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100YrsofAttitude posted:Hey I just noticed the game is on sale on Steam for 16 euro. I'd have to find a way to get the cable otherwise but I'm considering picking this up. I've been playing bass for about 8 months. The game says it's for guitar and bass, but I feel most music games really concentrate on the former. Is it worth it if I intend to solely be bass? Also I'm interested in the "jam" session option. Does this let you play your own songs or songs that aren't included in the song packs to learn how to play? I'm a bass player and Rocksmith is really pretty great. So much of bass playing is pumping out rhythms that sound pretty boring by themselves but Rocksmith actually motivates me to pick up my bass even when no one else is around to jam with. The customs can be pretty great. Gets me my fix of Franz Ferdinand (No You Girls has an excellent bass line) and Pink Floyd.
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I think I'll get it. 16 euro isn't much. The cable seems to be pricey but whatever. Any method that makes learning and playing scales actually even mildly fun is worth the money. Seriously gently caress scales. I was worried because a lot of reviews were saying it's really just for beginners, and while I'm somewhat new to the bass I can read notation and tablature pretty well. If anything I need to work on my dexterity. This seems as fun a way as any to do so.
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There's plenty of practice stuff, but you can also challenge yourself to nail sections or entire songs perfectly, so there's a challenge for everyone really
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baka kaba posted:There's plenty of practice stuff, but you can also challenge yourself to nail sections or entire songs perfectly, so there's a challenge for everyone really Exactly. I've been playing for 20 years, I'm pretty good at guitar/bass, but I still find the game really fun and helpful. I wish something like this existed when I started playing, I think I would have progressed much quicker.
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100YrsofAttitude posted:I think I'll get it. 16 euro isn't much. The cable seems to be pricey but whatever. Any method that makes learning and playing scales actually even mildly fun is worth the money. Seriously gently caress scales. I was worried because a lot of reviews were saying it's really just for beginners, and while I'm somewhat new to the bass I can read notation and tablature pretty well. If anything I need to work on my dexterity. This seems as fun a way as any to do so. It's actually not great for scales and doesn't even mention chord patterns for bass. I find it works best with written instruction and trying to identify those patterns within songs. Rocksmith actually helped me simplify my bass lines quite a bit so they aren't so busy and cluttered.
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Well it has scale challenge games if you can be bothered (I can't), and session mode is actually a pretty good tool for experimenting with progressions and chord changes. I'd say the downsides are really that it's not good for theory at all, on either instrument (although it does explain and highlight chord tones in session mode which is pretty important) because it focuses purely on learning by rote, and (depending on your setup) there's a bit of latency which is not good for developing your timing, and it's way more noticeable on bass and rhythm guitar than on lead. It's not a substitute for real practice and study if those are things you want to develop, but it sure does help! Seriously, playing a song on Score Attack and knowing you cannot gently caress up this part even for a second without ruining your score is a real motivator and stamina builder
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Chimbley Sweep posted:I'm a bass player and Rocksmith is really pretty great. So much of bass playing is pumping out rhythms that sound pretty boring by themselves but Rocksmith actually motivates me to pick up my bass even when no one else is around to jam with. And, you know, four strings must be easier than six. Right?
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Next week's Rocksmith DLC Pack/Singles The Cranberries - Zombie Dropkick Murphys - Shipping up to Boston The Villagers - Becoming a Jackal Stiff Little Fingers - Alternative Ulster Flogging Molly - Drunken Lullabies
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baka kaba posted:Well it has scale challenge games if you can be bothered (I can't), and session mode is actually a pretty good tool for experimenting with progressions and chord changes. Good to know. I'm glad I've already learned theory (hooray for 10 years of loving piano!). I'll keep aware of the latency and work harder with the metronome during legit practice time. Seeing as I'll be using a bass will this bust my computer speakers? They're good but nothing special and they don't have a special sub-woofer. Anyway I could just connect my amp and save them?
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Mar 14, 2015 00:58
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toymach1ne posted:Next week's Rocksmith DLC Pack/Singles Ugh. Fine, I'll buy it, but I want more Flogging Molly.
