So who wants one of these?

Originally Posted by: AkiraYeah, but you have to question whether any of them will stick at it (if they ever picked the guitar up). Once they realise that it's alot harder than in some game, I bet they'll quickly put it back down.

the thing about the game is... That some songs on the game are easier for me to play on real guitar than on the game with just 5 buttons... like Cowboys from Hell is way crazy hard on the game, i have beaten it on hard level but not on expert yet...... and Bark at the Moon is insane too. But yeah... whether or not the stick with it IS the question

If we have virtual electric guitars, what's next? Virtual harps? Virtual grand pianos? Virtual french horns? Virtual pipe organs? Are we to have world-class bands and ensembles populated by people who learned to play their instruments on a video game? I'm very sorry if I sound like an art snob here (I probably am :o ), but that scares me a bit...

Back in the "day" about 40 years ago. I had a guitar instructor who at that time was about 62. I might add this gent could play pretty darn well.. ( Some guys have vintage guitars I had vintage guitar instuctors. Darn that guy would be 102 today. I wonder how much I could get for him on Ebay.) He was all in a huff at one lesson about how todays guitarist ( 40 years ago) used electronic gismo's like fuzz boxes and wah wah pedals and how guitarist in his generation had to realy play guitars to make them sound good.. Not just stretch a string and have the electronis do all the effects. I wonder what he would think about the air guitar today.

Originally Posted by: jiujitsu_jesusIf we have virtual electric guitars, what's next? Virtual harps? Virtual grand pianos? Virtual french horns? Virtual pipe organs? Are we to have world-class bands and ensembles populated by people who learned to play their instruments on a video game? I'm very sorry if I sound like an art snob here (I probably am o ), but that scares me a bit...

Well, they're developing a virtual drum kit but I guess that doesn't count as drums aren't really instruments ;)

I did hear that they would like to create a virtual orchestra at some point so you're not too far off the mark :eek:

Now what would be really good is a virtual vocalist that could read my lips, work out what notes I should be singing then let me choose the voice. Today I will be Steve Earle :D

Cheers

Dick

do you think some people would try to rip off people by making them look like gods by putting a real guitar in their hands but using those gloves to sound amazing?

Originally Posted by: M.E.Sdo you think some people would try to rip off people by making them look like gods by putting a real guitar in their hands but using those gloves to sound amazing?

Do you mean people doing this onstage, or giving these to people to make them believe they can play guitar when they can't?

who else sees this for the future? hilary duff on stage, singing and playing the electronic air guitar.. wow, what a headache that would be..

but seriously, the electronic air guitar may bring about a larger interest in the guitar itself.. alot of people buying real guitars, and then the people who actually can play guitar well *cough*us*cough* will be glorified.. perhaps this could even usher in a new era of music that has wild guitar riffs and solos, you know, stuff that takes talent.. like the 80's rock guitarists. who wouldn't like to see the 80's come back to life (in terms of music) from 2010-2020?

i personally think it would be a ton easier to just play the guitar. you heard how hard it was for that dude to play smoke on the water. and plus, you have to exagerate everything way more to get any sounds.

first of all this sounds like crap... lets let these talentless hacks waste their money on this product.The REAL guitarists who appreciate the art and effort of playing in the first place, shouldnt have to worry about this replacing our beloved guitar. this sounds to me about as important as the furby or some sh*t.

Originally Posted by: DISCIPLEofMETAL this sounds to me about as important as the furby or some sh*t.

Never underestimate the importance of the Furby. That thing has distracted my bratty little sisters from terrorising me more times than I can count - I owe it a debt of gratitude :D .

But I agree with you - hopefully, this crummy little machine won't cheapen the appeal of the guitar as a serious musical instrument.

dude, furbys are the s***!!! we have one somewhere around here. dude, the 90's were great

Originally Posted by: AkiraExcuse me whilst I go fry my own head, and then eat it.

sounds tasty, can I have a bite?

sounds great. ill get my brother to cook it for me some time. :rolleyes: