Yeah, it would be helpful if that was somewhere on the actual box so you could tell

2/14/2008 3:55:34 PM

I got my bundle back in December and I haven't had any hardware problems (of course now that I say that, the bass pedal will break tonight). Given I have been using a Guitar Hero guitar for the past few weeks, but I played with the packaged one a hell of a lot, and the drums have been keeping up fine.

2/14/2008 4:12:09 PM

dude, i just got a new guitar and drumset 2 weeks ago, both were brand new and not refurbished...they both are totally different and play totally different and better than my originals...

i think the hardware is great now...i dont miss anything unless it's my fault

2/14/2008 4:56:26 PM

hmm. my original drums still work fine, but im wondering if i should try and help the bass pedal break so i can get one of the newer/nicer sets

2/14/2008 5:18:17 PM

i got the bundle about three weeks ago and haven't had any problems with the hardware. the guitar has gotten the most play.. i still don't like the strum action very much (used to guitar hero controller), but it still seems to be functioning correctly.

can't say much about the drums, haven't played with them enough

2/14/2008 5:39:15 PM

i played the rock band guitar until the whammy bar broke. i actually liked the stumming of the rock band guitar better than guitar hero's. the shape of the strum bar was easier to hold and it made it easier for up/down strumming i thought.

2/14/2008 5:45:24 PM

i also added one of those metal things from ebay onto the drum pedal...its so much better now...not afraid to really play and break it

2/14/2008 6:42:37 PM

my pedal has held up fine, but i absolutely hate the kickback on it for the expert songs with a lot of continuous bass notes. i heard it's easier with a metal plate, but i don't know if i want to pay an extra $20 for it. if the online bwt patch is true, i'll consider it. i haven't played at all in the past few weeks, but i guess i should start practicing the last two killer sets. it's more work than fun, though... sigh.

2/15/2008 1:58:03 AM

Quote :

"During that section of GGAHT when it's Y-R-G-R-Y-R-G-etc... I use the solo buttons and have the index finger from my right hand holding down the green and use my middle finger from my right hand to tap the red and then my index finger from my left hand to tap the yellow. You don't even have to worry about the greens because the section is so fast you will get them as you tap the red as long as you have it held down, you just have to get the rhythm with the red's and yellow's and it's not too bad. That's the only way I've been able to get that section."

no other threads to reply to, so here's what little advice i have to give...

[GRYBO]

for the YRGR-YRGR section: 1) finger tap Y with righthand indexfinger, 2) pulloff to R with lefthand middlefinger, 3) pulloff to G with lefthand indexfinger, 4) hammeron with lefthand middlefinger, 5) repeat

no doubt it will take a lot of practice. i've been doing fingertapping exercises like this for years on real guitar, yet it still took me awhile to get down on rockband. i think what helped me on rockband was to press&hold Y 10ms longer (or slightly longer) than the other notes. i couldn't get the OBYR-OBYR section with any consistency whatsoever, i just got through it playing 3 of 4 notes. the sad thing is you need to get past these 2 sections without using overdrive, since you need to save it to get past the killer OBY-OBY section. i'm not the fastest guitarist in the world, but i'm a shredder. but this section is just insane.

i'm not all that glad i beat it, but i just wonder why harmonix would include a song that's 100x harder than all the other songs.

2/15/2008 3:00:26 AM

Quote :

"^^i'm going to look at mine when i get home, but where might i find this SL, QL, etc?"

It'll be in the plastic somewhere underneath the drumpads.

2/15/2008 7:49:12 AM

This DLC has sucked lately. I don't know if it is bad luck or what, but I just don't like any of the recent songs/groups.

2/15/2008 9:45:16 AM

same here. Some of the upcoming stuff looks pretty sweet though.

2/15/2008 12:49:58 PM

Quote :

"the sad thing is you need to get past these 2 sections without using overdrive, since you need to save it to get past the killer OBY-OBY section."

this part i just figured out today, and allowed me to finally beat this freebird-esque song. i read this on rock band scorehero.

i'd fail every time i made it past the zigzags at like 96%. but for the OBYs just move down to the solo buttons and hold the Y w/ left hand index and tap OB with your right hand index/middle fingers. i passed it the first time i tried it (after a practice of course). i even combo'd it for a bit, it was ridiculously easy, just aim to tap the orange to keep the timing right. i suggest you try this, you will pass

2/18/2008 12:05:02 AM

Quote :

