The Path of A Rock God
Day 1: I got the game. After reading a lot of the reviews, I was a bit concerned about the install process. There weren't horror stories, but let's just say picking the PC version over the console made me a bit trepidacious. Never the less, I knew it would be the best version for me, since I could listen to the game with headphones on and not disturb anyone.
I've got my guitar and I'm ready to go.
Day 4: The last entry was written after the fact, so I'm going to do my best to keep these up to date.
I entered the Rocksmith 60 Day Challenge.
My impressions so far.
This isn't just a game in the traditional sense of Guitar Hero and Rockband. There is a lot more to playing the guitar than one would believe. It's easy to play badly and take for granted how good a guitar sounds in the hands of Santana or Hendrix. I believe that this tool, and that's primarily what it is, can help me learn guitar.
I may never become a rock god like Slash, or a skilled Blues man like B.B. King (RIP) but I feel that in time, I will become proficient enough to play on my own. That's my goal. To use this and develop a skill. There are no dreams of rock stardom for me. Instead; a desire to learn something cool and useful.
Will Rocksmith do it?
In a word; Yes. Rocksmith has in a week, taught me more about playing a guitar, than I've known in my entire life. Even my air guitar has changed, because I am playing actual chords while doing it.
My only complaint, and it's a big one, is that some notes don't register, even though I know I'm playing them. Still this may have more to do with technique and I can't ignore that.
I'm still a newb, and I have much more growing to do. My dreams of playing a guitar seem much more realized now.
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