jshackles
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So I'll admit, I'm still a fan of Rock Band and still play the game on my PS4 2-3 hours every Friday night and have for years. I know a lot of people don't play this game much any more and it's essentially on life support from Harmonix mostly catering heavily to the few people who still play. I don't play in a "crew", I just play solo - and I'm a guitar guy. I have over 400 DLC songs in my library, and it's a great way for me to relax after a hard week by jamming out, singing / dancing, the works.
Last week, I noticed that my strum bar on my fake plastic guitar was getting pretty worn out and it was causing me to miss some notes that I actually strummed. I was pretty bummed out, but figured I would look around online and see what my options were for replacing it. Much to my surprise, these things cost nearly as much (or in some cases, more) than real guitars!
There are cheaper guitars for Guitar Hero Live, but it looks like those aren't fully compatible with Rock Band 4. I figured I'd check eBay
which is a little better, but still a pretty huge gamble considering these pre-owened or "refurbished" guitars might have just as much or more usage than my current guitar or might run into the same problems pretty quickly.
It's a shame that these are no longer being produced, and that now I'm in a spot where I won't be able to play the extensive library I have built up over the years without dropping some serious cash on a new fake plastic guitar. I know how this sort of manufacturing rarity goes from here too - before long these will be a lot harder to find and like anything with niche demand a low stock, the prices will continue to rise.
Guess it's time to just start learning the real thing, it'll be cheaper.
Last week, I noticed that my strum bar on my fake plastic guitar was getting pretty worn out and it was causing me to miss some notes that I actually strummed. I was pretty bummed out, but figured I would look around online and see what my options were for replacing it. Much to my surprise, these things cost nearly as much (or in some cases, more) than real guitars!
There are cheaper guitars for Guitar Hero Live, but it looks like those aren't fully compatible with Rock Band 4. I figured I'd check eBay
which is a little better, but still a pretty huge gamble considering these pre-owened or "refurbished" guitars might have just as much or more usage than my current guitar or might run into the same problems pretty quickly.
It's a shame that these are no longer being produced, and that now I'm in a spot where I won't be able to play the extensive library I have built up over the years without dropping some serious cash on a new fake plastic guitar. I know how this sort of manufacturing rarity goes from here too - before long these will be a lot harder to find and like anything with niche demand a low stock, the prices will continue to rise.
Guess it's time to just start learning the real thing, it'll be cheaper.