displays. It's a problem inherent in some televisions -- particularly cheaper ones -- alleviated somewhat by switching to composite cables and turning your television's "Game Mode," provided it has one. Still, unless you're playing on a relatively latency-free TV or using an external speaker, you're going to get a hundred or so milliseconds of lag -- just enough to add a delay between your plucking a string and the game registering said pluck.

    It's not enough to make the actual game unplayable, but it certainly throws off your performance in the freestyle Amp mode. It also cheapens another neat feature -- after you play a song, it plays it back to you, amplifying your own contributions. When those contributions are a beat behind the actual song, it just makes you sound like the most distracted guitarist in the history of the instrument.


E3 Stage Demo

When we say any guitar we mean any guitar.
Whether it’s the guitar sitting in your attic, your cherished faithful steed, or the guitar you have yet to buy, Rocksmith lets you plug any guitar into your Xbox 360® or PlayStation®3 system.

Difficulty settings that adapt to your ability.
You love a challenge, but hate being overwhelmed. With addicting gameplay that adapts to your personal skill level, you will automatically progress from single notes to complex chords without getting in over your head.

Lots of music. Lots of styles.
One of the most satisfying moments for any guitar player is hearing yourself play your favorite song for the first time. Rocksmith has amassed an amazing library of songs from different music genres allowing players to experience that moment first hand.

Play songs instead of just learning them.
You want to play new songs, but you don't want to labor through tablature or cringe through poorly produced videos. No problem. Rocksmith will not only present you with new songs, but will also challenge you to step away from the notes on screen and play songs by memory.

Nothing compares to playing a real guitar. Except playing Rocksmith.





How can I find out more about this game that is the first to plug into real guitars?

I am happy to help!
:siren:Here's a great video showing the minigames enclosed in this title. The minigames are all amazing and will go far in helping teach you techniques.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iS3jjJVf1_8

Here's a new trailer released:
IGN Previews

NEW VIDEO:
http://www.giantbomb.com/e3-2011-ro...railer/17-4248/!

How does this totally inventive first game to plug into a guitar work?

http://i.imgur.com/L42Bv.jpg
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    Ubisoft's upcoming Rocksmith game, which lets players connect real guitars to their Xbox 360 and PS3s in order to learn to play, uses the Real Tone Cable, a 1/4" to USB cable that turns a guitar's analog signal to digital.

    The 11.25' cable will be available separately this fall at $29.99.

    “The Rocksmith Real Tone Cable is a cool piece of technology. Having multiple cable options will allow Rocksmith players to participate in cooperative gameplay, which is a feature of the game that we are extremely excited about as it adds to the overall gameplay experience,” said Adam Novickas, US Director of Marketing at Ubisoft.

    The Rocksmith Real Tone Cable will be shipping as a stand-alone product alongside the standard edition of the game and the bundle, which includes an Epiphone Les Paul Junior guitar. Both the standard edition and bundle include the Rocksmith Real Tone Cable.



* Will there be DLC for the game? If so, when?
Yes! We absolutely plan to have downloadable content for the game very soon after launch. But right now our current focus is making the game that ships in October as good as it can possibly be.

* Will there be alternate tunings?
Right now we have standard E tuning, and drop D tuning. More alternate tunings will be available post-launch through downloadable content on Xbox Live and PSN.

* Can I put my own music into the game?
Currently, no. The intended goal of Rocksmith is not to be recording software. We want people to focus on playing the guitar and having fun.

* Will there be latency issues with Rocksmith?
If you experience any noticeable latency with Rocksmith, then it’s more than likely due to the specific setup you’re using. Since everyone has a unique arrangement with their home entertainment systems, we’ve outlined steps you can take to avoid this issue.

