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[overthehill99]

So you're playing drums with a guitar, cool

And yeah, let's stop this, everything except Strat 1 is good. Everyone has different favorites, though.

The Xplorer and the Les Paul are also shit, but everything else is good.

 

[PhoncipleBone]

You've obviously never used a GH5 guitar, the clear pro's choice. I'll just leave it at that.

GH5 guitar still squeaks and clicks, just like the WT and the Les Paul. The Les Paul is wonderful except for the neck connections coming loose. Sure, you could do the paper trick every month, but it does get annoying. The WT and GH5 guitars are good, but I personally dont like the thick neck on them.

The Hofner and Strat 2s are great though. The frets are closer together and easier to do HOPO with, and I love how silent the strum is on them. The strat 1 was a pain in the ass though, mainly because the tilt function didnt work half the time, and the strum bar was shit. They fixed that with the strat 2 at least.

In the end, people should give both a try (and not the demo unit ones, since they are usually abused and worn to hell to make accurate judgements) and decide what guitar suits them.

 

[AstroLad]

The Xplorer and the Les Paul are also shit, but everything else is good.

Hmm, I must have lucked out with my Les--been going strong for years now. The squeakiness on the WT one is terrible though. I'm sure there's a workaround but frankly I don't like the guitar enough to bother.

 

[AMUSIX]

I have yet to play a GH guitar with nearly the build quality of the Beatles instruments.

That said, everything else comes down to preference. Many 'top players' play with GH guitars because they started with GH1 and 2, and have gotten used to the click and the separated buttons on the frets. However, top scores have also been placed by strat players, which just woudln't happen if the guitar were inferior.

 

[Phreak47]

Was playing with the Rickenbaker last night...no GH guitar can match the feel of it or the Gretch. If you can drop the $100, I'd say those two stand as the best guiters on the market right now.

FYI, Costco sells these both for $90.... so a little bit of savings can be had.

 

[ElNarez]

Just recieved my Duo Jet. While it might not be practical for scoring, it's by far the sexiest pretend guitar ever.

 

[K' Dash]

The Xplorer and the Les Paul are also shit, but everything else is good.

I have one Les Paul working perfectly since GHIII, I bought it new from a friend, I see people complaining about loose conections but I have never experimented that with mine, I <3 it.

 

[Wizpig]

i think i'll buy the software-only version then.

Bought!
Will play with my 360 Guitar Hero 3 controller.

So... a couple of questions.

Anyone tried the drums of the Beatles bundle? good hardware quality?
What about the guitars?
And... which type of microphones can i use on the 360? Rock Band mic only?

 

[TheGreatDave]

Some things are just factual, and the GH5 guitar being perfect is one of them.

 

[ElNarez]

Bought!
Anyone tried the drums of the Beatles bundle? good hardware quality?
What about the guitars?
And... which type of microphones can i use on the 360? Rock Band mic only?

-Drums are RB2 drums, except quieter and sturdier
-The Höfner is incredibly beautiful. Strum bar is soft, but not too soft like the RB1 Strat was. Frets are super quiet, which is awesome, and did I mention it was incredibly beautiful ? I must warn you however : It's a bass, so it's longer and therefore it might tire your arm a bit, but other than that it's REALLY GOOD.
-The Gretsch is SMEXY. Other than that, it's just a shorter and sexier Höfner, kinda like Eva Longoria. And also flat vibrato.

 

[Minamu]

Am I reading this wrong? You can't sing harmonies online? So if you only have 1 mic, you're screwed if you wanna get the achievements?

Also, on Friday, Beatles' song Birthday has its 41st anniversary. And it just so happens to be my birthday too. Coincidence?

Spoiler

I'm not 41 though, phew.

 

[Crag Dweller]

Spoiler

I'm not 41 though, phew.

Something wrong with being in your 40's?

 

[Minamu]

Something wrong with being in your 40's?

Haha no, not if you're not 40+ in your head

Edit: And with that said, I've just 5*'d every song on expert with both guitar & bass ^^

 

[Piano]

Yargh! I can get so close to getting 100% on I Saw Her Standing There on Bass...but carpal tunnel spasms always kick in 3/4 of the way through and I don't want to leave the strum bar to pause and rest.

 

[Minamu]

Yargh! I can get so close to getting 100% on I Saw Her Standing There on Bass...but carpal tunnel spasms always kick in 3/4 of the way through and I don't want to leave the strum bar to pause and rest.

I know how you feel. I'm stuck at 99% The more retries I do, the sooner I fail I feel like throwing something when you miss a note after a 700+ note streak :lol I'll never understand why such songs doesn't have hopos all over. I don't really care if it's unrealistic or whatever, it's more fun that way. It's only slightly less boring than songs with single notes or chords of the same color for 100 notes in a row. I fall asleep on such songs. Like the beginning of Helter Skelter only 4 times as long. YAWN!