"Release date: Tuesday, February 19, 2008 (Microsoft); Thursday, February 21, 2008 (Sony) Tracks: Stone Temple Pilots—“Sex Type Thing” Weezer—“El Scorcho” Garbage—“Why Do You Love Me” (All three tracks utilize the original master recordings) Price: $1.99 (160 Microsoft Points) per track Locations: Xbox LIVE® Marketplace and PLAYSTATION®Network"

would be pretty sweet if the rest of that list came soon too

2/18/2008 4:29:40 AM

^^ I've gotten frustrated with the little buttons, and havent put in the time needed to beat GGAHT yet.. but that seems like good advice


Ever since I've gotten hold of a mic stand, I've really had a lot of fun singing and playing guitar at the same time. I'm a lot better at it than I thought I'd be, I just wish I didnt have such a shitty voice

2/18/2008 6:28:57 PM

gah, i have a cheap mic stand. but according to rockband, i cant sing worth shit. so i stopped singing.
come on grand theft auto 4, i need a new game >,<

2/18/2008 11:29:19 PM

"el scorcho" will be incredible

2/19/2008 12:37:24 AM

^^my voice is shit for asthetics, but once I figured out how different octaves register on the mic I got to where I can sing most songs decently on hard(while playing guitar on hard or expert, depending on the song)

it's pretty fun but if you just heard the track of my actual voice it would be god awful, fortunately you dont need to belt it out to score points




[Edited on February 19, 2008 at 2:34 AM. Reason : ya]

2/19/2008 2:34:22 AM

eb @ crossroads has just the drum sets if anyone if looking for just the drum set and the game

2/19/2008 11:01:22 AM

on sale on Amazon for $149 + free shipping

2/19/2008 12:01:23 PM

im so fucking tired of motherfuckers quitting early when i'm winning in a ranked match on live. i'll lose fucking 4 in a row and then when i'm finally winning one the bastard will quit like 90% into the song. this happens to me at least once a day. is harmonix going to do anything about this? the game should still count if someone quits early. they should let you finish it or something to still get the win.

2/19/2008 9:09:50 PM

^Welcome to the world of online gaming.

2/19/2008 11:50:03 PM

^^ haha yea, i have the most trouble finishing tug of war matches.

i usually play the points duel thing. but yea, out of every 10 or so i play, one will quit early. i usually cuss and file a negative report on their ID. not that it really does much, but it makes me feel better.

they should make it so if someone quits, it auto counts the win to the person who stayed.. would be more fair.

though i am glad i tried the multiplayer mode out... it's actually pretty fun.

2/20/2008 12:10:03 AM

^yeah that's what i'm saying. most games have something like that. madden, for example. someone quits out early from that and it lets you finish against the computer to get credit for the win.

2/20/2008 9:20:50 AM

http://www.amazon.com/MTV-Games-Rock-Band/dp/B000TT2D0M/ref=pd_bbs_sr_4?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1203518460&sr=8-4

Amazon special Today only

$35.00 (game only)

This is tempting me so much (especially since I already have a GH guitar......)

2/20/2008 9:43:18 AM

'Still Alive', the song from the end of portal is apparently going to make it's way to Rock Band

i'm excited!


http://kotaku.com/359394/still-alive-confirmed-for-rock-band

2/22/2008 9:33:27 AM

Rock Band has made me weak on the guitar. After playing it for a few months I went back to Guitar Hero and was horrible.

2/22/2008 9:36:41 AM

Got my replacement guitar yesterday and I don't like it as much as my original (which the strum bar was starting to go on). The new one's strum bar isn't as sensitive and the whammy bar might be busted already since it's not doing much unless I really press down on it hard. And there's also something rattling around inside (which sounds like a busted spring).

2/22/2008 10:00:21 AM

^Its the accelerometer(or whatever is used for star power), its supposed to do that.

2/22/2008 11:44:06 AM

did it have the green sticker on the back or box? my first replacement did and this means its a refurb...i sent it back about a month ago and got a brand new one and its amazing, dont miss a note due to guitar malfunction

2/22/2008 11:56:37 AM

2/22/2008 2:23:40 PM

just beat run to the hills on expert drums

now it's time to fail won't get fooled again over and over and over...though i think i might beat that before i beat GGAHT on expert guitar (fuck that song)

2/22/2008 4:32:31 PM

Quote :

"did it have the green sticker on the back or box? my first replacement did and this means its a refurb...i sent it back about a month ago and got a brand new one and its amazing, dont miss a note due to guitar malfunction"

I'm not sure if my guitar or the box had a green sticker, but I'll check it Monday when I get back home.