If available on your TV, use the “Game” or “PC” mode setting. These modes bypass extra video processing filters to seriously reduce lag time.
If the TV does not have a Game or PC mode, you can diminish lag by turning off video processing filters. Refer to your TV manual for more information on how to turn off processing filters.
Check to see that the console is outputting video at the native resolution of your TV. If your TV’s native resolution is 1080p but your console is set to 720p, the TV must process the signal to scale the image up to fill the entire screen, which adds to the input lag.
On some TVs, HDMI connections can introduce more input lag than component or PC cables. If your TV has noticeable input lag using HDMI connection, you can diminish the lag by switching to component video cables or PC cables.
If you’re using external speakers, connecting the audio from the console to a stereo receiver or home theater system using analog audio cables can fix audio lag.
To match the on-screen note display to the audio, you can advance the notes using the “Note Advance” calibration.[/quote]
BONUS Q&A FROM THEHEROFEED.COM!!!!
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    Let’s get right down to it. Will there be a “free play mode” where I could play my guitar through my Xbox like an amp? Kind of like Amplitude for PC?

    Rocksmith features an Amp Mode where you can play whatever you like, customize your tone (save the setups for quick recall during songs play) switch the guitar you’re using in game and tune your guitar.

    Many newcomers to guitar do not even know how to tune one properly, will this be built into the game?

    The game will step you through the tuning process and then periodically check to make sure your guitar is in tune (as sometimes they slip out as you play).

    Can I play it with an acoustic guitar?

    You can use an acoustic guitar that has a pickup with the game – our goal was to ensure that the game works with any 6-string electric guitar, so it has to have a pickup…

    Will I be able to use my own effects/distortion pedals, or will there be virtual pedals in the game? If so, how can you activate pedals that are built into the game?

    We don’t recommend plugging in your own effects as well because the game has them built in. You can map up to 3 custom tones onto the buttons on your controller (X, Y, B on X360) + the default tone of the song – you switch by tapping the button at any time during gameplay.

    Will some songs have a different tunings?

    The songlist will contain E-Standard and Drop-D songs. We spent a long time looking at the complexities of making a game that asks beginners to tune and figured that for on disk, these would work the best… the Rocksmith Shop will likely contain DLC songs in other tunings in the future.

    Will there be a Career Mode?

    There is a career mode that will adapt to what you are playing and what songs you own. This is completely customizable and if you decide you just want to play songs, you can… it’s really important to us to let you play how you want to play – sounds cheesy, but our team is made up of all sorts of level of players – some just want to learn chords, some just want to play single notes, some want to play exactly what Kurt Cobain played, some just want to learn the solo… Rocksmith will make recommendations based on your skill, but you can always practice or perform any song you want.

    What songs are on the setlist? What if I don’t like the setlist?

    Well, you could buy more from the store and if you don’t like them… well, I don’t have great solution for that… on a brighter note, if the game suggests an event for you with a song in it you don’t like and you kill that song, Rocksmith remembers and won’t suggest that song for a long time. Hopefully that feature won’t be needed tho… I guess you’ll get a better idea come June 1st.

    Will there be a possibility to manually turn on Hard/Expert modes instead of the auto-adjust difficulty?

    Rocksmith remembers everything you do, starting songs at progressively harder difficulty levels in line with your skill. Everyone starts at 1, but then their performance determines how quickly they move to the highest levels. So, no, you can’t just set it to hard/expert modes – you will reach them as you play.

    Given that Harmonix tried to use sound interpretative technology and ran into problems, how did you overcome the hurdles of notes not registering correctly for your game?

    The technology behind Rocksmith has been in development for over 5 years with a singular goal of creating algorithms that precisely detects notes played on a guitar. A guitar does not produce a pure tone, there are lots of garbage noises in the waveform and that was a big hurdle to overcome, but once we figured out a way to do that the rest was relatively straight forward. Lots of data collection on the different issues, calibration, types of pickups, extremes of tuning, new guitars, old guitars, different picks, everything we could think of that would make it sound different. Now we have something where you really can plug in any electric guitar and have it recognized accurately.

    Will different guitars sound different in the game? Will it effect the game if a guitar is not tuned?

    Yes, the game shows you how to tune and makes sure you’re always in tune. Plugging in different guitars or even switching the pickup used on the guitar does change the tone, just like when you’re plugged into a traditional amp.


How do I get this game?
It will be out this fall for the low price of $79.99. This includes the game, and the non console specific wire that connects your guitar to the game.

Thank you for reading my OP and I hope you all enjoy the bliss we are about to experience with the first game to plug into a REAL guitar.