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Sky
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Noice! Nice mix, and this is a must-have pack for bassists imo. Dude just wails on it and is so melodic and awesome. I was just watching the unplugged the other day and I'm still in awe. I was a huuuge STP fan, though. Purple was such an amazing album. I would've left off Sex Type Thing. Put in Vasoline, Meatplow or Crackerman. But Creep, Big Empty and Interstate Love Song are some of my favorites, so it's all good. Real strong pack. Got to see Scott's solo band (doing STP and VR classics) last year, dude still had it. Too bad he couldn't kick. edit: linky: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uzx26V4WDlA Check that bass line.
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« Last Edit: December 22, 2015, 08:38:56 AM by Sky »
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Phildo
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Sold. Thanks for the reminder!
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Velorath
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I would've left off Sex Type Thing. Put in Vasoline, Meatplow or Crackerman.
You already get Vasoline from the first Rocksmith.
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Sky
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Hah. I do have more DLC than I can ever remember....
Public service reminder: older DLC is 40% off during the winter sale.
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Phildo
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Finally got around to trying these out on bass and they're fantastic. Thanks for the heads up about that pack! Also happily played through a bunch of the Soundgarden stuff last night and am remembering why it's bad to stop playing for a few months. Ouch.
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Sky
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Mostly been putting DLC mentions in current threads, but there's been a ton of great DLC this year. Another year without a refresh, which I'm kind of ok with, since short of true TAB or the return of the venue/crowd minigames I think it's near perfect.
But they DID release a 'remastered' version (free via patch to existing owners). Their words, because while there are some really nice QoL improvements, it's mostly just interface tweaks. Easier search, which is nice when you have a massive song list (I may have a massive song list), tweaks to how Nonstop play works, tweaks to the riff repeater (which I stil need to check out).
I already liked this game a LOT and was way better on bass (mostly their funky tablite is easier to read with 4 colors)...but getting my new bass made me really damned good, hah. Glad to see it's still getting development, the song packs have to be making a killing because they honestly make the game. I mean, it bums me out to jam at my friend's house with NO DLC AT ALL. No Rush? No Maiden? YE GODS!
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Gets
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Can't you get the DLC if you login with your Ubisoft or Steam account at your friend's place? Steam Friends & Family Sharing maybe?
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Sky
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Probably, but his computer was old and a mess (he's a hippy), so I'm not about to put my info in there!
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Bunk
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So, my nephew has been learning cording on acoustic for a while now, is really in to it, and has asked Santa for an electric guitar this year.
He's also a complete XBox One addict (Minecraft mostly).
So my question is, is Rocksmith accessible to an old for his age nine year old?
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Sky
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Probably. Invert the fretboard display in game, I don't know why they made it backwards. Otherwise he would struggle reading real music later.
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Trippy
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Since he already knows how to play a bit on the acoustic guitar he should fine on Rocksmith. Rocksmith is designed to accommodate all ranges of players including total beginners and has lots of settings and modes to help beginners along. Probably. Invert the fretboard display in game, I don't know why they made it backwards. Otherwise he would struggle reading real music later.
I understand why they have it that way* but it can cause a lot of confusion for those who either already know tabulature or want to learn how to read it later on. * it matches the order of strings if you imagine your fretboard is transparent and you are looking at the strings through the back of the fretboard
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Sky
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I played briefly with a couple guys I knew in a 3 piece. I was guitar and vox, the drummer was the drummer, but the bassist was a percussionist I've known for decades (used to run sound for my band in the day). He'd been playing bass for about 4-6 months using Rocksmith to learn and was able to hang for a four hour jam using just charts printed from the Internet. I was impressed (granted, he's been in bands for ever but that was still a 0-60 kinda thing).
Amazing learning tool, and fun for old farts like me who don't want the headache of dealing with bandmates :)
Obligatory "wish they'd add a real tablature mode" rant. Because then it would be near perfect. And always support tracks from previous versions because holy crap.
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Chimpy
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I really need to go get a guitar or bass and play this. I bought it in a 3am amazon sale Trippy posted about like 3 years ago and it still hasn't come out of the box.
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'Reality' is the only word in the language that should always be used in quotes.
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Sky
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Yes. Yes you do!
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Trippy
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Sweet!
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Sky
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As someone who primarily plays a classical guitar...not sure why that's a thing. Outside of my very limited current situation (trying to get my middle finger healthy and can't play bass or electric guitar), I'd never consider playing rocksmith on an acoustic. And even now, I'm just waiting it out. Also, no USB mic, I run my XLR mics through a USB preamp, not sure if that works.
