Members NewGuyonGuitar Posted July 8, 2012 Members Share Posted July 8, 2012 It's a guitar learning aid for the xbox360 as well as other platforms. It is supposed to make it more fun to learn scales, etc. Anyone know of anyone who's used this? If so, did they find it useful or not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 1001gear Posted July 8, 2012 Members Share Posted July 8, 2012 My initial reaction is gimmick but I'm afraid to answer truthfully. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NewGuyonGuitar Posted July 8, 2012 Author Members Share Posted July 8, 2012 My initial reaction is gimmick but I'm afraid to answer truthfully. Quite a few reviews on the web that say it's helpful. Wondered if anyone here had any experience with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mosiddiqi Posted July 8, 2012 Members Share Posted July 8, 2012 I don't have any experience with it, but I'm tempted to say that if it's not fun to practise scales...don't!. Why bother playing anything on guitar if it's no fun? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NewGuyonGuitar Posted July 8, 2012 Author Members Share Posted July 8, 2012 I don't have any experience with it, but I'm tempted to say that if it's not fun to practise scales...don't!. Why bother playing anything on guitar if it's no fun? I don't mind scales. I do like games. If this combines the two and makes practice more varied and interesting, thought it might be useful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jeremy_green Posted July 9, 2012 Members Share Posted July 9, 2012 Provided it doesn't replace practice... if it just adds to it then why not. My daughter bought it and used it for a bit. She seemed to enjoy it and it made her play a bit beyond her normal routine. So it had some benefits. But as i said PROVIDED it is above and beyond your normal practice schedule. If it takes away from it then no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Virgman Posted July 9, 2012 Members Share Posted July 9, 2012 I'd like to check it out first before buying it. Looks kind of cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Gaetano Paul Posted July 10, 2012 Members Share Posted July 10, 2012 I have a few students who have gotten it, there playing has improved. I would say if your intermediate to advance it wont be helpful, but is great for beginner to early intermediate. It basically uses the guitar hereo method of guitar play/reading/whatever you want to call it, and applies it to real guitar, real songs, real licks. Very cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JimiRules Posted July 16, 2012 Members Share Posted July 16, 2012 My cousin has it and he brought it over and I tried it out. I noticed quite a bit of latency from when I'd hit the note to when the note would actually sound on the tv. I don't know if it's because I was playing it on an HDTV or if that's just how it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NewGuyonGuitar Posted July 16, 2012 Author Members Share Posted July 16, 2012 My cousin has it and he brought it over and I tried it out. I noticed quite a bit of latency from when I'd hit the note to when the note would actually sound on the tv. I don't know if it's because I was playing it on an HDTV or if that's just how it is. I've read a lot of threads about the latency issue on the 'Net. Quite a few solutions out there. Does appear to be some lag if running via HDMI into your HD tv, as the tv does some processing of the audio signal which creates the delay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jeremy_green Posted July 16, 2012 Members Share Posted July 16, 2012 I should say it does kind of a progressive learning thing... which can be quite odd for someone who plays. In the early levels it really simplifies the songs... So it can be weird to play along because it really is different. I just said screw it and played along with the song the way you would play the song with a band ... and I almost got booed off! So it was a challenge for me to play these simplified versions because my ear kept wanting to play it as i know it goes. I suspect as you get to higher levels it gets more real. There was some latency for sure but not crippling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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