 

[soul creator]

DLC and a rough schedule was already announced earlier, and is in the original post but this seems to have a little bit more info on the exact release date and pricing (from the Rock Band Community email sent out today)

http://www.thebeatlesrockband.com/news/post/8

Abbey Road (1969)
Release Date: October 20, 2009

Pricing: $16.98 (or 1360 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) for album
$1.99 (or 160 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) for individual tracks

* “Come Together”
* “Something”
* “Maxwell’s Silver Hammer”
* “Oh! Darling”
* “Octopus’s Garden”
* “I Want You (She’s So Heavy)”
* “Here Comes The Sun”
* “Because”
* “You Never Give Me Your Money”
* “Sun King”
* “Mean Mr. Mustard”
* “Polythene Pam”
* “She Came In Through The Bathroom Window”
* “Golden Slumbers”
* “Carry That Weight”
* “The End”
* “Her Majesty”

In addition, purchasers of the full album download of Abbey Road will have the option to play the famous 16-minute B-side medley as a single continuous track. The medley includes “You Never Give Me Your Money,” “Sun King,” “Mean Mr. Mustard,” “Polythene Pam,” “She Came In Through The Bathroom Window,” “Golden Slumbers,” “Carry That Weight” and “The End.”

 

[Blizzard]

Side note, that $10 used Disney microphone turned out to be Logitech. If it ends up working I might get a new Logitech microphone to go with it.

 

[Dreamwriter]

DLC and a rough schedule was already announced earlier, and is in the original post but this seems to have a little bit more info on the exact release date and pricing (from the Rock Band Community email sent out today)

http://www.thebeatlesrockband.com/news/post/8

You should only list the songs that are included in the pack, though - that list definitely looks worth $17. The *actual* list, not so much...not really excited by the first album Most of the songs in the medley are just too short...

Maxwell's Silver Hammer
Oh! Darling
Because
You Never Give Me Your Money
Sun King
Mean Mr. Mustard
Polythene Pam
She Came in Through the Bathroom Window
Golden Slumbers
Carry That Weight
Her Majesty

 

[Thagomizer]

$2 for Her Majesty is fucking ballsy. :lol

 

[soul creator]

You should only list the songs that are included in the pack, though - that list definitely looks worth $17. The *actual* list, not so much...not really excited by the first album Most of the songs in the medley are just too short...

good point...I forgot some of the songs are already on disc :lol

 

[Wario64]

The Xplorer and the Les Paul are also shit, but everything else is good.

So wrong. Unless you have one of the Les Pauls that lose contacts in the neck/body connection, the Les Paul is pretty kickass.

 

[saunderez]

So wrong. Unless you have one of the Les Pauls that lose contacts in the neck/body connection, the Les Paul is pretty kickass.

It was a great guitar if you could keep it alive. Sadly, out of the 3 I've had only 1 remains standing.

 

[MetatronM]

DLC and a rough schedule was already announced earlier, and is in the original post but this seems to have a little bit more info on the exact release date and pricing (from the Rock Band Community email sent out today)

http://www.thebeatlesrockband.com/news/post/8

If Sgt. Pepper is priced the same as Abbey Road, the album will be an awful deal compared to buying tracks individually. There are only 8 new tracks to be had there, and that's counting Within You Without You.

Rubber Soul, by comparison, has 11 that aren't already in the game, I believe.

 

[Mileena]

So wrong. Unless you have one of the Les Pauls that lose contacts in the neck/body connection, the Les Paul is pretty kickass.

He's just a HMX fanboy don't mind him.

 

[Gary Whitta]

If people are looking for a cheap guitar deal Best Buy is currently selling the Guitar Hero III double guitar edition with two wireless Les Pauls for $50.

 

[Johnkers]

I'd love to play the medley, but I think I'm only going to pick up Oh! Darling from Abbey Road

 

[Xevren]

It's possible to just hardwire the Les Paul's connections from inside the body to the neck to avoid the shoddy neck issues.

 

[LaneDS]

$2 for Her Majesty is fucking ballsy. :lol

Hah, that is indeed pretty fucked up. Most expensive twenty seconds of Rock Band ever.

 

[Grecco]

If people are looking for a cheap guitar deal Best Buy is currently selling the Guitar Hero III double guitar edition with two wireless Les Pauls for $50.

It's like 14 bucks at tru and sears ( the gh3bundle)

 

[Ricker]

Hah, that is indeed pretty fucked up. Most expensive twenty seconds of Rock Band ever.

They will probably just not have that song to download individually,problem solved.