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100YrsofAttitude posted:Good to know. I'm glad I've already learned theory (hooray for 10 years of loving piano!). I'll keep aware of the latency and work harder with the metronome during legit practice time. Nah it's EQed so it's just like listening to bass in a recorded song or whatever, you just plug in and play. That's another thing about the cable actually, it's a USB recording interface so you can use it to record music if you like But a lot of people do like to use their amps, especially with guitar - it avoids the latency (you can plug straight into the amp and use a phono out or splitter to run the signal to the computer) and also sounds nicer. The modelling in the game is a bit hit and miss, so you might prefer to monitor with your amp anyway. But the tones are fun and it's nice to have them switch automatically The latency isn't bad or anything, but depending on how aggressively you can run it you might still be able to feel a tiny bit. If you're banging out 8th notes you can feel that it's not quite in sync, but it's all subjective anyway. It's totally fine for rocking out 
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toymach1ne posted:Next week's Rocksmith DLC Pack/Singles Sold.
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Well I have a Stiff Little Fingers tshirt so I guess I have to buy it
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baka kaba posted:Well it has scale challenge games if you can be bothered (I can't), and session mode is actually a pretty good tool for experimenting with progressions and chord changes. I also find the scale games more annoying than helpful. As a beginner you can end up spending more time paused between loading screens than actually playing. So I do scales and such outside RS instead.
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Mar 17, 2015 18:58
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Stiff Little Fingers is a nice surprise.
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What songs/CDLCs are good for practicing barre chords?
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Vlad the Retailer posted:What songs/CDLCs are good for practicing barre chords? Cumbersome. Brand new kind of blue.
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Mar 18, 2015 02:32
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Vlad the Retailer posted:What songs/CDLCs are good for practicing barre chords? Where is My Mind by Pixies.
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Vlad the Retailer posted:What songs/CDLCs are good for practicing barre chords? No Doubt - Just a girl Lenny Kravitz - Fly away Muse - Plug in Baby Silversun Pickups - Panic Switch
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When I'm With You by Best Coast
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Edit: Nevermind, I was thinking of the wrong song.
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http://www.theriffrepeater.com/dlc-leak-xbox-one-marketplace-sees-packs-from-spinal-tap-and-bush Spinal Tap and Bush leaked on XB1. Spinal Tap - 3/31 Spinal Tap “Big Bottom” Spinal Tap “Gimme Some Money” Spinal Tap “Sex Farm” Spinal Tap “Stonehenge” Spinal Tap “Tonight I’m Gonna Rock You Tonight” Bush - 4/7 Bush “Comedown” Bush “Everything Zen” Bush “Glycerine” Bush “Swallowed”
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Man, I bet Dan's clue game for Spinal Tap would have been awesome, too 
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I was just watching Spinal Tap a few days ago. Stoked. NO WE'RE NOT GOING TO loving DO STONEHENGE unlawfulsoup fucked around with this message at 00:16 on Mar 21, 2015 |
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Next week's DLC is a 4 pack from Anthrax including "Indians"
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toymach1ne posted:Next week's DLC is a 4 pack from Anthrax including "Indians" Why did every 80s metal band have to have a song about indians?
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Ithaqua posted:Why did every 80s metal band have to have a song about indians? Metal is about speaking for the underprivileged masses
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Spinal Tap? Awesome.
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toymach1ne posted:Spinal Tap “Big Bottom” So it's going to be three bass arrangements?
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EvilChameleon posted:So it's going to be three bass arrangements? Yup!
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toymach1ne posted:
Sweet, a Bush pack would not normally excite me too much but I really really like both of those songs.
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toymach1ne posted:http://www.theriffrepeater.com/dlc-leak-xbox-one-marketplace-sees-packs-from-spinal-tap-and-bush Any idea what versions of these? The original or the redone ones Rock Band got?
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Brocktoon posted:Any idea what versions of these? The original or the redone ones Rock Band got? originals
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I like that we got Gimme Some Money. I guess it would have been that or Listen To What The Flower People Say. Would have been nice to get Chemicals Between Us in the Bush pack though. Still going to grab it.
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Anthrax Song Pack – $9.99 Anthrax “Caught In A Mosh” Anthrax “Got The Time” Anthrax “Indians” Anthrax “Madhouse”
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toymach1ne posted:Anthrax Song Pack – $9.99 yessssss
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toymach1ne posted:Anthrax Song Pack – $9.99 IT'S A MADHOUSE! 
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gently caress. Yes.
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Hello, everyone get Anthrax pack. It's the best.   
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