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Trippy
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There are plenty of DLC songs (i.e. not counting all the user generated songs) that have guitar parts that were played on acoustic guitars on the originals and I think it would be fun to play those parts on an acoustic in the game as well.
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cironian
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Love that they decided to just keep improving this. DLC song sales must be good money. (not a great surprise)
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Sky
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I DON'T THINK PEOPLE BUY DLC FOR THIS NOPE
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Bann
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I have someone who requested a ukulele as a gift. I'm thinking that it is much more likely to see sustained use if it could be used with Rocksmith. Some quick googling shows a few unanswered questions and some old articles talking about how it will be possible when Rocksmith 2014 releases. Can anyone here confirm that this does/does not work? If it does, is there an instrument you would reccommend in the $50-150 price range?
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After continuing to read on this, it seems like a U bass seems to work, but not a regular ukulele.
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Sky
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Merusk
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I have less of a problem remembering and more of a problem being able to pick the right string. "fuck that was the 5th.."
OR just plain not being able to get my hand in the right place fast enough. "14th fret, 19th, 3rd..fuck!"
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Sky
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That comes with time. The 15th and 17th fret markers are really useful to memorize early on, and the pentatonic box helps remember 12/14, as well.
What throws me at the top is the 20+ fret stuff, not helped by my new bass only being a 20-fret model (my old one was a full 24 fret).
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Velorath
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Pretty cool Guardians of the Galaxy themed DLC pack this week:
Blue Swede - “Hooked On A Feeling” David Bowie - “Moonage Daydream” Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell - “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” Raspberries - “Go All The Way” Redbone - “Come And Get Your Love”
More Bowie is always welcome (and Moonage Daydream would be in my top 5 favorite Bowie songs).
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Sky
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tar
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The airbourne song pack this week is a lot of fun. Not often I play through twice in a row.
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Sky
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I usually wait until they go on sale, but that one's on the list. Great band, hadn't heard them before.
I did buy the Muddy Waters pack at release, because Mississippi mud runs in my veins. And I now hate Willie Dixon's standup bass licks :D
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tar
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Looks like a fair bir of DLC is on sale today, 40% off.
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Sky
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« Last Edit: January 02, 2020, 01:44:44 PM by Sky »
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Velorath
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No more Rocksmith DLC. Team working on new project.Can't say they didn't support the hell out of this game. No word on what their new project is but it stands to reason that it's probably something music-based. Hello, Rocksmith Players!
We have big news today: The Rocksmith team, both here in Ubisoft San Francisco and globally, is thrilled to finally let you know that we’ve been hard at work on a new project!
To that end, we now need to shift focus away from DLC creation. As of this week’s Opeth Song Pack, Rocksmith Remastered has concluded its scheduled DLC releases. After 383 weeks of DLC releases, this pack brings us to a total of 1570 songs in the Rocksmith library, spanning over 7 decades (or 3 centuries, in the case of Bachsmith) and covering a multitude of genres for guitar and bass. For over a decade, we’ve watched players learn, grow, and constantly surprise us with your talent, creativity, and eagerness to help one another reach your goals. We truly could not be more proud to play a part in this guitar journey with you.
Although we will no longer be releasing new DLC, we still have weekly online content planned for Rocksmith fans. The Rocksmith Dev Stream will continue (in a new format), along with some more surprises. We will also continue to share updates for our new project when we’re ready on our website, Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.
From everyone at Rocksmith and Ubisoft, we thank you. Your continued support of Rocksmith is humbling, and we can’t wait to start the next leg of our music learning journey together.
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tar
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Well, shit that sucks. There was so much more I was wanting them to add.
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Sky
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I mean, they have milked it for 6 years I'm hoping it's a new version, since this one seems to have been lucrative enough for them. And I'm hoping they incorporate some of the stuff I've been lobbying for (chart mode and concert mode like the original Rocksmith with venues/crowds/encores etc). Native ASIO support would be cool, too (if you have an interface I highly recommend playing around with the stuff I linked in my last post!). And mixed bag as it is, there's way more CDLC than there is DLC, so still lots to fill out the playlist (link to custom forge in my last post, git you some!). Worst case scenario, it just become a platform for CDLC, but I can't see Ubi leaving that weekly paycheck on the table. Anyway, if it is a new version and not just moving on from the project entirely, that means they're getting close to release, in my opinion. They'd likely need the charters near the end to fill out the content. Unless the charters are getting involved in designing the charting end of things, which could be great for the custom forge folks. It's not exactly a fun experience (I couldn't get it working at all on my mac, I think I can finish my test DLC on my PC...if I don't have to rebuy any of the software. And I went to school for this kind of thing back in the day, heh.
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