They should of replaced the Abbey Road songs from TBRB with other songs(like All my Loving,She Loves You,etc) since a DLC was coming.Since I want to play the Abbey Road medly like 1 song,I have to buy the whole album,but there's 6 songs from that already in TBRB...what to do...

 

[Cathcart]

You should only list the songs that are included in the pack, though - that list definitely looks worth $17. The *actual* list, not so much...not really excited by the first album Most of the songs in the medley are just too short...

You're not excited about playing side two of Abbey Road. K, maybe you bought the wrong game.

 

[J Tourettes]

I'll be getting Abbey Road but it does seem a bit steep considering half of the tracks are already in the game.

 

[VOOK]

Ah shit wrong thread >_>

 

[olimpia84]

17 bucks is a bit too much for those songs considering they're fairly short. To buy the DLC or not to buy, that is the question

 

[Gary Whitta]

They will probably just not have that song to download individually,problem solved.

Well they certainly made it redeemable separately as one of the three free tracks you got if you pre-ordered from Gamestop.

 

[Daigoro]

Oct 20th come to meeeeeeeeeeee!

17 bucks is a bit too much for those songs considering they're fairly short. To buy the DLC or not to buy, that is the question

buy. every last stitch.

 

[Scythesurge]

I don't feel like $17 is unfair for 10 new songs (I'm not counting Her Majesty) especially when it completes one of the best albums ever. And if we are counting buying Her Majesty then buying the album would have $5 savings. Of course, I'm probably biased since it is some of my favorite music.

 

[Ristlager]

DLC and a rough schedule was already announced earlier, and is in the original post but this seems to have a little bit more info on the exact release date and pricing (from the Rock Band Community email sent out today)

http://www.thebeatlesrockband.com/news/post/8

Is this Xbox only? I thougt it only was the All you need is Love song which was exlusive?

 

[birdman]

Is this Xbox only? I thougt it only was the All you need is Love song which was exlusive?

No, everybody gets the DLC.

 

[Space Cadet]

When does the PS3 get "All You Need is Love"?

 

[Archie]

December

 

[Ristlager]

No, everybody gets the DLC.

Ok.

"Turning bitching mode off"

 

[Vicious]

As far as guitars go, I'm not suggesting what people should be using but I just wanted to add that I'm still using my Les Paul from the GH3 launch, which is still perfect. Never had one problem with it (avoided the contact issue with the neck that some people had).

And as for the clicking, it's not really the clicking sound that I prefer, but the feeling of resistance from the click. I don't hear the sound of it because I always play these games with headphones (both guitar and drums).

 

[Space Cadet]

December

That's fucking bullshit.

 

[Archie]

That's fucking bullshit.

m$ moneyhat$

 

[Mileena]

That's fucking bullshit.

Especially since it's the most fun song in the game on guitar.

 

[Space Cadet]

m$ moneyhat$

Yeah, but three fucking months? Fuck that shit. I might not buy it now, just to spite those fuckers.

Spoiler

Yeah,right.

 

[Wizpig]

Not many people playing online, but waiting a lot can help, too bad you can't hear people singing.

Also, is there anyone i should know before playing online?
I noticed the screen turned purple at a certain time and it seems to me that the Beatle mania also works differently...

edit. Also, i unlocked "In Penny Lane There is a Barber" because a guy in my group in his Career unlocked 50% of the photos.
I have got like 15/20%...

 

[Dreamwriter]

I don't feel like $17 is unfair for 10 new songs (I'm not counting Her Majesty) especially when it completes one of the best albums ever. And if we are counting buying Her Majesty then buying the album would have $5 savings. Of course, I'm probably biased since it is some of my favorite music.

If they were 10 full songs, you'd be right. But they aren't. Most of those songs are the little dregs, bits here and here that the Beatles just hadn't gotten around to finishing, which is why they threw them all on as one big medley, smoothly going from one to the next. I mean, two of those songs are just a minute long, and another two 90 seconds!

The full 16-minute medley is cool and all, but I think $17 is just too pricey for what you get. I may still get it, just to have more to play, but I also might just get two or three full songs from the album (I *love* Maxwell's Silver Hammer) and call it good.

 

[Snuggles]

Yeah, until looking at the tracklist for Abbey Road again, I didn't realize how slim the pickins were once you take away the songs already on the disc. That being said, I'll probably end up downloading all the DLC for this game, since I dig the music and I've already played every song at least 3 times. Sgt. Pepper will be a little better in that regard, just being able to play "A Day in the Life" will be worth the price of admission. They haven't said anything about Magical Mystery Tour, but they HAVE to get "Strawberry Fields Forever" in this game, it wouldn't be complete without it.