Quote :

"Its the accelerometer(or whatever is used for star power), its supposed to do that."

Are you talking about the "spring" sound? My last one worked fine on the "star power", but it didn't have anything that sounded like it was loose/broken.

2/22/2008 5:06:55 PM

yeah accelerometers without a doubt do not need to rattle

does your iphone rattle? does your wiimote rattle? does any guitar hero controller I've ever used rattle for star power?

[NO]

[Edited on February 22, 2008 at 5:14 PM. Reason : ]

2/22/2008 5:13:05 PM

i just received my 2nd replacement guitar, pulled it out of the bubble wrap, and it's beat to hell, covered in something slimey down the middle of the body, and has dog/cat hair all over it.

WHAT THE FUCK

does anybody have the phone number for Rock Band bc i can't find it and i need to talk to someone NOW.


outside of the box has red stickers, guitar inside has green stickers.

[Edited on February 22, 2008 at 7:27 PM. Reason : oh yeah and it rattles too]

2/22/2008 7:26:47 PM

1 (650) 628-1001
Rock Band Support
6am-8pm Pac time

2/22/2008 11:39:51 PM

just dowlonaded the rock band drums hack

it seems to have this lag in the audio when you hit it to where it comes out the speakers

anyone know how to fix that?
RawWulf?

[Edited on February 23, 2008 at 7:01 PM. Reason : m]

2/23/2008 7:01:02 PM

^what drum hack?

Harmonix just confirmed that a Nine Inch Nails track pack featuring "March of Pigs", "The Collector" and "The Perfect Drug" will hit the XBLM this coming Tuesday.

2/23/2008 8:47:48 PM

I haven't noticed a lag, are you sure it's not your kit? I know it doesn't register some hit, but I associate that with the poor build quality.

Other than that, I can't help you -- sorry.

2/23/2008 9:06:48 PM

just played this for the first time.

guitar doesn't click (might on 360 this is ps3) buttons click down and are bigger.

can't seem to get my big 6'5 ass comfortable on the drums and need to get my limbs coordinated. can usually make it through on medium, especially if i've learned some of the song on irlguitar.

any tips ?

2/23/2008 9:27:17 PM

the higher up they are the better for me, but then sometimes on some songs i prefer them low to get into the song

try adjusting your height or the height of the drums
thats the best/easiest way to get it feelin right



as for the lag I mentioned, when i hit the drums and when I hear it on the speakers is like a .3 second delay and i dont know why, maybe it is the drums themselves

Im gonna send the guitar back soon tho, mines starting to randomly drop notes when i know i have hit them

2/24/2008 3:44:04 PM

^stupid question, but if you have an hdtv, have you calibrated it in game yet? It took a few times for my brother to get his working just right, and it got rid of all the lag.

2/24/2008 7:54:50 PM

yea it doesnt have ANY lag on the TV at all from the way it came out of the box

but for some reason on the computer it does

2/24/2008 8:25:47 PM

ok i have to sell my spare PC parts so i can go out this week and make the purchase.

someone buy them. bfg 6800 gt oc, couple gigs of ddr2, athlon 64 bit chip, some gigabyte motherboard. specifics later in classifieds.

2/25/2008 12:28:37 AM

k, update on my problem:

called rock band, talked to first guy, he asks how i want this resolved. i said "send me one that's not been refurbished, one someone else hasn't played before". he said they don't refurbish guitars b/c once you put the neck in the body it doesn't come apart then asked if the neck was connected to the body. yes it is. please hold for our escalation department.

lady comes on the line, sorry for all of this, don't know what happened. ship the slimy guitar back using the return shipping label. we are sending another. keep the broken one.

i am very satisfied with the results although i have not received the guitar yet (it is only monday). the lady guessed that someone send their guitar in, it got put in the wrong pile, and shipped to me.

2/25/2008 9:42:21 AM

So are all of you that are still having hardware problems part of the 1st gen of hardware?

2/25/2008 10:20:36 AM

i am

2/25/2008 11:11:28 AM

^I bought it on the second shipment (sometime early December), but didn't get around to playing it until after the Super Bowl.

2/25/2008 11:13:01 AM

I have to say, EA has done a good job of replacing bad equipment. I had my drum pedal and my guitar replaced with little effort.

2/25/2008 11:49:39 AM

i dont know if this has been asked yet, but does the Guitar Hero guitar also work with Rockband? and vice versa? i would look but it is for a friend that needs to know quickly....thanks in advance.

2/27/2008 2:48:27 PM